For the Mon Valley Independent Over the course of more than 45 years since he graduated from Elizabeth Forward High School. Mike DeCourcy’s career as a sports journalist has taken him from the press b...

These are two of six stories highlighting the Mid Mon Valley All Sports Hall of Fame’s induction Class of 2024. The annual induction banquet will be held Friday at St. Spyridon’s Hellenic Center in Mo...

Charleroi snapped a three-game losing skid in senior legion play with a 16-7 win over visiting Waynesburg at Vets Field Wednesday. Charleroi’s Daniel Verscharen had a pair of hits and four RBIs to lea...

These are two of six stories highlighting the Mid Mon Valley All Sports Hall of Fame’s induction Class of 2024. The annual induction banquet will be held Friday at St. Spyridon’s Hellenic Center in Mo...

With a passion for history, local sports and his beloved Belle Vernon Area School District, the Mon Valley and the region recently lost one of its biggest ambassadors. Stephen Russell, a longtime educ...

Belle Vernon Senior Legion dismantled Colonial No. 3 to grab a 17-5 win and reach double digit wins on the season Tuesday. Belle Vernon (10-0) remained undefeated despite facing a 5-1 deficit after on...

Jake Wessel had three hits and Colton Lee drove in four runs in the 17-7 win. Belle Vernon Senior Legion remained unbeaten on the season with a mercy-rule win over visiting Charleroi Monday in a battl...

Charleroi’s defense committed four errors and allowed nine unanswered runs. Jake Lee finished with a pair of hits and four RBIs to lead the Connellsville Senior Legion squad to a 9-3 win over Charlero...

Belle Vernon Legion scored 10 combined runs in the second, third and fourth innings and held off Connellsville, 12-7, to take the first game of a doubleheader and remain unbeaten in Legion ball play. ...

The summer season kicks off with a tripleheader Monday at Marx’s Court Time Sports Center in Elizabeth Township. The first season of the fledgling Steel City Summer Basketball League will get underway...

Belle Vernon’s Senior Legion baseball team traveled to Unity Township Saturday and left with an emphatic 17-3 victory. The game was tied at 3-3, but Belle Vernon managed to tack on two runs in the fif...

Zach Plymire had the decisive RBI in a 3-2 win over Uniontown. Belle Vernon’s Junior Legion baseball team defeated Uniontown, 3-2, on Thursday behind timely offense. The Leopards only managed three hi...

Encapera camps approaching Penn State Fayette head baseball coach Ryan Encapera is once again bringing his Coach Encapera Baseball Camps to the region. The first camp will be held at the Di-Virgilio S...

Belle Vernon’s senior legion baseball team couldn’t have asked for a better start to the summer season. Belle Vernon went 3-0 over the Memorial Day weekend, picking up wins over Waynesburg, Colonial 3...

The sixth annual McKeesport K-9 Classic youth baseball tournament will once again take place this weekend at Renzie Park. The event, which supports the McKeesport Police Department’s K-9 unit, will fe...

California MS tops Charleroi Brandon Meier went 4 for 4 with a home run and three runs scored as the California Middle School baseball team claimed a 6-4 win over Charleroi Tuesday. Caleb Ross finishe...

Encapera camps approaching Penn State Fayette head baseball coach Ryan Encapera is once again bringing his Coach Encapera Baseball Camps to the region. The first camp will be held at the DiVirgilio Sp...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com For the second straight season, California High’s Malik Ramsey finds himself with an All-State honor. The Trojans’ senior took a step up the ladder this season, ea...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com For most college football recruiting targets, the period of time between the junior and senior season is when college coaches begin to amp up contact. For South Al...

By the Mon Valley Independent Those looking forward to be inducted into the Mid Mon Valley All Sports Hall of Fame this year will have to wait. The organization announced Sunday that this year’s Class...