ON TAP TODAY: BASKETBALL DOMINATES BUSY TUESDAY SCHEDULE (2020-01-28)
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THE VALLEY — Seven basketball games — four boys and three girls — highlight a busy Tuesday night that also features wrestling, boys swimming, and bowling. ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: TIOGA RALLIES IN SECOND HALF TO TOP EDISON, 51-42 (20 PHOTOS) (2020-01-27)
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TIOGA CENTER — Tioga shook off a slow start, and rode stellar defense, and the hot hand of senior Sam Taylor in the second half on its way to a come-from-behind, 51-42, win over Thomas A. Edison here Monday night in IAC South boys basketball action.
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NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: ATHENS' COMEBACK BID COMES UP JUST SHORT IN 55-51 LOSS TO WINDSOR (16 PHOTOS) (2020-01-27)
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ATHENS — Athens got off to a slow start, then saw its furious second-half comeback attempt come up just short in a 55-51 loss to Windsor here Monday night in non-league girls basketbal ...more

NTL SWIMMING: WILLIAMS, KOPATZ LEAD LADY WILDCATS TO 111-47 WIN OVER SAYRE (21 PHOTOS) (2020-01-27)
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SAYRE — Freshman Taegan Williams won four events, and sophomore Brooke Kopatz was a triple-winner to lead Athens to a 111-47 win over Sayre here Monday afternoon in NTL girls swimming action.
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ON TAP TODAY: BASKETBALL, SWIMMING TAKE CENTER STAGE ON QUIET MONDAY (2020-01-27)
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THE VALLEY — It’s a light night on the schedule, but all three events are in the Valley with the Tioga boys, and Athens girls in action on the hardwoods, and Athens and Sayre swimmers renewing their rivalry at Sayre.
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NEW YORK STATE WRESTLING: TIOGA SIXTH-SEED AT DIVISION 2 STATE DUALS (2020-01-26)
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TIOGA CENTER — Tioga is the sixth seed in Saturday’s New York State, Division 2 Duals here at the SRC Arena on the campus of Onondaga Community College, according to “unofficial seeds” posted on the NYSPHSAA web site.
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THE WEEK AHEAD: ATHENS GIRLS, BOYS HOOP TEAMS TAKE CENTER STAGE; TIOGA WRESTLER END WEEK AT STATE DUALS (2020-01-26)
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THE VALLEY — A busy week features four home games for the Athens girls basketball team, and two key home games on the hardwoods for the Athens boys. It closes Saturday with the Tioga wrestlers in action at the New York State Duals at Onondaga Community College.
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IAC JV BOYS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY CRUISES PAST WATKINS GLEN, 66-25 (10 PHOTOS) (2020-01-26)
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WATKINS GLEN — Waverly raced out to a big lead early, and cruised to a 66-25 win over Watkins Glen here Saturday evening in IAC South Large School Division junior varsity boys basketball action. ...more

NTL WRESTLING: BRADLEY WINS TITLE, PERNASELL FINISHES SECOND TO LEAD ATHENS' EFFORTS AT RUGGED THOMAS CHEVROLET TOURNAMENT (2020-01-25)
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BEDFORD, Pa. — Sophomore Gavin Bradley won the 113-pound title, and junior Ben Pernaselli was second in the 195-pound weight class here this weekend at the rugged Thomas Chevrolet Tournament. ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY WINS AT WATKINS GLEN, 53-48; MOVES INTO SOLE POSSESSION OF FIRST PLACE (18 PHOTOS) (2020-01-25)
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WATKINS GLEN — Waverly used defense and size to pull out a 53-48 win over Watkins Glen here Saturday night in a key IAC South Large School Division boys basketball match-up.
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NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: SAYRE PULLS OUT 77-69 WIN OVER WILLIAMSON IN OVERTIME (18 PHOTOS) (2020-01-25)
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SAYRE — Sayre saved its best defense for last, shutting out Williamson in overtime in a 77-69 win here Saturday afternoon in NTL Small School Division boys basketball action.
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SECTION IV WRESTLING: TIOGA RALLIES TO EDGE WINDSOR, 40-34; REPEATS AS DIVISION 2 DUALS CHAMPIONS (24 PHOTOS) (2020-01-25)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
BINGHAMTON — Tioga dug itself a deep hole, 31-0 to be exact, but won eight of the final nine weight classes, including falls in the final two, for a 40-34 win over Windsor to repeat as Section IV, Division 2 Duals champions. ...more

