IAC SOFTBALL: TIOGA OVERCOMES SHAKY DEFENSE IN 8-5 WIN OVER MORAVIA (2026-04-28)
Valley Sports Report
MORAVIA — Tioga jumped ahead early, and survived a tough day in the field in an 8-5 win over Moravia here Tuesday afternoon in IAC Small School Division softball action.
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IAC BASEBALL: TIOGA RALLIES TO TOP NEWFIELD, 12-8 (2026-04-28)
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NEWFIELD — Tioga wiped out a four-run deficit with an eight-run fourth-inning rally, then scored late to pull out a 12-8 win over Newfield here Tuesday afternoon in IAC Small School Division baseball action. ...more

NTL SOFTBALL: ATHENS AVENGES EARLY-SEASON LOSS WITH 5-1 WIN OVER NP-LIBERTY (18 PHOTOS) (2026-04-28)
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MANSFIELD — Athens scored early, and junior Gretchan Hiley was nearly unhittable in a 5-1 win  to avenge an early-season loss to North Penn-Liberty here Tuesday in NTL softball action.
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NTL TRACK & FIELD: ATHENS BOYS NOTCH WINS OVER WELLSBORO, CANTON; LADY WILDCATS EARN SPLIT (2026-04-28)
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WELLSBORO — The Athens boys had six double-winners, and picked up wins over Wellsboro and Canton in the final dual meet of the season, while the Lady Wildcats earned a win over Canton, but fell to Wellsboro here Tuesday in NTL Track & Field action.
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VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS' BURGESS, WAVERLY'S AULT NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-04-28)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Athens senior Abby Burgess registered six wins, including a pair of first-place finishes at the Lasagna Track & Field Invite, while Waverly senior Ronin Ault continues his outstanding play on th e diamond. They are the VSR / Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending April 25. ...more

IAC BOYS GOLF: KITHCART, SEAVER LEAD TIOGA IN WIN OVER UNION SPRINGS (2026-04-28)
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NICHOLS — Junior Gavin Kithcart and senior Owen Seaver led Tioga to a 175-193 win over Union Springs here Tuesday afternoon in IAC boys golf action at the Tioga Golf Course. ...more

NTL BASEBALL: COWANESQUE VALLEY WIPES OUT ONE-RUN DEFICIT LATE IN 16-2 WIN OVER SAYRE (2026-04-28)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Cowanesque Valley scored nine runs in the top of the sixth inning to wipe out a one-run deficit en route to a 16-2 win over Sayre here Tuesday afternoon in NTL Large School Division baseball action at Riverfront Park.
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NTL SOFTBALL: COWANESQUE VALLEY RIDES BIG INNING EARLY TO 12-2 WIN OVER SAYRE (2026-04-28)
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SAYRE — Cowanesque Valley plated seven runs in the top of the second inning to take control in a 12-2 five-inning win over Sayre here Tuesday afternoon in NTL Small School Division softball action at Riverfront Park. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: TIOGA'S TOOMEY, NEB'S KOLESAR NAMED 'GIRLS WRESTLERS OF THE YEAR;' ATHENS' NASON, BARRETT ALSO EARN ALL-REGION TOP HONORS (2026-04-28)
The Sports Reports
Tioga junior Amelia Toomey won a state title, and Northeast Bradford senior Anaiah Kolesar won her fourth state medal in her fourth different weight class to cap a very good girls wrestling season in the Region. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm All-Region "Wrestlers of the Year." ...more

ON TAP TODAY: MAJORITY OF TUESDAY'S JAM-PACKED SLATE ON THE ROAD (2026-04-28)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — There are 11 events on a jam-packed Tuesday, including the final Pa. track & field dual meets of the 2025-26 season, but only three of the events — Sayre baseball and softball, and Tioga boys golf — are in the Valley. ...more

SECTION IV FLAG FOOTBALL: WAVERLY CELEBRATES PROGRAM; TOPS ELMIRA, 27-13 (24 PHOTOS) (2026-04-27)
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WAVERLY — Waverly's 27-13 win over Elmira here Monday night at Memorial Stadium put the finishing touches on a night of celebrating the continued growth of the flag football program. ...more

