STAC TENNIS: CHENANGO FORKS SWEEPS WAVERLY (2025-04-03)
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WAVERLY — Chenango Forks swept Waverly, 7-0, here Thursday afternoon in STAC tennis action.
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NTL SOFTBALL: WAVERLY ROLLS OVER NORWICH, 20-1 (2025-04-03)
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NORWICH — Waverly scored in every inning on its way to a 20-1 win over Norwich here Thursday afternoon in STAC softball action. ...more

NTL BASEBALL: ATHENS PUTS GAME AWAY LATE; TOPS SAYRE, 8-1 (24 PHOTOS) (2025-04-03)
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ATHENS — Athens scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to put away a hard-fought, 8-1, win over Sayre here Thursday night in NTL baseball action. ...more

STAC TRACK & FIELD: WAVERLY HOPES TO REMAIN 'HIGHLY COMPETITIVE' IN 2025 (2025-04-03)
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WAVERLY — Despite losses from last year's team, especially the Boyd, longtime Waverly track & field coach Dave Hogan said he hopes to remain "highly competitive" in 2025. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS HOSTS SAYRE ON THE DIAMONDS; WAVERLY BASEBALL, TRACK & FIELD OPEN 2025 CAMPAIGNS (2025-04-02)
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THE VALLEY — Athens hosts crosstown Sayre on the diamonds Thursday, while Waverly baseball opens the season at Norwich, and the Waverly track teams open their season at home. ...more

IAC TRACK & FIELD: ALBRECHT PACES TIOGA'S EFFORTS IN THREE-TEAM MEET (2025-04-02)
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TIOGA CENTER — Junior Gavin Albrecht was a double-winner to pace Tioga's efforts in a four-team non-scoring IAC track & field meet here on a cold and rainy Wednesday afternoon. ...more

SECTION IV FLAG FOOTBALL: SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY TOPS WAVERLY, 19-7 (24 PHOTOS) (2025-04-02)
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WAVERLY — Susquehanna Valley scored with 17 seconds remaining in the first half to take a 19-0 lead into the halftime intermission, and held on for a 19-7 win over Waverly here Wednesday night in Section IV flag football action. ...more

MOTHER NATURES WIPES OUT THREE OF FOUR EVENTS ON TUESDAY'S SLATE (2024-04-02)
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THE VALLEY — A band of heavy forecast to come through the region late this afternoon has caused the postponement of three of the four events on Tuesday's schedule. ...more

YOUTH WRESTLING: ATHENS' HALL WINS PAIR OF STATE MEDALS; BARRETT, MacBRIDE, TROWBRIDGE ALSO EARN HARDWARE (2025-04-02)
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STATE COLLEGE — Athens' Beau Hall earned medals at both the Keystone States and the PJW Youth State Championships, while Sophia Barrett, Nathaniel MacBride, and Elizabeth Trowbridge also earned state medals. ...more

NTL TRACK & FIELD: DOUBLE-WINNER SHIKANGA, QUIROS, COLE LEAD SAYRE IN TROY TRI-MEET (4 PHOTOS) (2025-04-02)
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TROY — Senior Rose Shikanga won a pair of events, and senior Marco Quiros and junior Emma Cole each won one event to pace Sayre's efforts here Tuesday in an NTL track & field tri-meet. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: TIOGA BASEBALL-SOFTBALL OPEN 2025 CAMPAIGN, WAVERLY FLAG FOOTBALL PLAYS HOME OPENER (2025-04-02)
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THE VALLEY — The Tioga baseball and softball teams open the 2025 season against one of the IAC North's best program in Union Springs, and the Waverly flag football team plays its first home game of the season. ...more

NTL BASEBALL: COWANESQUE VALLEY TAKES ADVANCE OF SAYRE MISCUES IN 16-2 WIN (2025-04-01)
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SAYRE — Cowanesque Valley built a 9-0 lead, then salted the game away with a big fifth inning en route to a 16-2 five-inning win over Sayre here Tuesday afternoon in NTL Small School Division baseball action at Riverfront Park. ...more

