STAC BASEBALL: WAVERLY TOPS ONEONTA, 9-6, IN BATTLE OF DIVISION CHAMPS (24 PHOTOS) (2026-05-07)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Senior Ronin Ault drove in five runs, and senior Porter Daddona pitched five strong innings to lead Central Division champion Waverly to a 9-6 win over Oneonta here Thursday afternoon in STAC baseball action. ...more

NTL SOFTBALL: HILEYS, DELOSA LEAD ATHENS TO 7-3 WIN OVER CANTON (24 PHOTOS) (2026-05-07)
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ATHENS — Junior Gretchan Hiley turned in another strong performance in the pitcher's circle, and she, along with senior Maddie Hiley and freshman Abby DeLosa, delivered key hits in a 7-3 win over Canton here Thursday afternoon in NTL softball action. ...more

NTL BASEBALL: ATHENS QUICKLY ERASES EARLY DEFICIT IN 13-3 WIN OVER CANTON (21 PHOTOS) (2026-05-07)
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ATHENS — Athens gave up three runs in the top of the first inning, but roared back quickly for a 13-3 five-inning win over Canton here Thursday afternoon in NTL baseball action. ...more

IAC BASEBALL: MORAVIA JUMPS OUT EARLY IN 10-3 WIN OVER TIOGA (2026-05-07)
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MORAVIA — Moravia scored five runs in the bottom of the first inning on its way to a 10-3 win over Tioga here Thursday afternoon in IAC Small School Division baseball action. ...more

SECTION IV GIRLS GOLF: HUNT, MITCHELL LEAD WAVERLY TO WIN OVER CANDOR (2026-05-07)
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CANDOR — Addison Hunt and Emelia Mitchell shared low-medal honors, and led Waverly to a six-stroke win over Candor here Thursday afternoon in Section IV girls golf action at the Catatonk Golf Course. ...more

NTL BASEBALL: TOWANDA EDGES SAYRE, 1-0 (12 PHOTOS) (2026-05-07)
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WYSOX — Boom Thompson's RBI single in the bottom of the fifth inning provided the game's only run in Towanda's 1-0 win over Sayre here Thursday afternoon in NTL baseball action. ...more

NTL SOFTBALL: TOWANDA BLANKS SAYRE, 10-0 (13 PHOTOS) (2026-05-07)
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WYSOX — Towanda pounded out 14 hits in support of Leila Cobb's one-hitter in a 10-0 five-inning win over Sayre here Thursday afternoon in NTL softball action. ...more

GIRLS YOUTH BASKETBALL: RED WAVE 8TH & 9TH-GRADE TEAM WINS HOUGHTON UNIVERSITY TOURNEY TITLE (2026-05-07)
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HOUGHTON, N.Y. — The Red Wave 8th- & 9th-grade girls basketball team delivered "an outstanding championship performance" Sunday to post a 3-0 record at the Houghton University Tournament. 
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COLLEGE SOFTBALL: WAVERLY GRAD ESAU HOMERS IN FINAL GAME TO WRAP UP STRONG FRESHMAN SEASON (2026-05-07)
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DRYDEN — Waverly grad Makayla Esau, a freshman on the Tompkins-Cortland Community College softball team, belted her first collegiate home run in the season finale Friday to wrap up a strong initial season with the Panthers. ...more

NTL JUNIOR HIGH TRACK & FIELD: ROY, HICKS LEAD ATHENS GIRLS, BOYS TO TEAM TITLES AT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS (22 PHOTOS) (2026-05-07)
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WELLSBORO — Evelyn Roy and Ryan Hicks were triple-winners, and Rowan Morales was a double-winner to lead the Athens girls and boys to team titles at the NTL Junior High track & field championships here Tuesday at Wellsboro High School. ...more

NTL JUNIOR HIGH TRACK: BEEMAN, JONES PACE SAYRE'S EFFORTS AT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS (10 PHOTOS) (2026-05-07)
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WELLSBORO — Carson Beeman and Ember Jones paced Sayre's efforts at the NTL Junior High Track & Field Championships here Tuesday afternoon at Wellsboro High School.

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ON TAP TODAY: BASEBEALL, SOFTBALL HEADLINE BUSY THURSDAY (2026-05-07)
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THE VALLEY — One of the busiest final days of the spring season, Thursday features eight events, including baseball action in Athens and Waverly, and softball in Athens. ...more

STAC SOFTBALL: WAVERLY TOPS FORKS, 6-2, FOR SIXTH STRAIGHT WIN (2026-05-06)
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WAVERLY — Freshman Taylin Gonzalez belted a first-inning home run and pitched a complete-game to lead Waverly in a 6-2 win over Chenango Forks on "Senior Night" here Wednesday afternoon in STAC Central Division softball action. ...more

NEW YORK STATE BASKETBALL: WAVERLY'S SHAW RECEIVES ALL-STATE CLASS A RECOGNITION (2026-05-06)
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WAVERLY — Waverly senior Hogan Shaw had one additional accolade added to his long list of accomplishments on the hardwoods with an all-state selection by the New York State Sportswriters Association. ...more

STAC JV SOFTBALL: WAVERLY CLINCHES DIVISION TITLE WITH 15-13 WIN OVER OWEGO (2026-04-06)
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WAVERLY — Waverly pulled out a 15-13 win over Owego here Monday afternoon in junior varsity softball action to clinch the STAC Central Division title. ...more

COLLEGE BASEBALL: WAVERLY GRAD PIPHER REGISTERS FIRST COLLEGIATE HIT, RUN, RBI, STEAL (2026-05-06)
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BROCKPORT, N.Y. — Waverly grad Jay Pipher, a sophomore on the SUNY Brockport baseball team, registered several first recently, including his first collegiate hit, in a lopsided win over Alfred University in Empire 8 Conference action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: RAIN THREATENS WEDNESDAY SLATE OF ACTION (2026-05-06)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Mother Nature threatens to wipe clean Wednesday's slate, but with the turf fields at Waverly there is hope the Wolverines home softball game against Chenango Forks will be played with rains scheduled to end shortly after noon. ...more

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. ...more

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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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