SECTION IV VOLLEYBALL: TIOGA FALLS TO TOP-SEEDED LANSING IN FIVE SETS IN CLASS C FINALS (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-08)
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Top-seeded Lansing rallied from a 2-1 deficit to pull out a five-set win over Tioga and claim the Section IV, Class volleyball title here Saturday afternoon. ...more

SECTION IV GIRLS SWIMMING: MORE RECORDS FALL; KITTLE, WELLES, ATANASOFF LEAD WAVERLY TO SECOND-PLACE FINISH AT CLASS B CHAMPIONSHIPS (9 PHOTOS) (2025-11-08)

WAVERLY SWIMMERS WILL COMPETE IN SIX EVENTS AT STATE MEET

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ENDWELL — Senior Mira Kittle and sophomore Lauryn Welles punched their tickets to the New York State Girls Swimming Championships in four events, and freshman Megan Atanasoff qualified in three events  here Saturday afternoon to lead Waverly to a second-place finish at the Section IV, Class B Championships.
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SECTION IV FOOTBALL: OPPORTUNISTIC TIOGA TOPS DEPOSIT-HANCOCK, 36-20; ADVANCES TO EIGHTH STRAIGHT CLASS D CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-08)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
JOHNSON CITY — An opportunistic Tioga turned three Deposit-Hancock turnovers into three TDs on its way to a 30-point third-quarter lead in a 36-20 win here Saturday afternoon in the semifinals of the Section IV, Class D playoffs. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SAYRE VOLLEYBALL, TIOGA FOOTBALL, WAVERLY GIRLS SWIM TAKE CENTER STAGE SATURDAY (2025-11-08)
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THE VALLEY — Sayre volleyball looks to keep its season alive in the PIAA, Class A quarterfinals, while Tioga opens the Section IV, Class D football playoffs, and the Waverly girls swim team looks to win a Class B title and send a host of girls to States. ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: WAVERLY PULLS AWAY FOR 28-7 WIN OVER NORWICH IN CLASS B SEMIS; ADVANCES TO FIFTH STRAIGHT SECTIONAL FINAL (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-07)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — After a defensive struggle in the first half, Waverly scored twice in a three-minute span in the third quarter on its way to a 28-7 win over Norwich in the semifinals of the Section IV, Class B football playoffs here Friday night at Memorial Stadium. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 12 PICKS — POSTSEASON IN FULL SWING ON BOTH SIDES OF BORDER (2025-11-07)
The football playoffs are in high gear, with Section IV opening postseason play this weekend, and District 4 in the semi-final and championship round.
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ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY CLASS B SEMI-FINAL ONLY GAME IN TOWN FRIDAY (2025-11-07)
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THE VALLEY — Waverly opens the Section IV, Class B football playoffs Friday night at home against Norwich. ...more

SECTION IV CROSS COUNTRY: WAVERLY'S HINE, MONTANYE BOTH QUALIFY FOR STATES; LEAD WOLVERINES TO FOURTH PLACE AT CLASS C RACE (17 PHOTOS) (2025-11-06)
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CHENANGO FORKS, N.Y. — Junior Chase Hine and sophomore Hayden Montanye ran together for the entirety of the 5K Chenango Valley State Park course here Thursday afternoon at the Section IV, Class C Cross-Country Championships, and punched their tickets to States. ...more

SECTION IV CROSS COUNTRY: MILLS POSTS TOP-15 FINISH TO LEAD TIOGA AT CLASS D CHAMPIONSHIPS (2025-11-06)
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CHENANGO FORKS, N.Y. — Freshman Reese Mills paced Tioga's efforts here Thursday afternoon at the Section IV, Class D Girls Cross-Country Championships at the 5K Chenango Valley State Park course. ...more

SECTION IV VOLLEYBALL: TIOGA FINISHES POOL PLAY STRONG; ADVANCES TO CLASS C TITLE GAME (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-06)
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LANSING — Tioga dropped its first two sets here Thursday at the Section IV, Class C semi-final pool play, but bounced back to win four in a row to advance to Saturday's Class C title match. ...more

