SECTION IV FIELD HOCKEY: MORAVIA BLANKS TIOGA, 6-0 (19 PHOTOS) (2025-10-07)
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MORAVIA — Moravia raced out to a 5-0 halftime lead en route to a 6-0 win over Tioga here Tuesday afternoon in Section IV field hockey action. ...more

IAC VOLLEYBALL: TIOGA ROLLS TO SWEEP OF TRUMANSBURG (20 PHOTOS) (2025-10-07)
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TRUMANSBURG — Tioga has had its difficulties in Trumansburg over the years, but Tuesday night the Tigers pulled off a sweep of the Blue Raiders in IAC Large School Division crossover volleyball action ...more

STAC BOYS SOCCER: STATE-RANKED CHENANGO FORKS PUTS WAVERLY AWAY IN SECOND HALF (2025-10-07)
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BINGHAMTON — State-ranked Chenango Forks scored three goals in the second half to blow open a one-goal game on its way to a 4-0 win over Waverly here Tuesday night in STAC Central Division boys soccer action. ...more

NTL BOYS SOCCER: ATHENS BLANKS GALETON, 2-0; CLINCHES FIRST NTL TITLE SINCE 2021 (2025-10-07)
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GALETON — Athens battled the weather and a pesky Galeton squad, winning a 2-0 decision here Tuesday night to clinch its first NLT boys soccer title since 2021. ...more

STAC BOYS GOLF: CHENANGO FORKS EDGES WAVERLY, 228-232 (2025-10-07)
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CHEMUNG — Waverly had five golfers shoot between 45 and 47, but Chenango Forks' Jackson Mines' low-medal round of 43 was the difference in a 228-232 Blue Devil victory here Tuesday afternoon in STAC Central Division boys golf action at Tomasso's Golf Course. ...more

H.S. FOOTBALL: WAVERLY FOE IN 2023 STATE FINALS, CROUCHER, COMMITS TO PLAY AT OLE MISS (2025-10-07)
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Former Fonda-Fultonville QB Keegan Croucher, who led F-F to the state championship game against Waverly as a freshman in 2023, has committed to play his college football in the SEC, under Lane Kiffin at Mississippi. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY GIRLS HOST OWEGO IN DIVISIONAL SWIM MEET IN MARQUEE MATCH-UP ON BUSY TUESDAY (2025-10-07)
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THE VALLEY — The Waverly girls host Tioga County rival Owego in a divisional swim meet, but the majority of the action is on the road on a busy Tuesday, including Tioga in action at the IAC Small School Cross Country divisional meet at Groton. ...more

JV VOLLEYBALL: ATHENS FINISHES FOURTH AT 'VOLLEY IN THE VALLEY JV TOURNAMENT' (2025-10-07)
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ATHENS — Athens hosted and placed fourth in the second annual Volley in the Valley JV Tournament here Saturday. ...more

COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY: TIOGA GRAD WILLIAMS SCORES FIRST COLLEGIATE GOALS IN MORRISVILLE WIN (2025-10-07)
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MORRISVILLE — Tioga grad McKenzie Williams, a freshman on the Morrisville State field hockey team, scored her first collegiate goals, and also dished out an assist in the Mustangs' 9-0 win over Alfred University Monday. ...more

JV VOLLEYBALL: TIOGA, WAVERLY POST 4-4 RECORDS AT TIOGA TOURNEY; CORNING ROLLS TO TITLE (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-07)
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TIOGA CENTER — Tioga and Waverly posted 4-4 records in pool play, and finished third in their respective pools here Saturday at the annual Tioga JV Volleyball Tournament ...more

ON TAP TODAY: JUST TWO EVENTS IN THE VALLEY ON A BUSY TUESDAY (2025-10-07)
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THE VALLEY — It's another busy Tuesday, but only two of the eight of events on the schedule are in the Valley, both in Waverly with the girls swim and boys golf teams hosting STAC rivals. ...more

SECTION IV BOYS GOLF: WALTER, BRADY LEAD WAVERLY TO FOURTH-PLACE FINISH AT CLASS B CHAMPIONSHIPS (16 PHOTOS) (2025-10-06)
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ELMIRA — Sophomore Griff Walter and Daniel Brady each had top-10 finishes to lead Waverly to a fourth-place finish at the Section IV, Class B Boys Golf Championships here at Soaring Eagles Golf Course. ...more

