ON TAP TODAY: PLAYOFF SOFTBALL ACTION AT ATHENS, TIOGA (2019-05-23)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The postseason rolls along on the diamond with Athens and Tioga softball both hosting playoff games this afternoon, while Waverly baseball makes the short trek to Owego.
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SECTION IV TRACK & FIELD: BOYS 400-METER RELAY, WALSH LEAD TIOGA'S EFFORTS AT CLASS D CHAMPIONSHIPS (12 PHOTOS) (2019-05-22)
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MARATHON — The Tioga boys’ 400-meter relay earned a silver medal here Wednesday afternoon at the Section IV, Class D track & field championships, and will advance to next week’s State Qualifier, while freshman Julia Walsh paced the Lady Tigers’ effor ...more

NTL BASEBALL: SAYRE TOPS BLOOMSBURG; ADVANCE TO CLASS AA TITLE GAME (5 PHOTOS) (2019-05-22)
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MONTGOMERY — Junior Quinn Hanafin pitched 5 1/3 innings of brilliant relief, and six different Sayre players collected at least one RBI in an 8-5 win over Bloomsburg in the semifinals of the District 4, Class AA baseball playoffs. ...more

DISTRICT 4 BASEBALL: ERRORS PROVE COSTLY AS ATHENS FALLS TO LOYALSOCK IN CLASS AAA QUARTERFINALS (22 PHOTOS) (2019-05-22)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Loyalsock took advantage of a pair of Athens throwing errors to score four unearned runs on the same play to take control of the game in the sixth inning of a come-from-behind 11-3 win here Wednesday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the District 4, Class AAA baseball playoffs. ...more

IAC BOYS GOLF: STRONG SHOWING LEADS TIOGA TO LEAGUE TITLE (19 PHOTOS) (2019-05-22)
BY TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
HORSEHEADS — Tioga put together four solid rounds of golf to claim the IAC Small School and overall championships at Soaring Eagles Golf Course here Wednesday.
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ON TAP TODAY: DISTRICT 4 DIAMOND PLAYOFFS BEGIN (2019-05-22)
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THE VALLEY — It’s win-or-else on the District 4 diamonds for Sayre and Athens baseball as the Spring 2019 postseason continues in high gear. ...more

SECTION IV GIRLS GOLF: WAVERLY WINS FOURTH STRAIGHT TITLE — TOMASSO QUALIFIES FOR STATES FOR SIXTH TIME (14 PHOTOS) (2019-05-21)
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ELMIRA — Waverly won its fourth straight team title, and senior Alex Tomasso qualified for States for the sixth consecutive year here Tuesday afternoon at the Section IV girls golf championships at Soaring Eagles Golf Course. ...more

SECTION IV BOYS TRACK & FIELD: WAVERLY'S CHANDLER, WRIGHT BREAK SCHOOL RECORDS AT CLASS B CHAMPIONSHIPS (21 PHOTOS) (2019-05-21)
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VESTAL — Junior Isaac Chandler and sophomore Collin Wright broke school records here Tuesday to pace Waverly’s efforts at the Section IV, Class B Track & Field Championships.
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SECTION IV GIRLS TRACK & FIELD: TRIPLE-WINNER SMITH PACES WAVERLY AT CLASS B CHAMPIONSHIP (16 PHOTOS) (2019-05-21)

VESTAL — Junior Cora Smith continued her winning ways, claiming three first-place finishes here Tuesday to lead Waverly’s efforts at the Section IV, Class B Track & Field Championships. ...more

SECTION IV SOFTBALL: WAVERLY, TIOGA WILL OPEN PLAYOFFS AT HOME (2019-05-21)
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THE VALLEY — Waverly will open the upcoming Section IV playoffs at home next week, while Tioga opens at home Thursday.
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SECTION IV BASEBALL: TIOGA OPENS PLAYOFFS AT HOME, WAVERLY WILL MAKE SHORT ROAD TRIP (2019-05-21)
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THE VALLEY — The Section IV baseball playoffs begin this week with Tioga opening at home Friday, and Waverly opening with a short road trip Thursday. ...more

TRAVEL BASKETBALL: RED WAVE 11TH-GRADE BOYS TEAM WINS ROC CITY CAGER CLASSIC (w / Team Photo) (2019-05-21)
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ROCHESTER — The Waverly-based Red Wave 11th-grade boys basketball travel team won the ROC City Cager Classic here Sunday with a 2-1 record. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SECTION IV GIRLS GOLF, TRACK & FIELD TAKE CENTER STAGE (2019-05-21)
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THE VALLEY — With the regular season over on the diamonds, every sport is now in postseason mode with Valley athletes setting their sights on States. Today’s slate of action features Section IV girls golf and track & field action. ...more

