FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 5 PICKS — COULD VALLEY TEAMS GO UNBEATEN? (2026-09-24)
Week 5 of the high school season is upon us, and "Football Friday" will be pre-empted by "Thursday Night Football" as Athens hosts Towanda under the lights at Alumni Stadium.
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ON TAP TODAY: RARE THURSDAY FOOTBALL GAME, NTL GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS HEADLINE BUSY DAY OF ACTION (2026-09-24)
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THE VALLEY — A rare Thursday night football game at Alumni Stadium headlines a busy Thursday slate that also features the first postseason event — the NTL Golf Championships — of the fall season, as well as volleyball matches at Sayre and Athens, a boys golf match at Shepard Hills, and a field hockey game at Haggerty Field. ...more

IAC GIRLS SOCCER: TIOGA UPENDS MORAVIA, 4-3, IN DOUBLE-OVERTIME CLASSIC (2026-09-23)
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MORAVIA — Addy Landmesser scored midway through the second overtime period to lift Tioga to a 4-3 win over Moravia here Wednesday afternoon in IAC Small School crossover girls soccer action. ...more

NTL BOYS GOLF: HICKS LEADS ATHENS TO A PAIR OF WINS; SAYRE TOPS CANTON (2026-09-23)
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MANSFIELD — Senior Eli Hicks shot his third consecutive sub-par round to lead Athens to a pair of wins, and Sayre notched a win over Canton here Wednesday afternoon in the final regular-season match of the NTL golf season.
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STAC VOLLEYBALL: WAVERLY OVERCOMES SECOND-SET LOSS IN 3-1 WIN OVER NORWICH (2026-09-23)
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NORWICH — Waverly bounced from a second-set loss to post a 3-1 win over Norwich here Wednesday night in STAC volleyball action. ...more

NTL BOYS SOCCER: ATHENS RIDES PAIR OF SECOND-HALF GOALS TO 2-1 WIN OVER WILLIAMSON (7 PHOTOS) (2026-09-23)
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ATHENS — After a scoreless first half, Athens scored twice early in the second half on its way to a 2-1 win over Williamson here Wednesday afternoon in NTL boys soccer action at Alumni Stadium. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: BOYS SOCCER, GOLF HEADLINE LIGHT WEDNESDAY DOCKET (2026-09-23)
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THE VALLEY — The only home event on a limited Wednesday's docket of action has Athens hosting Williamson on the boys soccer pitch at Alumni Stadium, but the Athens and Sayre golf teams square off at Corey Creek Golf Club in the final regular-season match-up of the season.
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IAC BOYS SOCCER: MORAVIA HOLDS OFF TIOGA, 2-1 (16 PHOTOS) (2026-09-22)
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MORAVIA — Tioga scored late, but it wasn't quite enough in a 2-1 loss to Moravia here Tuesday afternoon in IAC Small School crossover boys soccer action. ...more

SECTION IV FIELD HOCKEY: ROOT POWERS SVEC IN 4-0 WIN OVER TIOGA (18 PHOTOS) (2026-09-22)
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SPENCER — Kaidince Root netted a hat trick to lead SVEC to a 4-0 win over Tioga here Tuesday afternoon in Section IV, Division III field hockey action. ...more

NTL GIRLS SOCCER: ATHENS DROP 2-1 DECISION TO NON-LEAGUE FOE DELAWARE VALLEY (19 PHOTOS) (2026-09-23)
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ATHENS — Athens scored early, but Delaware Valley took the lead by halftime on its way to a 2-1 win here Tuesday afternoon in non-league girls soccer at Alumni Stadium. ...more

STAC GIRLS SWIMMING: ATANASOFF LEADS WAVERLY TO WINS OVER OWEGO, CHENANGO VALLEY (2026-09-22)
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BINGHAMTON — Sophomore Meg Atanasoff won four events to lead Waverly to wins over Owego Free Academy and Chenango Valley here Tuesday afternoon in STAC Central Division girls swimming action. ...more

