ON TAP TODAY: BOYS HOOP TAKES CENTER STAGE FRIDAY NIGHT (2026-01-23)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — A trio of boys basketball games — at Athens, Sayre, and Tioga — highlight Friday night's schedule that also includes the Athens and Sayre wrestling teams at major tournaments. ...more

IAC BOWLING: TIOGA GIRLS SWEEP LANSING; TIOGA BOYS HOLD ON FOR 3-1 WIN (2026-01-22)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Liberty Magner threw a big series to lead the Tioga girls to a sweep of Lansing Thursday, while Charles Holmes and Nick Slater each rolled 600 series to pace the Tigers in a 3-1 win in IAC bowling action here at the Valley Bowling Center. ...more

NTL GIRLS WRESTLING: ATHENS RIDE FLURRY OF PINS TO 60-16 WIN OVER TOWANDA (18 PHOTOS) (2026-01-22)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens won nine of the 10 contested weight classes — all by fall — in a 60-16 win over Towanda here Wednesday night in NTL girls wrestling action. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: ATHENS CAN'T DIG OUT OF EARLY HOLE IN 42-33 LOSS TO NEB (2026-01-22)
Valley Sports Report
ROME, Pa. — Northeast Bradford jumped out to an eight-point first-quarter lead, and Athens never recovered in a 42-33 loss here Thursday night in NTL girls basketball action. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: HUGE FIRST QUARTER PROPELS NP-M TO 63-11 WIN OVER SAYRE (2026-01-22)
Valley Sports Report
MANSFIELD — North Penn-Mansfield poured in 35 points in the first quarter, and cruised to a 63-11 romp over Sayre here Thursday night in NTL girls basketball action. ...more

STAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY PULLS AWAY FROM OWEGO TO PICK UP DIVISIONAL VICTORY (24 PHOTOS) (2026-01-22)
By TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly picked up a much needed win here Thursday, defeating Owego, 54-36, in STAC Central Division girls basketball action.
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SECTION IV GIRLS WRESTLING: TIOGA TOPS OWEGO; FALLS TO FORKS (12 PHOTOS) (2026-01-22)
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — On a night ruled by forfeits, Tioga split a pair of decisions, topping Owego, 30-19, and falling to Chenango Forks, 38-21, here Thursday night in Section IV girls wrestling action. ...more

NTL WRESTLING: ATHENS RALLIES LATE TO TOP TOWANDA, 43-30 (20 PHOTOS) (2026-01-22)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens closed out the match with four straight wins to rally for a 43-30 win over Towanda here Wednesday night in NTL wrestling action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: TIOGA COUNTY RIVALRIES HEADLINE THE NIGHT (2025-01-21)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The renewal of a Tioga County girls basketball rivalry, along with a pair of girls wrestling matches at Tioga headline Thursday's high school sports docket in the Valley.
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(UPDATED) NTL SWIMMING: ATHENS GIRLS WIN FINAL REALY TO PULL OUT WINS OVER SELINSGROVE, JERSEY SHORE; WILDCAT BOYS WIN BIG (2026-01-21)
Valley Sports Report
SELINSGROVE — The Athens girls won the meet-closing 400-yard freestyle relay to pull out wins over Selinsgrove and Jersey Shore here Tuesday afternoon, while the Wildcat boys, led by quad-winner junior Brayden Pettitt, rolled to wins over short-handed teams in non-league swimming action. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: TROY ROLLS UP BIG WIN OVER SAYRE (2026-01-21)
Valley Sports Report
TROY — The 2025-26 season has been a bit of an up-and-down season for Troy. Chalk Wednesday night's 86-21 NTL boys basketball win over Sayre here at the Commons Building into the "up" col ...more

STAC BOWLING: JOHNSON LEADS WAVERLY BOYS' SWEEP OF SV; LADY WOLVERINES HOLD ON FOR 3-2 WIN (2026-01-21)
Valley Sports Report
CONKLIN, N.Y. — Senior Derek Johnson led four Waverly bowlers with 600 series in a sweep of Susquehanna Valley Wednesday afternoon, while the Lady Wolverines pulled out a 3-2 decision here in STAC bowling action at Midway Lanes. ...more

