NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: ATHENS RIDES STRONG SECOND HALF TO 44-34 WIN OVER NP-MANSFIELD (19 PHOTOS) (2026-01-07)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens used a strong second half to rally for a 44-34 win over North Penn-Mansfield here Wednesday night in NTL Large School Division girls basketball action.
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IAC WRESTLING: TIOGA WINS FINAL EIGHT BOUTS TO RALLY PAST NEWARK VALLEY, 45-25 (24 PHOTOS) (2026-01-07)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — Tioga fell behind early, but the strength of its lower weights proved too much for Newark Valley as the Tigers won the final eight matches to erase a 25-3 deficit in a 45-25 win here Wednesday night in IAC wrestling action. ...more

STAC BOWLING: WAVERLY SWEEPS OWEGO IN STAC CENTRAL / EAST CLASH (2026-01-07)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — The Waverly and Owego boys bowling teams have built a nice rivalry since the Wolverines joined the STAC two years ago.
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NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: COWANESQUE VALLEY ROLLS OVER SAYRE, 49-12 (2026-01-07)
Valley Sports Report
WESTFIELD — Sayre struggled to score throughout, and Cowanesque Valley pulled away in a 49-12 win here Wednesday night in NTL Small School girls basketball action.
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STAC JV BOYS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY AVENGES EARLIER LOSS WITH 54-32 ROMP OVER CHENANGO VALLEY (2026-01-07)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly avenged its first loss of the season with a 54-32 romp over Chenango Valley here Tuesday evening in STAC Central Division boys basketball action. ...more

NTL JV BOYS BASKETBALL: COWANESQUE VALLEY RUNS OFF EARLY IN 47-20 WIN OVER SAYRE (2026-01-07)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Cowanesque Valley raced out to an early lead and never looked back in a 47-20 win over Sayre here Tuesday evening in NTL Small School junior varsity boys basketball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WRESTLING AT WAVERLY, TIOGA TAKES CENTER STAGE (2026-01-07)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Wrestling and Tioga and Waverly takes center stage Wednesday, but there also girls hoops at Athens, and bowling at Waverly's Valley Bowling Center. ...more

STAC BOYS SWIMMING: GRAZETTE LOGS WAVERLY'S LONE WIN; WILLIAMS NOTCHES PAIR OF SECOND-PLACE FINISHES (2026-01-06)
Valley Sports Report
WINDSOR — Sophomore Ramey Grazette logged Waverly's only win, and senior Finn Williams had a pair of second-place finishes as the under-manned Wolverines dropped decisions in a STAC boys double dual against Windsor and Susquehanna Valley.

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NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: LATE RUN LIFTS COWANESQUE VALLEY TO 53-31 WIN OVER SAYRE (15 PHOTOS) (2026-01-06)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Cowanesque Valley closed the game with a 28-8 run to blow open a close game in a 53-31 win over Sayre here Tuesday night in NTL Small School Division boys basketball action. ...more

STAC BOYS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY RIDES DEFENSE, 3-POINTERS IN 51-35 WIN OVER CHENANGO VALLEY (24 PHOTOS) (2026-01-06)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly overcame a very slow start offensively with "great" defense, then knocked down a slew of 3-pointers in a 51-35 win over Chenango Valley here Tuesday afternoon in STAC boys basketball action. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: WILLIAMSPORT TOPS ATHENS, 35-28 (2026-01-06)
Valley Sports Report
WILLIAMSPORT — After being shut down in the first half by Athens' stingy defense, Williamsport turned the tables in the second half and rallied for a 35-28 win here Tuesday night in non-league girls basketball action. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: NP-MANSFIELD UPENDS ATHENS, 46-44 (2026-01-06)
Valley Sports Report
MANSFIELD — North Penn-Mansfield took the lead late in the third quarter and made enough free throws in the fourth quarter to pull out a 46-44 win over Athens here Tuesday night in NTL Large School boys basketball action. ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: GROTON KNOCKS OFF TIOGA, 56-48 (2026-01-06)
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Groton used a strong third quarter to create separation in a 56-48 win over Tioga here Tuesday night in IAC Small School boys basketball crossover action. ...more

IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: GROTON RIDES QUICK START TO 45-25 WIN OVER TIOGA (2026-01-06)
Valley Sports Report
GROTON — Groton raced out to a quick double-digit lead on its way to a 45-25 win over Tioga here Tuesday evening in IAC Small School girls basketball crossover action.
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NTL WRESTLING: VanDYKE SETS TONE FOR ATHENS IN 39-21 WIN OVER CANTON (24 PHOTOS) (2026-01-06)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Freshman Chace VanDyke set the tone early for Athens with a big come-from-behind win, and the Wildcats won five of the next six matches to top Canton, 39-21, here Tuesday night in NTL wrestling action. ...more

IAC BOWLING: TIOGA BOYS SWEEP GROTON; LADY TIGERS WIN, 3-1 (2026-01-06)
Valley Sports Report
GROTON — Charles Holmes and Nick Slater led Tioga to a sweep of Groton in IAC Small School boys bowling action Tuesday afternoon, while Kelsey Helmich paced the Lady Tigers in a 3-1 win here at Memory Lanes. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WRESTLING, HOOP TAKE CENTER STAGE IN VALLEY TUESDAY (2026-01-06)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — A wrestling match at Athens, and boys basketball games at Tioga, Waverly, and Sayre highlight a very buys Tuesday for Valley sports teams. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: SULLIVAN COUNTY ROLLS OVER SAYRE (2026-01-05)
Valley Sports Report
LAPORTE — Sullivan County started fast — on both ends of the floor, and never looked back in a 70-17 win over Sayre here Monday night in non-league boys basketball action. ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: BOMBARD LEADS BALANCED TIOGA ATTACK IN 83-39 ROUT OF SOUTHERN CAYUGA (2026-01-05)
Valley Sports Report
POPLAR RIDGE, N.Y. — Junior Jackson Bombard led four Tioga players in double-figures in the Tigers' 83-39 rout of Southern Cayuga here Monday night in IAC Small School boys basketball crossover action. ...more

STAC JV GIRLS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY ROLLS OVER TROY; IMPROVES TO 8-1 (2026-01-05)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Kezlyn DeKay knocked down four 3-pointers in the first quarter to help Waverly to a quick double-digit lead on its way to a 52-13 win over Troy here Saturday afternoon in non-league junior varsity girls basketball action. ...more

STAC JV BOYS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY RIDES HOT START TO 83-26 WIN OVER TROY (2026-01-05)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly raced out to an early 20-point lead, and cruised to an 83-26 win over Troy here Saturday afternoon in non-league junior varsity boys basket ...more

ON TAP TODAY: BUSY WEEK BEGINS WITH TWO ROAD GAMES (2026-01-05)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — A very busy week begins with just two events Monday — both boys basketball games. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS' RATHBUN, TIOGA'S McKEE, WAVERLY'S VANDERHOOF, SHAW NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-01-05)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Waverly senior Emma Vanderhoof, Athens senior Hannah Rathbun, and Tioga junior Declan McKee each won tournament titles, and Waverly senior Hogan Shaw led the Wolverines through a tough stretch of games. They are the Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week" for the holiday weeks (Dec. 22 through Jan. 3.) ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: BUSY WEEK CAPPED BY FOURTH ANNUAL SOUTHERN TIER MEMORIAL (2025-01-04)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The first week of 2026 features one of the busiest weeks of the winter season, and will be capped by the fourth annual Southern Tier Memorial Wrestling Tournaments. ...more

STAC WRESTLING: WAVERLY'S ROBINSON, NEWMAN, MACK CLAIM TITLES AT JOURNEYMEN 'ARMBAR AT THE ARMORY' (24 PHOTOS) (2026-01-04)
Valley Sports Report
HALFMOON, N.Y. — Senior Cooper Robinson won an individual title as did senior Ely Newman and junior Joey Mack here Saturday at the Journeymen "Armbar at the Armory." ...more

