NTL BASEBALL: VanDUZER BELIEVES NEW-LOOK REDSKINS CAN COMPETE FOR DIVISION TITLE IN 2023 (2023-03-27)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — The look of the 2023 Sayre baseball team is not what coach Jamie VanDuzer was expecting when the final out of the 2022 season was recorded, but the Redskin skipper still expects his team to make a run at a division title. ...more

H.S. WRESTLING: TIOGA'S SINDONI DOES IT AGAIN, REPEATS AS NHSCA HIGH SCHOOL NATIONALS CHAMP; BELLIS, DUNCANSONS, SILVESTRI WIN MEDAL-ROUND MATCHES (2023-03-26)
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VIRGINIA BEACH — Tioga senior Emily Sindoni lived up to her No. 1 national ranking by repeating as the 126-pound champion here Sunday morning at the National High School Coaches Association High School Nationals.
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COLLEGE SOFTBALL: TIOGA GRAD CULVER EARNS WINS IN CONSECUTIVE STARTS FOR CALDWELL (2023-03-26)
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CALDWELL, N.J. — Tioga grad Mariah Culver, a senior on the Caldwell University softball team, has won her last two starts to improve to 2-3 on the season for the Lady Cougars. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: SPRING SEASON SHIFTS INTO HIGH GEAR (2023-03-26)
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THE VALLEY — The 2023 spring season shifts into high gear this week as New York State teams begin play Tuesday. All four track & field teams in the Valley open their seasons Tuesday, with Tioga and Athens hosting league rivals. ...more

H.S. WRESTLING: TIOGA'S SINDONI WILL DEFEND TITLE, BELLIS TO WRESTLE FOR THIRD — FIVE TIGERS EARN ALL-AMERICAN STATUS (2023-03-25)
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VIRGINIA BEACH — Tioga senior Emily Sindoni earned a chance to defend her title, and junior Caden Bellis has a chance to duplicate last year’s third-place finish here Sunday in the medal round of the National High School Coaches Association Junior High Nationals.
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H.S. WRESTLING: ATHENS' COURTNEY POSTS 2-2 RECORD AT NHSCA JUNIOR HIGH NATIONALS (2023-03-25)
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VIRGINIA BEACH — Athens senior Jake Courtney posted a 2-2 record in the 138-pound bracket of the Senior Division here Friday and Saturday at the National High School Coaches Association Junior High Nationals.
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COLLEGE SOFTBALL: WAVERLY GRAD HAMMOND (ALBANY) HAS THREE STRAIGHT WINS, CONSECUTIVE MULTI-HIT GAMES (2023-03-25)
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ALBANY — Waverly grad Wendi Hammond, a senior on the Division I University of Albany softball team, has racked up three wins in her last three appearances, and recorded multi-hit games at the plate in her last two. ...more

COLLEGE BASEBALL: SAYRE GRAD HANAFIN RIDING FIVE-GAME HIT STREAK AT PENN COLLEGE (2023-03-25)
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WILLIAMSPORT — Sayre grad Quinn Hanafin, a sophomore on the Penn College baseball team, has hit safely in five straight games, including his second three-hit game of the season.
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COLLEGE SOFTBALL: FORMER ATHENS TEAMMATES — BENNETT, SULLIVAN — SQUARE OFF (2023-03-25)
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WILKES-BARRE — Athens grads and former battery mates Megan Bennett, a junior pitcher on the Alfred University softball team, and Harley Sullivan, a sophomore catcher at King’s College, squared off against each other here Wednesday afternoon in non-league softball action. ...more

NTL BASEBALL: BIG INNING CARRIES ATHENS TO 25-1 SEASON-OPENING WIN OVER COWANESQUE VALLEY (18 PHOTOS) (2023-03-24)
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WESTFIELD, Pa. — Athens poured 18 runs across the plate in the third inning, highlighted by three hits by junior Nicholas Jacob and a two-run home run by senior Lucas Horton, on its way to a season-opening, 25-1, three-inning win over Cowanesque Valle in NTL baseball action here Friday afternoon.
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NTL SOFTBALL: COWANESQUE VALLEY EDGES ATHENS, 3-1, IN SEASON OPENER (2023-03-24)
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WESTFIELD, Pa. — Athens outhit Cowanesque Valley, but left nine runners on base in a season-opening, 3-1, setback here Friday afternoon in NTL softball action.
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NTL SOFTBALL: WYALUSING STRIKES EARLY IN SEASON-OPENING, 20-4, WIN OVER SAYRE (17 PHOTOS) (2023-03-24)
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SAYRE — Wyalusing took command in the top of the first inning, and blew the game wide open in the second en route to a, 20-4, three-inning season-opening win over Sayre here Friday afternoon at Riverfront Park. ...more