SECTION IV WRESTLING: TIOGA RETURNS TO TOP OF DIVISION II WITH 51-19 WIN OVER CHENANGO VALLEY (23 PHOTOS) (2026-01-21)
By TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Top-seeded Tioga dominated No. 3 seed Chenango Valley, 51-19, to claim the title at the Section IV Division II Dual Meet Wrestling Championships here Wednesday.
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NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: ATHENS RIDES HOT START TO 72-19 WIN OVER CANTON (2026-01-21)
Valley Sports Report
CANTON — Athens got off to a blazing hot start, and rolled to a 72-19 win over Canton here Wednesday night in NTL boys basketball action. ...more

SECTION IV WRESTLING: CHENANGO VALLEY UPSETS WAVERLY IN DIVISION II SEMIFINAL BATTLE (20 PHOTOS) (2026-01-21)
By TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Third-seeded Chenango Valley recorded six pins and did not yield any in upsetting No. 2 Waverly, 41-36, in the semifinals of the Section IV Division II Dual Meet Wrestling Championships here Wednesday.
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IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: BOMBARD'S GAME-WINNER LIFTS TIOGA PAST NEWFIELD, 42-40 (2026-01-21)
Valley Sports Report
NEWFIELD — Junior Jackson Bombard's steal for a lay-up with seven seconds remaining proved to be the game-winner in Tioga's 42-40 victory here Wednesday night in IAC South Small School Division boys basketball action. ...more

SECTION IV WRESTLING: TIOGA DOMINATES EARLY IN DIVISION II SEMIFINAL ROUT OF WDA (18 PHOTOS) (2026-01-21)
By TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Top-seeded Tioga won the first seven weights to secure a 66-16 victory over Walton / Delaware Academy in the semifinals of the Section IV Division II Dual Meet Wrestling Championships here Wednesday. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SECTION IV WRESTLING DUALS TAKE CENTER STAGE WEDNESDAY (2026-01-21)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The Section IV, Division 2 Wrestling Duals headlines a busy Wednesday night of action in the Valley, but there's also an NTL match with Athens hosting longtime rival Athens. ...more

IAC BOWLING: CANDOR GIRLS, TIOGA BOYS WIN IN TEAMS’ SECOND MEETING (2026-01-21)
Valley Sports Report
OWEGO — The Candor girls bowling team avenged a season-opening loss to Tioga, posting a 4-0 victory in IAC Small School action at Owego Bowl Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Tigers swept the boys match, 4-0.
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NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: TROY ROLLS OVER SAYRE (2026-01-20)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Troy is the class of the NTL, and Sayre is in a total rebuild, so the results were pretty much as expected here Tuesday night as the Trojans rolled to a big girls basketball win.
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NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: CANTON RALLIES PAST ATHENS, 31-25 (11 PHOTOS) (2026-01-20)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Canton closed the game strong, and rallied for a 31-25 win over Athens here Tuesday night in NTL girls basketball action.
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IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: NEWARK VALLEY RIDES BIG QUARTER TO 63-41 WIN OVER TIOGA (2026-01-21)
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Newark Valley erupted for 25 second-quarter points to break open a tight game and defeat Tioga, 63-41, in IAC boys basketball crossover action here Tuesday night. ...more

NTL JV BOYS BASKETBALL: ATHENS PULLS AWAY LATE IN 46-28 WIN OVER TOWANDA (2026-01-20)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens built an eight-point lead through three quarter, then finished off the game with a 10-0 run in a 46-28 win over Towanda here Saturday afternoon in NTL junior varsity boys basketball action. ...more

STAC JV BOYS BASKETBALL: SETON CATHOLIC TOPS WAVERLY, 60-48, TO SNAP SEVEN-GAME WIN STREAK (2026-01-20)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Seton Catholic used a strong second half to pull away in a 60-48 win over Waverly, snapping its seven-game win streak, here Saturday afternoon in STAC Central Division junior varsity boys basketball action. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: ELMIRA'S CAPILLI NAMED 'BOYS SOCCER PLAYER OF YEAR;' VALLEY WELL-REPRESENTED ON ALL-REGION TEAMS (2026-01-20)
The Sports Reports
It was a big year for soccer teams on both sides of the border, and no one had a better season than Elmira’s Luca Capilli, earning him The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm All-Region "Boys’ Soccer Player of the Year." ...more