SECTION IV WRESTLING: TIOGA TOPS BGAH, 55-21; ADVANCES TO DIVISION 2 DUALS FINALS AGAINST WINDSOR (24 PHOTOS) (2020-01-25)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
BINGHAMTON — Tioga fell behind early, but won nine of the last 10 weight classes, including the final eight, to rally for a 55-21 win over BGAH in the semifinals of the Section IV, Division 2 Duals here Saturday afternoon at Chenango Forks High School. ...more

IAC JV GIRLS BASKETBALL: SHAW LEADS WAVERLY TO 61-52 WIN OVER WHITNEY POINT (2020-01-25)
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WHITNEY POINT — Peyton Shaw led four Waverly players in double-figures, and the junior Lady Wolverines made 27 free throws in a 61-52 win over Whitney Point here Friday evening in IAC Large School junior varsity girls basketball action. ...more

IAC JV GIRLS BASKETBALL: GROTON RALLIES TO TOP TIOGA, 32-24 (20 PHOTOS) (2020-01-25)
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TIOGA CENTER — Groton used a strong second half to rally for a 32-24 win over Tioga here Friday evening in IAC Small School Division junior varsity girls basketball action. ...more

NTL JV BOYS BASKETBALL: TOWANDA PULLS OUT 40-34 WIN OVER ATHENS (2020-01-25)
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TOWANDA — Towanda made enough free throws down the stretch to pull out a 40-34 win over Athens here Friday evening in NTL Large School Division junior varsity boys basketball action. ...more

IAC JV BOYS BASKETBALL: STAPLES, BAILEY POWER TIOGA TO 66-46 WIN OVER GROTON (2020-01-25)
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GROTON — Keon Staples and Bryce Bailey formed their own version of “Mr. INside-Mr. Outside” here Friday evening, leading Tioga to a 66-46 win over Groton in IAC Small School Division junior varsity boys basketball action ...more

NTL JV GIRLS BASKETBALL: ATHENS KNOCKS OFF WELLSBORO, 29-17 (2020-01-25)
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WELLSBORO — Karlee Bartlow and Emma Bronson combined for 19 points to lead Athens to a 29-17 win over Wellsboro here Friday evening in NTL Large School Division junior varsity girls basketball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SECTION IV DUALS, WAVERLY-WATKINS GLEN BOYS HOOP MATCH-UP HEADLINE SATURDAY'S DOCKET (2020-01-25)
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THE VALLEY — Saturday’s marque events are all on the road, with Tioga the top seed in the Section IV, Division 2 Duals, the Athens grapplers at the rugged Thomas Chevrolet Tournament in Bedford, and the Waverly boys at Watkins Glen in a battle for first place in the IAC South Large School Division. ...more

SECTION IV GIRLS INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: ORTIZ, FRITZEN LEAD WAVERLY TO TEAM TITLE AT HURLEY SMALL SCHOOL INVITATIONAL (18 PHOTOS) (2020-01-24)
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CORTLAND — Senior Melina Ortiz was a triple-winner, and her classmate Elizabeth Fritzen was a double-winner to lead Waverly to the team title here Friday night at the Hurley Small School Indoor Track & Field Invitational at SUNY C ...more

SECTION IV BOYS INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: DOUBLE-WINNER WRIGHT PACES WAVERLY IN THIRD-PLACE FINISH AT HURLEY SMALL SCHOOL INVITE (24 PHOTOS) (2020-01-24)
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CORTLAND — Junior Collin Wright was a double-winner to lead Waverly to a third-place finish here Friday night at the Hurley Small School Indoor Track & Field Invitational at SUNY Cortland. ...more

IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: TIOGA RALLIES PAST GROTON IN FOURTH QUARTER, 60-52 (16 PHOTOS) (2020-01-24)
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TIOGA CENTER — Tioga used a strong second half to rally for a 60-52 win over Groton here Friday night in IAC Small School Division girls basketball action. ...more

IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY THROTTLES WHITNEY POINT, 79-32 (2020-01-24)
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WHITNEY POINT — Waverly scored the first 10 points of the game, and cruised to a 79-32 win over Whitney Point here Friday night in IAC Large School Division girls basketball action.
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NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: MACIK POWERS DECISIVE RUN IN ATHENS' 49-38 WIN OVER WELLSBORO (2020-01-24)
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WELLSBORO — Sophomore Caydence Macik fueled a decisive third-quarter run to lead Athens to a 49-38 win over Wellsboro here Friday night in NTL Large School Division girls basketball action.
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NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: ATHENS PULLS AWAY LATE IN 63-38 WIN OVER TOWANDA (5 PHOTOS) (2020-01-24)
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TOWANDA — Athens took the lead early, fended off a pesky Towanda for two quarters, then blew the game open late in a 63-38 win here Friday night in NTL Large School Division boys basketball action. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: NORTH PENN-MANSFIELD CRUISES TO 62-24 WIN OVER SAYRE (2020-01-24)
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MANSFIELD — North Penn-Mansfield had four scorers in double-figures in a 62-24 rout of Sayre here Friday night in NTL Small School girls basketball action. ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: GROTON KNOCKS OFF TIOGA, 58-34 (2020-01-24)
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GROTON — Groton started fast and built a 17-point halftime lead en route to a 58-34 win over Tioga here Friday night in IAC Small School boys basketball action. ...more

IAC BOYS SWIMMING: WAVERLY TOPS O-M, 130-40, FOR 40TH STRAIGHT WIN (2020-01-24)
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WAVERLY — Paced by four quad-winners, Waverly bested Odessa-Montour, 130-40, for its 40th consecutive dual meet win here Friday afternoon in IAC boys swimming action. ...more

IAC JV BOYS BASKETBALL: TORRID START CARRIES WAVERLY TO 68-38 WIN OVER WHITNEY POINT (22 PHOTOS) (2020-01-24)
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WAVERLY — Waverly rode a red-hot first quarter to a 68-38 win over Whitney Point here Thursday evening in IAC Large School junior varsity boys basketball action. ...more

NTL JV BOYS BASKETBALL: ATHENS FOURTH-QUARTER RALLY COMES UP SHORT IN 51-45 LOSS TO NORTH PENN-MANSFIELD (13 PHOTOS) (2020-01-24)
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ATHENS — Athens used a furious fourth-quarter rally to trim a 21-point second-half deficit to three points, but came up just short in a 51-45 loss to North Penn-Mansfield here Thursday night in junior varsity boys basketball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: MOST OF FRIDAY'S ACTION ON THE ROAD (2020-01-24)
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THE VALLEY — The Tioga girls host Groton on the hardwoods, and the Waverly boys swim team hosts O-M in the only home events in the Valley Friday, while five basketball teams and the Waverly indoor track & field team are on the road. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: ATHENS PULLS INTO FIRST PLACE WITH 72-52 WIN OVER NORTH PENN-MANSFIELD (24 PHOTOS) (2020-01-23)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens converted turnovers into points early and often, racing out to a 16-point first-quarter lead on its way to a 72-52 win over NTL Large School Division boys basketball rival North Penn-Mansfield here Thursday night. ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY'S 10-GAME WIN STREAK SNAPPED WITH 54-44 LOSS TO WHITNEY POINT (21 PHOTOS (2020-01-23)
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WAVERLY — Waverly senior Scotty Woodring did his normal damage, but Whitney Point held down his teammates to pull out a 54-44 win here Thursday night in a battle if IAC Large School boys basketball divisional leaders. ...more

NTL GIRLS SWIMMING: SAYRE'S SHAY A DOUBLE-WINNER; TOWANDA PREVAILS, 86-47 (2020-01-23)
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TOWANDA — Senior Jillian Shay was a double-winner, but Towanda won seven of 10 events in an 86-47 win over Sayre here Thursday afternoon in NTL girls swimming action. ...more

IAC WRESTLING: TIOGA WINS THIRD STRAIGHT DIVISION TITLE WITH 63-18 WIN OVER DRYDEN (2020-01-23)
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DRYDEN — Tioga clinched its third straight Large School Division title with a 63-18 win over Dryden here Thursday night in IAC wrestling action.
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