Sports

By JOSE NEGRON [email protected] Malina Boord’s red-hot shooting from beyond the arc helped guide McKeesport into the PIAA Class 5A quarterfinals Wednesday night. The senior sharpshooter set a new school record with nine 3-pointers and […]

By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports Changing after 19 years as the baseball coach at 1A Monessen to 2A Bentworth, Bill Matush found something new and something old with his new team. To read the rest […]

By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports Last season was a little bit of a rollercoaster for the Bentworth softball team. The Bearcats only won four regular-season games, and despite ending the regular season on a four-game […]

By the Mon Valley Independent Friday is opening day for the local baseball and softball season, which means the second annual Mon Valley Independent First Pitch softball showcase will lead things off. Five teams, four local […]

By JOSE NEGRON [email protected] There will be a new PIHL Penguins Cup champion in Class 2A. Thomas Jefferson fell short in its bid for a repeat with a 7-2 loss at the hands of Armstrong in […]

By Jose Negron [email protected] For the first time in her high school career, Maddy McClain will compete in the PIAA Swimming and Diving Championships at Bucknell University this week. The Elizabeth Forward senior will take part […]

By JEREMY SELLEW [email protected] A number of local swimmers and a female diver are on their way this morning as the PIAA Swimming and Diving Championships get underway today through Friday at Bucknell University’s Kinney […]

JONATHAN GUTH For MVI Sports Frazier’s Rune Lawrence has completed Step 3 of a four-step process following a fall during the finals of the PIAA Class 2A Individual Wrestling Championships Saturday afternoon at the Giant […]

By JONATHAN GUTH For MVI Sports The “sweetest place on earth” was anything but sweet for three local wrestlers Saturday at the PIAA Individual Championships inside the Giant Center at Hershey. Bentworth’s Chris Vargo and Thomas […]

By BILL BECKNER JR. Trib Total Media Yough was up by nine points with six minutes to play in its first PIAA boys basketball playoff game since 2005. The Cougars, though, didn’t feel comfortable. There was something […]