NTL CROSS COUNTRY: ATHENS BOYS, GIRLS DROP CLOSE DECISIONS AT WELLSBORO (20 PHOTOS) (2026-09-22)
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WELLSBORO — Athens, led by senior Jacob Shores, claimed three of the top four spots in the boys race, but Wellsboro had six of the top-10 finishers to pull out a one-point win here Tuesday in NTL boys cross country action, while the Lady Hornets topped the Wildcats by three points. ...more

IAC VOLLEYBALL: TIOGA SWEEPS PAST WHITNEY POINT (16 PHOTOS) (2026-09-22)
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WHITNEY POINT — Tioga improved to 4-1 on the season with a hard-fought sweep of Whitney Point here Tuesday night in IAC volleyball action.
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NTL VOLLEYBALL: ATHENS POSTS DOMINANT SWEEP OF COWANESQUE VALLEY (2026-09-22)
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ATHENS — Athens cruised to a three-set sweep of Cowanesque Valley here Tuesday night in NTL volleyball action
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STAC BOYS GOLF: CHENANGO FORKS TOPS WAVERLY, 207-219 (2026-09-22)
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GREENE, N.Y. — Waverly had four golfers shoot 45 or better, but all five Chenango Forks golfers did the same in a 207-219 win here Tuesday afternoon in STAC Central Division boys golf action. ...more

STAC GIRLS SOCCER: TWEDT OT GAME-WINNER LIFTS WAVERLY TO 2-1 WIN OVER SUS. VALLEY (2026-09-22)
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WAVERLY — Junior Kaylin Twedt scored both of Waverly's goals, including the game-winner in overtime, to lift the Wolverines to a 2-1 win over Susquehanna Valley here Tuesday night in STAC girls soccer action. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: SAYRE HOLDS ON FOR FIVE-SET WIN OVER TROY (2026-09-22)
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TROY — Sayre regrouped after letting a 2-0 lead slip through their fingers, and won a decisive fifth set to top Troy, 3-2, here Tuesday night in NTL volleyball action. ...more

IAC CROSS COUNTRY: PRESHUR LEADS TIOGA IN ONLY HOME MEET OF SEASON (2026-09-22)
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TIOGA CENTER — Evan Preshur was Tioga's top runner in its only home meet of the season here Tuesday afternoon on its high school course. ...more

NTL CROSS-COUNTRY: SAYRE'S CONDEN RUNS TO TOP-FIVE FINISH AT CANTON (2026-09-22)
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CANTON — Sayre freshman Caleb Conden ran a personal-best time in a top-five finish here Tuesday afternoon in a three-team NTL boys cross-country meet. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING ON BUSIEST DAY OF FALL (2026-09-22)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — It's the busiest day of the fall season with 13 events on Tuesday docket, with every sports except football in action, headlined by three volleyball matches and three cross-country races. ...more

STAC VOLLEYBALL: WAVERLY REBOUNDS WITH SOLID WIN OVER CV (2026-09-21)
By TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — On paper the Chenango Valley volleyball team appeared to be the favorite. On the court, Waverly was clearly the stronger team as the Wolverines dropped CV, 3-1, in a STAC Central Division clash here Monday night.
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STAC BOYS SOCCER: WAVERLY HANGS TOUGH IN 4-0 LOSS TO SUS. VALLEY (2026-09-21)
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CONKLIN, N.Y. — Susquehanna Valley scored a pair of first-half goals, then padded its lead with a pair of second-half goals in a 4-0 win over Waverly here Monday night in STAC boys soccer action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY VOLLEYBALL, TIOGA FIELD HOCKEY HEADLINE SMALL MONDAY DOCKET (2026-09-21)
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THE VALLEY — Waverly volleyball, and Tioga field hockey are home to headline a small Monday docket of action that leads into a very busy week.
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VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WAVERLY'S CHRYSTIE, ATHENS' HICKS, TIOGA'S MONIZ NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-09-21)
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THE VALLEY — Waverly sophomore Cooper Chrystie accounted for five TDs, Athens senior Eli Hicks shot two sub-par rounds, and Tioga senior Marcy Moniz had three strong games in net. They are the VSR / Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Sept. 19. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: THURSDAY, SATURDAY FOOTBALL, NTL GOLF CHAMPIOSHIPS HIGHLIGHT BUSIEST WEEK OF FALL (2026-09-20)
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THE VALLEY — This week has a season-high number of events on the docket, including a rare Thursday night football game for Athens, and a rare Saturday afternoon game for Sayre, as well as the NTL Golf Championships.
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IAC VOLLEYBALL: TIOGA FALLS IN SEMIFINALS; ITHACA WINS TIOGA TOURNAMENT (24 PHOTOS) (2026-09-19)
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TIOGA CENTER — Tioga reached the semifinals of its own tournament here Saturday, falling to eventual runner-up Trumansburg. ...more

