ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS WRESTLERS IN ACTION AT DISTRICT 4 CHAMPIONSHIPS; TIOGA, WAVERLY BOWLERS AT SECTION IV CHAMPIONSHIPS (2026-02-21)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The Athens grapplers take to the mat Saturday for the District 4, Class 3A Wrestling Championships, and the Waverly and Tioga bowlers compete for Section IV titles at the Class Championships. ...more

DISTRICT 11 BOYS BASKETBALL: SOUTHERN LEHIGH'S SHARPSHOOTERS TAKE DOWN ATHENS, 59-29, IN CLASS 5A QUARTERFINALS (2026-02-20)
Valley Sports Report
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, Pa. — Fifth-seeded Athens kept it close for about 10 minutes, but fourth-seeded Southern Lehigh's long-range took its toll in a 59-29 win here Friday night in the quarterfinals of the District 11 Class 5A boys basketball playoffs. ...more

SECTION IV GIRLS BOWLING: WAVERLY FINISHES SECOND AT CLASS B CHAMPIONSHIPS (2026-02-20)
Valley Sports Report
VESTAL — Rylie Witman paced Waverly in a second-place finish here Friday afternoon at the Section IV, Class B Girls Bowling Championships at Midway Lanes. ...more

DISTRICT 4 WRESTLING: SAYRE'S BROWN KNOCKED INTO CONSOLATION BRACKET AT CLASS AA CHAMPIONSHIPS (8 PHOTOS) (2025-02-20)
Valley Sports Report
WILLIAMSPORT — Sayre junior Jordan Brown was knocked into the consolation bracket of the District 4, Class AA Wrestling Championships here Friday evening at Williamsport High School.< ...more

ON TAP TODAY: POSTSEASON ACTION GALORE ON FRIDAY'S SLATE (2026-02-20)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The Athens boys begin its postseason wrestling season Friday evening at the District 4 Championships, while the Wildcat boys hoop team opens play in the District 11 playoffs. There is also bowling and indoor track & field postseason action in Section IV. ...more

DISTRICT 4 GIRLS BASKETBALL: TOP-SEEDED CENTRAL COLUMBIA ROLLS OVER ATHENS, 64-20 (17 PHOTOS) (2026-02-19)
Valley Sports Report
BLOOMSBURG — Unbeaten Central Columbia proved its top seed here Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the District 4, Class 4A girls basketball playoffs with a 64-20 win over eighth-seeded Athens. ...more

DISTRICT 4 WRESTLING: ATHENS HAS FIVE TOP-TWO SEEDS AT CLASS 3A CHAMPIONSHIPS (2026-02-19)
Valley Sports Report
WILLIAMSPORT — Athens will have five wrestlers seeded in the top two this weekend at the District 4, Class AAA Wrestling Championships at Williamsport High School. ...more

DISTRICT 4 WRESTLING: SAYRE'S BROWN THIRD SEED AT 172 AT CLASS AA CHAMPIONSHIPS (2026-02-19)
Valley Sports Report
WILLIAMSPORT — Sayre junior Jordan Brown is the third seed in the 172-pound bracket here this weekend at the District 4, Class AA Wrestling Championships at Williamsport High School. ...more

SECTION IV BOYS SWIMMING: WAVERLY'S WILLIAMS REACHES PODIUM TWICE AT CLASS B CHAMPIONSHIPS (2026-02-19)
Valley Sports Report
ENDWELL — Waverly senior Finn Williams registered a pair of podium finishes Saturday at the Section IV, Class B Boys Swimming championships here at Maine-Endwell High School. ...more

H.S. ARCHERY: WAVERLY QUALIFIES SCHOOL-RECORD 12 FOR STATE TOURNAMENT (9 PHOTOS) (2026-03-19)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — The Waverly Archery team is heading to the state tournament March 13 in Syracuse in a big way after an impressive qualifying season that saw a school-record 12 student archers earn spots through three highly-competitive qualifier tournaments. ...more

