By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com It took a little longer to get going than expected, but the McKeesport Tigers were able to advance to the WPIAL quarterfinals with a 21-20 come-from-behind win ove...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com In 10 seasons from 2007 to 2016, there was no better team in Class A than Clairton. The Bears won eight WPIAL championships and four state titles during that span, b...

BY JEREMY TEPPER For the MV Independent The adjustment to high school sports can be a trying one for most freshmen. Oftentimes, it takes time to adjust to the speed of the game, wipe out nerves and si...

By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com It took a little longer than he had hoped, but Donnie Caterino will certainly take it. In his team’s eighth game of the season, the first-year coach picked up his fi...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com For the opening 20 minutes, Elizabeth Forward’s girls soccer team gave defending section champion Belle Vernon Area all it could handle Wednesday. But the Leopards...

By JEREMY TEPPER For the MV Independent As the season nears, Mike Kulish has offered a challenge to his forwards: step up and fill A.J. Meshanko’s shoes. No, Kulish isn’t expecting anyone to truly rep...

By ASHLEY CHASE For the MV Independent There’s a changing of the guard this season at South Allegheny. The girls soccer program is under new but familiar leadership as Andrew Dyson takes over as head ...

By JOE SABOLEK For the MV Independent Dax Thomas State Farm got back on track Wednesday as they rolled over Edward Jones at Mechanic Street Playground in J. Budd Grebb Memorial Summer Basketball Leagu...

By JEFF OLIVER For the MV Independent Since the construction of what is now Joe Montana Stadium on the campus of Ringgold School District, Legion Field in Donora went dark for high school football. Ho...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com With the exception of first-place AMD Industries, there may not be a hotter team in the Grebb League girls division than Lee Supply. After starting off the season ...

For the MV Independent Elizabeth Forward graduate Lenny Smith was a multi-talented athlete. Whether it was the baseball diamond, basketball court or football field, Smith was a player who could do eve...

By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Experience was a term thrown around by both coaches after Frazier softball’s 20-0 win over Monessen Saturday in Perryopolis. Frazier scored 15 runs in the second i...

By JOSE NEGRON For the MV Independent Less than 24 hours after seeing a seven-hit effort result in a shutout loss to South Park, Belle Vernon Area encountered better results Saturday. The Leopards aga...

By DAN PALM & JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com With the culmination of the Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic, the wrestling season is officially over for our local grapplers. Like last season, the cracked...