NTL JR. HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL: ATHENS TEAMS ROLL TO SEASON-OPENING WINS OVER WILLIAMSON, CV (2025-11-06)
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ATHENS — The Athens junior high basketball teams both opened their season with big wins over Williamson and Cowanesque Valley. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: WELLSBORO'S KOSEK, TROY'S SMITH NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-11-06)
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Wellsboro junior Lauren Kosek earned a bronze medal at the PIAA Cross-Country Championships, and Troy senior Mason Smith led the Trojans to a big win over Wellsboro in the District 4 football playoffs. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Nov. 1. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: CROSS-COUNTRY AND VOLLEYBALL TAKE CENTER STAGE THURSDAY (2025-11-06)
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THE VALLEY — Waverly and Tioga will be in action at the Section IV Cross-Country Championships at Chenango Valley State Park, while Tioga plays for a berth in Saturday's Class C volleyball championship match.
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SECTION IV GIRLS SWIMMING: KITTLE, WELLES LEAD WAVERLY'S EFFORTS AT CLASS B PRELIMS (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-05)
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ENDWELL — Senior Mira Kittle had four first-place finishes, and sophomore Lauryn Welles was a triple-winner to lead Waverly's efforts at the Section IV, Class B girls swimming preliminaries. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY HAS EIGHT TOP SEEDS AT CLASS B SWIMMING PRELIMS (2025-11-05)
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ENDWELL — Waverly is the top seed in eight of the 11 events, including all three relays, at the Section IV, Class B Swimming Preliminaries here Wednesday evening at Maine-Endwell High School. ...more

PIAA VOLLEYBALL: STORYBOOK SEASON CONTINUES — SAYRE RALLIES TO WIN FIVE-SETTER OVER MOUNTAIN VIEW IN CLASS A STATE OPENER (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-04)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Sayre's storybook season continued Tuesday night, with the latest chapter a come-from-behind, five-set win over District 2 champion Mountain View in the opening round of the PIAA, Class A volleyball playoffs. ...more

PIAA VOLLEYBALL: ATHENS SWEPT BY DISTRICT 2 CHAMP BERWICK IN OPENING ROUND OF CLASS 3A PLAYOFFS (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-04)
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ATHENS — District 2 champion Berwick got off to quick starts in each of the first two sets and rolled to a sweep of Athens here Tuesday night in the opening round of the PIAA, Class 3A volleyball playoffs. ...more

SECTION IV VOLLEYBALL: TIOGA SWEEPS UNATEGO, ADVANCES TO CLASS C POOL PLAY (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-04)
By TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Tioga put together a solid all-around team effort to sweep Unatego in the Section IV Class C volleyball quarterfinals here Tuesday evening. ...more

COLLEGE WRESTLING: TIOGA GRAD SILVESTRI, NOW AT DIV. I BUFFALO, GOES 2-2 AT CLARION OPEN (2025-11-04)
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CLARION, Pa. — Tioga grad Gianni Silvestri, a sophomore on the University of Buffalo men's wrestling team, was 2-2 here Saturday in the season-opening Clarion Open. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: SAYRE'S LANTZ, ATHENS' WILES, TIOGA'S PALMER NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-11-04)
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THE VALLEY — Sayre senior Rylee Lantz and Athens junior Meg Wiles led their respective teams to District 4 volleyball titles, and Tioga senior Dominic Palmer played a big part in the Tigers locking up their eighth straight division title. They are the Valley Sports Report / Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Nov. 1. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS, SAYRE OPEN STATE VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS (2025-11-04)
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THE VALLEY — Volleyball takes center stage in the Valley Wednesday with Athens and Sayre each hosting state playoff games, and Tioga opening the Section IV playoffs at home.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: MACHMER CONTINUES STRONG PLAY ON BOTH SIDES OF BALL IN MANSFIELD WIN (2025-11-03)
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CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. — Athens grad Matt Machmer continued his strong play on both sides of the ball in Mansfield's 32-21 win over Chestnut Hill here Saturday night in sprint football action. ...more

WOMEN'S COLLEGE WRESTLING: TIOGA GRAD BAILEY WINS FIRST TWO COLLEGIATE MATCHES; FINSHES 2-2 AT EAST STROUDSBURG OPEN (2025-11-03)
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EAST STROUDSBURG — Tioga grad Kali Bailey, a freshman on the Elmira College women's wrestling team, won her first two collegiate matches here Saturday at the East Stroudsburg Women's Open. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: POSTSEASON VOLLEYBALL, GIRLS SWIMMING, FOOTBALL TAKES CENTER STAGE (2025-11-02)
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THE VALLEY — Postseason volleyball, swimming, cross-country and football takes center stage as the calendar turns to November, and the fall season winds to a close. ...more

