2013 • It hasn’t happened very often this season, but the Monessen boys found themselves down a goal in their non-section tilt with McKeesport. That didn’t last long though, as the Greyhounds scored f...

2013 • The Belle Vernon Area Middle School soccer team remained unbeaten in 10 games by defeating Yough, 11-0. Leading the way for the Leps with two goals was Matt Wobrak. Jackson Guess, Logan Perez, ...

Editor’s note: This is the second part of a story about the athletic career of Monongahela’s Bob Adkins. Bob Adkins went from a WPIAL football title to the campus of Washington & Jefferson, and his hi...

2013 • For the second straight Section 4-AAA soccer contest, the Ringgold girls soccer team played without seven players. And for the second straight game, the Rams won, defeating Albert Gallatin, 6-0...

2013 • Monessen continued its unbeaten start in Section 4-A boys soccer with a 6-2 win over host Chartiers- Houston. The Greyhounds, who have scored 28 goals and given up only five all season, set a n...

2013 • A year ago, the injury-ridden Monessen soccer team showed occasional flashes of potential but injuries kept them from being successful. This year it’s a different story for the Greyhounds. They...

What do you think is the biggest topic of discussion to come out of Sunday’s 18-10 Steelers win over Atlanta? Could it be Chris Boswell, who accounted for all of the Steelers scoring with a 6-for-6 da...

2013 • Monessen’s boys soccer team extended its history- making start with a 2-1 victory over Section 4A foe California Area. Monessen got on the scoreboard when Josh Kucmeroski scored off a pass from...

Last week’s top game was delayed and never resumed. Here’s hoping we don’t have to deal with that again in Week 2. Reading social media in the past week, some folks in McKeesport are a littl testy aft...

2013 • Luke Doptis recorded a hat trick and Blair Madison added a tally to keep the Monessen boys soccer team undefeated in the young season in Section 4-1A with a 4-2 win over visiting Washington. Th...

Finally, are you ready for some NFL football this week? Are you ready for some food for thought right now? Here goes nothing … • After two weeks, Monessen’s football team is among the WPIAL leaders in...

2013 • Just before the start of the new season, the Belle Vernon Area football program suffered a crushing blow. Last year’s leading rusher, Anthony Levis, suffered a season-ending injury. Fortunately...

Even a few days in oppressive heat can’t stop me from having my attention turned to Friday night football in southwestern Pennsylvania. There are some great games this week, a lot of games actually, f...

Here’s a little food for thought to help you kick off the new week and the return of the summer heat: • I was in attendance at Friday’s latest chapter of the Charleroi-Monessen football rivalry and I ...

2013 • The Belle Vernon Area girls soccer team’s record speaks for itself. They have made 10 straight playoff appearances, six section titles in eight seasons and many players who went on to have succ...

2013 • Over the years, Ringgold High School has produced some outstanding athletes such as NFL star Joe Montana, Scott Zolak and Ulice Payne. You can add Olivia Warner’s name to the list. The 15-year-...

As some high school football teams get ready to kickoff Week 0 while others ready for another week of practice as usual, here’s a little food for thought: This whole Brandon Aiyuk situation has been p...

On Saturday night, in the city of glitz, glamour and gambling, Michael Moorer saw his boxing career come full circle. Moorer, the Monessen native who shocked the world when he defeated Evander Holyfie...

While Pittsburgh sports fans normally bleed black and gold, for three weeks every four years, they bleed red, white, and blue. Get out your Terrible Towels as we count down medal-worthy moments from W...

When the Monessen Greyhounds report to Memorial Stadium today for the start of heat acclimation activities, there will be a very familiar face on the coaching staff that will join them. Mikey Blainefi...