ON TAP TODAY: TIOGA BASEBALL-SOFTBALL OPEN 2025 CAMPAIGN, WAVERLY FLAG FOOTBALL PLAYS HOME OPENER (2025-04-02)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The Tioga baseball and softball teams open the 2025 season against one of the IAC North's best program in Union Springs, and the Waverly flag football team plays its first home game of the season. ...more

NTL BASEBALL: COWANESQUE VALLEY TAKES ADVANCE OF SAYRE MISCUES IN 16-2 WIN (2025-04-01)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Cowanesque Valley built a 9-0 lead, then salted the game away with a big fifth inning en route to a 16-2 five-inning win over Sayre here Tuesday afternoon in NTL Small School Division baseball action at Riverfront Park. ...more

NTL SOFTBALL: COWANESQUE VALLEY BLOWS GAME OPEN LATE IN 16-4 WIN OVER SAYRE (2025-04-01)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Cowanesque Valley plated nine runs in the top of the sixth inning to blow open a close game in a 16-4 win over Sayre here Tuesday afternoon in NTL Small School Division softball action. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WAVERLY'S GONZALEZ, ATHENS' GRAZUL NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-04-01)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Eighth-grader Taylin Gonzalez had a spectacular varsity debut to lead Waverly to a win, while Athens junior Nick Grazul had a stellar week to help the Wildcats to a 3-0 mark. They are the Valley Sports Report / Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending March 30. ...more

NTL TRACK & FIELD: IN MIDST OF PROGRAM REBUILD, SAYRE HAS SOME BRIGHT SPOTS IN 2025 (2025-04-01)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Numbers are on the rise for the boys team, but the girls numbers remain low for the Sayre track & field team as the 2025 season begins to hit high gear. ...more

YOUTH BASKETBALL: ATHENS WILDCATS YOUTH BASKETBALL TEAMS SWEEP TITLES AT NTL KING, QUEEN OF THE COURT TOURNEYS (6 PHOTOS) (2025-04-01)
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ATHENS —  The Athens Wildcats Youth Basketball League (AWYBA), a local non-profit organization that provides basketball opportunities for first- through sixth-grade students in the Athens Area School District, capped off its most successful season over the past two weekends at the annual NTL King of the Court and Queen of the Court tournaments. ...more

IAC TRACK & FIELD: DOUBLE-WINNER EARLEY, ROSSI PACE TIOGA'S EFFORTS AT SEASON-OPENING FIVE-TEAM MEET (24 PHOTOS) (2025-04-01)
Valley Sports Report
NEWFIELD — In a non-scoring five-team meet, junior Andrew Dailey notched the Tioga boys only two wins here Monday afternoon in IAC Track & Field action, and freshman Vida Rossi earned the Lady Tigers' only first-place finish. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SAYRE BASEBALL-SOFTBALL AT HOME; ATHENS SOFTBALL TRAVELS TO NP-L FOR BATTLE OF UNBEATENS (2025-04-01)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Sayre baseball and softball are at home against Cowanesque Valley in the only games in the Valley, while Athens is on the road at North Penn-Liberty in an early-season battle of unbeaten softball teams. ...more

NTL BASEBALL: COOKE'S HEROICS LIFTS ATHENS TO 9-6 EXTRA-INNING WIN OVER NP-MANSFIELD (24 PHOTOS) (2025-03-31)
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ATHENS — Sophomore Brendan Cooke's two-RBI single up the middle in the top of the eighth lifted Athens an 9-6 extra-inning win over North Penn-Mansfield here Monday afternoon in NTL Large School baseball action. ...more

STAC TENNIS: McEWEN-MORAN DOUBLES TEAM LOGS WAVERLY WIN IN 6-1 LOSS TO CHENANGO VALLEY (19 PHOTOS) (2025-03-31)
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WAVERLY — Waverly's first doubles team of junior Nate McEwen and senior Zach Moran notched the Wolverines' lone win in a 6-1 setback to Chenango Valley here Monday afternoon in their STAC tennis season opener. ...more

