NTL BASEBALL: SAYRE BATS 'BACK ON TRACK' IN 26-1 ROUT OF WILLIAMSON (11 PHOTOS) (2021-05-05)
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA JUNCTION — Sayre rapped out 16 hits in three innings, including four by sophomore Zach Garrity, in a 26-1 rout of Williamson here Wednesday afternoon in NTL Small School Division baseball action.
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NTL SOFTBALL: SAYRE RALLIES IN 7TH TO TOP WILLIAMSON, 9-7, FOR FIRST WIN OF SEASON (15 PHOTOS) (2021-05-05)
Valley Sports Report
ELKLAND — Aliyah Rawlings and Olivia Corbin delivered key hits in the top of the seventh inning to fuel Sayre’s rally in a come-from-behind, 9-7, win over Williamson in NTL Small School softball action here Wednesday afternoon. ...more

IAC TRACK& FIELD: WAVERLY GIRLS SWEEP S-VE, EDISON; BOYS POST SPLIT (6 PHOTOS) (2021-05-05)
Valley Sports Report
ELMIRA HEIGHTS — Kennedy Westbrook and Gabby Picco led the Lady Wolverines to wins over S-VE and Thomas A. Edison, while the Waverly boys split here Tuesday afternoon in IAC track & field action. ...more

POSTPONEMENTS: THREE GAMES RAINED OUT — SAYRE GAMES STILL ON (2021-05-05)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Rainy and unplayable field conditions have caused the postponement of four baseball / softball games this afternoon.
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COLLEGE BASEBALL: TIOGA GRAD HENDERSHOT HELPS PENN STATE TO SWEEP OF MICHIGAN STATE (2021-05-05)
Valley Sports Report
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Tioga grad Parker Hendershot, a junior on the Penn State baseball team, banged out six hits over the weekend in the Nittany Lions’ sweep of Michigan State in Big Ten baseball action. ...more

VALLEY ASA SOFTBALL (MAJORS): MOONEY'S POUNDS OUT SEASON-OPENING, 19-8, WIN OVER TOWNSHIP POLICE (2021-05-05)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Mooney’s rallied from an early deficit for a 19-8 four-inning season-opening win over the Township Police Monday in Valley ASA Majors Division softball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: BASEBALL, SOFTBALL TAKES CENTER STAGE IN VALLEY (2021-05-05)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Weather permitting, there will be three home softball games in the Valley this afternoon, and one home baseball game.
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IAC TRACK & FIELD: TIOGA GIRLS, BOYS NOTCH FIRST WINS OF SEASON (20 PHOTOS) (2021-05-04)
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TIOGA CENTER — Big days by Valentino Rossi, Evan Hubbard, Julia Walsh and Mariah Nichols lifted the Tioga boys and girls to their first wins of the season here Tuesday afternoon in IAC Small School track & field action at Haggerty Field. ...more

NTL TRACK & FIELD: WRIGHT, ROE LEAD ATHENS BOYS, GIRLS TO LOPSIDES WINS OVER NP-M (24 PHOTOS) (2021-05-04)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Sophomore Jaden Wright and senior Emma Roe each won four events to lead the unbeaten Athens boys and girls, respectively, to lopsided wins over North Penn-Mansfield in NTL track & field action here Tuesday afternoon at Alumni Stadium. ...more

IAC BOYS GOLF: NICHOLS LEADS TIOGA IN WIN OVER O-M (5 PHOTOS) (2021-05-04)
Valley Sports Report
NICHOLS — Zach Nichols shot the low-medal round to lead Tioga to its second win of the season — a 212-231 victory over Notre Dame — here Tuesday afternoon in IAC boys golf action at the Tioga Golf Club.
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IAC BOYS GOLF: WAVERLY TOPS NOTRE DAME FOR SECOND STRAIGHT WIN (2021-05-04)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Jack Knight and Aidan Westbrook led Waverly to its second straight win — a 196-205 victory over Notre Dame — here Tuesday afternoon in IAC South Large School boys golf action at The Club at Shepard Hills. ...more

