SECTION IV FOOTBALL: BELLIS POWERS TIOGA TO CLASS D TITLE; TIGERS TOP T-BURG, 44-28 (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-15)

TIOGA WINS 12TH SECTION IV TITLE IN THE AIELLO ERA

BY TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
CONKLIN, N.Y. — Senior Logan Bellis topped 300 yards for the second time this season, and scored four second-half TDs as Tioga pulled away for a 44-28 win over Trumansburg in the Section IV, Class D championship game here Saturday afternoon at Susquehanna Valley High School. ...more

NEW YORK STATE BOYS CROSS COUNTRY: WAVERLY DUO PERFORMS WELL IN STATE DEBUT (2025-11-15)
By TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
QUEENSBURY — Waverly’s Hayden Montanye and Chase Hine put together solid performances in their debuts at the New York State Boys Class C Cross Country Championships here Saturday.
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ON TAP TODAY: TIOGA FOOTBALL PLAYS FOR ANOTHER SECTIONAL TITLE; PAIR OF WAVERLY RUNNERS AT NY STATE XC MEET (2025-11-15)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Tioga will play for its 12th Section IV football title in the Nick Aiello era Saturday afternoon, while a pair of Waverly runners will compete in the New York State Cross-Country Championships. ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: BAD START DOOMS WAVERLY IN 27-7 LOSS TO OWEGO IN CLASS B FINALS (15 PHOTOS) (2025-11-14)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
CONKLIN, N.Y. — Owego scored two quick TDs, and Waverly never quite recovered in a 27-7 loss here Friday night in the championship game of the Section IV, Class B football playoffs. ...more

NEW YORK STATE BOYS CROSS COUNTRY: WAVERLY DUO EXCITED FOR FIRST TRIP TO STATE MEET (2025-11-14)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly junior Chase Hine and sophomore Hayden Montanye will be competing in their first New York State Cross-Country Championships Saturday at Queensbury High School. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 13 PICKS — CHAMPIONSHIP GOLD ON THE LINE THIS WEEKEND (2025-11-14)
Championship gold is on the line in Section IV this weekend, while District 4's last title game is the one everyone has been waiting for all year.
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TWO GUYS TALKING SPORTS: TIOGA'S NICK AIELLO TALKS TIGER FOOTBALL AND CLASS D TITLE GAME (2025-11-14)
The Sports Reports
TIOGA CENTER — Tioga football coach Nick Aiello, who has 11 Section IV and four state titles to his credit, sits down with "Two Guys Talking Sports" — The Sports Reports' Tim Birney and Radigan Media's Pat McDonald — to talk all things Tioga football and its Class D title game matchup against Trumansburg. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY-OWEGO SQUARE OFF FOR SECTION IV, CLASS B FOOTBALL TITLE (2025-11-14)
Valley Sports Report
CONKLIN, N.Y. — Waverly and Owego will square off for the second time this season, but this time the Section IV, Class B title — and a state playoff berth — is on the line. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. here at Susquehanna Valley High School. ...more

NEW YORK STATE FOOTBALL: TIOGA STILL ATOP CLASS D RANKINGS; WAVERLY 7TH, OWEGO 14TH IN CLASS B (2025-11-13)
The Sports Reports
TIOGA COUNTY — Tioga's and Waverly's state rankings remain unchanged, and Owego jumped up four spots heading into this weekend's Section IV championship football games at Susquehanna Valley High School. ...more

IAC GIRLS SOCCER: TIOGA'S HOWEY NAMED DIVISIONAL MVP, SIX TEAMMATES RECEIVE ALL-STAR HONORS (2025-11-13)
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Tioga freshman Grace Howey led the Tigers to a division title, and was awarded with MVP honors in the IAC South Small School Division, while six of her teammates were named to the divisional all-star team. ...more

TWO GUYS TALKING SPORTS: WAVERLY'S JASON MILLER TALKS CLASS B TITLE GAME, WOLVERINE FOOTBALL (2025-11-13)
The Sports Reports
THE VALLEY — Waverly football coach Jason Miller sits down with "Two Guys Talking Sports" — The Sports Reports' Tim Birney and Radigan Media's Pat McDonald — to discuss Wolverine football, and Friday's Section IV, Class B championship game against Owego. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: TROY'S GILLILAND, CORNING'S MARTINEC NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-11-13)
The Sports Reports
Troy senior Brendan Gilliland had a game for the ages to put the Trojans back in the District 4 championship game, while Corning senior Olivia Martinec punched her ticket to the N.Y. State Cross-Country Championships. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending No ...more

