ON TAP TODAY: STAC BOYS GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS, BOYS SOCCER HEADLINE TUESDAY'S ACTION (2024-10-15)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The STAC Boys Golf Championships at Mark Twain Golf Course, and a pair of boys soccer games in the Valley headline Tuesday’s slate.
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NTL GIRLS SOCCER: TROY EDGES ATHENS, 2-1; WINS FIFTH STRAIGHT LEAGUE TITLE (24 PHOTOS) (2024-10-15)
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EAST TROY — Athens nearly knocked off league unbeaten Troy, taking an early lead and having a penalty kick to tie late, but ultimately fell 2-1 to the Trojans in NTL girls’ soccer action Monday. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: TIOGA'S BROWNE, WAVERLY'S KITTLE NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2024-10-14)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Senior Jake Browne had a big game on both sides of the ball to help Tioga to a win over Newark Valley, and junior Mira Kittle continues to re-write record books at Waverly and other venues in Section IV. They are the Valley Sports Report / Bishop Brothers Construction “Athletes of the Week,” for the week ending Oct. 12. ...more

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: ATHENS GRAD LISTER THROWS FIRST TD PASS AT ST. JOHN FISHER (2024-10-14)
Valley Sports Report
ROCHESTER — Athens grad Mason Lister, a sophomore on the St. John Fisher football team, completed his first collegiate pass, and tossed his first TD pass here Saturday in the Cardinals’ win over Hilbert College. ...more

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: WAVERLY GRAD BRETZ STARTING, CONTRIBUTING AT ST. JOHN FISHER (2024-10-14)
Valley Sports Report
ROCHESTER — Waverly grad Isaiah Bretz, a sophomore on the St. John Fisher football team has started all five games in the defensive backfield for the Cardinals. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: FINAL FULL WEEK OF REGULAR SEASON FOR SEVERAL FALL SPORTS (2024-10-13)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — It’s the final full week of the regular season for several sports, and the week ends at Haggerty Field with Tioga hosting Waverly. ...more

STAC GIRLS SWIMMING: KITTLE, TEAMMATES CONTINUE TO RE-WRITE RECORD BOOKS; WAVERLY FINISHES SECOND AT RUGGED ELMIRA INVITE (11 PHOTOS) (2024-10-12)
Valley Sports Report
ELMIRA — Junior Mira Kittle and her teammates continue to re-write the record books, both at Waverly and other venues. On Saturday, the Wolverine swimmers broke numerous records on their way to a second-place finish at the rugged Elmira Swimming & Diving Invitational. ...more

NTL BOYS SOCCER: HARBOR CREEK BLANKS ATHENS, 5-0 (9 PHOTOS) (2024-10-12)
Valley Sports Report
BRADFORD, Pa. — Harbor Creek scored a pair of goals in the first 7 1/2 minutes of the game, then put the game away withth three goals late in the game in a 5-0 win over Athens here Saturday night in non-league boys soccer at Pitt-Bradford University. ...more

CROSS COUNTRY: MINAKER, CHAMBERLAIN, HINE PACE WAVERLY'S EFFORTS AT BOB GREENE INVITE (21 PHOTOS) (2024-10-12)
Valley Sports Report
NEWARK VALLEY — Waverly senior Harper Minaker and junior Mackenzie Chamberlain posted top-15 finishes, and sophomore Chase Hine had a top-25 finish to pace Valley competitors here Friday afternoon at the Bob Greene Cross Country Invitational. ...more

NTL FOOTBALL: VANDERPOOL POWERS TOWANDA TO 54-14 WIN OVER SAYRE (18 PHOTOS) (2024-10-12)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Riley Vanderpool ran for three TDs, and threw for another in the first half as Towanda built a 40-0 lead on its way to a 54-14 win over Sayre here Saturday night in NTL football action at the Lockhart Street Bowl. ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: TIOGA SEALS 32-14 WIN OVER NEWARK VALLEY WITH PAIR OF LATE TDs (24 PHOTOS) (2024-10-12)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
NEWARK VALLEY — Tioga scored two TDs in 15 seconds late in the fourth quarter to put away a pesky Newark Valley in a 32-14 win here Saturday afternoon in Section IV, Division V football action. ...more