STAC GIRLS SOCCER: FORKS EDGES WAVERLY, 3-2 (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-06)
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WAVERLY — Waverly tied the game early in the second half, but Chenango Forks regained the lead less than a minute later on its way to a 3-2 win here Monday afternoon in STAC Central Division girls soccer action at the high school field. ...more

IAC GIRLS SOCCER: TIOGA RALLIES IN SECOND HALF TO TOP SVEC, 4-2 (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-06)
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CANDOR — Four different Tioga players scored goals, including three in the second half, in a come-from-behind, 4-2, win over SVEC here Monday afternoon in IAC girls soccer at Candor High School. ...more

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: ATHENS GRADS MACHMER, HUDSON PLAY BIG ROLES IN MANSFIELD'S SECOND WIN IN A ROW; SAYRE BRAD BENNETT ALSO CONTRIBUTES (2025-10-06)
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MANSFIELD — A pair of Athens grads — Matt Machmer and Damian Hudson — played roles in Mansfield's second straight win to open the season — a 31-0 whitewashing of Caldwell University — here Saturday afternoon at Karl Van Norman Stadium. ...more

YOUTH GOLF: BENNETT, CARLSON LEAD ATHENS TO TEAM TITLE AT SHADOWBROOK JUNIOR SHOWCASE (2025-10-06)
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TUNKHANNOCK — Seventh-grader Silas Bennett and 8th-grader Lilah Carlson were crowned division champs and led Athens to a team title here Saturday at the Shadowbrook Junior Showcase. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: GIRLS SOCCER TAKES CENTER STAGE ON LIGHT MONDAY SLATE (2025-10-06)
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THE VALLEY — There are just three events on Monday's docket with postseason golf and girls soccer sharing the main stage. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS' DAVIDSON, WAVERLY'S KITTLE NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-10-06)
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THE VALLEY — Athens junior Connor Davidson had a record-setting game in a win over Towanda, while Waverly senior Mira Kittle continued her outstanding season. They are the VSR / Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Oct. 4. ...more

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: ATHENS GRAD LISTER LEADS ST. JOHN FISHER TO SECOND WIN IN A ROW — 31-24 OT VICTORY OVER BROCKPORT ST. (2025-10-05)
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PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Athens grad Mason Lister threw a 4-yard TD pass in overtime to lift St. John Fisher to a 31-24 win over arch-rival Brockport State in the annual "Courage Bowl" rivalry game here Saturday afternoon. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: DISTRICT 4 GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS HEADLINE WEEK'S EVENTS (2025-10-05)
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THE VALLEY — The first District 4 Championships of the fall season are on tap this week, with six Athens golfers set to complete in the Class 3A Championships, while the regular seasons in other sports — on both sides of the border — wind to a close. ...more

H.S. CROSS COUNTRY: ATHENS GIRLS WIN CLASS B TITLE AT McDANIEL-BAXTER INVITE; WILDCAT, WOLVERINE BOYS FINISH 2-3 (16 PHOTOS) (2025-10-04)
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BINGHAMTON — Sophomore Alissa Vough finished third and led Athens to the Class B girls team title here Saturday at the McDaniel-Baxter Cross Country Invitational, while the Athens and Waverly boys finished second and third, respectively. ...more

NTL BOYS SOCCER: WILLIAMSPORT EDGES ATHENS, 1-0 (14 PHOTOS) (2025-10-04)
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ATHENS — Williamsport scored about 14 minutes into the second half, and made it stand in a 1-0 win over Athens here Saturday afternoon in non-league boys soccer action at Alumni Stadium. ...more

NTL FOOTBALL: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT ROLLS TO 47-6 WIN OVER SAYRE (2025-10-04)
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SAYRE — South Williamsport raced out to a 34-0 halftime lead en route to a 47-6 win over Sayre here Friday night in NTL Small School Division football action at the Lockhart Street Bowl. ...more

