NTL GIRLS SOCCER: VESTAL BLANKS ATHENS, 2-0 (24 PHOTOS) (2026-10-13)
Valley Sports Report
VESTAL — Mia Benko scored a pair of goals to lift Vestal to a 2-0 win over Athens here Tuesday night in non-league girls soccer action.
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NTL BOYS SOCCER: WELLSBORO EDGES ATHENS, 1-0, ON LATE GOAL (2026-10-13)
Valley Sports Report
WELLSBORO — Coen Tennis headed in a corner kick from Mason Brill with four minutes remaining to lift Wellsboro to a 1-0 win over Athens here Tuesday night in NTL boys soccer action. ...more

STAC GIRLS SOCCER: HORSEHEADS PULLS AWAY IN SECOND HALF; BLANKS WAVERLY, 5-0 (21 PHOTOS) (2026-10-13)
Valley Sports Report
HORSEHEADS — Horseheads score twice early in the second half to blow open a one-goal game on its way to a 5-0 win over Waverly here Tuesday night in non-league girls soccer action. ...more

SECTION IV FIELD HOCKEY: TIOGA ANSWERS TOUGH LOSS AT WALTON WITH 2-1 WIN OVER A-H (22 PHOTOS) (2026-10-13)
Valley Sports Report
AFTON — Tioga scored a pair of first-quarter goals, and held on for a 2-1 win over Afton-Harpursville here Tuesday afternoon in Section IV field hockey action. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: ATHENS WINS FIRST SETL FALLS 3-1 TO NP-L (2026-10-13)
Valley Sports Report
LIBERTY — Athens started fast, but North Penn-Liberty regrouped and won a 3-1 decision here Tuesday night in NTL Large School volleyball action. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: SAYRE BOUNCES BACK TO BEAT CANTON IN FOUR SETS (2026-10-13)
Valley Sports Report
ROME, Pa. — Sayre bounced back from a heart-breaking five-set loss Monday at Waverly to win a 3-1 decision over Northeast Bradford here Tuesday night in NTL Small School volleyball action. ...more

IAC GIRLS SOCCER: TIOGA ROUTS NEWARK VALLEY, 7-1; WILL HOST O-M THURSDAY IN DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF (16 PHOTOS) (2026-10-13)
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Grace Howey scored four goals, including three in the first half, to help Tioga to a fast start in a 7-1 Senior Night win over Newark Valley here Tuesday afternoon in IAC South girls soccer action at Haggerty Field. ...more

STAC GIRLS SWIMMING: UNBEATEN WAVERLY TOP CHENANGO FORKS, 100-69 (24 PHOTOS) (2026-10-13)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly won 9 of 12 events, paced by four-time winners sophomores Megan Atanasoff and Audrey Kellogg, to post a 100-69 win over Chenango Forks here Tuesday afternoon in STAC Central Division girls swimming action. ...more

STAC BOYS GOLF: BRADY PACES WAVERLY AT SMALL SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS (2026-10-13)
Valley Sports Report
CONKLIN, N.Y. — Junior Daniel Brady posted a top-20 finish to lead Waverly's efforts at the STAC Small School Boys Golf Championships here Tuesday at The Players Club. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS GIRLS GOLF VIE FOR STATE BERTH IN TUESDAY'S HEADLINE EVENT (2026-10-13)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Golf headlines Tuesday action as the Athens girls play for a berth in the PIAA Golf Team Championships, and a trio of Waverly boys play in the STAC Championships. ...more