STAC CROSS COUNTRY: HINE LEADS WAVERLY TO THIRD-PLACE FINISH IN SMALL SCHOOL RACE AT STOCK-CONWICKE INVITE (2026-09-20)
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ENDICOTT — Senior Chase Hine posted a top-20 finish to lead Waverly to a third-place finish in the Small School boys race here Saturday morning at the Stock-Conwicke Cross-Country Invite held on the U-E course.
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IAC GIRLS SOCCER: FIRST-HALF GOAL STANDS AS GROTON SLIPS PAST TIOGA, 1-0 (21 PHOTOS) (2026-09-19)
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TIOGA CENTER — Groton scored midway through the first half, and made it stand in a 1-0 win over Groton in IAC girls soccer crossover action here Saturday morning at Haggerty Field. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: SAYRE SWEEPS PAST GALETON (24 PHOTOS) (2026-09-19)
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SAYRE — Sayre bounced back from back-to-back losses earlier this week with a sweep of Galeton here Saturday afternoon in non-league volleyball action. ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: TIOGA NOTCHES FIRST WIN OF SEASON; FIRST WIN FOR HOWLAND AS HEAD COACH (24 PHOTOS) (2026-09-19)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Tioga put the game away early, scoring TDs on their first four possession en route to a 35-8 win over Sidney here Saturday night in Section IV, Division VII football action at Haggerty Field. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: TIOGA HOSTS THREE EVENTS ON LIGHT SATURDAY SLATE (2026-09-19)
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THE VALLEY — Tioga hosts three events Saturday, including the annual Tioga Volleyball Tournament and a football game against Sidney, while Sayre hosts Galeton on the volleyball hardwoods.
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NTL FOOTBALL: SAYRE LETS LEAD SLIP AWAY; RALLIES FOR 23-21 WIN OVER NORTH PENN TO SNAP 17-GAME LOSING STREAK (16 PHOTOS) (2026-09-18)
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MANSFIELD — Sayre let a 17-0 halftime lead slip away, but senior Hudson Malanoski's late TD lifted Sayre to its first win since 2024 — a 23-21 victory over North Penn-Mansfield here Friday night in NTL football action. ...more

NTL FOOTBALL: ATHENS RIDES DEFENSE TO 17-7 WIN OVER SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT (13 PHOTOS) (2026-09-18)
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SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT — Athens' defense has been overshadowed by its high-scoring offense this year, but on a night when points were hard to come by the Wildcat defense came up big in a hard-fought, 17-7, win over South Williamsport here Friday night in NTL football action. ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: OWEGO STOPS TWO-POINT CONVERSION IN FINAL MINUTES; EDGES WAVERLY, 35-34, IN INSTANT CLASSIC (22 PHOTOS) (2026-09-18)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Owego Free Academy stopped Waverly's two-point conversion with 2:51 remaining to preserve a 35-34 win here Friday night in Section IV football action at Memorial Stadium. ...more

STAC BOYS SOCCER: WAVERLY RALLIES IN. SECOND HALF; TOPS WINDSOR, 3-2, FOR FIRST WIN OF SEASON (24 PHOTOS) (2026-09-18)
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WAVERLY — Freshman Ian Johnston scored with five minutes left in the game to lift Waverly to its first win of the season — a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over Windsor — here Friday afternoon on the high school field. ...more