COLLEGE SWIMMING: ATHENS’ DENLINGER HEADING TO MISERICORDIA (2026-04-05)
By TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens senior Elizabeth Denlinger has put together an impressive career in the pool. Now, she will look to make a big splash at Misericordia University, having signed her National Letter of Intent on Tuesday to compete for the Cougars.
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COLLEGE WRESTLING: WAVERLY'S HOLMES SIGNS TO WRESTLE AT ITHACA COLLEGE (2026-05-05)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — During her visit, Waverly senior Elona Holmes liked everything about Ithaca College. So much so that Tuesday she signed a National Letter-of-Intent to wrestle for the Blue Bombers.
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COLLEGE BASEBALL: ATHENS’ GRAZUL SIGNS WITH LACKAWANNA COLLEGE (2026-05-05)
By TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — It wasn’t a snap decision by any means, but Athens senior Nick Grazul may have hit the nail on the head when he signed his National Letter of Intent on Tuesday to attend Lackawanna College and play baseball.
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IAC BOYS GOLF: TIOGA TOPS O-M; FALLS TO SOUTHERN CAYUGA BY 3 STROKES (2026-05-05)
Valley Sports Report
NICHOLS — Junior Jackson Bombard shot a 41 to lead Tioga to a win over Odessa-Montour, but a pair of Southern Cayuga golfers broke 40 in a three-stroke win over the Tigers here Tuesday in an IAC boys double-dual golf match here at the Tioga Golf Course. ...more

STAC BASEBALL: WAVERLY RALLIES PAST OWEGO, 6-3 (2026-05-05)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Senior Ronin Ault delivered the big blow, and junior Ben Shaw the go-ahead run in Waverly's come-from-behind, 6-3, win over Owego Free Academy here Tuesday afternoon in STAC Central Division baseball action. ...more

IAC SOFTBALL: MEZZATESTA, FEEKO POWER TIOGA IN 16-1 ROMP OVER NEWARK VALLEY (2026-05-05)
Valley Sports Report
NEWARK VALLEY — Seniors Lilly Mezzatesta and RaeAnne Feeko drove in five runs apiece to pace Tioga's 15-hit attack in support of a complete-game effort by 8th-grader Olivia Shugars a 16-1 five-inning win over Newark Valley here Tuesday afternoon in IAC softball action. ...more

NTL SOFTBALL: TROY ROLLS TO 16-4 WIN OVER SAYRE (2026-05-05)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Troy scored 11 times in the top of the fourth inning to open up a 16-0 lead on its way to a 16-4 five-inning win over Sayre here Tuesday afternoon in NTL softball action at Riverfront ...more

SECTION IV GIRLS GOLF: WAVERLY POSTS 1-2 MARK IN QUAD-MATCH AT APALACHIN GOLF COURSE (2026-05-05)
Valley Sports Report
APALACHIN — Allison Yoon earned low-medal honors to lead Vestal to a pair of wins, while Waverly posted a 1-2 mark on the day here Tuesday afternoon in STAC girls golf action at the Apalachin Golf Course. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS' WHEELER, HILEY, TIOGA'S ROSSI, KITHCART NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-05-05)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Junior Kam Wheeler was a key piece in Athens baseball's 3-0 week, while Tioga sophomore Vida Rossi continued to re-write the record book, and Tioga freshman Kate Kithcart and Athens junior Gretchan Hiley were two-way standouts for their teams. They are the VSR / Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending May 2. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: BASEBALL, SOFTBALL, BOYS GOLF ON TUESDAY'S HOME SLATE (2026-05-05)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — There's plenty of action in the Valley Tuesday, with baseball at Sayre and Waverly, softball at Sayre, and boys golf at the Tioga Golf Course ...more

STAC BOYS TENNIS: WAVERLY ROLLS TO 6-1 WIN OVER SETON CATHOLIC (2026-05-04)
Valley Sports Report
BINGHAMTON — Waverly won a pair of three-set decisions, and pulled out both tiebreakers in a 6-1 win over Seton Catholic in STAC boys tennis action here Monday afternoon. ...more