IAC WRESTLING: TIOGA CROWNS FOUR CHAMPS AT JOURNEYMEN 'ARMBAR AT THE ARMORY' (24 PHOTOS) (2026-01-04)
Valley Sports Report
HALFMOON, N.Y. — Senior Jayden Duncanson and junior Declan McKee won individual titles as did freshman Liamm Comstock and senior Brayden MacWhinnie here Saturday at the Journeymen "Armbar at the Armory." ...more

H.S. WINTER TRACK: MALANOSKI REACHES PODIUM IN SAYRE'S FIRST MEET AS VARSITY TEAM (2026-01-04)
Valley Sports Report
EAST STROUDSBURG — Junior Hudson Malanoski reached the podium in Sayre's first meet as a varsity team here Saturday at the East Stroudsburg Warrior Indoor Track & Field Classic. ...more

COLLEGE WRESTLING: TIOGA GRAD BELLIS REACHES FINALS OF SOUTHERN SCUFFLE (2026-01-04)
Valley Sports Report
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Tioga grad Caden Bellis, a freshman on the University of Pennsylvania wrestling team, scored a takedown in the closing seconds of his semi-final match Sunday morning to reach the 174-pound finals here at the Southern Scuffle. ...more

SECTION IV WINTER TRACK & FIELD: TIOGA'S ALBRECHT WINS POLE VAULT, PLACES IN TWO OTHER EVENTS AT QUINNEY INVITE (7 PHOTOS) (2026-01-03)
Valley Sports Report
ITHACA — Tioga senior Gavin Albrecht won the pole vault and placed in two other events here Saturday afternoon at the Quinney Indoor Track & Field Invitational at Cornell University. ...more

SECTION IV WINTER TRACK: CRON POSTS WAVERLY'S ONLY TOP-10 FINISH AT QUINNEY INVITE (21 PHOTOS) (2026-01-03)
Valley Sports Report
ITHACA — Senior Madison Cron, freshman Anna Fassett, junior Taylor Sinsabaugh, and sophomore Jaxon Chandler posted the best finishes of the day here Saturday afternoon at the Quinney Indoor Track & Field Invitational at Cornell University. ...more

STAC BOYS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY RALLIES IN SECOND HALF TO TOP TROY, 68-64 (22 PHOTOS) (2026-01-03)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly trailed by 12 at half, but senior Hogan Shaw and freshman Braiden Judson combined for 23 second-half points to lead the Wolverines to a come-from-behind, 68-64, win over Troy here Saturday afternoon in non-league boys basketball action. ...more

HS GIRLS WRESTLING:' RATHBUN WINS TITLE; ATHENS PLACES SECOND AT CURWENSVILLE TOURNAMENT (2026-01-03)

EIGHT WILDCATS REACH THE PODIUM

Valley Sports Report
CURWENSVILLE, Pa. — Senior Hannah Rathbun won her fourth tournament title of the season and remains unbeaten. She led eight Wildcats to the podium in a second-place team finish here Saturday at the rugged Curwensville Tournament. ...more

STAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: TROY PULLS AWAY IN 65-34 WIN OVER WAVERLY (22 PHOTOS) (2026-01-03)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — After  a strong first quarter, Waverly struggled and Troy pulled away for a 65-34 win here Saturday afternoon in non-league girls basketball action. ...more

STAC WRESTLING: RAE, NEWMAN LEAD FOUR WAVERLY WRESTLERS TO PODIUM AT ONEONTA ROTARY TOURNAMENT (2026-01-03)
Valley Sports Report
ONEONTA — Waverly seniors Niko Rae and Ely Newman led four Waverly wrestlers to the podium here Saturday at the 36th annual Rotary / Ross Cordell Tournament. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY BASKETBALL DOUBLEHEADER TIPS OFF VALLEY ACTION IN 2026 (2026-01-03)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Waverly hosts the first two sporting events — a basketball doubleheader — of 2026 in the Valley this afternoon, and three Valley wrestling teams will be in action as well. ...more