COLLEGE WRESTLING: TIOGA GRAD BELLIS MAKES COLLEGIATE DEBUT, EARNS FIRST WIN IN FIFTH-PLACE FINISH AT JOURNEYMEN CLASSIC (2025-11-11)
Valley Sports Report
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Tioga grad Caden Bellis, a redshirt freshman on the University of Pennsylvania, made his collegiate debut in a fifth-place finish here Saturday at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic at Freedom High School. ...more

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: ATHENS GRAD LISTER HELPS ST. JOHN FISHER SNAP TWO-GAME SKID WITH WIN OVER MORRISVILLE (2025-11-11)
Valley Sports Report
MORRISVILLE — Athens grad junior Mason Lister put good up numbers for 2 1/2 quarters before exiting the game with an injury as St. John Fisher snapped a two-game losing streak with a 21-7 win over Morrisville here Saturday afternoon. ...more

COLLEGE WRESTLING: TIOGA GRAD ROE PLACES THIRD AT RACICH RUMBLE (2025-11-10)
Valley Sports Report
COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. — Tioga grad Tyler Roe, a sophomore at Stevens Institute of Technology, placed third here Saturday at the Racich Rumble at Ursinus College, and also won his first dual match earlier in the week. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WAVERLY'S KITTLE, HINE, MONTANYE NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-11-10)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Waverly senior Mira Kittle continued her record-breaking ways in the pool, while junior Chase Hine and sophomore Hayden Montanye punched their tickets to the New York State Cross-Country Championships. They are the VSR / Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Nov. 8. ...more

COLLEGE WRESTLING: TIOGA GRAD DUNCANSON WINS BRACKET AT JOURNEYMEN COLLEGIATE CLASSIC (2025-11-10)
Valley Sports Report
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Tioga grad Ousmane Duncanson, a redshirt freshman on the Division I Lock Haven wrestling team, went 4-0 to win the 165-pound Blue Bracket at the 2025 Journeymen Collegiate Classic at Freedom High School. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: SECTION IV CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL, STATE CROSS-COUNTRY MEET HEADLINE DOCKET (2025-11-09)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The fall season is winding down, but the remaining events are big ones as Waverly and Tioga football play for Section IV titles, and a pair of Waverly runners compete at the state cross-country meet.
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PIAA VOLLEYBALL: SAYRE'S HISTORIC SEASON COMES TO END IN STATE QUARTERFINALS (2025-11-08)
Valley Sports Report
SHAMOKIN — Sayre's historic season came to an end Saturday with a 3-0 loss to Linville Hill Christian School in the PIAA, Class A quarterfinals. ...more

SECTION IV VOLLEYBALL: TIOGA FALLS TO TOP-SEEDED LANSING IN FIVE SETS IN CLASS C FINALS (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-08)
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Top-seeded Lansing rallied from a 2-1 deficit to pull out a five-set win over Tioga and claim the Section IV, Class volleyball title here Saturday afternoon. ...more

SECTION IV GIRLS SWIMMING: MORE RECORDS FALL; KITTLE, WELLES, ATANASOFF LEAD WAVERLY TO SECOND-PLACE FINISH AT CLASS B CHAMPIONSHIPS (9 PHOTOS) (2025-11-08)