NTL JUNIOR HIGH BASEBALL: ATHENS SPLITS DOUBLEHEADER AT TOWANDA (15 PHOTOS) (2021-05-04)
Valley Sports Report
TOWANDA — Athens bounced back from a walk-off loss in the first game of a doubleheader to beat Towanda, 11-1, in the nightcap here Saturday in NTL junior high baseball action. ...more

IAC / NTL JV BASEBALL: WAVERLY OUTLASTS SAYRE IN 16-14 SLUGFEST (2021-05-04)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Waverly banged out 22 hits, and outlasted Sayre here Monday afternoon in a 16-14 slugfest in non-league junior varsity baseball action. ...more

TRAVEL BASKETBALL (18U): ATHENS WILDCATS GO 2-0 AT THRUWAY THROWDOWN (w / Team Photo) (2021-05-04)
Valley Sports Report
ENDICOTT — The Athens Wildcats 18U AAU basketball team beat Owego twice Sunday here at the Thruway Throwdown to improve to 4-2 on the season.
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ON TAP TODAY: TRACK & FIELD, GOLF TAKE CENTER STAGE (2021-05-04)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Two track meets (at Athens and Tioga) and two boys golf matches (at Waverly and Tioga) are the schedule this afternoon.
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IAC BASEBALL: WAVERLY ROLLS TO 12-1 WIN OVER WHITNEY POINT (2021-05-03)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Junior Derek Seymour pitched five strong innings, and Waverly took advantage of seven errors in a 12-1 five-inning win over Whitney Point in IAC Division 3 baseball action here on a rainy Monday afternoon. ...more

IAC GIRLS GOLF: WAVERLY'S WIN STREAK COMES TO AN END WITH LOSS TO LANSING (2021-05-03)
Valley Sports Report
ITHACA — All good things things must come to an end.

In the case of a very young Waverly’ girls golf team, it was a 119-match regular-season win streak coming to an end at the Ithaca Country Club Monday afternoon by virtue of a 268-288 loss to Lansing.
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IAC BASEBALL: TIOGA PULLS OUT 6-1 WIN OVER NEWARK VALLEY, DESPITE BRILLIANT PITCHING PERFORMANCE BY WANDELL (12 PHOTOS) (2021-05-03)
Valley Sports Report
NEWARK VALLEY — Newark Valley pitcher Mikey Wandell was nearly untouchable, but Tioga touched up a pair of relievers in the top of seventh inning to pull out a 6-1 win here in IAC baseball action on a rainy Monday afternoo ...more

IAC BOYS GOLF: WAVERLY BESTS NEWARK VALLEY FOR FIRST WIN OF SEASON (2021-05-03)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Junior Liam Traub earned low-medal honors to lead Waverly to its first win of the season — a 193-226 victory over Newark Valley here Monday afternoon in IAC boys golf action at The Club at Shepard Hills. ...more

ATHENS LITTLE LEAGUE (MAJORS): WILLIAMS TOYOTA, GANNON'S PLAY TO 6-6 DEADLOCK (2021-05-03)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Williams Toyota scored one run in the top of the sixth inning in a 6-6 tie with Gannon Associates here Saturday night in Athens Little League Majors Division baseball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY BASEBALL, BOYS GOLF HOST DIVISIONAL FOES (2021-05-03)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The Waverly baseball and boys golf teams both host divisional foes on a Monday that has rain in the forecast later in the day.
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YOUTH BASKETBALL: RED WAVE 10TH-GRADE TEAM WINS DIVISION AT RUN & GUN CLASSIC (2021-05-03)
Valley Sports Report
BINGHAMTON — The Waverly-based Red Wave 10th-grade team went 2-0 to win its division at the Run & Gun Classic here on April 18. ...more

IAC TRACK& FIELD: TIOGA GIRLS, BOYS DROP DECISIONS TO S-VE, NEWFIELD IN SEASON-OPENER (11 PHOTOS) (2021-05-03)
Valley Sports Report
SPENCER — The Tioga girls and boys track & field teams opened their 2021 seasons Friday with losses to S-VE and Newfield.
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ATHENS-SAYRE LITTLE LEAGUE (MAJORS): JOHNNY D'S EDGES FIREMEN, 3-2, WITH LATE RUN (9 PHOTOS) (2021-05-02)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Johnny D’s scored a run in the top of the fifth inning to pull out a 3-2 win over the Firemen here Saturday evening in Athens-Sayre Little League Majors Division baseball action. ...more