NTL CROSS COUNTRY: ATHENS WANCK WINS BOYS RACE, BRONSON SECOND IN GIRLS FIELD; BOTH TEAMS PLACE FOURTH (18 PHOTOS) (2024-10-12)
By CHRIS MANNING
Valley Sports Report
ROME — For Athens sophomore Graham Wanck, finishes don’t get any closer than they did on Saturday at the end of the boys’ varsity race of the NTL Coaches’ Cross Country Invitational. ...more

NTL GIRLS SOCCER: BLOOMSBURG TOPS ATHENS, 5-0 (16 PHOTOS) (2024-10-12)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — On the heels of a 2-0 loss at Corning Friday evening, Athens dropped a 5-0 decision to Bloomsburg in non-league girls soccer action here Saturday morning at Alumni Stadium. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: PAIR OF FOOTBALL GAMES, NTL XC CHAMPIONSHIPS HEADLINE SATURDAY'S SLATE (2024-10-12)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Tioga is on the road for its first divisional football game of the season, while Sayre hosts Towanda for its Homecoming.
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STAC BOYS SOCCER: SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY SETS TONE WITH EARLY GOALS IN 3-0 WIN OVER WAVERLY (2024-10-11)
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CONKLIN — Susquehanna Valley scored a pair of goals in a 28-second span early in the first half, and went on to a 3-0 win over Waverly here Friday evening in STAC boys soccer action. ...more

NTL FOOTBALL: DAVIDSON POWERS ATHENS TO 29-13 WIN OVER WYALUSING (16 PHOTOS) (2024-10-11)
By CHRIS MANNING
Valley Sports Report
WYALUSING — Athens used the big play on offense, and a bend-but-don’t-break mantra on defense to get a big road win over Wyalusing, 29-13, in NTL football action Friday.
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NTL GIRLS SOCCER: ATHENS BLANKED BY CORNING, 2-0 (17 PHOTOS) (2024-10-11)
Valley Sports Report
CORNING — Corning scored a pair of second-half goals to pull out a 2-0 win over Athens here Friday night in non-league girls soccer action. ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: 'PERFECT' SHAW DIRECTS WAVERLY IN 48-0 WIN OVER DRYDEN (2024-10-11)
Valley Sports Report
DRYDEN — Waverly scored on all six of its first-half possessions en route to a 48-0 win over Dryden here Friday night in Section IV, Division V football action.
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IAC VOLLEYBALL: TIOGA BESTS HORSEHEADS IN FOUR SETS (24 PHOTOS) (2024-10-11)
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Tioga shook off a loss in the third set to finish off Horseheads in a hard-fought fourth set of a 3-1 win here Friday night in non-league volleyball action. ...more

YOUTH SOCCER: VYSA HOSTING U12 TOURNAMENT THIS WEEKEND (3 PHOTOS) (2024-10-11)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — The Valley Youth Soccer Association is hosting a U12 Tournament Saturday and Sunday on its field here on Wilawana Road. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 8 PICKS — CAN VALLEY TEAMS MANAGE THREE WINS? (2024-10-11)
It’s Week 8 of the high school football season, and only one team — Sayre — is at home this weekend.
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ON TAP TODAY: ROAD FOOTBALL GAMES HEADLINE FRIDAY'S SLATE; TIOGA VOLLEYBALL ON HOME GAME (2024-10-11)
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THE VALLEY — With Athens and Waverly football on the road, the only action in the Valley has Tioga volleyball hosting non-league foe Horseheads. ...more

(UPDATED) PIAA BOYS GOLF: ATHENS FALLS TO ABINGTON HEIGHTS AT SUB-REGIONALS (2024-10-10)
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EXETER, Pa. — Athens came up one win shy of the PIAA Boys Golf Championships, dropping a 331-353 decision to District 2 champ Abington Heights here Thursday in the PIAA Sub-Regionals at Fox Hill Golf Course. ...more

