STAC BASEBALL: WAVERLY THUMPS OWEGO; MOVES CLOSER TO DIVISION TITLE (2026-05-04)
Valley Sports Report
OWEGO — Jack Pipher belted a pair of home runs to lead the Waverly baseball team to a 17-4 victory over Owego here Monday and just one win away from its first STAC Central Division title.
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STAC SOFTBALL: WAVERLY ROUTS OWEGO; CLOSES GAP IN CENTRAL RACE (2026-05-04)
Valley Sports Report
OWEGO — Waverly closed the gap on Owego in the STAC Central Division race, routing the River Hawks, 20-2, in six innings here Monday.
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STAC GIRLS TRACK & FIELD: TWEDT, SOPRANO LEAD WAVERLY TO WINS OVER VESTAL, SETON CATHOLIC (23 PHOTOS) (2026-05-04)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Sophomore Kaylin Twedt won four events, and sophomore Gianna Soprano was a triple-winner to lead Waverly to wins over Vestal and Seton Catholic here Monday afternoon in a STAC girls track & field double dual. ...more

STAC BOYS TRACK & FIELD: JUDSON PACES WAVERLY IN SPLIT OF DOUBLE-DUAL (22 PHOTOS) (2026-05-04)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Freshman Braiden Judson was a double-winner to lead Waverly to a win over Seton Catholic, but Vestal proved too much for the Wolverines here Monday afternoon in STAC boys track & field action. ...more

COLLEGE DANCE: ATHENS’ PATTON SIGNS WITH HOFSTRA (2026-05-04)
By TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — McKenna Patton will be taking her dancing shoes to the next level as she signed her National Letter of Intent to attend Hofstra University and be a part of the school’s dance team.
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NTL BASEBALL: ATHENS RIDES BIG FIRST INNING TO 17-1 ROUT OF MILTON (2026-05-04)
Valley Sports Report
MILTON — Athens poured 12 runs across the plate in the top of the first inning in a 17-1 three-inning win over Milton here Monday afternoon in non-league baseball action. ...more

NTL BASEBALL: SAYRE RALLIES FROM 12 RUNS DOWN FOR WILD, 17-16, WALK-OFF WIN OVER NEB (2026-05-04)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Sayre scored three runs with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to complete a rally that wiped out a 12-run deficit in a wild, 17-16, walk-off win over Northeast Bradford here Monday afternoon in NTL Small School Division baseball action ...more

NTL SOFTBALL: NORTHEAST BRADFORD RIDES BIG INNING TO 21-4 THREE-INNING WIN AT SAYRE (2026-05-04)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Northeast Bradford poured 14 runs across the plate in the second inning on its way to a quick, 21-2, three-inning win over Sayre here Monday afternoon in NTL Small School Division softball action at Riverfront Park. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: BUSY MONDAY FEATURES BASEBALL, SOFTBALL, TRACK, TENNIS (2026-05-04)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Baseball and softball games at Sayre, and a track meet at Waverly are the only events in the Valley, but the headline match-ups Monday features the Waverly baseball and softball teams at Owego in key STAC Central Division match-ups. ...more

STAC JV SOFTBALL: WAVERLY SWEEPS DOUBLEHEADER FROM DRYDEN; IMPROVES TO 9-3 (24 PHOTOS) (2026-05-04)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly won a pair of slugfest, topping Dryden, 14-13, and 18-13, here Saturday in non-league junior varsity softball action. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: NTL TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS AT ATHENS HEADLINE WEEK'S SLATE AS SPRING SEASON WINDS DOWN (2026-05-03)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The postseason begins on the track South of the Border this week with Athens hosting the NTL Track & Field Championships Friday as the 2025-26 spring sports regular season winds to a close. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: WELLSBORO'S BRILL, TOWANDA'S WOODRUFF, CORNING'S McLAUGHLIN NAMED ZIFF'S LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-05-03)
The Sports Reports
Corning senior Cella McLaughlin and Towanda senior Brynn Woodruff enjoyed big weeks on the track, while Wellsboro junior Mason Brill was perfect on the tennis courts. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending April 25. ...more