NTL SOFTBALL: COWANESQUE VALLEY BLOWS GAME OPEN LATE IN 16-4 WIN OVER SAYRE (2025-04-01)
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SAYRE — Cowanesque Valley plated nine runs in the top of the sixth inning to blow open a close game in a 16-4 win over Sayre here Tuesday afternoon in NTL Small School Division softball action. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WAVERLY'S GONZALEZ, ATHENS' GRAZUL NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-04-01)
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THE VALLEY — Eighth-grader Taylin Gonzalez had a spectacular varsity debut to lead Waverly to a win, while Athens junior Nick Grazul had a stellar week to help the Wildcats to a 3-0 mark. They are the Valley Sports Report / Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending March 30. ...more

NTL TRACK & FIELD: IN MIDST OF PROGRAM REBUILD, SAYRE HAS SOME BRIGHT SPOTS IN 2025 (2025-04-01)
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ATHENS — Numbers are on the rise for the boys team, but the girls numbers remain low for the Sayre track & field team as the 2025 season begins to hit high gear. ...more

YOUTH BASKETBALL: ATHENS WILDCATS YOUTH BASKETBALL TEAMS SWEEP TITLES AT NTL KING, QUEEN OF THE COURT TOURNEYS (6 PHOTOS) (2025-04-01)
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ATHENS —  The Athens Wildcats Youth Basketball League (AWYBA), a local non-profit organization that provides basketball opportunities for first- through sixth-grade students in the Athens Area School District, capped off its most successful season over the past two weekends at the annual NTL King of the Court and Queen of the Court tournaments. ...more

IAC TRACK & FIELD: DOUBLE-WINNER EARLEY, ROSSI PACE TIOGA'S EFFORTS AT SEASON-OPENING FIVE-TEAM MEET (24 PHOTOS) (2025-04-01)
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NEWFIELD — In a non-scoring five-team meet, junior Andrew Dailey notched the Tioga boys only two wins here Monday afternoon in IAC Track & Field action, and freshman Vida Rossi earned the Lady Tigers' only first-place finish. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SAYRE BASEBALL-SOFTBALL AT HOME; ATHENS SOFTBALL TRAVELS TO NP-L FOR BATTLE OF UNBEATENS (2025-04-01)
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THE VALLEY — Sayre baseball and softball are at home against Cowanesque Valley in the only games in the Valley, while Athens is on the road at North Penn-Liberty in an early-season battle of unbeaten softball teams. ...more

NTL BASEBALL: COOKE'S HEROICS LIFTS ATHENS TO 9-6 EXTRA-INNING WIN OVER NP-MANSFIELD (24 PHOTOS) (2025-03-31)
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ATHENS — Sophomore Brendan Cooke's two-RBI single up the middle in the top of the eighth lifted Athens an 9-6 extra-inning win over North Penn-Mansfield here Monday afternoon in NTL Large School baseball action. ...more

STAC TENNIS: McEWEN-MORAN DOUBLES TEAM LOGS WAVERLY WIN IN 6-1 LOSS TO CHENANGO VALLEY (19 PHOTOS) (2025-03-31)
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WAVERLY — Waverly's first doubles team of junior Nate McEwen and senior Zach Moran notched the Wolverines' lone win in a 6-1 setback to Chenango Valley here Monday afternoon in their STAC tennis season opener. ...more

NTL BASEBALL: SAYRE DROPS TO 0-4 WITH LOSS TO LOYALSOCK (21 PHOTOS) (2025-03-31)
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SAYRE — Loyalsock plated 11 runs in the top of the first inning, and cruised to a 16-1 three-inning win over Sayre here Monday afternoon in non-league baseball action on Ralph Hendershot Field at Riverfront Park. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: SUPER 7 STORYLINES OF THE 2024-25 WINTER SEASON (2025-03-31)
I've talked about storylines in the past and how they normally come in one of four realms: the start of a storyline, the continuation of one, the likely culmination of one, or a storyline totally out-of-the-blue. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY TENNIS, SAYRE BASEBALL AT HOME MONDAY AFTERNOON (2025-03-31)
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THE VALLEY — Just four games on the docket, but the Waverly tennis opens the season at home, Sayre baseball seeks its first win of the season at Riverfront Park Monday afternoon. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: TIOGA'S McKEE NAMED ALL-VALLEY SUPER 7 BOYS 'ATHLETE OF THE WINTER' (2025-03-30)
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THE VALLEY — Tioga sophomore Declan McKee reeled off 28 straight wins to end the season on his way to a state title. He is the 2024-25 All-Valley Boys "Athlete of the Winter." ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS' WHEELER HEADLINES SUPER 7 AS ALL-VALLEY GIRLS 'ATHLETE OF THE WINTER' (2025-03-29)
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THE VALLEY — A consummate team player, Athens senior Addy Wheeler put together a strong season on both ends of the floor. She is the 2024-25 All-Valley Girls "Athlete of the Winter." ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: SPRING SEASON SHIFTS INTO HIGH GEAR (2025-03-29)
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THE VALLEY — The 2025 spring season shift into high gear with action on both sides of the border this week. ...more

