COLLEGE BASEBALL: TIOGA GRAD HENDERSHOT COLLECTS FIVE HITS IN PENN STATE'S SEASON-OPENING SWEEP OF MONMOUTH (2019-02-17)
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CARY, N.C. — Tioga grad Parker Hendershot, a sophomore on the Penn State baseball team, had five hits and three RBI in the Nittany Lions’ season-opening three-game sweep of Monmouth here this weekend at the USA Baseball National Training Complex. ...more

ELMIRA SOFTBALL UMPIRES ASSOCIATION HOSTING 'MEET AND GREET' WEDNESDAY (2019-02-17)
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ELMIRA —  The Elmira Softball Umpires Association (ESUA) is looking for new umpires. If you're at least 16 years of age and are looking to umpire a variety of levels of local softball in this area, then this is the opportunity for you. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: NEW YORK STATE, DISTRICT 4 WRESTLING CAP BUSY WEEK OF POSTSEASON ACTION (2019-02-17)
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THE VALLEY — The New York State Division II wrestling championships, and the District 4, Class AA wrestling championships cap a busy week of postseason action, which also includes all five Valley teams that qualified for the postseason in action. ...more

SECTION IV BOYS BOWLING: TIOGA'S POND PUNCHES TICKET TO STATES — WAVERLY'S CANFIELD, VANDERPOOL, TIOGA'S SHERMAN FINISH IN TOP 25 (2019-02-16)
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WAVERLY — Tioga sophomore Kolton Pond is headed to States.

Pond claimed the sixth and final spot on the Section IV all-star team here Saturday afternoon at the State Qualifier at the Valley Bowling Center, while Waverly junior Derrick Canfield, Tioga senior Eric Sherman, and Waverly 8th-grader each had top-25 finishes. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: POSTSEASON ACTION CONTINUES IN HIGH GEAR (2019-02-16)
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THE VALLEY — Postseason wrestling gets underway in Pa. this morning with the North Section Tournament, while the Sayre girls play for their first-ever “NTL Showdown” title, and New York bowlers and swimmers vie for trips to their respective state tournaments. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: HOOP SEASON ENDS, POSTSEASON BOWLING, TRACK & FIELD, DIVING TAKES CENTER STAGE (2019-02-15)
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THE VALLEY — Athens is on the road for the final regular-season basketball game of the winter season, while postseason bowling, track & field, and diving takes center stage Friday. ...more

SECTION IV BOYS BASKETBALL: TIOGA OPENS CLASS C PLAYOFFS ON ROAD WEDNESDAY (2019-02-14)
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TIOGA CENTER — Tioga is the 11th seed in a loaded Class C brackets in the upcoming Section IV boys basketball playoffs, and will open on the road at Watkins Glen.
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ON TAP TODAY: GIRLS BASKETBALL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS TAKES CENTER STAGE (2019-02-14)
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THE VALLEY — Girls basketball takes center stage this evening with Waverly playing for its third consecutive IAC Large School championship, and Sayre hosting crosstown rival Athens in the opening round of the NTL Showdown.
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NEW YORK STATE WRESTLING: TIOGA'S WORTHING, TAYLOR RECEIVE AT-LARGE BIDS TO DIVISION II CHAMPIONSHIPS (2019-02-13)
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THE VALLEY — Tioga seniors John Worthing and Steven Taylor both earned at-large bids to the New York State, Division II Wresting Championship, while Waverly junior Ethan Stotler is the first alternate in his weight class. ...more

THE FINAL WORD: THOUGHTS ON WRESTLING WEEKEND (2019-02-13)
It was quite a weekend of wrestling at Windsor High School for the Section IV, Division II Championships.

The majority of the finals went according to the seedings with the top seeds prevailing, including Tioga senior Austin Lamb and junior Brady Worthing winning their weight classes.
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ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY BOYS EARN SEVEN TOP SEEDS AT SECTION IV, CLASS C SWIM PRELIMS (2019-02-13)
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THE VALLEY — The Waverly boys have seven top-seeded swimmers at this afternoon’s Section IV, Class C preliminaries, while Sayre hosts the NTL Swimming & Diving Championships as action in the pool takes center stage.
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POSTPONEMENTS / SCHEDULE CHANGES: TUESDAY'S EVENTS POSTPONED — ALL MOVED TO WEDNESDAY (2019-02-12)
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THE VALLEY — With all the area schools closed Tuesday due to the weather, all three events on tonight’s docket have been postponed, and re-scheduled.

•  The Waverly girls home game against Johnson City has been re-scheduled for Wednesday.

•  The Athens boys basketball game at Thomas A. Edison, and the Athens girls home game against Troy have both been re-scheduled for Wednesday.

•  The NTL junior high swimming championships has been re-scheduled from Wednesday to Friday. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SNOW STORMS COULD WIPE TUESDAY'S SLATE CLEAN (2019-02-12)
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THE VALLEY — With up to 9 inches of snow forecast to cover the region Tuesday, the chances of any of the the three basketball games on the docket being played is slim to none.
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IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: O-M KNOCKS OFF TIOGA, 58-43; ELIMINATES LADY TIGERS FROM PLAYOFF CONTENTION (14 PHOTOS) (2019-02-11)
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TIOGA CENTER — O-M scored the final 12 points of the game to pull out a 58-43 win over Tioga here Monday night in IAC Small School Division girls basketball action.
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ON TAP TODAY: SAYRE BOYS, TIOGA GIRLS HOME ON HARDWOODS FOR LAST TIME IN FINAL WEEK OF REGULAR SEASON (2019-02-11)
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THE VALLEY — The Sayre boys play their final home game, and the Tioga girls close out the regular season in need of a win to advance to the postseason.
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THE WEEK AHEAD: POSTSEASON SHIFTS INTO HIGH GEAR FOR EVERYTHING EXCEPT BASKETBALL (2019-02-10)
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THE VALLEY — The basketball regular season comes to an end on both sides of the border this week, while every other sport either shifts into or continues in postseason mode. ...more

IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: TIOGA ROLLS OVER TOWANDA, 54-33 — KEEPS POSTSEASON HOPES ALIVE (2 PHOTOS) (2019-02-09)
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TOWANDA — Sophomore Eve Wood led three scorers in double-figures as Tioga kept its postseason hopes alive with a 54-33 win over Towanda here Saturday afternoon in non-league girls basketball action. ...more

SECTION IV WRESTLING: LAMB, BRADY WORTHING WIN TITLES, LEAD TIOGA TO THIRD CONSECUTIVE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP (48 PHOTOS) (2019-02-09)

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WINDSOR — Senior Austin Lamb, a two-time state place-winner, won his second title, and junior Brady Worthing, a state runner-up last year, won his first here Saturday, and the Tigers had 11 wrestlers earn top-six finishes to run away with their third consecutive Section IV, Division II title. ...more

SECTION IV GIRLS BOWLING: HOUSEKNECHT WINS SILVER IN CLASS C, WAVERLY FINISHES FOURTH — TIOGA NINTH IN CLASS D (2019-02-09)
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VESTAL — Eighth-grader Victoria Houseknecht rolled a 604 series to earn a silver medal and lead Waverly to a fourth-place finish in the Section IV, Class C girls bowling championship, while Tioga finished ninth in the Class D field. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: DAY 2 OF SECTION IV WRESTLING SATURDAY'S MARQUEE ATTRACTION (2019-02-09)
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THE VALLEY — Day 2 of the Section IV, Division II wrestling championships is the marquee event on Saturday’s docket, but there is also postseason bowling and boys swimming on the slate.
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