COLLEGE WRESTLING: TIOGA GRAD ROE PLACES FIFTH AT NED McGINLEY INVITATIONAL (2025-11-02)
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WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Tioga grad Tyler Roe, a sophomore on the Stevens Institute wrestling team, placed fifth in the 165-pound bracket of the Ned McGinley Invitational here Saturday at King's College. ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: WAVERLY OPENS CLASS B PLAYOFFS AT HOME; TIOGA PLAYS FIRST GAME OF CLASS D DOUBELHEADER (2025-11-02)
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THE VALLEY — State-ranked Waverly will open the Class B football playoffs at home Friday, while state-ranked Tioga will play in the first game of a Class D doubleheader Saturday at Johnson City. ...more

PIAA GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY: ATHENS' VOUGH PLEASE WITH FIRST TRIP TO STATES; FINISHES 72ND IN CLASS 3A RACE (4 PHOTOS) (2025-11-01)
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HERSHEY — Athens sophomore Alissa Vough ran to a top 75-finish at the PIAA, Class AA Girls’ Cross-country Championships here Saturday on the Hershey Parkview 5K course. ...more

SECTION IV GIRLS SOCCER: M-E EDGES WAVERLY, 2-1, IN CLASS A TITLE GAME (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-01)
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BINGHAMTON — Maine-Endwell scored early in the second half to take a 2-0 lead, then fended off a late comeback attempt by Waverly to post a 2-1 win in the Section IV, Class A girls soccer championship game here Saturday at Chenango Valley High School. ...more

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: WAVERLY GRAD TOMASSO SCORES FIRST COLLEGIATE TD AT DIVISION I WILLIAM & MARY (2025-11-01)
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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Waverly grad Joey Tomasso, a redshirt freshman on the Division I William & Mary football team, saw his first significant action here Saturday, and scored his first collegiate TD in a 37-7 win over the University of Albany. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: PIAA CROSS COUNTRY, SECTION IV TITLE GAME SATURDAY'S MARQUEE EVENTS (2025-11-01)
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THE VALLEY — Athens sophomore Alissa Vough will run at the PIAA Cross Country Championships, and the Waverly girls play for their second Section IV title in as many years. ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: TIOGA DOMINATES SVEC, 36-7, TO LOCK UP TOP SEED IN CLASS D PLAYOFFS (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-31)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Tioga turned in a strong all-around effort, and it all started in the trenches for the Tigers, who locked up a top seed in the Class D playoffs with a 36-7 win over SVEC here Friday night in Section IV, Division VII football action at Haggerty Field. ...more

DISTRICT 4 FOOTBALL: JERSEY SHORE ROLLS OVER ATHENS IN CLASS 4A SEMIS (15 PHOTOS) (2025-10-31)
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JERSEY SHORE — Bo Sechrist ran for six TDs to key Jersey Shore's offensive onslaught in a 73-14 win over Athens here Friday night in the semifinals of the District 4, Class 4A football playoffs. ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: WAVERLY CLOSES REGULAR SEASON WITH 33-8 WIN OVER ONEONTA (2025-10-31)
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WAVERLY — Waverly scored three TDs in 5 1/2 minutes late in the second quarter to take a 33-0 lead en route to a 33-8 non-league Section IV football win over Oneonta in the regular-season finale here Friday night at Memorial Stadium. ...more

YOUTH FOOTBALL: ATHENS 'A' TEAM WINS NORTHERN TIER YOUTH FOOTBALL TITLE (2025-10-31)
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TROY — Athens avenged a regular-season loss, and beat Wyalusing, 32-26, to win the Northern Tier Youth Football "A" Division championship game here Sunday afternoon at Alparon Park. ...more

PIAA CROSS COUNTRY: ATHENS' VOUGH 'EXCITED' TO COMPETE AT STATE MEET (2025-10-31)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
HERSHEY — Athens sophomore Alissa Vough never envisioned running at States, but that's exactly what she'll be doing Saturday at the PIAA Class AA Cross-Country Championships.
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