ON TAP TODAY: SAYRE BOYS HOST ATHENS ON SOCCER PITCH (2020-10-22)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The Sayre boys host Athens in the second meeting of the season for the Valley soccer rivals in Thursday’s marquee match-up. ...more

PIAA SOCCER: ATHENS' LEZAK NAMED '2019-20 NFHS PA. BOYS SOCCER COACH OF THE YEAR' (2020-10-22)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Not only was Wednesday Jake Lezak’s birthday, but the Athens coach was named the 2019-20 National Federation of High Schools Pa.  Boys Soccer Coach of the Year. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: SAYRE SWEPT BY TROY (2020-10-21)
Valley Sports Report
TROY — Troy held off a pesky Sayre squad here Wednesday evening for a 3-0 sweep in NTL volleyball action.

The Lady Trojans won by scores of 25-17, 25-16, and 25-22. ...more

NTL GIRLS SOCCER: SHORT-HANDED SAYRE DROPS 5-0 DECISION AT WILLIAMSON (2020-10-21)
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA JUNCTION — Sayre started the game short-handed, and it got worse during a 5-0 loss to Williamson here Wednesday afternoon in NTL girls soccer action. ...more

NTL FOOTBALL: SAYRE'S FRIDAY GAME POSTPONED; WELLSBORO WILL TRAVEL TO CANTON INSTEAD (2020-10-21)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Sayre’s home football game Friday night against Wellsboro has been postponed.

According to a Twitter post by “Wellsboro Football:” Friday’s varsity football game at Sayre has been postponed. Instead, the Hornets will be traveling to Canton to take on the Warriors.” ...more

YOUTH FOOTBALL: WAVERLY REC. YOUTH FLAG FOOTBALL LEAGUE WRAPS UP REGULAR SEASON (2020-10-21)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly Rec. hosted Week 6 its Youth Flag Football League Sunday at Memorial Stadium. The results are as follows: ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SAYRE TEAMS ON THE ROAD WEDNESDAY (2020-10-21)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — A pair of re-scheduled matches are the only events on Wednesday’s docket, and for the third straight day all the action is on the road. ...more

NTL GIRLS SOCCER: ATHENS AVENGES SATURDAY'S LOSS — BLANKS TROY, 1-0 (2020-10-20)
Valley Sports Report
EAST TROY — Senior Emma Roe scored in the 16th minute, and the Athens defense made it stand up in a 1-0 win over Troy here in NTL girls soccer action on a rainy Tuesday afternoon.
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NTL VOLLEYBALL: ATHENS BOUNCES BACK WITH SWEEP OF TROY (2020-10-20)
Valley Sports Report
TROY — Athens bounced back from a “disheartening” five-set loss at NEB Monday, with a sweep of Troy here Tuesday night in NTL Large School volleyball action.
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NTL VOLLEYBALL: SAYRE FALLS VIA SWEEP AT WILLIAMSON (2020-10-20)
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA JUNCTION — Sayre battled for three sets, but Williamson prevailed in a sweep here Tuesday night in NTL Small School volleyball action.
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ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS-TROY GIRLS SOCCER RE-MATCH TOPS TUESDAY'S SLATE OF ACTION (2020-10-20)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Four events — two girls soccer and two volleyball matches — comprise Tuesday’s schedule, and for the second straight day all the action is on the road. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: ATHENS FALLS IN FIVE SETS AT NEB (2020-10-19)
Valley Sports Report
LERAYSVILLE — Northeast Bradford took a different route to get there, but in the end prevailed in another five-set thriller over Athens here Monday night in NTL volleyball action. ...more

YOUTH BASKETBALL: SOUTHERN TIER HAWKS COACH HOSTING SECOND FALL SESSION OF BASKETBALL WORKOUTS (2020-10-19)
Valley Sports Report
BINGHAMTON — Southern Tier Hawks AAU coach Reggie Hawkins and “The Workshop” present Fall Session #2 Basketball Workouts here from Oct. 27 through Nov. 25 at the St. Mary’s Rec. Center.
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NTL BOYS SOCCER: SAYRE ROLLS TO 5-2 WIN AT TROY (2020-10-19)
Valley Sports Report
EAST TROY — Junior Mason Hughey had another prolific scoring day, and senior Cody VanBenthuysen returned from injury to lead Sayre to a 5-2 win over Troy in NTL boys soccer here on a rainy Monday afternoon. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WEEK STARTS WITH LIGHT DOCKET ON RAINY MONDAY (2020-10-19)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — There are just a pair of varsity events on Monday’s docket, with the Sayre boys soccer and Athens volleyball teams on the road against NTL rivals. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: FINAL FULL WEEK OF REGULAR SEASON (2020-10-19)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — This is the final full week of the regular season, and it’s chock full of soccer, including an Athens-Sayre boys match-up, volleyball, and football.
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NTL FOOTBALL: ATHENS RALLIES TO TOP SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, 35-18 (12 PHOTOS) (2020-10-17)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens scored in the final 30 seconds of the first half, and then three more times in the second half to erase an 18-7 deficit en route to a 35-18 win over South Williamsport here Friday night in NTL football action at Alumni Stadium. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: NEB SWEEPS SAYRE (2020-10-17)
Valley Sports Report
LERAYSVILLE — NEB bounced back from a loss to Canton Friday with a sweep of Sayre here Saturday night in NTL volleyball action. ...more