COLLEGE BASEBALL: SAYRE GRAD HANAFIN SHINES IN POSTSEASON; FREDERICK CC FALLS IN NJCAA NORTHEAST DISTRICT FINALS (2019-05-20)
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FREDERICK Md. — Sayre grad Connor Hanafin hit safely in five of six postseason games, but Frederick CC came up a bit short, dropping the decisive Game 3 to Lackawanna College in the NJCAA Division II Northeast District best-of-three championship series. ...more

COLLEGE BASEBALL: WAVERLY GRAD STILLMAN LEADS HERKIMER TO NJCAA DIVISION III WORLD SERIES BERTH (2019-05-20)
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LITTLE FALLS, N.Y. — Waverly grad Brendyn Stillman missed 13 games this season due to injury, but he came up big when Herkimer College needed him in the postseason.
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COLLEGE BASEBALL: SAYRE GRAD WILLIMAS FINISHES SOPHOMORE SEASON AT ST. BONAVENTURE ON A HIGH NOTE (2019-05-20)
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OLEAN, N.Y. — After an injury-filled freshman season Sayre grad Matt Williams finished his sophomore season strong as Division I St. Bonaventure’s starting first baseman.
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DISTRICT 4 BASEBALL: ATHENS OPENS CLASS AAA PLAYOFFS AT HOME; SAYRE OPENS IN CLASS AA SEMIFINALS (2019-05-19)
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THE VALLEY — Athens opens the Class AAA playoffs at home, while Sayre is at a neutral site in the Class AA semifinals in the upcoming District 4 baseball playoffs. ...more

DISTRICT 4 SOFTBALL: ATHENS OPENS CLASS AAA PLAYOFFS AT HOME (2019-05-19)
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THE VALLEY — Athens will open the upcoming District 4, Class AAA softball playoffs at home Thursday.
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NTL SOFTBALL: ATHENS FALLS TO CENTRAL COLUMBIA IN FINALS OF CC TOURNAMENT (2019-05-18)
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BLOOMSBURG — Athens topped Milton in the semifinals, before falling to the hosts here Saturday in non-league softball action at the Central Columbia Tournament. ...more

DISTRICT 4 GIRLS TRACK & FIELD: LADY WILDCATS FINISH THIRD — HUTCHISON, GAMBRELL, STACKPOLE, 1600 RELAY ADVANCE TO STATES (20 PHOTOS) (2019-05-18)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
W’PORT — Seniors Rachel Hutchison and Ariana Gambrell are making a return trip to States next weekend, and they’re taking a few of their friends along with them.

Hutchison earned the Lady Wildcats’ lone gold medal of the day, while Gambrell won a silver medal, and  junior Cassidy Stackpole, and the 1,600-meter relay team hit state standards Saturday at the District 4, Class AA Track & Field Championships. ...more

DISRICT 4 BOYS TRACK & FIELD: ATHENS' HUDSON QUALIFIES FOR STATES IN TWO EVENTS (14 PHOTOS) (2019-05-19)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
W’PORT — Athens junior Damian Hudson will pull double-duty at States next weekend.

Hudson won a gold medal in the 200-meter dash here Saturday afternoon at the District 4 Track & Field Championships, and also hit the state standard in the 100-meter dash. ...more

NTL BASEBALL: ATHENS TOPS NP-MANSFIELD, TOWANDA ON FINAL DAY OF REGULAR SEASON (2019-05-18)
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ATHENS — NTL Large School champion Athens wrapped up the regular season with a pair of wins Saturday, topping North Penn-Mansfield at home in the morning, then traveling to Wysox for a 15-0 win over Towanda in the afternoon in baseball act ...more

NTL BASEBALL: SAYRE CLAIMS DIVISION TITLE WITH 11-0 WIN OVER NEB (2019-05-18)
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SAYRE — Sophomore Zach Moore spun a three-hitter, and freshman David Northrup drove in five runs to lead Sayre to a division-clinching, 11-0, five-inning win over Northeast Bradford here Saturday morning in NTL baseball action. ...more

NTL SOFTBALL: SAYRE FALLS TO NEB IN SEASON FINALE (2019-05-18)
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SAYRE — Northeast Bradford scored six runs in the top of the second inning, and cruised to a 14-1 six-inning win over Sayre here Saturday afternoon in NTL Small School Division softball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: DISTRICT 4 TRACK & FIELD, SECTION IV BOYS GOLF, SAYRE BASEBALL IN THE SPOTLIGHT (2019-05-18)
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THE VALLEY — On the final day of the baseball and softball regular season, District 4 track & field athletes, and Section IV boys golfers vie for berths at their respective state championships.