ON TAP TODAY: BASKETBALL TAKES CENTER STAGE TUESDAY NIGHT (2026-01-20)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Basketball takes center stage Tuesday night with the Athens and Sayre girls, and the Tioga boys hosting league rivals on the hardwoods. ...more

IAC GIRLS WRESTLING: TOOMEY WINS TITLE, NELSON RUNNER-UP TO LEAD TIOGA TO 10TH-PLACE FINISH AT WINDSOR TOURNEY (14 PHOTOS) (2026-01-19)
Valley Sports Report
WINDSOR — Junior Amelia Toomey won an individual title, while junior Kyah Nelson was a runner-up, and freshman Grace Howey wrestled back for a seventh-place finish to lead Tioga to a 10th-place finish in the 43-team field here Monday afternoon at the Windsor Lady Knight Girls Wrestling Invitational.
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STAC GIRLS WRESTLING: WAVERLY SENDS THREE TO PODIUM IN 12TH-PLACE FINISH AT WINDSOR TOURNAMENT (20 PHOTOS) (2026-01-19)
Valley Sports Report
WINDSOR — Waverly had three wrestlers — senior Emma Vanderhoof, freshman Gianna Zieniuk, and 7th-grader Amelia Wright — reach the podium here Monday, leading the Wolverines to a 12th-place finish in the 43-team field at the second annual Windsor Lady Knights Invitational. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WINDSOR GIRLS WRESTLING TOURNEY ONLY EVENT ON DOCKET (2026-01-19)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The Waverly and Tioga girls wrestling teams are at the Windsor Lady Black Knight Invitational, and it's the only event on Monday's schedule.
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VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: TIOGA'S KITHCART, ATHENS' PANEK NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-01-19)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Tioga junior Gavin Kithcart had a monster game to help Tioga to a big win, and Athens senior Evelyn Panek turned in a strong performance at Tunkhannock Swimming & Diving Invite. They are the VSR / Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Jan. 17. ...more

SECTION IV WRESTLING: TIOGA, WAVERLY TOP TWO SEEDS AT WEDNESDAY'S DIVISION 2 DUALS (2026-01-18)
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Tioga and Waverly, the top two ranked teams in Division 2 in New York State, are the top two seeds here Wednesday as the postseason kicks off at the Section IV, Division 2 Duals. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: WRESTLING TAKES CENTER STAGE WITH SECTION IV DUALS, IAC, STAC CHAMPIONSHIPS (2026-01-18)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Wrestling takes center stage this week with the Windsor Girls Invitational kicking things off Monday, the Section IV Division 2 Duals on Wednesday, and the IAC and STAC Championships on Saturday
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NTL SWIMMING: PANEK, PETTITT, HICKS PACE ATHENS' EFFORTS AT TUNKHANNOCK INVITE (2026-01-17)

ATHENS GIRLS' 200 FREE RELAY BREAKS SCHOOL RECORD

Valley Sports Report
TUNKHANNOCK — Senior Evelyn Panek, and juniors Brayden Pettitt and Eli Hicks each registered four top-four finishes to pace Athens here Saturday at the Tunkhannock Swimming & Diving Invitational. ...more

SECTION IV WINTER TRACK & FIELD: WAVERLY POSTS SEVEN TOP-10 FINISHES AT HURLEY INVITAITONAL (2026-01-17)
Valley Sports Report
ITHACA — Waverly had five individual top-10 finishes and also had a pair of relays crack the top-10 here Saturday afternoon at the Hurley Indoor Track & Field Invitational at Ithaca College. ...more

SECTION IV WINTER TRACK & FIELD: TIOGA'S ALBRECHT POSTS FIRST-, THIRD-PLACE FINISH AT HURLEY INVITE (2026-01-17)
Valley Sports Report
ITHACA — Tioga senior Gavin Albrecht had a pair of top-three finishing, including a first-place finish in the pole vault, here Saturday afternoon at the Hurley Indoor Track & Field Invitational at Ithaca College. ...more