HS VOLLEYBALL: WAVERLY, SAYRE BATTLE THROUGH 5-SET THRILLER; WOLVERINES’ WHEELER BREAKS SCHOOL ASSIST RECORD IN 3-2 WIN (2026-10-12)
By TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly battled past Sayre, 3-2, in a 5-set volleyball thriller here Monday evening. It was a match which had fans of both teams on the edge of their seats for the majority of the night.
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BOYS SOCCER: WAVERLY STARTS FAST IN 7-2 WIN OVER TIOGA (24 PHOTOS) (2026-10-12)
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Waverly started fast, behind a combined five goals from Cohen Kraft and Lucian Krause, and led 6-0 at the half on its way to a 7-2 non-league win over Tioga here Monday afternoon at Haggerty Field.
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ON TAP TODAY: PAIR OF VALLEY RIVALRIES COMPRISE SMALL MONDAY SLATE (2026-10-11)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — There are just two games on Monday's dockets but are in the Valley, and both are Valley rivalries, with Tioga host Waverly on the boys soccer pitch, and Waverly hosting Sayre on the volleyball hardwoods. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS' HICKS, TIOGA'S LaBOUR, WAVERLY'S ATANASOFF NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-10-12)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Athens senior Eli Hicks won a District 4 title, while Tioga freshman Carson LaBour had the best game of his young career, and Waverly sophomore Meg Atanasoff continued to shine in the pool. They are the VSR / Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Oct. 10. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: FALL'S REGULAR-SEASON WINDING DOWN (2026-10-11)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — It's hard to believe, but the fall regular-season is winding down in most sports, and postseason action is underway on both sides of the border. ...more

STAC GIRLS SWIMMING: ATANASOFF, KELLOGG PACE WAVERLY'S STRONG OUTING AT ELMIRA INVITATIONAL (2026-10-10)
Valley Sports Report
ELMIRA — Sophomore Megan Atanasoff had four top-two finishes, and her classmate Audrey Kellogg had four top-four finishes to pace Waverly efforts here Saturday at the Elmira Girls Invitational — Splash for a Cure. ...more

DISTRICT 4 BOYS GOLF: ATHENS’ HICKS CONQUERS BOYS CLASS AA FIELD EN ROUTE TO STATE TOURNAMENT BERTH (2026-10-10)
By TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
WILLIAMSPORT — Eli Hicks recorded five birdies and an eagle to capture medalist honors at the PIAA District 4 Boys Class AA Golf Championships held at the Williamsport Country Club here Saturday.
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DISTRICT 4 GIRLS GOLF: ATHENS’ CARLSON GARNERS SILVER, QUALIFIES FOR STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS (2026-10-10)
By TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
WILLIAMSPORT — Athens’ Lilah Carlson garnered a silver medal at the PIAA District 4 Girls Class AA Golf Championships held at the Williamsport Country Club here Saturday. ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: TIOGA DOMINATES IN TRENCHES; ROLLS OVER STATE-RANKED SCHUYLER, 43-12 (22 PHOTOS) (2026-10-10)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
ODESSA — Tioga's play in the trenches this season was expected to be a strength, and it proved to be just that Saturday night in a dominating, 43-12, win over state-ranked Schuyler in Section IV football action at Charles Martin Field. ...more

NTL BOYS SOCCER: ATHENS ROLLS PAST TROY, 6-1 (2026-10-10)
Valley Sports Report
EAST TROY — Athens built a 3-0 lead midway through the second half, then put the game away with three late goals in a 6-1 win over Troy here Saturday in NTL boys soccer action. ...more

STAC BOYS SOCCER: WAVERLY WRAPS UP LEAUGE PLAY WITH 8-1 LOSS TO CHENANGO VALLEY (24 PHOTOS) (2026-10-10)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Chenango Valley scored four goals in the first en route to an 8-1 win over Waverly here Saturday in STAC Central Division boys soccer action at the high school field. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: TIOGA FOOTBALL, DISTRICT 4 GOLF HEADLINES SATURDAY SLATE (2026-10-10)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Tioga is on the road against Scuyler Saturday night for a key Section IV, Division VII football match-up that headlines a light Saturday of action that also features Day 2 of the District 4 Golf Championships at the Williamsport Country Club. ...more