Of note on the diamond, Sayre baseball can clinch a division title with a win this afternoon against NEB. ...more

IAC BASEBALL: WAVERLY RIDES SINDONI'S STRONG EFFORT ON MOUND TO IAC TITLE; TOP EDISON, 3-1 (16 PHOTOS) (2019-05-17)
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DRYDEN — Senior Colby Sindoni spun a four-hitter to lead Waverly to the IAC Championship with a 3-1 win over Thomas A. Edison here Friday afternoon at Tompkins-Cortland Community College. ...more

IAC BOYS TRACK & FIELD: DOUBLE-WINNER CHANDLER BREAKS STADIUM RECORD IN POLE VAULT (24 PHOTOS) (2019-05-17)

T-BURG — Waverly junior Isaac Chandler soared higher than anyone before him, clearing the bar at 14-feet, 9-inches to set a new stadium meet record here Friday at Day 2 of the league track & field championships. ...more

IAC GIRLS TRACK & FIELD: SMITH, ORTIZ EACH NOTCH ANOTHER WIN AT LEAGUE MEET — WALSH LEADS TIOGA EFFORTS (22 PHOTOS) (2019-05-17)

T-BURG — Waverly juniors Cora Smith and Melina Ortiz each earned wins at Day 2 of the IAC girls track & field championships, while freshman Julia Walsh paced Tioga’s effort in the Small School ranks with a pair of second-place finishes. ...more

IAC SOFTBALL: WAVERLY BOUNCES BACK, BLANKS TIOGA, 6-0 (16 PHOTOS) (2019-05-17)
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TIOGA CENTER — State-ranked Waverly bounced back after a loss in the IAC Championship game Thursday to post a 6-0 win over Tioga here Friday afternoon in IAC non-divisional softball action. ...more

IAC BASEBALL: HENDERSHOT FACES MINIMUM IN 1-HITTER; TIOGA THUMPS O-M / WATKINS GLEN, 11-0 (2019-05-17)
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WATKINS GLEN — Senior Pierce Hendershot faced the minimum 21 batters in a one-hitter, and junior Mason Booser powered the offense in Tioga’s 11-0 win over Odessa-Montour / Watkins Glen here Friday afternoon in IAC non-divisional baseball action. ...more

IAC GIRLS GOLF: TOMASSO BREAKS LEAGUE RECORD; WAVERLY WINS FOURTH CONSECUTIVE LEAGUE TITLE (12 PHOTOS) (2019-05-17)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — There’s dominance, then there’s Waverly girls golf.

The Lady Wolverines won their fourth consecutive league title here Friday at Tomasso’s Golf Course, tallying a four-player aggregate stroke count of 357, and topping runner-up Moravia by 137 strokes. ...more

IAC JV BASEBALL: TIOGA NOTCHES WINS OVER O-M / WATKINS GLEN, EDISON (14 PHOTOS) (2019-05-17)
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TIOGA CENTER — Tioga racked up wins over Edison and O-M / Watkins Glen recently for seven wins in their last eight games to improve to 9-4-1 on the season in IAC junior varsity baseball action.
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IAC JV SOFTBALL: WAVERLY PULLS OUT 13-10 SLUGFEST OVER NEWARK VALLEY (2019-05-17)
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WAVERLY — Newark Valley scored five runs in the top of the first inning, but Waverly rallied to win a high-scoring, 13-10, affair here Wednesday in IAC junior varsity softball action. ...more

IAC JV BASEBALL: FOUR WAVERLY PITCHERS COMBINE TO SHUTOUT NEWARK VALLEY (2019-05-17)
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WAVERLY — Four Waverly pitchers combined to pitch a seven-hit shutout in a 9-0 win over Newark Valley here Wednesday in IAC junior varsity baseball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: IAC TRACK & FIELD, BASEBALL, GIRLS GOLF CROWN CHAMPS (2019-05-17)
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THE VALLEY — The IAC will crown champs on the rack & field, baseball diamond, and girls golf links today, while several local diamond teams wrap up their 2019 regular season. ...more