IAC BASEBALL: ROUGHT, ROSS LEAD TIOGA TO 11-5 WIN OVER GROTON (2026-04-27)
Valley Sports Report
GROTON — Josh Rought led the offense and Cam Ross battled through six innings to lead Tioga to an 11-5 win over Groton here Monday afternoon in IAC Small School baseball action. ...more

IAC BOYS GOLF: SEAVER LEADS TIOGA IN 1-STROKE WIN OVER MARATHON (2026-04-27)
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MARATHON — Senior Owen Seaver and sophomore Drayke Ulrich picked a great time to shoot their career-best rounds, helping Tioga to a one-shot win over Marathon here Monday afternoon in IAC boys golf action at Maple Hills Golf Course. ...more

SECTION IV GIRLS GOLF: WAVERLY POSTS WINS OVER HORSEHEADS, O-M; FALLS TO CORNING (2026-04-27)
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CORNING — Low-medalist Delaney Abel's 37 was the difference for the Hawks, but Waverly was able to pull out wins over Horseheads and Odessa-Montour here Monday afternoon in Section IV girls golf action at the Corning Country Club. ...more

STAC BOYS TENNIS: FORKS EDGES WAVERLY, 4-3, IN FINAL MATCH (24 PHOTOS) (2026-04-24)
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WAVERLY — Chenango Forks won a tiebreaker in the third set of the third doubles match to pull out a 4-3 win over Waverly here Monday afternoon in STAC Central Division boys tennis action. ...more

STAC BASEBALL: AULT TOSSES 1-HITTER; WAVERLY BLANKS SUS. VALLEY, 2-0 (2026-04-27)
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CONKLIN, N.Y — Waverly scored a pair of runs early, and senior Ronin Ault made it stand with a masterful 1-hitter to lead the Wolverines to a 2-0 win over Susquehanna Valley in STAC baseball action. ...more

IAC SOFTBALL: KITHCART'S POWER BACKS SHUGARS' 1-HITTER IN TIOGA'S 17-2 WIN OVER GROTON (2026-04-27)
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GROTON — Freshman Kate Kithcart hit a pair of inside-the-park home runs in the first inning, and 8th-grader Olivia Shugars tossed a 1-hitter to lead Tioga to a 17-2 five-inning win over Groton here Monday in IAC Small School softball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: BOYS TENNIS, FLAG FOOTBALL AT WAVERLY ONLY GAMES IN TOWN MONDAY (2026-04-27)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — All of the action Monday is North of the Border, with two — boys tennis and flag football at Waverly — of the seven events on the docket here in the Valley. ...more

IAC TRACK & FIELD: ROSSI, ALBRECHT, PALMER LEAD TIOGA AT BLUE DEVIL RELAYS (24 PHOTOS) (2026-04-27)
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MORAVIA — Sophomore Vida Rossi, and seniors Gavin Albrecht and Dominic Palmer paced Tioga's efforts here at the Blue Devil Track & Field Relays. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS' PETTITT NAMED ZIFF LAW FRIM 'BOYS SWIMMER OF YEAR;' ATHENS' PETTITT NAMED ZIFF LAW FRIM 'BOYS SWIMMER OF YEAR;' ATHENS' ANKAM, TOWANDA'S LAIN, CORNING'S FURSTOSS, RELAY ALSO EARN (2026-04-27)
The Sports Reports
It was another big year in the pool for area boys swimmers that ended on the state podium for several.
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COLLEGE BASEBALL: ATHENS GRAD HORTON HAS BEST OUTING OF SEASON AT ST. JOHN FISHER (2026-04-26)
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PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Athens grad Lucas Horton, a junior on the St. John Fisher baseball team, had one of his best outings of the season Friday against Russell Sage College. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: BUSY WEEK AHEAD, BUT RAIN IN FORECAST AGAIN (2026-04-26)
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THE VALLEY — There's another busy week ahead as the spring schedule hurdles toward May and the end of the 2025-26, but there is rain in the forecast Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: CORNING'S McLAUGHLIN, TIOGA'S FEEKO, WAVERLY'S AULT NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-04-25)
The Sports Reports
Corning senior Cella McLaughlin won three events at the Webster Track & Field Invite, while Tioga senior RaeAnne Feeko and Waverly senior Ronin Ault had big weeks on the diamonds. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending April 18. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: FORECAST OF ALL-DAY RAIN WIPES SATURDAY'S SLATE CLEAN (2026-04-25)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — With an all-day rain in the forecast, softball and baseball games from Windsor to Waverly to Central Columbia have been postponed wiping Saturday's slate clean. ...more

