POSTPONEMENT: WAVERLY-OWEGO BOYS HOOP GAME POSTPONED (2021-03-02)
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OWEGO — The Waverly boys basketball game tonight at Owego has been postponed. No make-up date has been announced. ...more

YOUTH BASKETBALL: GOLD TEAMS BEAT BLUE THREE TIMES IN WAVERLY REC. HOUSE LEAGUE (2021-03-02)
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WAVERLY — The Gold teams each beat the Blue teams three times last week in the Waverly Recreation Youth Basketball House leagues here at the Elm Street School. ...more

IAC BOYS SWIMMING: POWERHOUSE CORNING DOWNS WAVERLY, 100-73 (9 PHOTOS) (2021-03-02)
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CORNING — Junior Kaden Wheeler and sophomore Oscar Williams won two events apiece, but Corning flexed its depth in a 100-73 win here Monday night in non-league boys swimming action.
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ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY BOYS AT OWEGO IN BIG DIVISIONAL GAME (2021-03-02)
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THE VALLEY — A big boys basketball game, and a pair of girls games comprise Tuesday’s schedule, with the Waverly girls playing the only home game. ...more

SECTION IV BOYS SWIMMING: WAVERLY FINISHES SECOND AT CLASS C CHAMPIONSHIPS; WILLIAMS, SACKETT FOUR-TIME WINNERS (20 PHOTOS) (2021-03-02)
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WAVERLY — It took awhile, but the results from Thursday’s virtual Section IV, Class C Boys Swimming & Diving Championships were finally released and it turned out to be a pretty good day for Waverly swimmers. ...more

IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY RALLIES IN FINAL MIINUTES TO EDGE CORNING, 39-36 (12 PHOTOS) (2021-03-01)
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CORNING — Seniors Gabby Picco and Sidney Tomasso came up big for Waverly in the final two minutes to lift the Lady Wolverines to a 39-36 win over Corning here Monday night in non-league girls basketball action. ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: CORNING TOO MUCH FOR WAVERLY (24 PHOTOS) (2021-03-01)
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WAVERLY — Once in a while even good programs are overmatched Such was the case here Monday night in Waverly’s 90-67 loss to Corning in non-league boys basketball action.
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ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY-CORNING MATCH-UPS RULE THE NIGHT (2021-03-01)
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THE VALLEY — Only three events on the docket tonight, and they all pit Waverly teams against Corning, with the Waverly boys basketball team hosting the only home game. ...more

IAC JV BOYS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY FALLS AT ELMIRA, 51-30 (2021-03-01)
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ELMIRA — Elmira used a 21-7 fourth-quarter run to seal a 51-30 win over Waverly here Saturday afternoon in non-league junior varsity boys basketball action. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: POSTSEASON PLAY IN PA.; FINAL WEEK OF WINTER SEASON IN N.Y. (2021-02-28)
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THE VALLEY — The postseason is in full swing in Pa. this week, highlighted by Athens junior Gavin Bradley’s appearance at the PIAA Eastern Super Regional, while teams in New York state wrap up the “postseason-less” 2021 season. ...more

COLLEGE WRESTLING: ATHENS GRAD COURTNEY FINSHES FOURTH AT ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS; FALLS JUST SHY OF NCAA AUTOMATIC BERTH (2021-02-28)
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RALEIGH, N.C. — For the second year in a row, longtime rival Cole Matthews of Pitt kept Athens grad Brian Courtney from earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships with a 14-5 decision in the third-place match in the 141-pound bracket here at the Atlantic Coast Conference wrestling championships.
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DISTRICT 4 GIRLS BASKETBALL: ATHENS OPENS CLASS AAAA PLAYOFFS AT HOME THURSDAY (2021-02-28)
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ATHENS — Athens (16-6) is the third seed in the District 4, Class AAAA playoffs, and will host sixth-seeded Milton (7-10) Thursday in the quarterfinals at 7 p.m. ...more

DISTRICT 4 BOYS BASKETBALL: SAYRE, ATHENS OPEN PLAYOFFS ON THE ROAD (2021-02-28)
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THE VALLEY — The Sayre and Athens boys will both open District 4 boys basketball playoff action on the road this week ...more

IAC WRESTLING: STOTLER, SPEER LEAD WAVERLY'S EFFORTS AGAINST SVEC, CORNING (18 PHOTOS) (2021-02-28)
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WAVERLY — Sophomores Connor Stotler and Anthony Speer combined for five of Waverly’s nine wins here Saturday afternoon in wrestling action against SVEC and Corning.< ...more

PIAA NORTHEAST REGIONALS: ATHENS' BRADLEY REPEATS AS 113-POUND REGIONAL CHAMP (8 PHOTOS) (2021-02-27)
BY CHRIS MANNING
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WILLIAMSPORT — Athens’ Gavin Bradley stayed perfect this postseason to win the Northeast Regional Tournament here Saturday ...more

IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY KNOCKS OFF ELMIRA, 66-49, FOR KELLY'S 300TH CAREER WIN (14 PHOTOS) (2021-02-27)
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ELMIRA — Elmira started fast, but Waverly finished strong, pulling away for a 66-49 victory — the 300th career win for coach Bob Kelly — here Saturday afternoon in non-league girls basketball action. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: HIGH-POWERED LOYALSOCK CRUISES PAST ATHENS, 94-57 (2021-02-27)
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LOYALSOCK TWP. — Loyalsock ripped the nets for 57 points in the first half on its way to a 94-57 win over Athens here Saturday night in non-league boys basketball a ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: BAD START DOOMS WAVERLY IN 69-49 LOSS AT ELMIRA (8 PHOTOS) (2021-02-27)
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ELMIRA — Elmira raced out to an 18-point first-quarter lead, and cruised to a 69-49 win over Waverly here Saturday afternoon in non-league boys basketball action. ...more