IAC GIRLS SOCCER: NEWFIELD KNOCKS OFF TIOGA, 2-1 (2024-10-11)
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA — Newfield scored a pair of first-half goals, and made them stand in a 2-1 win over Tioga here Thursday afternoon in IAC Small School girls soccer action. ...more

NTL BOYS SOCCER: ROSENBLOOM'S GOAL IN OVERTIME LIFTS ATHENS TO 1-0 WIN OVER NORTH PENN-LIBERTY (21 PHOTOS) (2024-10-10)
Valley Sports Report
LIBERTY — Senior Troy Rosenbloom scored in the closing moments of overtime to lift Athens to a 1-0 win over North Penn-Liberty here Thursday in NTL boys soccer action. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: NORTHEAST BRADFORD SWEEPS ATHENS (2024-10-10)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Small School-leading Northeast Bradford held off a pesky Athens effort in the third set to complete a sweep here Thursday night in NTL volleyball action. ...more

STAC BOYS SOCCER: SVEC PULLS AWAY IN SECOND HALF; TOPS WAVERLY, 4-1 (24 PHOTOS) (2024-10-10)
Valley Sports Report
SPENCER — SVEC scored three second-half goals to blow open a one-goal game at the half in a 4-1 win over Waverly in non-league boys soccer action here Thursday afternoon. ...more

STAC BOYS GOLF: TALADA FIRES CAREER-BEST ROUND; LEADS WAVERLY TO WIN IN SEASON FINALE (2024-10-10)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Junior Mac Talada fired a career-best round to lead Waverly to a season-ending win over Chenango Valley here Thursday in STAC boys golf action. ...more

TWO GUYS TALKING SPORTS: TOWANDA STANDOUT RILEY VANDERPOOL FEATURED IN EPISODE 15 (2024-10-10)
The Sports Reports
Towanda standout Riley Vanderpool joins “Two Guys Talking Sports” — Tim Birney of The Sports Reports, and Pat McDonald of WTTC and Choice 102 — to discuss Black Knight football, wrestling, and more.
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ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS BOYS PLAY FOR BERTH IN PIAA GOLF TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS (2024-10-09)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — A busy Thursday is highlighted by the Athens boys golf team playing for a chance to compete in the PIAA Championships, as well as home matches for Tioga girls soccer and field hockey, and Athens volleyball. ...more

NTL GIRLS SOCCER: WILLIAMSON RALLIES IN SECOND HALF TO EDGE ATHENS, 2-1 (19 PHOTOS) (2024-10-09)
Valley Sports Report
WESTFIELD, Pa. — Williamson scored a pair of second-half goals to rally for a 2-1 win over Athens here Wednesday evening in NTL girls soccer action.
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IAC VOLLEYBALL: TIOGA SWEEPS WATKINS GLEN (22 PHOTOS) (2024-10-09)
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Tioga battled a pesky Watkins Glen in the first set, but cruised in the next two sets on its way to a sweep here Wednesday night in IAC volleyball action. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: EDISON'S SLAVEN, CANTON'S SCHOONOVER NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2024-10-09)
The Sports Reports
Edison’s Andrew Slaven had a near-perfect game to lead Edison to a Homecoming 8-man football win, while Canton’s Izzie Schoonover punched her ticket the PIAA Girls Golf Championships. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional “Athletes of the Week,” for the week ending Oct. 5. ...more

IAC CROSS COUNTRY: WOOD, DELMAGE PACE TIOGA'S EFFORTS AT DIVISIONAL MEET; EARN ALL-STAR STATUS (2024-10-09)
Valley Sports Report
GROTON — Talon Wood and Brooke Delmage paced Tioga’s efforts at the IAC Small School Cross Country divisional meet.
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TWO GUYS TALKING SPORTS: EPISODE 14 FEATURES LONGTIME CORNING FOOTBALL COACH MIKE JOHNSTON JR. (2024-10-09)
The Sports Reports
CORNING — Corning football coach Mike Johnston Jr.  joins “Two Guys Talking Sports” — Tim Birney of The Sports Reports, and Pat McDonald of Choice 102 — to talk all things Corning football, and much more. ...more