H.S. TRACK & FIELD: BURGESS, GORSLINE LEAD ATHENS GIRLS TO THIRD PLACE AT LASAGNA INVITE (11 PHOTOS) (2026-04-24)

WANCK BREAKS SCHOOL RECORD IN 1,600-METER RUN

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WYALUSING — Senior Abby Burgess was a double-winner and placed in four events, and senior Lizzie Gorsline placed in four events to lead the Lady Wildcats to a third-place finish here Friday at the Lasagna Invitational, while junior Graham Wanck broke the school record in the 1,600-meter run. ...more

H.S. TRACK & FIELD: TWEDT PACES WAVERLY'S EFFORTS AT LASAGNA INVITATIONAL (9 PHOTOS) (2026-04-24)
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WYALUSING — Sophomore Kaylin Twedt placed in four events to pace the Waverly girls to an 11th-place finish here Friday at the Lasagna Track & Field Invitational, while junior Rhylee Stotler was the top finisher for the boys teams. ...more

STAC BASEBALL: EARLY RUNS LEAD WAVERLY TO 14-2 ROUT OF CHENANGO VALLEY (2026-04-24)
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WAVERLY — Unbeaten Waverly built an early 11-0 lead on its way to a 14-2 win over Chenango Valley and a sweep of their three-game series here Friday afternoon in STAC Central Division baseball action. ...more

STAC BOYS TENNIS: UNBEATEN ONEONTA SWEEPS WAVERLY, 7-0 (2026-04-24)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Unbeaten Oneonta posted a dominant, 7-0, sweep of Waverly here Friday afternoon in STQC boys tennis action.
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IAC BASEBALL: TIOGA RIDES BIG INNING TO COME-FROM-BEHIND, 15-12, WIN OVER DRYDEN (2026-04-24)
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DRYDEN — Tioga poured nine runs across the plate in the top of the fourth inning to erase an early deficit on its way to a 15-12 win over Dryden here Friday afternoon in IAC baseball action.
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NTL BASEBALL: ATHENS BATS SAVE THE DAY IN 13-11 WIN OVER TROY (2026-04-24)
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EAST TROY — Athens entered the game with seven wins in its last eight games, allowing just 10 runs in those wins, but it was the offense that stepped up here Friday in a 13-11 win over Troy in NTL baseball action. ...more

NTL SOFTBALL: ATHENS BOUNCES BACK BEHIND HILEY'S ARM IN 3-1 WIN OVER TROY (2026-04-24)
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EAST TROY — Junior Gretchan Hiley tossed a four-hitter as Athens bounced back from a loss Thursday to top Troy, 3-1, here Friday afternoon in NTL Large School Division softball action.
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IAC SOFTBALL: TIOGA POUNDS OUT 17-1 WIN OVER NOTRE DAME (2026-04-24)
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SOUTHPORT, N.Y. — Tioga pounded out 22 hits in support of three-hit pitching by freshman Kate Kithcart in a 17-1 five-inning win over Notre Dame here Friday afternoon in IAC softball action. ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: AIELLO SAYS TIOGA WAS 'PERFECT MATCH' FOR HIM (2026-04-24)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER —  "I'm going to miss it."

After 16 years, 12 Section IV titles, and five New York State titles, Nick Aiello is stepping away from "a perfect match" with the powerhouse Tioga football program, and the prototypical Tioga football player.
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SECTION IV FOOTBALL: AIELLO STEPS DOWN AS HEAD COACH AT TIOGA (2026-04-24)

HISTORIC CAREER INCLUDES 12 SECTION IV, 5 STATE TITLES

By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — After 16 seasons, 12 Section IV titles, and five state titles, Nick Aiello is stepping down as head coach of the powerhouse Tioga football program.
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COLLEGE SOFTBALL: TIOGA GRAD LUTHER BELTS FIRST HOME RUN AT MORRISVILLE (2026-04-24)
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MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — Tioga grad Erin Luther, a freshman on the Morrisville State softball team, recently slugged the first home run of her collegiate career. ...more