IAC VOLLEYBALL: LONGTIME TIOGA COACH FORD LOOKING TO 'RE-INVENT' HER PROGRAM (2018-08-14)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Longtime Tioga volleyball coach Des Ford has changed her coaching style over the years, now, on the heels of heavy graduation losses, she’s looking to “re-invent” her program, which has won five Section IV titles in the last six years. ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: EVEN STEADY RAINS CAN'T DAMPEN AIELLO'S SPIRITS ON FIRST DAY OF TIOGA'S PRESEASON CAMP (17 PHOTOS) (2018-08-13)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Even steady, sometimes heavy, rain couldn’t dampen the spirits of Tioga football coach Nick Aiello during the first day of preseason practice here Monday morning.
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VALLEY SPORTS REPORT KICKS OFF 10TH YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL, YOUTH SPORTS COVERAGE (2018-08-13)
Today marks the start the 10th year of Valley Sports Report’s coverage of high school and youth sports in Athens, Sayre, Tioga, and Waverly. Our S-VE / SVEC coverage will continue, but you will be re-directed to Tioga County Sports Report.
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FROM THE PRESS BOX: VALLEY SPORTS REPORT MARKS NINTH ANNIVERSARY (2018-08-12)
Friday marked the ninth anniversary of Valley Sports Report. Now, I didn’t forget the milestone, but I was in the final stages of my first vacation in nine years in which I didn’t have to work. So, today, I’ll take a few minutes to reflect on where we’re at and why we got here. ...more

YOUTH GOLF (18U): WAVERLY'S TOMASSO WINS SEASON-ENDING CENTRAL N.Y. PGA JUNIOR TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP (2018-08-10)

TIOGA’S TAYLOR TIES FOR SEVENTH IN 18U BOYS DIVISION

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CORTLAND — Waverly junior Alex Tomasso led by eight strokes after Thursday’s first round, and followed it up with the best round of the day Friday to win the season-ending Central New York PGA Junior Tour Championship 18U girls division by 12 strokes here at the Cortland Country Club. ...more

FROM THE ARCHIVES: A LOOK AT WAVERLY-TIOGA FOOTBALL MATCH-UPS DURING VALLEY SPORTS REPORT ERA (2018-08-09)

IAC VOLLEYBALL: NEW COACH HEVELAND LOOKS TO MAKE S-VE A CONTENDER (2018-08-03)
By TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
SPENCER — Sarah Heveland enjoyed success on the volleyball court throughout the majority of her career. Now, she will look to carry that with her as she takes over the Spencer-VanEtten High School program. ...more

YOUTH GOLF (18U): TIOGA'S TAYLOR SECOND AT CNY PGA EVENT IN ELMIRA (2018-08-03)
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ELMIRA — Tioga junior Sam Taylor rebounded from early struggles to finish tied for second in CNY PGA Junior Tour play at the Elmira Country Club here Thursday.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: ATHENS HOSTS BIG UGLIES TRENCH CLINIC (8 PHOTOS) (2018-07-31)
BY TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Usually, they are the unsung heroes of the gridiron, but on Tuesday the offensive linemen were in the spotlight at the Big Uglies Trench Clinic here at Alumni Stadium.
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IAC WRESTLING: LONGTIME MIKE WATSON INVITATIONAL AT WATKINS GLEN DISCONTINUED (2018-07-31)
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WATKINS GLEN — For years one of the top wrestling tournaments in Section IV, the Mike Watson Invitational, which was normally held the second weekend in January, has been discontinued. ...more

YOUTH GOLF (18U): TIOGA'S TAYLOR WINS TCGA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP (2018-07-31)
BINGHAMTON — Tioga junior Sam Taylor led from start to finish to capture the Triple Cities Golf Association Junior Championship, 16- to 18-year-old division, at Binghamton Country Club Monday.

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YOUTH SOFTBALL: LADY LIGHTNING SOFTBALL PROGRAM HOLDING TRY-OUTS (2018-07-31)
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WYSOX — The ”Lady Lightning” travel softball program is having try-outs for its 2019 10u, 12u, 14u, 16u, and 18u fast-pitch teams this evening, as well as Friday, and Aug. 8.
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TIOGA WRESTLING HOLDING GOLF TOURNAMENT AUG. 11 (2018-07-30)
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TIOGA CENTER — The Tioga Wrestling Club will hold a golf tournament Saturday, Aug. 11 at Tomasso's Golf Course.
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COLLEGE SOFTBALL: TIOGA GRAD VERGASON NAMED SCHOLAR-ATHLETE (2018-07-29)
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GANSEVOORT, N.Y. - Keuka College rising junior Brittany Vergason has been named a North Eastern Athletic Conference Scholar-Athlete for the 2017-18 academic year.
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YOUTH SOFTBALL (10U): TIOGA'S WILLIAMS COLLECTS 8 HITS AT CAN AM SHOOTOUT (2018-07-29)
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WATERTOWN, N.Y. - Tioga sixth-grader McKenzie Williams put the ball in play in every at-bat, helping the EYOTA Nation 10U team to a third-place finish at the Can Am Shootout here this past weekend. Williams went 8-for-15 with a triple and two doubles.
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COLLEGE BASEBALL: TIOGA GRAD SKINNER EARNS SAAC AWARD (2018-07-29)
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GANSEVOORT, N.Y. - The North Eastern Athletic Conference has named Dakota Skinner its male recipient of the 2017-18 Student-Advisory Athletic Committee Member of the Year Award.
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SPECIAL OLYMPICS: LAMB FAMILY ENJOYS USA GAMES EXPERIENCE (2018-07-28)

OWEGO — With four of his family members cheering him on, Jared Lamb collected a trio of fifth-place finishes at the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games earlier this month. ...more

YOUTH GOLF (18U): TIOGA'S TAYLOR RALLIES TO WIN VESPER HILLS STOP ON CENTRAL N.Y. PGA JUNIOR TOUR (2018-07-25)
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TULLY, N.Y. — Tioga junior Sam Taylor rallied from four strokes down after eight holes to win the Vesper Hills Golf Club stop of the Central N.Y. PGA Junior Tour here on a rainy Tuesday afternoon.
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FROM THE PRESS BOX: A SUMMER OF FOOTBALL DEPARTURES ... AND A LITTLE WRESTLING (2018-07-23)
The theme of the summer has been departures — one that effects Waverly football (and basketball) directly, one that effects Waverly and Tioga football, and a third that effects Tioga football indirectly. ...more

YOUTH BASEBALL (10U): NICHOLS-TIOGA WINS OWEGO TOURNAMENT TITLE (2018-07-22)

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OWEGO — Logan Bellis pitched a complete game and seven players scored runs as the Nichols-Tioga Little League 10U All-Stars defeated Owego 9-6 in the C1 division championship game at the Owego Little League 10U / 12U Tournament Sunday.

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