WAVERLY SWIMMERS WILL COMPETE IN SIX EVENTS AT STATE MEET

Valley Sports Report
ENDWELL — Senior Mira Kittle and sophomore Lauryn Welles punched their tickets to the New York State Girls Swimming Championships in four events, and freshman Megan Atanasoff qualified in three events  here Saturday afternoon to lead Waverly to a second-place finish at the Section IV, Class B Championships.
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SECTION IV FOOTBALL: OPPORTUNISTIC TIOGA TOPS DEPOSIT-HANCOCK, 36-20; ADVANCES TO EIGHTH STRAIGHT CLASS D CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-08)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
JOHNSON CITY — An opportunistic Tioga turned three Deposit-Hancock turnovers into three TDs on its way to a 30-point third-quarter lead in a 36-20 win here Saturday afternoon in the semifinals of the Section IV, Class D playoffs. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SAYRE VOLLEYBALL, TIOGA FOOTBALL, WAVERLY GIRLS SWIM TAKE CENTER STAGE SATURDAY (2025-11-08)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Sayre volleyball looks to keep its season alive in the PIAA, Class A quarterfinals, while Tioga opens the Section IV, Class D football playoffs, and the Waverly girls swim team looks to win a Class B title and send a host of girls to States. ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: WAVERLY PULLS AWAY FOR 28-7 WIN OVER NORWICH IN CLASS B SEMIS; ADVANCES TO FIFTH STRAIGHT SECTIONAL FINAL (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-07)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — After a defensive struggle in the first half, Waverly scored twice in a three-minute span in the third quarter on its way to a 28-7 win over Norwich in the semifinals of the Section IV, Class B football playoffs here Friday night at Memorial Stadium. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 12 PICKS — POSTSEASON IN FULL SWING ON BOTH SIDES OF BORDER (2025-11-07)
The football playoffs are in high gear, with Section IV opening postseason play this weekend, and District 4 in the semi-final and championship round.
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ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY CLASS B SEMI-FINAL ONLY GAME IN TOWN FRIDAY (2025-11-07)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Waverly opens the Section IV, Class B football playoffs Friday night at home against Norwich. ...more

SECTION IV CROSS COUNTRY: WAVERLY'S HINE, MONTANYE BOTH QUALIFY FOR STATES; LEAD WOLVERINES TO FOURTH PLACE AT CLASS C RACE (17 PHOTOS) (2025-11-06)
Valley Sports Report
CHENANGO FORKS, N.Y. — Junior Chase Hine and sophomore Hayden Montanye ran together for the entirety of the 5K Chenango Valley State Park course here Thursday afternoon at the Section IV, Class C Cross-Country Championships, and punched their tickets to States. ...more

SECTION IV CROSS COUNTRY: MILLS POSTS TOP-15 FINISH TO LEAD TIOGA AT CLASS D CHAMPIONSHIPS (2025-11-06)
Valley Sports Report
CHENANGO FORKS, N.Y. — Freshman Reese Mills paced Tioga's efforts here Thursday afternoon at the Section IV, Class D Girls Cross-Country Championships at the 5K Chenango Valley State Park course. ...more

SECTION IV VOLLEYBALL: TIOGA FINISHES POOL PLAY STRONG; ADVANCES TO CLASS C TITLE GAME (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-06)
Valley Sports Report
LANSING — Tioga dropped its first two sets here Thursday at the Section IV, Class C semi-final pool play, but bounced back to win four in a row to advance to Saturday's Class C title match. ...more

NTL JR. HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL: ATHENS TEAMS ROLL TO SEASON-OPENING WINS OVER WILLIAMSON, CV (2025-11-06)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — The Athens junior high basketball teams both opened their season with big wins over Williamson and Cowanesque Valley. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: WELLSBORO'S KOSEK, TROY'S SMITH NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-11-06)
The Sports Reports
Wellsboro junior Lauren Kosek earned a bronze medal at the PIAA Cross-Country Championships, and Troy senior Mason Smith led the Trojans to a big win over Wellsboro in the District 4 football playoffs. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Nov. 1. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: CROSS-COUNTRY AND VOLLEYBALL TAKE CENTER STAGE THURSDAY (2025-11-06)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Waverly and Tioga will be in action at the Section IV Cross-Country Championships at Chenango Valley State Park, while Tioga plays for a berth in Saturday's Class C volleyball championship match.
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SECTION IV GIRLS SWIMMING: KITTLE, WELLES LEAD WAVERLY'S EFFORTS AT CLASS B PRELIMS (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-05)
Valley Sports Report
ENDWELL — Senior Mira Kittle had four first-place finishes, and sophomore Lauryn Welles was a triple-winner to lead Waverly's efforts at the Section IV, Class B girls swimming preliminaries. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY HAS EIGHT TOP SEEDS AT CLASS B SWIMMING PRELIMS (2025-11-05)
Valley Sports Report
ENDWELL — Waverly is the top seed in eight of the 11 events, including all three relays, at the Section IV, Class B Swimming Preliminaries here Wednesday evening at Maine-Endwell High School. ...more

PIAA VOLLEYBALL: STORYBOOK SEASON CONTINUES — SAYRE RALLIES TO WIN FIVE-SETTER OVER MOUNTAIN VIEW IN CLASS A STATE OPENER (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-04)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Sayre's storybook season continued Tuesday night, with the latest chapter a come-from-behind, five-set win over District 2 champion Mountain View in the opening round of the PIAA, Class A volleyball playoffs. ...more