STAC BASEBALL: WAVERLY THUMPS OWEGO; MOVES CLOSER TO DIVISION TITLE (2026-05-04)
Valley Sports Report
OWEGO — Jack Pipher belted a pair of home runs to lead the Waverly baseball team to a 17-4 victory over Owego here Monday and just one win away from its first STAC Central Division title.
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STAC SOFTBALL: WAVERLY ROUTS OWEGO; CLOSES GAP IN CENTRAL RACE (2026-05-04)
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OWEGO — Waverly closed the gap on Owego in the STAC Central Division race, routing the River Hawks, 20-2, in six innings here Monday.
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STAC GIRLS TRACK & FIELD: TWEDT, SOPRANO LEAD WAVERLY TO WINS OVER VESTAL, SETON CATHOLIC (23 PHOTOS) (2026-05-04)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Sophomore Kaylin Twedt won four events, and sophomore Gianna Soprano was a triple-winner to lead Waverly to wins over Vestal and Seton Catholic here Monday afternoon in a STAC girls track & field double dual. ...more

STAC BOYS TRACK & FIELD: JUDSON PACES WAVERLY IN SPLIT OF DOUBLE-DUAL (22 PHOTOS) (2026-05-04)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Freshman Braiden Judson was a double-winner to lead Waverly to a win over Seton Catholic, but Vestal proved too much for the Wolverines here Monday afternoon in STAC boys track & field action. ...more

COLLEGE DANCE: ATHENS’ PATTON SIGNS WITH HOFSTRA (2026-05-04)
By TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — McKenna Patton will be taking her dancing shoes to the next level as she signed her National Letter of Intent to attend Hofstra University and be a part of the school’s dance team.
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NTL BASEBALL: ATHENS RIDES BIG FIRST INNING TO 17-1 ROUT OF MILTON (2026-05-04)
Valley Sports Report
MILTON — Athens poured 12 runs across the plate in the top of the first inning in a 17-1 three-inning win over Milton here Monday afternoon in non-league baseball action. ...more

NTL BASEBALL: SAYRE RALLIES FROM 12 RUNS DOWN FOR WILD, 17-16, WALK-OFF WIN OVER NEB (2026-05-04)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Sayre scored three runs with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to complete a rally that wiped out a 12-run deficit in a wild, 17-16, walk-off win over Northeast Bradford here Monday afternoon in NTL Small School Division baseball action ...more

NTL SOFTBALL: NORTHEAST BRADFORD RIDES BIG INNING TO 21-4 THREE-INNING WIN AT SAYRE (2026-05-04)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Northeast Bradford poured 14 runs across the plate in the second inning on its way to a quick, 21-2, three-inning win over Sayre here Monday afternoon in NTL Small School Division softball action at Riverfront Park. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: BUSY MONDAY FEATURES BASEBALL, SOFTBALL, TRACK, TENNIS (2026-05-04)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Baseball and softball games at Sayre, and a track meet at Waverly are the only events in the Valley, but the headline match-ups Monday features the Waverly baseball and softball teams at Owego in key STAC Central Division match-ups. ...more

STAC JV SOFTBALL: WAVERLY SWEEPS DOUBLEHEADER FROM DRYDEN; IMPROVES TO 9-3 (24 PHOTOS) (2026-05-04)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly won a pair of slugfest, topping Dryden, 14-13, and 18-13, here Saturday in non-league junior varsity softball action. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: NTL TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS AT ATHENS HEADLINE WEEK'S SLATE AS SPRING SEASON WINDS DOWN (2026-05-03)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The postseason begins on the track South of the Border this week with Athens hosting the NTL Track & Field Championships Friday as the 2025-26 spring sports regular season winds to a close. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: WELLSBORO'S BRILL, TOWANDA'S WOODRUFF, CORNING'S McLAUGHLIN NAMED ZIFF'S LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-05-03)
The Sports Reports
Corning senior Cella McLaughlin and Towanda senior Brynn Woodruff enjoyed big weeks on the track, while Wellsboro junior Mason Brill was perfect on the tennis courts. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending April 25. ...more

IAC TRACK & FIELD: DOUBLE-WINNER ROSSI LEADS TIOGA GIRLS TO THIRD PLACE AT 'LEGENDS OF THE NIGHT;' ALBRECHT LOGS BOYS' ONLY WIN (18 PHOTOS) (2026-05-02)
Valley Sports Report
ODESSA — Sophomore Vida Rossi was a double-winner to lead the Tioga girls to a third-place finish, and senior Gavin Gavin Albrecht logged the boys only win in a sixth-place finish here Friday at the Legends of the Night Track & Field Invite. ...more