IAC WRESTLING: TIGERS ROLL IN TRI-MEET; SMITH PICKS UP 100TH CAREER WIN (24 PHOTOS) (2021-02-27)
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TIOGA CENTER — Donavan Smith won his 100th career match and knocked off a former Section IV, Division I champion to highlight a non-scoring tri-meet with Newark Valley and Elmira here Saturday. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: NEB RALLIES IN FOURTH QUARTER TO TOP SAYRE, 43-38 (20 PHOTOS) (2021-02-27)
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SAYRE — Northeast Bradford held Sayre scoreless in the fourth quarter, and rallied for a 43-38 win in the NTL boys basketball regular-season finale here Saturday afternoon. ...more

COLLEGE WRESTLING: TIOGA GRAD WORTHING PLACES FIFTH AT MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (2021-02-27)
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TRENTON, N.J. — Tioga grad John Worthing, who entered the tournament unseeded in the 174-pound weight class for Clarion University, scored a takedown with 6 seconds remaining for a 5-4 win in his final bout Saturday to finish in fifth place at the Mid-American Conference wrestling championships here at the Cure Insurance Arena. ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: TIOGA ENDS SEASON WITH 42-38 WIN OVER NEWARK VALLEY (2021-02-27)
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NEWARK VALLEY — Tioga rallied in the fourth quarter to top Newark Valley, 42-38, for its second win in a row to end the IAC boys basketball season. ...more

IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: NEWARK VALLEY ROLLS PAST TIOGA, 76-34 (2021-02-27)
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TIOGA CENTER — Newark Valley poured in 49 points in the middle two quarters on its way to a 76-34 win over Tioga here Saturday afternoon in IAC girls basketball action. ...more

NTL JV GIRLS BASKETBALL: ATHENS BESTS CANTON; SENDS RETIRNING COACH OUT ON WINNING NOTE (2021-02-27)
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ATHENS — Athens jumped ahead early and pulled away for a 42-34 win over Canton in NTL junior varsity girls basketball action to send coach Bob Stowits into retirement on a winning note. ...more

COLLEGE WRESTLING: ATHENS GRAD COURTNEY THIRD SEED AT ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS (2021-02-27)
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RALEIGH, N.C. — Athens grad Brian Courtney, a redshirt junior on the University of Virginia wrestling team, is the third seed in the 141-pound weight class at Sunday’s Atlantic Coast Conference wrestling championships. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: REGIONAL WRESTLING, REGULAR-SEASON HOOP FINALES HIGHLIGHT SATURDAY'S ACTION (2021-02-27)
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THE VALLEY — Athens juniors Gavin Bradley and Kaden Setzer attempt to take the next step to the PIAA wrestling championships today, while the basketball regular season comes to an end Saturday for the Athens, Sayre, and Tioga boys.
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IAC WRESTLING: WAVERLY BOASTS 4 DOUBLE WINNERS IN NON-SCORING DUAL MEET (2021-02-26)
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WAVERLY — Waverly's Landon McCarty, Connor Stotler, Gage Tedesco and Ty Beeman won two matches apiece in a non-scoring dual meet with Newark Valley here Friday evening.
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NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: ATHENS CLOSES REGULAR SEASON WITH 44-12 ROUT OF CANTON (10 PHOTOS) (2021-02-26)
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ATHENS — Athens limited Canton to one field goal in the first half, and raced out to a 28-point halftime lead en route to a 44-12 win here Friday night in NTL girls basketball action.
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NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: ATHENS TAKES DOWN NORTH PENN-MANSFIELD, 65-56 (2021-02-26)
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MANSFIELD — Athens used a 10-0 run in the third quarter to take the lead for good on its way to a 65-56 win over North Penn-Mansfield here Friday night in NTL boys basketball action.
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NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: SAYRE RALLIES IN FOURTH QUARTER TO EDGE COWANESQUE VALLEY, 61-59 (2021-02-26)
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WESTFIELD, Pa. — Sayre made 15 free throws in the fourth quarter, and rallied from a nine-point deficit to upend Cowanesque Valley, 61-59, here Friday night in NTL Small School boys basketball action. ...more

COLLEGE WRESTLING: TIOGA GRAD WORTHING ADVANCES TO DAY 2 OF MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (2021-02-26)
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TRENTON, N.J. — Tioga grad John Worthing, a redshirt freshman on the Clarion wrestling team, is still alive in wrestlebacks after Day 1 of the Mid-American Conference wrestling championships here Friday at the Cure Insurance Arena. ...more

IAC JV BOYS BASKETBALL: STRONG SECOND QUARTER PROPELS HORSEHEADS PAST WAVERLY (2021-02-26)
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WAVERLY — Horseheads had a huge second quarter on both ends of the floor, and that was the difference in a 42-29 win over Waverly here Thursday night in non-league boys basketball action. ...more

PIAA NORTHEAST REGIONALS: ATHENS' BRADLEY, SETZER AMONG EIGHT NTL GRAPPLERS (2021-02-26)
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WILLIAMSPORT — The Northeast Regional Tournament is Saturday, and the NTL has eight wrestlers competing for a spot to go to the Eastern Super-Regional next weekend. ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: NEWARK VALLEY OVERCOMES TIOGA'S FAST START IN 58-37 WIN (2021-02-26)
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TIOGA CENTER — Tioga got off to a fast start, but couldn’t maintain it in a 58-37 loss to Newark Valley here Thursday night in IAC junior varsity boys basketbal ...more

ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS GIRLS, WAVERLY WRESTLERS AT HOME (2021-02-26)
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THE VALLEY — The Athens girls wrap up their regular season at home tonight, while the Waverly wrestler are also at home. ...more