Sports

By the Mon Valley Independent The Belle Vernon Area boys and Serra Catholic girls basketball teams will continue their quests for state championships tonight.  To read the rest of the story, please see a copy […]

By JEREMY SELLEW [email protected] McKeesport’s girls basketball team was coming off a tough loss to South Fayette in a WPIAL semifinal. So, the Tigers came out with something to prove in their PIAA Class 5A […]

By JOSE NEGRON [email protected] Missed opportunities proved costly for Elizabeth Forward in its state playoff opener Wednesday night. The Warriors held a slim one-point lead heading into halftime before turnovers and missed chances on the […]

By Jose Negron [email protected] Despite having to play without the services of one of its leading scorers and experienced playmakers, Belle Vernon Area’s boys basketball team didn’t miss a beat in its state playoff opener […]

By Jose Negron [email protected] Belle Vernon Area head coach Joe Salvino became the third boys basketball coach in WPIAL history to reach the 700-win plateau on Tuesday night.  To read the rest of the story, […]

By JEREMY SELLEW [email protected] Serra Catholic head coach Matt Bacco said his team wasn’t looking past Clarion-Limestone and its 12-10 record entering their first-round PIAA playoff game. To read the rest of the story, please […]

By JOSE NEGRON [email protected] Six minutes into its postseason opener Monday night, Thomas Jefferson faced the challenge of an early three-goal deficit.  To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Tuesday’s […]

By the Mon Valley Independent March Madness is upon us and the Mon Valley will be represented in the NCAA Division II men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. To read the rest of the story, please […]

By JONATHAN GUTH For MVI Sports Brian Finnerty didn’t draw it up that way, but the Thomas Jefferson senior won his first WPIAL/Southwest Region Class 3A Wrestling Championship on Saturday with three one-point victories. To […]

By NIC HIXENBAUGH MVI Sports Frazier’s Rune Lawrence and Bentworth’s Chris Vargo are bringing PIAA Southwest gold back to the Mon Valley. The sophomore duo made themselves back-to-back champions Saturday at Peters Township High School. […]