NTL BASEBALL: SAYRE DROPS TO 0-4 WITH LOSS TO LOYALSOCK (21 PHOTOS) (2025-03-31)
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SAYRE — Loyalsock plated 11 runs in the top of the first inning, and cruised to a 16-1 three-inning win over Sayre here Monday afternoon in non-league baseball action on Ralph Hendershot Field at Riverfront Park. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: SUPER 7 STORYLINES OF THE 2024-25 WINTER SEASON (2025-03-31)
I've talked about storylines in the past and how they normally come in one of four realms: the start of a storyline, the continuation of one, the likely culmination of one, or a storyline totally out-of-the-blue. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY TENNIS, SAYRE BASEBALL AT HOME MONDAY AFTERNOON (2025-03-31)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Just four games on the docket, but the Waverly tennis opens the season at home, Sayre baseball seeks its first win of the season at Riverfront Park Monday afternoon. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: TIOGA'S McKEE NAMED ALL-VALLEY SUPER 7 BOYS 'ATHLETE OF THE WINTER' (2025-03-30)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Tioga sophomore Declan McKee reeled off 28 straight wins to end the season on his way to a state title. He is the 2024-25 All-Valley Boys "Athlete of the Winter." ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS' WHEELER HEADLINES SUPER 7 AS ALL-VALLEY GIRLS 'ATHLETE OF THE WINTER' (2025-03-29)
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THE VALLEY — A consummate team player, Athens senior Addy Wheeler put together a strong season on both ends of the floor. She is the 2024-25 All-Valley Girls "Athlete of the Winter." ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: SPRING SEASON SHIFTS INTO HIGH GEAR (2025-03-29)
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THE VALLEY — The 2025 spring season shift into high gear with action on both sides of the border this week. ...more

NTL SOFTBALL: SHORT-HANDED SAYRE DROPS 8-3 DECISION AT WELLSBORO (24 PHOTOS) (2025-03-29)
Valley Sports Report
WELLSBORO — Wellsboro scored two runs in the fifth and sixth innings to salt away an 8-3 win over Sayre here Saturday afternoon in NTL softball action. ...more

NTL BASEBALL: MILLVILLE WALKS AWAY WITH 15-0 THREE-INNING WIN OVER SAYRE (2025-03-29)
Valley Sports Report
MILLVILLE — Millville took advantage of 14 base on balls to post a 15-0 three-inning win over Sayre here Saturday afternoon in non-league baseball action. ...more

STAC SOFTBALL: 8TH-GRADER GONZALEZ LEADS WAVERLY TO 12-3 SEASON-OPENING WIN OVER ADDISON (24 PHOTOS) (2025-03-29)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Eighth-grader Taylin Gonzalez had quite a day in her varsity debut, leading Waverly to a season-opening, 12-3, win over Addison in non-league softball action Saturday afternoon. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WAVERLY'S SANTALUCIA NAMED BOYS ALL-VALLEY 'NEWCOMER OF THE WINTER' (2025-03-29)
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THE VALLEY — Waverly's Colten Santalucia took the STAC by storm this season, cracking the Top-20 in average as an 8th-grader. He is the 2024-25 All-Valley Boys "Newcomer of the Winter." ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS' KEMP HEADLINES SUPER 7 AS GIRLS 'NEWCOMER OF THE WINTER' (2025-03-29)
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THE VALLEY — In her first season on the varsity hardwoods, Athens freshman Allie Kemp played quality minutes in crunch time, and knocked down some big shots. She is the 2024-25 All-Valley Girls "Newcomer of the Winter."
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VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WITMAN HEADLINES SUPER 7 AS ALL-VALLEY 'COACH OF THE WINTER' (2025-03-28)
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THE VALLEY — The rebuilding process of the Waverly wrestling program is officially complete in the wake of its team title at the New York State Division 2 Wrestling Championships, and Devan Witman has been there since Day 1. He is the 2024-25 All-Tioga County "Coach of the Winter." ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: A GLIMPSE INTO THE CRYSTAL BALL — A LOOK AHEAD TO THE 2025-26 BOYS AND GIRLS WRESTLING SEASONS (2025-03-28)
The 2024-25 boys wrestling season in the Valley was a good one, especially on the New York side of the border, while the Athens girls were the best of a good lot this winter. ...more

