Drew Cook scored 16 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter for South Allegheny. The South Allegheny boys basketball team has faced off with three schools in larger classifications early in the season....

Jackson Keranko’s 19 points and pressure defense helped Charleroi get the win. Charleroi picked up their first win of the season under first-year coach Joe Dunn with a 55-43 victory over Burgettstown ...

By the Mon Valley Independent The Bentworth girls basketball team started off the season with a win, knocking off neighborhood rival Charleroi by a score of 54-22. The game took a turn in the second a...

Saylor Lee scored 19 points and Aubrey Brown finished with a double-double in Belle Vernon’s win over Rochester. A big second-quarter run allowed Belle Vernon’s girls basketball team to put just enoug...

The Serra Catholic girls basketball team has welcomed plenty of new names this season coming off a WPIAL championship appearance, so coach Mike Voit wanted to throw his new squad into the fire with to...

By the Mon Valley Independent The Elizabeth Forward girls basketball team started off the season with a win, rolling past host Aquinas Academy Monday. Three Warriors hit double figures led by 22 point...

In a battle of two McKeesport schools on the final day of the MVI Shootout Classic, it was the Eagles of Serra Catholic that did enough to grab a 64-55 victory over the Tigers of McKeesport on Saturda...

South Allegheny head coach Tony DiCenzo knows his team is going to present matchup problems for its opponents. Saturday was a prime example of that. The Belle Vernon defense held Gladiators guard Drew...

EF’s Tyler Basic scored points after halftime to lead the Warriors to the overtime win. The Mon Valley Independent Shootout Classic ended with a game that exceeded expectations as Elizabeth Forward st...

First-year Belle Vernon girls basketball coach Cornelious Nesbit picked up his first win with his new program Sunday. After a lopsided loss Saturday, the Leopards bounced back with a 64-8 rout of West...

TJ didn’t score again after holding a 16-3 lead at halftime. By CHRIS HARLAN Trib Total Media ALTOONA — A dominant second quarter by Thomas Jefferson meant a trip to the state finals was just 24 minut...

Thomas Jefferson outscored the Leopards, 46-24, in the second half. In the first game of the season for the Belle Vernon boys basketball team Friday night, coach Joe Salvino was a bit frustrated with ...

The Serra Catholic senior hit a buzzer beater at the end of the first half to hit the milestone. Serra Catholic head coach AJ Corso was looking for a “team game” from his Eagles in their season opener...

South Allegheny pounced on EF early as Drew Cook finished with a game-high 19 points. Last year in South Allegheny’s holiday tournament, the Gladiators suffered a heartbreaking 63-61 loss to rival Eli...

Szyair Dungee and Demetri Lowe each scored 13 points to lead Ringgold. It was a typical season- opener for the Ringgold and Charleroi boys basketball squads — not pretty with some sloppy play — Friday...

The Thomas Jefferson girls basketball team has a new Big 3, and they each hit double figures in a season-opening win at the Montour tip-off tournament Friday. Kaylee DeAngelo led the way with a team-h...

Former Serra Catholic assistant coach Akeeme Robinson was hired as head coach, the school announced Wednesday. Robinson replaces Jose Regus, who resigned after eight seasons and won a WPIAL title in 2...

Lampeter-Strasburg and Thomas Jefferson met in the state semifinals back in 2019, a 44-2 win for TJ. Thomas Jefferson tends to have a longer football season than most, so while most schools are prepar...

A year ago, Bentworth’s wrestling team went 6-3 and sent its two best wrestlers, Chris Vargo and Vitaly Daniels, on to Edinboro where each are continuing their careers. With two gaping holes to fill, ...

Basketball is back for another season in the Mon Valley and the now 15 local schools in our coverage area. That’s right, 15, as West Mifflin is now in the mix getting some local coverage. It’s benefic...