Friday’s WPIAL Class 1A playoff game between Monessen and Greensburg Central Catholic could turn out to be the most electrifying in the first round. It could feature two of the top players in Westmore...

The Commodores won in four sets to advance to Saturday’s WPIAL Class 1A title game. It was a known commodity vs. a new challenger Tuesday evening when No. 1 Frazier took on No. 4 St. Joseph in the WPI...

Bentworth is on the verge of capturing a second straight WPIAL title after shutting out Beaver County Christian. Looks like they may have to reschedule trick-or-treat in Bentworth for another night th...

Frazier is looking for talent and strong senior class to lead it to another WPIAL championship game. Tonight’s WPIAL Class 1A volleyball semifinal could be described as a David vs. Goliath matchup, or...

After claiming the WPIAL Class 1A boys soccer crown last season, Bentworth has gone unblemished on its path back to the district semifinals. Standing in the way of another trip to Highmark Stadium for...

The Leopards will open postseason play Friday with a rematch against McKeesport. The WPIAL football playoff brackets were released Saturday morning as nine area teams learned their postseason fates. I...

They survived a blocked field goal late in regulation to reach the overtime. Unique play calls, random rule explanations and a wild ending. It was just your typical Coal Bowl. The California Universit...

The Leopards are hoping for a wild card spot when the matchups are released today. With a playoff spot up for grabs, Trinity pulled away from Belle Vernon for a 31-21 victory Friday night to clinch th...

California erased a big deficit, but couldn’t score on a two-point conversion that decided the game. The California football team uncharacteristically shot itself in the foot over and over in the firs...

Five years of frustration ended with a 36-26 victory over Chartiers Valley. For the first time since 2019, Ringgold celebrated a conference win, snapping a 42-game losing streak in such games with a 3...

The 56-26 victory ensures the Warriors will host a playoff game next week. Interstate Conference leader Elizabeth Forward seemed on the way to another dominating victory Friday at Mt. Pleasant when an...

The Barksdale brothers led the attack in a 45-7 win. Steel Valley and South Allegheny were among the better offensive squads coming into a de facto second-place game in Class 2A’s Allegheny Conference...

Armond Hill scored three first quarter TDs as the Titans squashed Hampton, 70-12. West Mifflin made some noise for the WPIAL football committee, saying maybe it deserves a wildcard playoff berth over ...

WPIAL QUARTERFINAL SERRA CATHOLIC AT FRAZIER PHOTOS BY MIKE DARNAY

Trio of Addison Schultz (12), Maddy Salisbury (10) and Grace Vaughn (9) combined for 31 kills in the win. The Frazier and Serra Catholic volleyball teams have battled in several big playoff matches ov...

By the Mon Valley Independent The Belle Vernon Area boys cross-country team had its best finish ever at the WPIAL Championships Thursday with a 12th-place overall finish. The BVA girls finished 13th o...

Bentworth advanced to the WPIAL semifinals behind three second-half goals in a 3-0 win late Wednesday. Despite a lengthy lightning delay, the Bentworth boys soccer team was able to advance past No. 9 ...

It’s not going to be hard to find a high school football game with big implications this week. Numerous games are on the slate with playoff berths, seeding implications and conference championships at...

The winner of tonight’s matchup will win the TCS and likely host a playoff game next week. The winner of the Tri-County South Conference will be crowned tonight when Jefferson-Morgan travels to Califo...