SECTION IV FLAG FOOTBALL: WAVERLY PULLS OUT 25-21 WIN OVER WINDSOR (2025-03-28)
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WINDSOR — Waverly took the lead in the final minute of the first half, and never trailed in a 25-21 win over Windsor here Friday night in Section IV flag football action. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: TIOGA'S McKEE NAMED 'WRESTLER OF THE YEAR;' ATHENS' BARRETT, WAVERLY'S BRADLEY, WITMAN ALSO EARN TOP HONORS ON ALL-VALLEY WRESTLING TEAM (2025-03-28)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Tioga sophomore Declan McKee reeled off 28 straight wins to end the season on his way to a state title. He is the 2024-25 Valley Sports Report "Wrestler of the Year."
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VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS' RATHBUN NAMED GIRLS 'WRESTLER OF THE YEAR;' WAVERLY'S RYLOTT, ATHENS' PAUL, CLINK, WHITE ALSO EARN TOP HONORS ON ALL-VALLEY GIRLS WRESTLING TEAM (2025-03-28)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Athens junior Hanna Rathbun had a dominating regular season, and qualified for States. She is the Valley Sports Report 2024-25 Girls "Wrestler of the Year."
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FROM THE PRESS BOX: A GLIMPSE INTO THE CRYSTAL BALL — A LOOK AHEAD TO THE 2025-26 BOYS BASKETBALL SEASON (2025-03-27)
The boys basketball season in the Valley was a mixed bag in 2024-25.
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NTL SOFTBALL: ATHENS RUNS RECORD TO 4-0; TOPS WYALUSING 17-4 (12 PHOTOS) (2025-03-27)
Valley Sports Report
WYALUSING — Athens scored two runs in the top of the first inning, then blew the game open in the second on its way to a 17-4 win over Wyalusing here Thursday afternoon in NTL Large School softball action. ...more

NTL BOYS BASEBALL: ATHENS POUNDS OUT 19-4 WIN OVER WYALUSING; IMPROVES TO 3-0 (2025-03-27)
Valley Sports Report
WYALUSING — Athens scored in every inning, including a nine-run outburst in the second inning, en route to a 19-4 four-inning win over Wyalusing here Thursday in NTL Large School Division baseball action. ...more

SECTION IV FLAG FOOTBALL: WAVERLY DROPS-OT THRILLER AT NORWICH, 35-33 (2025-03-27)
Valley Sports Report
NORWICH — Waverly came up empty on a potential game-winning three-point conversion in the second  overtime, and Norwich prevailed, 35-33, in a back-and-forth season-opener here Thursday in Section IV flag football ...more

NTL SOFTBALL: SAYRE FALLS, 11-1, AT NORTHEAST BRADFORD (2025-03-27)
Valley Sports Report
ROME — Sayre kept the second go-round with Northeast Bradford much closer, but still ended up on the short end of an 11-1 four-inning loss here Thursday afternoon in NTL Small School softball action. ...more

VOLLEYBALL: SOUTHERN TIER VOLLEYBALL OFFICIALS SEEKING NEW REFEREES (2025-02-27)
The Sports Reports
TIOGA COUNTY — The Southern Tier chapter of Volleyball Officials is seeking referees for the upcoming 2025 fall season. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: SAYRE'S PELLICANO NAMED 'PLAYER OF THE YEAR;" TIOGA'S PALMER, BOMBARD, ATHENS' FRIEND, WAVERLY'S JUDSON ALSO EARN TOP HONORS ON ALL-VALLEY BOYS BASKETBALL TEAMS (2025-03-27)
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THE VALLEY — Senior Nick Pellicano topped the 1,000-point plateau, and led a veteran Sayre team into the PIAA playoffs. He is the 2024-25 Valley Sports Report Boys Basketball "Player of the Year." ...more

ON TAP TODAY: ALL OF THURSDAY'S ACTION ON THE ROAD (2025-03-27)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — There are four games on Thursday's docket, including the Waverly flag football team opening its season at Norwich, but all four are on the road. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: A GLIMPSE INTO THE CRYSTAL BALL — A LOOK AHEAD TO THE 2025-26 GIRLS BASKETBALL SEASON (2025-03-26)
It was an interesting season on the girls hardwood this winter, with two of the three Valley teams qualifying for the postseason. ...more