H.S. WRESTLING: TIOGA ADVANCES FOUR TO QUARTERFINALS AT HIGH SCHOOL NATIONALS (2023-03-24)
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VIRGINIA BEACH — Tioga advanced four wrestlers — senior Emily Sindoni, and juniors Gianni Silvestri, Caden Bellis, and Ousmane Duncanson — into the quarterfinals of the National High School Coaches Association High School Nationals here Friday afternoon. ...more

NTL BASEBALL: ATHENS LOOKING TO RIDE STRONG PITCHING TO SUCCESS IN 2023 (2023-03-24)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens baseball coach Charlie Havens knew pitching would be a strength for the Wildcats in 2023, but the addition of former Sayre standout Lucas Horton has taken his staff “to the next level.” ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SPRING SEASON GETS UNDER WAY — SAYRE SOFTBALL HAS LONE HOME GAME (2023-03-24)
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THE VALLEY — The 2023 spring sports season gets underway Friday afternoon with the Sayre softball team playing the first game of the season in the Valley, and the Athens baseball and softball teams on road at Cowanesque Valley. ...more

NTL SOFTBALL: NEW COACH LOOKING TO CHANGE CULTURE SURROUNDING SAYRE PROGRAM IN 2023 (2023-03-23)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — First-year Sayre softball coach P.J. Davidson is stressing fundamentals, and hopes it will lead to an improved season for the Lady Redskins in 2023.
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NTL SOFTBALL: FIRST-YEAR ATHENS COACH BELIEVES 'SKY IS THE LIMIT' FOR YOUNG LADY WILDCATS IN 2023 (2023-03-23)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — First-year Athens softball coach Brian Wendela believes if his team stays focused, “the sky is the limit” in 2023. ...more

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: ATHENS GRAD MARTIN HAS BIG DAY IN ELMIRA COLLEGE'S SWEEP OF ALFRED STATE (9 PHOTOS) (2023-03-23)
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ELMIRA — After a slow start, Athens grad Amelia Martin, a senior on the Elmira College softball team, has hit safely in three straight games, including both ends of a doubleheader sweep of Alfred State here Wednesday. ...more

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: DELILL SIGNS TO PLAY COLLEGIATELY AT ST. JOHN FISHER (4 PHOTOS) (2023-03-23)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — St. John Fisher was not on Nate DeLill’s radar when he started visiting colleges, but once the Waverly senior stepped on campus, he knew it was where he wanted to spend the next four years playing football. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WAVERLY'S SACKETT HEADLINES IMPRESSIVE SUPER 7 AS 'BOYS ATHLETE OF THE WINTER' (2023-03-22)
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THE VALLEY — Waverly senior Jerrell Sackett continued to rack up school records and state medals this winter, and is the 2022-23 Valley Sports Report “Boys Athlete of the Winter.” ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: TIOGA'S SINDONI TOPS SUPER 7 AS 'GIRLS ATHLETE OF THE WINTER' (2023-03-22)
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THE VALLEY — Tioga Emily Sindoni was utterly dominant this season, nearly pinning her way through 2022-23. She repeats as the Valley Sports Report “Girls Athlete of the Winter.”
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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL: TIOGA'S SICKLER NETS 13 IN BCANY SECTION 4 ALL-STAR GAME (8 PHOTOS) (2023-03-21)
By Brian Fees
Valley Sports Report
ELMIRA — It might have been an all-star game, but when things got tight late the players shifted into just win mode.