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: WAVERLY GRAD MENNIG (OSWEGO STATE) HAS 12-GAME HIT STREAK SNAPPED (2021-05-02)
Valley Sports Report
OSWEGO — Waverly grad Zoe Mennig, a junior on the Oswego State softball team, had her 12-game hitting streak snapped Saturday in a doubleheader at SUNY Brockport.
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COLLEGE SOFTBALL: TIOGA GRAD CULVER 8-0 IN LAST 10 APPEARANCES FOR CALDWELL UNIVERSITY (2021-05-02)
Valley Sports Report
CALDWELL, N.J. — Tioga grad Mariah Culver, a junior on the Caldwell University, is 8-0 in her last 10 appearances for the Lady Cougars, who had a nine-game win streak snapped Saturday. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: SPRING SEASON IN HIGH GEAR WITH 34 EVENTS (2021-05-02)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The spring season kicks into high gear in New York, and is sprinting toward the finish line and the postseason in Pennsylvania.
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IAC / NTL SOFTBALL: MACIK POWERS ATHENS TO 14-3 WIN OVER WAVERLY IN 'BATTLE AT THE BORDER' (22 PHOTOS) (2021-05-01)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Junior Caydence Macik supplied the offense, and sophomore Aliyah Butler tossed a complete game to lead Athens to a 14-3 win over Waverly here Saturday afternoon in the second game of the “Battle at the Border” softball showca ...more

IAC SOFTBALL: WAVERLY RALLIES IN FINAL AT-BAT TO EDGE TIOGA, 7-5, IN OPENING GAME OF 'BATTLE AT THE BORDER' (24 PHOTOS) (2021-05-01)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Bella Romano stroked a tie-breaking single in the top of the seventh inning to help Waverly to a come-from-behind, 7-5, win over Tioga here Saturday morning in the opening game of the “Battle at the Border” softball showcase. ...more

IAC / NTL BASEBALL: HOLLYWOOD SPINS 3-HITTER; WAVERLY BLANKS UNBEATEN SAYRE, 3-0 (24 PHOTOS) (2021-05-01)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Something had to give.

Sayre entered Saturday’s game against Waverly, in the nightcap of the “Battle at the Border,” at 11-0, and Waverly junior Caden Hollywood entered the contest with a 7-0 career record on the mound.
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IAC / NTL SOFTBALL: ATHENS DOWNS TIOGA, 10-5, TO GO 2-0 AT 'BATTLE AT THE BORDER' (2021-05-01)
BY TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Athens took advantage of fourth-inning opportunities to rally past Tioga, 10-5, here Saturday and finish the "Battle at the Border" with a 2-0 record.
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IAC / NTL BASEBALL: 8TH-GRADER PITCHES TIOGA TO 5-4 WIN OVER ATHENS (24 PHOTOS) (2021-05-01)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Eighth-grader Conlan Taylor pitched a complete game in his first varsity start, leading Tioga to a 5-4 win over Athens here Saturday afternoon in the nightcap of the “Battle at the Border” baseball showcase. ...more

IAC / NTL BASEBALL: BIG INNING PROPELS ATHENS PAST WAVERLY, 9-3 (24 PHOTOS) (2021-05-01)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly drew first blood, but Athens used a big fifth inning to break open a tie game en route to a 9-3 win here Saturday morning in the opening game of the “Battle at the Border” baseball showcase. ...more

IAC / NTL BASEBALL: SAYRE ROLLS OVER TIOGA IN OPENING GAME OF 'BATTLE AT THE BORDER' (2021-05-01)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Tioga kept it close, but Sayre piled up runs late in the contest on its way to a 20-2 win here Saturday morning in the opening game of the “Battle at the Border” baseball showcase. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY, TIOGA HOST 'BATTLE AT THE BORDER' DIAMOND SHOWCASES (2021-05-01)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The “Battle at the Border” baseball and softball showcases at Waverly and Tioga takes center stage today.
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