IAC TRACK & FIELD: DOUBLE-WINNER ROSSI LEADS TIOGA GIRLS TO THIRD PLACE AT 'LEGENDS OF THE NIGHT;' ALBRECHT LOGS BOYS' ONLY WIN (18 PHOTOS) (2026-05-02)
Valley Sports Report
ODESSA — Sophomore Vida Rossi was a double-winner to lead the Tioga girls to a third-place finish, and senior Gavin Gavin Albrecht logged the boys only win in a sixth-place finish here Friday at the Legends of the Night Track & Field Invite. ...more

IAC SOFTBALL: TIOGA SPLITS PAIR OF GAME AT MARY TESTA TOURNAMENT (24 PHOTOS) (2026-05-02)
Valley Sports Report
ENDICOTT — Tioga split a pair of games here Saturday at the annual multi-site Mary Testa Softball Tournament, falling 9-8 to Pittsford-Sutherland, and topping Union-Endicott, 10-8. ...more

STAC SOFTBALL: WAVERLY POUNDS OUT 18-6 WIN OVER ADDISON (2026-05-02)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly overcame an early deficit, behind 16 hits, including six extra-base hits, and cruised to an 18-6 win over Addison here Saturday afternoon in non-league softball action. ...more

NTL BASEBALL: GRAZUL'S' WALK-OFF SINGLE CAPS ATHENS' CRAZY, 8-7, WIN OVER TOWANDA (2026-05-02)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Senior Nick Grazul stroked a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning to finish off a crazy 8-7 win over Towanda here Saturday in NTL Large School baseball action. ...more

STAC BASEBALL: REIGNING DISTRICT 4 CHAMP MONTOURSVILLE ROLLS OVER WAVERLY, 13-1 (20 PHOTOS) (2026-05-02)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Reigning District 4, Class 4A champion Montoursville  traveled North of the Border and handed Waverly its first loss of the season in convincing fashion, 13-1, here Saturday in non-league baseball action. ...more

NTL SOFTBALL: ATHENS EDGES TOWANDA, 3-2; IN DRIVER'S SEAT FOR LEAGUE TITLE (18 PHOTOS) (2026-05-02)
By CHRIS MANNING
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — All morning long, Athens lived on the wild side.

Towanda had runners on base every inning, but the Wildcats held them to just two runs - none after the third inning, while they got their break in the bottom of the eighth as Maddie Hiley drove in her sister Gretchan Hiley for the 3-2 walk-off  win in NTL softball action. ...more

SECTION IV FLAG FOOTBALL: WAVERLY FALLS TO SUS. VALLEY, 13-7 (22 PHOTOS) (2026-05-02)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Susquehanna Valley scored on the final play of the first half to break scoreless tie on its way to a 13-7 win over Waverly here Saturday in Section IV flag football action. ...more

COLLEGE SWIMMING: ATHENS GRAD COBB NAMED TO ALL-DISTRICT ACADEMIC TEAM; RECEIVES COLONELS ELITE AWARD AT WILKES (2026-05-02)
Valley Sports Report
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Athens graduate Grace Cobb, a sophomore pharmacy student and swimmer at Wilkes University, was recently named to the Academic All-District Team and also awarded with the Colonels Elite Award.  ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SOFTBALL, BASEBALL HEADLINE SATURDAY'S SLATE (2026-05-02)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The busiest Saturday of the spring season features five softball games — with Tioga both playing two games — and two baseball games — at Waverly and Athens, which is also hosting a softball game.
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NTL TRACK & FIELD: WANCK, VOUGH PACE ATHENS BOYS, GIRLS IN FIFTH-PLACE FINISHES AT BLUEJAY CLASSIC (2026-05-02)
Valley Sports Report
BLOOMSBURG — Junior Graham Wanck and sophomore Allisa Vough registered Athens' only wins, leading the Wildcat boys and girls' to fifth-place finishes here Friday at the BlueJay Classic at Central Columbia High School. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: TIOGA'S McKEE NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM 'WRESTLER OF THE YEAR;' TIOGA'S DUNCANSON, HARRINGTON ALSO EARN TOP HONORS — VALLEY WELL-REPRESENTED ON ALL-REGION TEAMS (2026-05-01)
The Sports Reports
Tioga junior Declan McKee won his second state title, and is The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm 2025-26 All-Region "Wrestler of the Year." ...more