DISTRICT 4 GIRLS BASKETBALL: ATHENS ON ROAD TO FACE TOP-SEEDED CENTRAL COLUMBIA IN CLASS 4A QUARTERS (2026-02-19)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Athens opens postseason play tonight on the road against top-seeded Central Columbia in the quarterfinals of the District 4, Class 4A playoffs.
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DISTRICT 4 BOYS BASKETBALL: NEB CRUISES PAST SAYRE IN CLASS AA QUARTERFINALS (17 PHOTOS) (2026-02-18)
Valley Sports Report
ROME, Pa. — Sayre scored the first bucket of the game, but Northeast Bradford netted the next 16 on its way to a 74-25 win here Wednesday night in the quarterfinals of the District 4, Class AA boys basketball playoffs. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SAYRE BOYS OPEN POSTSEASON PLAY (2026-02-18)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Postseason basketball tips off South of the Border tonight with eighth-seeded Sayre traveling to top-seeded Northeast Bradford in the opening round of the District 4, Class AA boys basketball playoffs. ...more

STAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: LATE FREE THROWS LIFT ELMIRA TO 53-51 WIN OVER WAVERLY (15 PHOTOS) (2026-02-17)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Meya Smith drained two free throws with 8 seconds remaining to foil Waverly's comeback bid, and lift Elmira to a 53-51 win in STAC girls basketball action. ...more

STAC BOYS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY ROLLS OVER WHITNEY POINT, 72-32, IN REGULAR-SEASON FINALE (18 PHOTOS) (2026-02-17)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly used its pressure defense to create points in transition, knocked down open shots and pounded the offensive boards in a complete 72-32 rout of Whitney Point in its boys basketball regular-season finale here Tuesday night. ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: TIOGA DROPS BACK-AND-FORTH AFFAIR TO GROTON, 68-63 (19 PHOTOS) (2026-02-17)
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Tioga rallied from a 10-point first-quarter deficit, but Groton pulled out a 68-63 win in a back-and-forth affair in the regular-season finale for both teams here Tuesday night. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WAVERLY'S WELLES, SAYRE'S BROWN, ATHENS' NASON, TIOGA'S TOOMEY NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-02-17)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Waverly junior Matthias Welles and Tioga junior Amelia Toomey each won their first Section IV title, while Athens senior Leah Nason claimed her third District 4 title, and Sayre junior Jordan Brown won his second North Section crown. They are the VSR / Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Feb. 14. ...more

YOUTH BASKETBALL: EPIPHANY HOSTS KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FREE THROW COMPETITION (2026-02-17)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — On Feb. 1, youth from across Bradford County gathered at Epiphany School Gym for the Knights of Columbus Free Throw contest.  ...more

ON TAP TODAY: REGULAR-SEASON DRAWS TO CLOSE WITH TRIO OF HOOP GAMES IN VALLEY (2026-02-17)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The 2025-26 winter season's regular season draws to a close tonight with a boys basketball game at Tioga, and a girls-boys hoop doubleheader at Waverly. ...more

STAC JV GIRLS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY TOP HORSEHEADS, 48-38; ADVANCES TO STAC TITLE GAME (2026-02-16)
Valley Bowling Center
WAVERLY — Raygane Oakes and Addison Foster combined for 35 points to lead Waverly to a 58-48 win over Horseheads in the semifinals of the STAC junior varsity girls basketball championships. ...more

DISTRICT BASKETBALL: ATHENS BOYS, GIRLS OPEN POSTSEASON PLAY ON ROAD THIS WEEK (2026-02-15)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The Athens boys and girls will both open postseason play on the road this week in the district playoffs. ...more

DISTRICT 4 BOYS BASKETBALL: SAYRE OPENS CLASS AA PLAYOFFS ON ROAD WEDNESDAY (2026-02-15)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Sayre will open play on the road Wednesday in the District 4, Class AA boys basketball playoffs. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: POSTSEASON ACTION SHIFTS INTO HIGH GEAR (2026-02-15)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Basketball's regular season comes to an end with three games in New York on Tuesday, and the postseason begins with games in Pa. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The week draws to a close with wrestling and bowling postseason action. ...more

DISTRICT 4 GIRLS WRESTLING: SAYRE DUO NOTCH WINS AT DISTRICTS (4 PHOTOS) (2026-02-14)
Valley Sports Report
WILLIAMSPORT — Senior Mikyah Brown won a pair of matches, and freshman Isabella Stamile notched one win here Saturday at the District 4 Girls Wrestling Championships here at Williamsport High School. ...more