IAC SOFTBALL: TIOGA SPLITS PAIR OF GAME AT MARY TESTA TOURNAMENT (24 PHOTOS) (2026-05-02)
Valley Sports Report
ENDICOTT — Tioga split a pair of games here Saturday at the annual multi-site Mary Testa Softball Tournament, falling 9-8 to Pittsford-Sutherland, and topping Union-Endicott, 10-8. ...more

STAC SOFTBALL: WAVERLY POUNDS OUT 18-6 WIN OVER ADDISON (2026-05-02)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly overcame an early deficit, behind 16 hits, including six extra-base hits, and cruised to an 18-6 win over Addison here Saturday afternoon in non-league softball action. ...more

NTL BASEBALL: GRAZUL'S' WALK-OFF SINGLE CAPS ATHENS' CRAZY, 8-7, WIN OVER TOWANDA (2026-05-02)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Senior Nick Grazul stroked a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning to finish off a crazy 8-7 win over Towanda here Saturday in NTL Large School baseball action. ...more

STAC BASEBALL: REIGNING DISTRICT 4 CHAMP MONTOURSVILLE ROLLS OVER WAVERLY, 13-1 (20 PHOTOS) (2026-05-02)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Reigning District 4, Class 4A champion Montoursville  traveled North of the Border and handed Waverly its first loss of the season in convincing fashion, 13-1, here Saturday in non-league baseball action. ...more

NTL SOFTBALL: ATHENS EDGES TOWANDA, 3-2; IN DRIVER'S SEAT FOR LEAGUE TITLE (18 PHOTOS) (2026-05-02)
By CHRIS MANNING
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — All morning long, Athens lived on the wild side.

Towanda had runners on base every inning, but the Wildcats held them to just two runs - none after the third inning, while they got their break in the bottom of the eighth as Maddie Hiley drove in her sister Gretchan Hiley for the 3-2 walk-off  win in NTL softball action. ...more

SECTION IV FLAG FOOTBALL: WAVERLY FALLS TO SUS. VALLEY, 13-7 (22 PHOTOS) (2026-05-02)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Susquehanna Valley scored on the final play of the first half to break scoreless tie on its way to a 13-7 win over Waverly here Saturday in Section IV flag football action. ...more

COLLEGE SWIMMING: ATHENS GRAD COBB NAMED TO ALL-DISTRICT ACADEMIC TEAM; RECEIVES COLONELS ELITE AWARD AT WILKES (2026-05-02)
Valley Sports Report
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Athens graduate Grace Cobb, a sophomore pharmacy student and swimmer at Wilkes University, was recently named to the Academic All-District Team and also awarded with the Colonels Elite Award.  ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SOFTBALL, BASEBALL HEADLINE SATURDAY'S SLATE (2026-05-02)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The busiest Saturday of the spring season features five softball games — with Tioga both playing two games — and two baseball games — at Waverly and Athens, which is also hosting a softball game.
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NTL TRACK & FIELD: WANCK, VOUGH PACE ATHENS BOYS, GIRLS IN FIFTH-PLACE FINISHES AT BLUEJAY CLASSIC (2026-05-02)
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BLOOMSBURG — Junior Graham Wanck and sophomore Allisa Vough registered Athens' only wins, leading the Wildcat boys and girls' to fifth-place finishes here Friday at the BlueJay Classic at Central Columbia High School. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: TIOGA'S McKEE NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM 'WRESTLER OF THE YEAR;' TIOGA'S DUNCANSON, HARRINGTON ALSO EARN TOP HONORS — VALLEY WELL-REPRESENTED ON ALL-REGION TEAMS (2026-05-01)
The Sports Reports
Tioga junior Declan McKee won his second state title, and is The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm 2025-26 All-Region "Wrestler of the Year." ...more

ON TAP TODAY: BASEBALL, SOFTBALL HEADLINE FRIDAY'S ACTION (2026-05-01)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Baseball at Waverly and Tioga, and softball at Athens and Waverly headline a light day of action for a Friday. ...more