HS CROSS COUNTRY: WANCK, VOUGH SET THE PACE FOR ATHENS AT BOB GREENE/NEWARK VALLEY INVITATIONAL (2026-10-09)
Valley Sports Report
NEWARK VALLEY — Graham Wanck and Alissa Vough set the pace for the Athens cross country team at the Bob Greene / Newark Valley Invitational here Friday. Wanck placed fourth out of 119 runners with a time of 17:25.1 while Vough was seventh out of 90 female competitors, recording a time of 20:41.7.
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HS CROSS COUNTRY: WAVERLY’S HINE FINISHES IN TOP 10 AT BOB GREENE/NEWARK VALLEY INVITATIONAL (2026-10-09)
Valley Sports Report
NEWARK VALLEY — Chase Hine posted an 8th-place finish for the Waverly boys cross country team at the Bob Greene / Newark Valley Invitational here Friday. The Wolverine senior logged a time of 17:37.4 in a field of 119 competitors.
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SECTION IV FOOTBALL: BIG PLAYS, KEY OFFENSIVE ADJUSTMENT LEADS WAVERLY TO 33-22 WIN OVER JOHNSON CITY (24 PHOTOS) (2026-10-09)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
JOHNSON CITY — A pair of big plays set the tone early, and a key adjustment late in the first half set the stage for Waverly's, 33-22, win over previously-unbeaten Johnson City here Friday night in non-divisional Section IV football ...more

NTL FOOTBALL: ATHENS STEAMROLLS NP-M, 58-0 (24 PHOTOS) (2026-10-09)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS —— Senior Connor Davidson ran for two TDs threw for three, and returned a punt for a score — all in the first half — to lead Athens to a 58-0 win over North Penn-Mansfield here Friday night in NTL Large School Division football action. ...more

IAC VOLLEYBALL: WHITNEY POINT TOPS TIOGA TO AVENGE EARLY-SEASON LOSS (14 PHOTOS) (2026-10-09)
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Whitney Point turned the tables on Tioga, avenging an early-season loss with a 3-1 win here Friday night in IAC volleyball action. ...more

STAC VOLLEYBALL: OWEGO SWEEPS PAST WAVERLY (20 PHOTOS) (2026-10-09)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Owego swept Waverly here Thursday night in STAC Central Division volleyball action. (No information provided.) ...more

ON TAP TODAY: 'FOOTBALL FRIDAY' FEATURES HOME GAMES FOR ATHENS, SAYRE (2026-10-09)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — "Football Friday" features home games tonight for Athens and Sayre, and a road game at unbeaten Johnson City for Waverly. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: CANTON SWEEPS SAYRE TO SWEEP SEASON SERIES (2026-10-08)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Canton completed its season sweep of Sayre here Thursday night with a convincing sweep in NTL Small School volleyball action. ...more

DISTRICT 4 BOYS GOLF: HICKS DAY 1 LEADER AT D4 CHAMPIONSHIPS; ONE OF SIX WILDCATS ADVANCE TO DAY 2 (24 PHOTOS) (2026-10-08)
Valley Sports Report
MONTGOMERY — Athens senior Eli Hicks finished both the front nine and the back nine strong and sits atop the leaderboard after Day 1 of the District 4, Class AA boys golf championships here Thursday at the White Deer Golf Course. ...more

DISTRICT 4 GIRLS GOLF: ATHENS' CARLSON, LYON ADVANCE TO DAY 2 OF D4 CHAMPIONSHIPS (11 PHOTOS) (2026-10-08)
Valley Sports Report
MONTGOMERY — Athens freshman Lilah Carlson is in third place after Day 1 of the District 4 Girls Golf Championships here at White Deer Golf Course. ...more

STAC GIRLS SOCCER: CHENANGO VALLEY EDGES WAVERLY, 2-0 (2026-10-08)
Valley Sports Report
BINGHAMTON — Chenango Valley scored midway through the second half to break a scoreless tie, then tacked on an insurance goal in the final minute in a 2-0 win over Waverly here Thursday night in STAC Central Division girls soccer action. ...more

STAC BOYS GOLF: WAVERLY FALLS TO CHENANGO VALLEY (2026-10-09)
Valley Sports Report
BINGHAMTON — All five of Waverly's scorers shot 44 or better, but three of Chenango Valley's golfers shot in the 30s in a 12-stroke win here Thursday in STAC Central Division boys golf action at Hidden Springs Golf Course. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: THREE VALLEY TEAMS FACE TOUGH TESTS IN WEEK 7 (2026-10-08)
Week 7 of the high school football season is upon us,, and things get a little tougher for three of the Valley teams this week.
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