DISTRICT 4 GIRLS WRESTLING: NASON WINS THIRD DISTRICT TITLE; ATHENS ADVANCES SIX TE REGIONALS (17 PHOTOS) (2026-02-14)
Valley Sports Report
WILLIAMSPORT — Senior Leah Nason won another title, and five of her teammates also placed in the top four here Saturday at the District 4 Girls Wrestling Championships to advance to the PIAA Central Region Championships on Feb. 28. ...more

IAC BOYS BOWLING: HOLMES, SLATER LEAD TIOGA TO TEAM TITLE AT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS (2026-02-14)
Valley Bowling Center
WAVERLY — Charles Holmes and Nick Slater came up just shy of rolling 700 series, and led Tioga to a team title at the IAC Boys Bowling Championships here Saturday at the Valley Bowling Center. ...more

IAC GIRLS BOWLING: HELMICH LEADS LADY TIGERS TO TEAM TITLE AT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS (2026-02-14)
Valley Bowling Center
WAVERLY — Kelsey Helmich banged out a 600 series to lead Tioga to a first-place finish at the IAC Girls Bowling Championships here Saturday at the Valley Bo ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: TOWANDA TOPS ATHENS, 53-42, TO WIN SHOWDOWN TITLE (12 PHOTOS) (2026-02-14)
Valley Sports Report
MANSFIELD — Towanda took the early lead, fended off an Athens comeback bid in the second half, and pulled away late in a 53-42 win Saturday night in the championship game of the NTL Boys Basketball Showdown here at Mansfield University. ...more

DISTRICT 4 WRESTLING: SAYRE'S BROWN REPEATS AS NORTH SECTION CHAMP; ROOF PLACES FIFTH (18 PHOTOS) (2026-02-14)
Valley Sports Report
WELLSBORO — Junior Jordan Brown won his second North Section title in a row, and freshman Bryan Roof III placed fifth here Saturday at the District 4, North Section Tournament at Wellsboro High School. ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: TIOGA FALLS AT WATKINS GLEN, 56-37 (2026-02-14)
Valley Sports Report
WATKINS GLEN — Tioga led early, but Watkins Glen surged ahead in the middle two quarters on its way to a 56-37 win here Saturday afternoon in IAC boys basketball action. ...more

SECTION IV WRESTLING: WAVERLY CROWNS THREE CHAMPS, QUALIFIES FIVE FOR STATES; FINISHES SECOND AT DIVISION 2 CHAMPIONSHIPS (24 PHOTOS) (2026-02-14)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
BINGHAMTON — Waverly's day got off to a rough start, but the Wolverines finished with three champions, five state qualifiers, and a second-place finish at the Section IV, Division 2 wrestling championships. ...more

SECTION IV WRESTLING: TIOGA CROWNS TWO CHAMPS, SENDS SEVEN TO STATES; WINS DIVISION 2 TEAM TITLE (24 PHOTOS) (2026-02-14)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
BINGHAMTON — Junior Declan McKee and sophomore Drayke Ulrich won Section IV gold, and five of their teammates also punched their tickets to States to lead Tioga to the team title here Saturday at the Section IV, Division 2 wrestling championships. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: CORNING'S PROUDFOOT, WAVERLY'S JUDSON, ATHENS' PANEK NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-02-14)
The Sports Reports
Corning sophomore Nolan Proudfoot is on a historic scoring tear, while Waverly sophomore Ryleigh Judson had a good week on the hardwoods, and Athens senior Evelyn Panek had a strong showing at the Coaches Invitational. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Feb. 7. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: POSTSEASON WRESTLING IN FULL SWING (2026-02-14)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The postseason is in full swing, and Saturday's action features three different postseason wrestling tournaments, the Section IV swim championships, and the finals of the NTL Showdown at Mansfield University. ...more

DISTRICT 4 WRESTLING: SAYRE'S BROWN TOP SEED AT NORTH SECTION TOURNAMENT (2026-02-13)
Valley Sports Report
WELLSBORO — Sayre will only have three wrestlers in action Saturday at the District 4, Class AA North Section Championship at Wellsboro High School, but one will be a top seed. ...more