NTL CROSS COUNTRY: ATHENS' BRONSON WINS GIRLS RACE; ATHENS BOYS FINISH SECOND TO WYALUSING BY 1 POINT (22 PHOTOS) (2020-10-17)
By CHRIS MANNING
Valley Sports Report
ROME — Athens sophomore Emma Bronson led for most of the girls’ race of the NTL Coaches’ Invitational Saturday.  She used that advantage to pull away for the individu ...more

NTL GIRLS SOCCER: TROY HANDS ATHENS FIRST LEAGUE LOSS AT HOME SINCE 2011 (24 PHOTOS) (2020-10-17)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens had a big advantage in time of possession, and shots-on-goal, but Troy took advantage of its chances in a 2-1 win — handing the eight-time defending league champs its first league loss at home in nine years — here Saturday morning in NTL girls soccer action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: FOOTBALL, CROSS COUNTRY, GIRLS SOCCER HEADLINE SATURDAY'S ACTION (2020-10-17)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The NTL Coaches Cross Country Invite and Saturday night football at Athens headlines Saturday’s slate of action, which also includes a key league girls soccer match-up at Athens in the a.m. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 5 PICKS — AN ALMOST FULL SLATE OF GAMES (2020-10-16)
The 2020 high school football season has been like any other we’ve ever witnessed.

Preparation for every game has also come with the apprehension it could be postponed at any moment, as evidenced by Sayre’s game against North Penn, scheduled for tonight, being postponed this morning.
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NTL BOYS SOCCER: ATHENS KNOCKS OFF TROY, 5-1 (24 PHOTOS) (2020-10-15)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Five different players put their names in the scoring column to help Athens to a 5-1 win over Troy here Thursday evening in NTL boys soccer action.
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NTL VOLLEYBALL: CANTON SWEEPS SAYRE IN RARE DOUBLEHEADER (15 PHOTOS) (2020-10-15)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Two-time defending NTL Small School champ Canton swept Sayre here Thursday night in a rare NTL volleyball doubleheader.
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NTL BOYS SOCCER: HUGHEY'S 5 GOALS POWER SAYRE TO 6-3 WIN OVER TOWANDA (2020-10-15)
Valley Sports Report
TOWANDA — Junior Mason Hughey scored five goals, including three in less than two minutes in the second half, to lift Sayre to a 6-3 win over Towanda here Thursday night in NTL boys soccer action at the Endless Mountains Sports Complex.
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NTL VOLLEYBALL: UNBEATEN NP-L RALLIES TO TOP ATHENS, 3-1, AGAIN (2020-10-15)
Valley Sports Report
LIBERTY — Nine days ago, Athens took the first set from unbeaten North Penn-Liberty, but dropped the next three. Thursday’s NTL volleyball match was a near carbon copy.
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YOUTH FOOTBALL: WEEK 5 RESULTS OF WAVERLY YOUTH FLAG FOOTBALL LEAGUE (2020-10-15)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly Rec. Hosted Week 5 of its Youth Flag Football League Sunday at Memorial Stadium. The results are as follows: ...more

BAKER'S SPORTS PEN: TEAMS RETURN, BIG PERFORMANCES — NEWS & NOTES FROM NTL, D4 (2020-10-15)
Great to see area teams back in competition as Canton and Wellsboro returned to the gridiron this past week.
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ON TAP TODAY: TWO HOME EVENTS, THIRD MOVED OVER COVID-19 CONCERNS (2020-10-15)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — There are two Valley teams — Athens boys and Sayre volleyball — at home Thursday, while a third — Athens volleyball — was denied that opportunity. ...more

NTL GIRLS SOCCER: ATHENS BACK ON WINNING TRACK — EDGES TOWANDA, 2-1 (12 PHOTOS) (2020-10-14)
Valley Sports Report
TOWANDA — Athens got back on the winning track Wednesday night after its first league loss in nearly five years, but it wasn’t easy.

After battling to a 1-1 tie through the first 40 minutes, senior Emma Roe beat a pair of Towanda defenders to score what ended up being the game-winning goal early in the second half, lifting Athens to a 2-1 win here at the Endless Mountains Sports Complex.< ...more

NTL GIRLS SOCCER: WYALUSING ROLLS TO 12-0 WIN OVER SAYRE (2020-10-14)
Valley Sports Report
WYALUSING — Hailey Jayne was one of seven goal-scorers to lead Wyalusing to an 11-0  win over short-handed Sayre here Wednesday afternoon in NTL girls soccer action. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: WELLSBORO REBOUNDS, SWEEPS ATHENS (2020-10-14)
Valley Sports Report
WELLSBORO — Just 24 hours after a five-set loss at Athens, Wellsboro swept the Lady Wildcats here Wednesday night in NTL volleyball action. ...more

NTL JUNIOR HIGH CROSS COUNTRY: ATHENS GIRLS, BOYS WIN TWO OF THREE (6 PHOTOS) (2020-10-14)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — The Athens boys and girls teams both recorded wins over Wellsboro and North Penn-Mansfield, but dropped decisions to NEB here Tuesday afternoon in NTL junior high cross country action at Round Top Park. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: ALL THREE OF WEDNESDAY'S EVENTS ARE ON THE ROAD (2020-10-14)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — There’s a limited slate of action Wednesday, and all three events are on the road, including the Athens girls soccer team looking to get back on track in the county seat. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: ATHENS OUTLASTS WELLSBORO IN FIVE-SET WIN (24 PHOTOS) (2020-10-13)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — In a back-and-forth affair, Athens prevailed in a five-set marathon over Wellsboro here Tuesday night in NTL volleyball action. ...more