Belle Vernon’s Bill Contz went from the Mon Valley to Happy Valley. He then ascended to the summit of football’s Mt. Everest, playing at the peak of the sport in the NFL. When asked for a career highl...

By the Mon Valley Independent South Allegheny tuned up for the WPIAL playoffs by sweeping rival East Allegheny in both teams’ section finale Thursday. Game scores were 25-7, 25-15 and 25-9. Ally Chizm...

2013 • After facing a string of tough foes, Cal U will be playing winless Seton Hill Saturday. It’s the first-ever conference matchup between the two teams. The Vulcans are in a three-way tie for seco...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Russell Wilson and Aaron Rodgers have been at this for a long time. The prime-time lights aren’t new. The stakes for their teams aren’t, either. The stakes for themselves personally?...

Outside linebacker Alex Highsmith took a step toward returning to game activity for the Pittsburgh Steelers following a three-game absence when he practiced fully Thursday. It was Highsmith’s first fu...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Russell Wilson and Aaron Rodgers have been at this for a long time. The prime-time lights aren’t new. The stakes for their teams aren’t, either. The stakes for themselves personally?...

Penn State’s second and final bye week of the regular season follows a thrilling, come-from-behind win at Southern Cal that moved the Nittany Lions to 6-0 overall, 3-0 in the Big Ten. After defeating ...

This might sound hard to believe, given the length of his career, but when Aaron Rodgers visits Acrisure Stadium on Sunday night, it will be just the second career game in Pittsburgh for the 40-year-o...

Russell Wilson took firstteam reps at Pittsburgh’s practice Wednesday. The potential switch in quarterbacks began Wednesday for the Pittsburgh Steelers as they started on-field preparations for their ...

Evgeni Malkin couldn’t have asked for a much better 500th career goal. Or a crazier game for it to happen in. Without a doubt, the Penguins’ 6-5 overtime victory against the Buffalo Sabres at PPG Pain...

LeBron James stood on the court next to his son Bronny and couldn’t help but glance over at him to take in the moment. The duo wore matching Los Angeles Lakers jerseys with “James” and “James Jr.” emb...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Who wins the latest game in the historic rivalry known as the Third Saturday of October may matter more than ever for Alabama and Tennessee. On Saturday, the seventh- ranked Cr...

CHICAGO (AP) — When the moment finally arrived, after multiple knee surgeries and one grueling rehab, Lonzo Ball raised his right arm and blew a kiss to the cheering crowd. Fans rose to their feet as ...

Belle Vernon (3-3, 2-1) at Ringgold (1-7, 0-3) 7 p.m. Last week: The Leopards hammered Laurel Highlands, 47-10; Ringgold forfeited to Thomas Jefferson. BVA: The offense has been clicking on all cylind...

AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN) 4:30 a.m. - FS2 — AFL: St. Kilda at Port Adelaide 10 p.m. - FS2 — AFL: Hawthorn at Greater Western Sydney Midnight - FS2 — AFL: Gold Coast at Sydney 2 a.m. (Saturday)...

Frazier-GCC postponed The Frazier-Greensburg Central Catholic football game scheduled for tonight at Commodores Field has been postponed. According to a statement from the school’s athletic department...

TJ boys get No. 2 line in 3A as nine local teams make boys’ touranments compared to only four local girls’ teams. Last season, the Bentworth Bearcats finished the regular season with a 20-3 overall re...

The volleyball playoffs start next week and they can’t come soon enough for Frazier. After competing through a stiff non-section schedule and then posting an undefeated record in Section 4-1A, the Com...

Add Monessen’s Tyvaughn Kershaw and Belle Vernon Area’s Grace West to the list of weekly Mon Valley Independent honors winners. Kershaw, a running back, has been named MVI Player of the Week while Wes...