ON TAP TODAY: BASEBALL, SOFTBALL HEADLINE FRIDAY'S ACTION (2026-05-01)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Baseball at Waverly and Tioga, and softball at Athens and Waverly headline a light day of action for a Friday. ...more

IAC BASEBALL: MARATHON EDGES TIOGA, 8-7 (20 PHOTOS) (2026-04-30)
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Marathon scored an insurance run in the top of the seventh inning, and it proved to be the difference in an 8-7 win over Tioga to snap its three-game win streak here Thursday afternoon in IAC Small School baseball action.
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STAC SOFTBALL: WAVERLY SCORES TWICE IN SEVENTH TO RALLY FOR 4-3 WIN AT FORKS (2026-04-30)
Valley Sports Report
BINGHAMTON — Waverly scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning to rally for a 4-3 win over Chenango Forks here Thursday afternoon in STAC Central Division softball action.
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NTL BASEBALL: THETGA TOSSES SIX-HITTER; ATHENS BLANKS CV, 6-0 (18 PHOTOS) (2026-04-30)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Junior Duncan Thetga scattered six hits in a complete-game win, and junior Kam Wheeler rapped out four hits to lead Athens to a 9-0 win over Cowanesque Valley here Thursday afternoon in NTL baseball action.
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NTL SOFTBALL: ATHENS EDGES COWANESQUE VALLEY, 2-1, IN EIGHT INNINGS (18 PHOTOS) (2026-04-30)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Junior Gretchan Hiley was dominant on the mound, and scored the winning run in the eighth inning on a groundout off the bat of freshman Abby DeLosa in a 2-1, walk-off win over Cowanesque Valley here Thursday afternoon in NTL softball action. ...more

NTL SOFTBALL: WYALUSING RIDES 11-RUN FIRST INNING TO 16-1 ROUT OF SAYRE (2026-04-30)
Valley Sports Report
WYALUSING — Wyalusing poured 11 runs across the plate in the home half of the first inning, and cruised to a four-inning 16-1 win over Sayre here Thursday afternoon in NTL softball action. ...more

SECTION IV GIRLS GOLF: WAVERLY FALLS TO CORNING, LANSING (2026-04-30)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Corning's Delaney Abel was under-par, and Lansing's Haile Baughan broke 40 to lead both teams over Waverly here Thursday afternoon in a Section IV girls golf tri-meet at Tomasso's Golf Course. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: CORNING'S PROUDFOOT NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM 'BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF YEAR;' ATHENS' FRIEND ALSO EARNS ALL-REGION TOP HONOR (2026-04-30)
The Sports Reports
It was quite a year for boys’ hoops, especially in Corning as the Hawks made history this season. There was also some big performances from other teams across the region as well. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: HORSEHEADS' BONNELL NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM 'GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF YEAR;' VALLEY PLAYERS EARN SEVERAL SPOTS ON ALL-REGION TEAMS (2026-04-30)
The Sports Reports
It was a big season for area basketball teams, making for some tough choices for The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm All-Region Girls’ Basketball team. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: BASEBALL, SOFTBALL, GIRLS GOLF HIGHLIGHTS THURSDAY'S SLATE IN THE VALLEY (2026-04-30)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — After a rain-soaked Wednesday, Thursday's action should go off as scheduled with Athens baseball and softball, Tioga baseball, and Waverly girls golf hosting events in the Valley.
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STAC TRACK & FIELD: TWEDT, SOPRANO LEAD WAVERLY'S EFFORTS AT RAIN-SOAKED TRI-MEET (20 PHOTOS) (2026-04-30)
Valley Sports Report
HORSEHEADS — Sophomores Kaylin Twedt and Gianna Soprano notched Waverly's only wins here Thursday at a very wet STAC track & field tri-meet. ...more

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: ATHENS’ COMSTOCK SIGNS WITH THE ‘SHIP’ (2026-04-29)
By TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens senior Brenden Comstock will look to help shore up the Shippensburg University defensive line.
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