STAC GIRLS SWIMMING: KITTLE, RELAYS LEAD WAVERLY TO TEAM TITLE AT ELMIRA INVITATIONAL (12 PHOTOS) (2025-10-04)
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ELMIRA — Senior Mira Kittle was a quad-winner, swimming state cut times in all four events, and Waverly won all three relays on its way to a team title here Saturday at the annual Elmira Swimming & Diving Invitational. ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: WAVERLY HOLDS OFF U-E, 21-20, IN PENALTY-PLAGUE GAME (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-04)
By TIM BIRNEY
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ENDICOTT — Waverly fended off a late rally, thanks in large part to a penalty on a successful two-point conversion — one of 38 penalty flags thrown in the contest, to pull out a 21-20 win over Union-Endicott here Saturday afternoon in Section IV football action at Ty Cobb Stadium. ...more

IAC GIRLS SOCCER: LATE PK LIFTS TIOGA TO 2-1 WIN OVER O-M (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-04)
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TIOGA CENTER — Senior Sophia Haney converted a penalty kick with 55 seconds remaining in the game to lift Tioga to a 2-1 win over Odessa-Montour in IAC girls soccer action here on Senior Day Saturday afternoon at Haggerty Field. ...more

IAC BOYS SOCCER: O-M KNOCKS OFF TIOGA, 3-0 (2025-10-04)
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ODESSA — O-M broke a scoreless tie with a penalty kick late in the first half, and added a pair of insurance goals in the second half of a 3-0 win over Tioga here Friday night in IAC South Small School Division boys soccer action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY FOOTBALL ON THE ROAD AT U-E IN A BATTLE OF STATE-RANKED TEAMS (2025-10-04)
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THE VALLEY — Waverly is on the road at Union-Endicott in a battle of state-ranked football teams Saturday afternoon in the marquee match-up of the day. ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: STRONG START CARRIES TIOGA TO 35-18 WIN OVER B-G (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-03)
By TIM BIRNEY
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TIOGA CENTER — Tioga led 21-0 before Bainbridge-Guilford earned its initial first down of the game, and were never really threatened in a 35-18 win here Friday night in Section IV, Class D crossover football action at Haggerty Field. ...more

NTL FOOTBALL: DAVIDSON THROWS SCHOOL-RECORD SIX TD PASSES IN ATHENS' 54-7 WIN OVER TOWANDA (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-03)
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TOWANDA — Junior QB Connor Davidson threw for what is believed to be a school-record six TDs to lead Athens to a 54-7 win over Towanda here Friday night in NTL Large School Division football action at the Endless Mountains Sports Complex. ...more

STAC BOYS GOLF: HORSEHEADS' DEPTH KEY IN WIN OVER WAVERLY (2025-10-03)
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ELMIRA — Horseheads had five golfers shoot 47 or better in a 224-237 win over Waverly here Friday afternoon in STAC golf action at Soaring Eagles Golf Course.
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NTL GIRLS SOCCER: ATHENS PULLS OUT 2-1 LEAD AT CHENANGO VALLEY (2025-10-03)
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BINGHAMTON — Senior Lizzie Gorsline buried a long free kick into the back of the net with 6 1/2 minutes remaining in the game to lift Athens to a 2-1 win over Chenango Valley here Friday night in non-league girls soccer action. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 7 PICKS — WAVERLY TAKES ON U-E IN BATTLE OF STATE-RANKED TEAMS (2025-10-03)
Another football weekend is upon us, and Waverly's trip to U-E for a battle of state-ranked teams is the obvious choice for "Game of the Week."
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ON TAP TODAY: 'FOOTBALL FRIDAY' FEATURES TIOGA, SAYRE AT HOME, ATHENS ON ROAD — ALL AGAINST DIVISIONAL RIVALS (2025-10-03)
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THE VALLEY — "Football Friday" features a trio of games with Tioga at Haggerty Field in a divisional game against B-G, and Sayre at the Lockhart Street Bowl against NTL Small School foe South Williamsport, while Athens is on the road against Large School rival Towanda. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: ATHENS WINS FIRST SET; WELLSBORO RALLIES FOR 3-1 WIN (2025-10-02)
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ATHENS — Athens pulled out a hard-fought win in the first set, but Wellsboro re-group to win the next three sets for a 3-1 win here Thursday night in NTL Large School volleyball action.
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