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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' BASKETBALL: WAVERLY'S WESTBROOK NETS 10 POINTS AT BCANY ALL-STAR GAME (10 PHOTOS) (2023-03-21)
By Brian Fees
Valley Sports Report
ELMIRA — With the section’s best girls basketball players on display it’s little surprise the offenses were able to put 187 points on the board. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WRESTLING, SWIMMING DOMINATE 'SUPER 7 STORYLINES' OF 2022-23 WINTER SEASON (2023-03-21)
The 2022-23 winter season was yet another incredible season for the record books — from the wrestling mats to the basketball hardwoods, to the swimming pool, records were broken, milestones were hit, and state titles were won.
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VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WAVERLY'S WELLES HEADLINES SUPER 7 AS BOYS 'NEWCOMER OF THE WINTER' (2023-03-21)
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THE VALLEY — Matthias Welles isn’t your typical 8th-grade wrestler, tipping the scales at 102 pounds. The Wolverine grappler filled the 189-pound weight class throughout the season, and eventually qualified for States in his first season on the varsity mats. He is the Valley Sports Report 2022-23 Boys “Newcomer of the Winter.”
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TIOGA'S BELLIS NAMED NWCA'S N.Y. 'ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR' (2023-03-21)
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Tioga associate head wrestling coach Jason Bellis has been named the 2021-22 National Wrestling Coaches Association’s New York State “Assistant Coach of the Year.” ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: SAYRE'S SUTTON HEADLINES SUPER 7 AS GIRLS 'NEWCOMER OF THE WINTER' (2023-03-21)
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THE VALLEY — Sayre freshman Kaitlyn Sutton made an immediate impact, and was a key contributor in the Lady Redskins’ improvement this season. She is the 2022-23 Girls “Newcomer of the Winter.” ...more

BOYS BASKETBALL: TIOGA'S SICKLER NAMED SECTION IV, CLASS C 'PLAYER OF YEAR," AND TIOGA'S CARD TABBED CLASS C 'COACH OF YEAR;' SICKLER, WAVERLY'S TOMASSO EARN SECTION IV FIRST-TEAM ALL-STAR HONORS (2023-03-21)
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Tioga junior Evan Sickler was named the Section IV, Class C “Player of the Year,” and Tioga’s Brian Card was named Class C “Coach of the Year” in recent voting by the Section IV chapter of the Basketball Coaches Association of New York. ...more

GIRLS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY'S WESTBROOK NAMED FIRST-TEAM SECTION IV ALL-STAR (2023-03-21)
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Waverly senior Kennedy Westbrook was recently named a Section IV first-team all-star in recent voting by the Section IV chapter of the Basketball Coaches Association of New York.
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THE WEEK AHEAD: SPRING SEASON SLATED TO GET UNDERWAY FRIDAY (2023-03-21)
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THE VALLEY — The 2023 spring sports season is scheduled to get underway Friday with a trio of baseball and softball games South of the Border. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: TIOGA'S HARRINGTON HEADLINES SUPER 7 AS 'COACH OF THE WINTER' (2023-03-20)
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THE VALLEY — State titles just keep on coming for the Tioga wrestling program, and coach Kris Harrington has the program on a historic roll. He is the Valley Sports Report 2022-23 “Coach of the Winter.” ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: A CRYSTAL BALL LOOK AHEAD TO THE 2023-24 WRESTLING SEASON (2023-03-20)
It was an incredible wrestling season on the New York side of the border, and a below-average one on the Pa. side. ...more

COLLEGE BASEBALL: HORTON COLLECTS FIRST HOME RUN, FIRST MULT-HIT GAME AT LIBERTY (2023-03-20)
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FORT MYERS, Fla. — Sayre grad Brayden Horton, a freshman on the Division I Liberty baseball team, has started four straight games, collecting his first collegiate home run and first multi-hit game in the process. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: TIOGA'S DUNCANSON, BELLIS SHARE BOYS 'WRESTLER OF YEAR' HONORS, SINDONI NAMED GIRLS 'WRESTLER OF YEAR;' WAVERLY'S WELLES, BEEMAN, TIOGA'S HARRINGTON ALSO EARN TOP HONORS (2023-03-20)
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THE VALLEY — Tioga junior Ousmane Duncanson closed out a perfect season with his second state title, and his classmate Caden Bellis battled through injuries to win his first state gold. They share the 2022-23 Valley Sports Report “Wrestler of the Year” honors. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: A CRYSTAL BALL LOOK AHEAD TO THE 2023-24 BOYS BASKETBALL SEASON (2023-03-19)
It was a good year on the boys basketball hardwoods in the Valley, with all four teams qualifying for postseason play, and three of them winning at least one game. ...more