IAC / NTL CROSS COUNTRY: ATHENS GIRLS THIRD, BOYS FOURTH AT WHITNEY POINT INVITE (2017-10-17)
Valley Sports Report
WHITNEY POINT — The Athens girls finished third, behind a top-10 finish by senior Emily Arnold, and the Wildcat boys finished fourth here Tuesday afternoon at the Whitney Point Cross Country Invitational.

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THE FINAL WORD: THOUGHTS ON THE FOOTBALL WEEKEND ... AND SOME SOCCER (2017-10-17)
It was a weekend of polar opposites for the locals on the gridiron.

Tioga, Waverly and Athens turned in impressive performances, while Sayre and SVEC were roundly defeated. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SAYRE-ATHENS GIRLS RENEW RIVALRY — SVEC GIRLS OPEN POSTSEASON PLAY (2017-10-17)
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THE VALLEY — The Athens and Sayre girls renew their rivalry on the soccer pitch this afternoon, while the SVEC girls are on the road in the opening round of the Section IV, Class C playoffs. ...more

IAC VOLLEYBALL: TIOGA SWEEPS WAVERLY TO CLINCH FIFTH STRAIGHT DIVISION TITLE (48 PHOTOS) (2017-10-16)
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WAVERLY — Tioga clinched its fifth consecutive IAC South Small School Division title here Monday night with a sweep of Waverly in volleyball action.
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IAC MODIFIED / NTL JUNIOR HIGH CROSS COUNTRY: WAVERLY BOYS, ATHENS GIRLS SMALL SCHOOL RUNNERS-UP AT BOB GREENE INVITE (13 PHOTOS) (2017-10-16)
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NEWARK VALLEY — The Waverly boys and Athens girls were Small School runners-up here Friday afternoon at the junior high portion of the Bob Greene Cross Country Invitational. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: VALLEY RIVALRIES HIGHLIGHT MONDAY'S SLATE (2017-10-16)
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THE VALLEY — The final week of the regular season beings today with a pair of Valley rivalries being renewed as the Sayre boys hosts Athens on the soccer pitch, and Waverly hosts Tioga on the volleyball hardwoods. ...more

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: VALLEY DUO — TIOGA GRAD GODFREY, SAYRE GRAD BALL — CROSS PATHS AT ALFRED TOURNAMENT (2017-10-15)
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ALFRED — Tioga grad Bri Godfrey, a senior on the Alfred State volleyball team, and Sayre grad Molly Ball, a freshman on the Lycoming College team, crossed paths over the weekend at the Alfred Tournament, hosted by Alfred State and Alfred University. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: PLAYOFF FOOTBALL AND SOCCER IN N.Y., BOYS SOCCER SHOWDOWN IN NTL GET TOP BILLING (2017-10-15)
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THE VALLEY — Postseason ramps up in certain sports this week, while the regular season comes to a close in the others.

Postseason football and soccer, and a mega-rematch on the boys soccer pitch at Athens highlight the week’s action. ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: TIOGA OPENS CLASS D PLAYOFFS AT HOME; WAVERLY ON THE ROAD FOR CLASS B OPENER (2017-10-15)
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THE VALLEY — Tioga will open the Section IV, Class D playoffs at home against a familiar foe, while Waverly will hit the road against a perennial power.
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IAC / NTL GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY: STATE-RANKED WAVERLY FINISHES 9TH, ATHENS 14TH AT BOB GREENE INVITATIONAL (24 PHOTOS) (2017-10-14)
Valley Sports Report
NEWARK VALLEY — State-ranked Waverly finished ninth, led by junior Brandi Welch, and Athens was 14th here Friday in girls cross country action at the rugged Bob Greene Invitational.
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IAC / NTL BOYS CROSS COUNTRY: ATHENS TOPS VALLEY CONTINGENT AT BOB GREENE INVITATIONAL (24 PHOTOS) (2017-10-14)
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NEWARK VALLEY — Waverly freshman Collin Wright was the top Valley finisher, and senior Nate Aquilio and sophomore Camden Allen paced Athens to best local team finish here Friday afternoon in boys cross country action at the Bob Greene Invitational. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SAYRE HOMECOMING, IAC CHAMPIONSHIP SOCCER GAMES SHARE TOP BILLING (2017-10-14)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Homecoming at the Lockhart Street Bowl, and IAC championship soccer at Tompkins-Cortland Community College highlight a busy Saturday of high school action.
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SECTION IV FOOTBALL: TIOGA CLINCHES DIVISION VII TITLE IN 51-16 ROMP OVER MORAVIA (16 PHOTOS) (2017-10-13)
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MORAVIA — Sate-ranked Tioga returned to the Section IV, Class D football hierarchy here Friday night, clinching the Division VII title with a 51-16 rout of Moravia.

“It’s a good feeling to be able to call ourselves champions again,” said Tioga coach Nick Aiello, who coached the Tigers to five consecutive division titles (2011-15). ...more

IAC VOLLEYBALL: TIOGA POSTS QUICK SWEEP OF O-M (2017-10-13)
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TIOGA CENTER — Tioga rolled to a quick sweep over Odessa-Montour here Friday evening in IAC volleyball action.

The Lady Tigers, now 14-0 and winners of 78 consecutive regular-season matches, won by scores of 25-7, 25-4, and 25-6. ...more

THE FINAL WORD: THOUGHTS ON ALL THINGS NOT FOOTBALL ... AND SOME FOOTBALL (2017-10-13)
The last few days featured a pair of fantastic games on the soccer pitch at Athens. One turned out well for the home team, the other not so much.
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FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 8 PICKS — DEFENDING THE HOME 'TURF' AND A DIVISION TITLE GAME (2017-10-13)
Week 8 of the high school football season brings us four home games, including a trio of Homecoming games, and what is essentially a Section IV, Division VII title game.

Week 7 was a low for yours truly, whose 3-2 record was the worst weekly mark in 2017. I’m fairly certain I’ll bounce back in Week 8.

2017 RECORD: 27-4. WEEK 7 RECORD: 3-2. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: 'FOOTBALL FRIDAY' FEATURES HOMECOMING AT WAVERLY, CANDOR (SVEC); DIVISION TITLE GAME FOR TIOGA (2017-10-13)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — “Football Friday” features Homecoming at Waverly and SVEC (at Candor), a home game for Athens, and a road game with the Division VII title on the line for Tioga.
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ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS GIRLS HOST TROY IN KEY NTL SOCCER BATTLE (2017-10-12)
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THE VALLEY — With the regular-season winding down, there are a few things still to be determined, and one of those is the NTL girls soccer title.
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NEW YORK STATE FOOTBALL: TIOGA MOVES UP ONE SPOT IN CLASS D POLL — NEWARK VALLEY STILL ATOP 'C' RANKINGS (2017-10-11)
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SYRACUSE — Following its win over state-ranked Notre Dame, Tioga has moved up one spot in the latest Class D rankings from the New York State Sportswriters Association.
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ON TAP TODAY: SOCCER, VOLLEYBALL TOP DOCKET ON SLOW WEDNESDAY (2017-10-11)
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THE VALLEY — There are only four games on the docket on a slow Wednesday, but three of them are home games.
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