NTL SOFTBALL: SHORT-HANDED SAYRE DROPS 8-3 DECISION AT WELLSBORO (24 PHOTOS) (2025-03-29)
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WELLSBORO — Wellsboro scored two runs in the fifth and sixth innings to salt away an 8-3 win over Sayre here Saturday afternoon in NTL softball action. ...more

NTL BASEBALL: MILLVILLE WALKS AWAY WITH 15-0 THREE-INNING WIN OVER SAYRE (2025-03-29)
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MILLVILLE — Millville took advantage of 14 base on balls to post a 15-0 three-inning win over Sayre here Saturday afternoon in non-league baseball action. ...more

STAC SOFTBALL: 8TH-GRADER GONZALEZ LEADS WAVERLY TO 12-3 SEASON-OPENING WIN OVER ADDISON (24 PHOTOS) (2025-03-29)
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WAVERLY — Eighth-grader Taylin Gonzalez had quite a day in her varsity debut, leading Waverly to a season-opening, 12-3, win over Addison in non-league softball action Saturday afternoon. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WAVERLY'S SANTALUCIA NAMED BOYS ALL-VALLEY 'NEWCOMER OF THE WINTER' (2025-03-29)
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THE VALLEY — Waverly's Colten Santalucia took the STAC by storm this season, cracking the Top-20 in average as an 8th-grader. He is the 2024-25 All-Valley Boys "Newcomer of the Winter." ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS' KEMP HEADLINES SUPER 7 AS GIRLS 'NEWCOMER OF THE WINTER' (2025-03-29)
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THE VALLEY — In her first season on the varsity hardwoods, Athens freshman Allie Kemp played quality minutes in crunch time, and knocked down some big shots. She is the 2024-25 All-Valley Girls "Newcomer of the Winter."
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VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WITMAN HEADLINES SUPER 7 AS ALL-VALLEY 'COACH OF THE WINTER' (2025-03-28)
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THE VALLEY — The rebuilding process of the Waverly wrestling program is officially complete in the wake of its team title at the New York State Division 2 Wrestling Championships, and Devan Witman has been there since Day 1. He is the 2024-25 All-Tioga County "Coach of the Winter." ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: A GLIMPSE INTO THE CRYSTAL BALL — A LOOK AHEAD TO THE 2025-26 BOYS AND GIRLS WRESTLING SEASONS (2025-03-28)
The 2024-25 boys wrestling season in the Valley was a good one, especially on the New York side of the border, while the Athens girls were the best of a good lot this winter. ...more

SECTION IV FLAG FOOTBALL: WAVERLY PULLS OUT 25-21 WIN OVER WINDSOR (2025-03-28)
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WINDSOR — Waverly took the lead in the final minute of the first half, and never trailed in a 25-21 win over Windsor here Friday night in Section IV flag football action. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: TIOGA'S McKEE NAMED 'WRESTLER OF THE YEAR;' ATHENS' BARRETT, WAVERLY'S BRADLEY, WITMAN ALSO EARN TOP HONORS ON ALL-VALLEY WRESTLING TEAM (2025-03-28)
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THE VALLEY — Tioga sophomore Declan McKee reeled off 28 straight wins to end the season on his way to a state title. He is the 2024-25 Valley Sports Report "Wrestler of the Year."
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