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5K race established in memory of Belle Vernon alum Ryan Moravec

 By Jeff Oliver
Ryan Moravec was a popular student/athlete at Belle Vernon Area who had a passion for running. A 2003 BVA graduate, he lost his life in …
BVA’s Francia headed to Buffalo
By Jeff Oliver
For a while, the WPIAL’s leader in both home runs and RBI in baseball was thinking about going to a junior college to continue his …
Gary Dongilli headed to T-C Coaches Hall of Fame
By Jeff Oliver
The last time Gary Dongilli walked the sidelines as a head football coach was in 2002 when he was at Hempfield. However, Dongilli will be …
BVA’s Francia leads 4-AAA squad
By The Valley Independent
Belle Vernon Area’s baseball season ended with a disappointing first-round loss in the WPIAL playoffs but the honors keep coming for the talented group. The …
BVA opens Palm’s coaching job
By Jeff Oliver
One year after delivering his team to the greatest season in the school’s history, Belle Vernon Area baseball coach Dan Palm is out of a …
BVA’s Slagus, Monessen relay team win medals
By The Valley Independent
Numerous athletes from the area headed to Baldwin for the WPIAL Track and Field Championships with hopes of earning medals and moving on to the …
Palm expects offense in matchup
By Jeremy Sellew
With no doubt left on will they or won’t they play in the WPIAL Playoffs, the Belle Vernon Area Leopards are ready to go. The …
No big surprises locally in WPIAL playoff brackets
By Jeff Oliver
The WPIAL released its baseball and softball playoff brackets and there were no real surprises for local teams. In baseball, Belle Vernon Area (11-8) will meet fourth-seeded Chartiers Valley (16-4) at 4:30 p.m. Monday at Upper St. Clair, and Elizabeth Forward (13-6) takes on fifth-seeded Keystone Oaks (14-4) at 2:30 …
PIAA: Belle Vernon baseball can play, but more sanctions added
By Jeff Oliver
Belle Vernon Area will be permitted to play in the upcoming WPIAL Class AAA playoffs. But the decision by the PIAA comes with a price. BVA Principal Greg Zborovancik said he received a letter from the PIAA at approximately 11:30 a.m. Wednesday saying the Leps (11-8) can participate in the …
Belle Vernon Area baseball playoff may end before it starts
By Jeff Oliver
During the last two weeks, due to the tightness of the race in Section 4 AAA, Belle Vernon Area baseball coach Dan Palm said every …
BVA’s playoff season may end before it starts
By Jeff Oliver
During the last two weeks, due to the tightness of the race in Section 4 AAA, Belle Vernon Area baseball coach Dan Palm said every …
EF beats BVA to clinch playoff berth
By The Valley Independent
Elizabeth Forward had one chance to make the WPIAL playoffs and that was to beat Belle Vernon Area in the Section 4 AAA finale for …
BVA clinches playoff berth
By The Valley Independent
Belle Vernon Area picked up its playoff ticket in Section 4 AAA Friday with a 4-1 win over Carrick at the John DiVirgilio Complex. As …
Playoff waters still murky in Section 4-AAA
By Jeff Oliver
With the baseball season winding down to its final games, the playoff picture for several teams in the Mid-Mon Valley is still not clear. And while the playoff waters are murky in many areas, they are downright muddy in Section 4 AAA, where four teams are very much alive for …
Belle Vernon Area: No softball playoffs, but getting hot
By The Valley Independent
For the first time in 11 seasons, Belle Vernon Area won’t be going to the WPIAL softball playoffs. But that doesn’t mean the Lady Leps …
Francia walk-off bomb lifts BVA, 8-6
By The Valley Independent
Going into Belle Vernon Area’s Section 4-AAA game with Thomas Jefferson, BVA coach Dan Palm said his team could not afford another loss if it planned on going to the WPIAL playoffs. Thanks to Dom Francia, the Leps jumped back into second place. Francia drilled a walk-off, two-run home run …
Belle Vernon runner going the distance
By Les Harvath
It was no surprise to Belle Vernon track coach Chris Stasicha when Matt McCloskey set a new school record in the 800 meters at the …
Belle Vernon Area honors senior student athletes
By The Valley Independent
The Belle Vernon Area Athletic Department honored the school’s senior athletes during the annual Senior Athletic Awards Banquet at the Willow Room in Rostraver Township. …
Belle Vernon baseball hosting Military Appreciation Night
By Staff Reports
The Belle Vernon baseball team will have a little more motivation than usual Monday when the Leopards host Thomas Jefferson in a Section 4-AAA contest. The team will host its second annual Military Appreciation Night at the John DiVirgilio Sports Complex, and all active, non-active and retired personnel from all …
Jolley resigns as BVA wrestling coach
By Jeff Oliver
Jack Jolley let the Belle Vernon Area School Board off the hook by resigning from his post as the varsity wrestling coach. Jolley, who had …
Belle Vernon Area’s Francia making up for lost time
By Rick Bruni Jr.
Belle Vernon Area’s Dom Francia was supposed to be sidelined for most of last baseball season. But after breaking his ankle playing basketball last winter, …
BVA to open wrestling job
By Jeff Oliver
Unless there is a dramatic turn of events before then, one of the items the Belle Vernon Area School Board will vote on at Monday’s meeting will be the opening of the varsity wrestling job held by coach Jack Jolley. There is no doubt that school boards have the right …
BVA girls snap out of slump with 13-3 win
By Jeff Oliver
It had certainly been a long time between drinks for Belle Vernon Area’s softball team in Section 3 AAA. Going into Wednesday’s home game against …
South Park, Yobbi stop BV Area, 2-0
By Jeff Oliver
If Belle Vernon Area is going to defend its Section 4 AAA title this season, the journey just got significantly tougher. The Leps dropped a …
Big inning costs BVA
By Jeff Oliver
A year ago, Belle Vernon Area finished first in Section 3 AAA while rival Elizabeth Forward was a close second, one game back. What a …