NEW YORK STATE BOYS BOWLING: WAVERLY FINISHES SIXTH AT DIVISION 2 CHAMPIONSHIPS (2025-03-16)
BY TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
SYRACUSE — The pins didn’t fall like Waverly hoped they would as the Wolverines placed sixth at the New York State Division 2 Boys Bowling Championships at Strike N' Spare Lanes here Sunday.
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THE SPORTS REPORTS: TOWANDA'S ROBINSON, HIGLEY, NEB'S KOLESAR, CORNING'S McLAUGHLIN NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-03-16)
The Sports Reports
Towanda seniors Sawyer Robinson and Mason Higley, and Northeast Bradford junior Anaiah Kolesar all reached the podium at the PIAA Wrestling Championships, and Corning senior Cella McLaughlin earned a state indoor track & field title. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending March 8.
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NEW YORK STATE GIRLS BOWLING: WAVERLY'S CONKLIN FINISHES 30TH AT DIVISION 2 COMPOSITE CHAMPIONSHIPS (2025-03-15)
Valley Sports Report
SYRACUSE — Waverly senior Serenity Conklin capped her career with 30th-place finish in the New York State Division 2 Girls Composite Tournament here Saturday at the Strike N' Spare Lanes. ...more

YOUTH SWIMMING: WAVERLY'S KELLOGG, SAYRE'S AGNELLINO PACE WAAC AT NIAGARA SILVER CHAMPIONSHIPS (2025-03-15)
Valley Sports Report
WEBSTER, N.Y. — Waverly's Audrey Kellogg won a gold medal, and Sayre's Attilio Agnellino won a bronze to pace the Waverly Area Aquatics Club at the 2025 Niagara Swimming Silver Championships at the Webster High School Natatorium. ...more

PIAA BOYS SWIMMING: ATHENS' RECORD-BREAKING PETTITT MEDALS AT STATES; HICKS, 400 RELAY ALSO BREAK SCHOOL RECORDS (2025-03-13)
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LEWISBURG — Sophomore Brayden Pettitt broke his own school record and reached the podium here on Day 2 of the PIAA Class AA Boys Swimming & Diving Championships here Thursday at Bucknell University. ...more

PIAA BOYS SWIMMING: PAIR OF ATHENS RELAYS REACH CONSOLATION FINALS AT DAY 1 OF STATE MEET (23 PHOTOS) (2025-03-12)
Valley Sports Report
LEWISBURG — Both of Athens' relays at Wednesday morning's preliminaries at the PIAA Class AA Boys Swimming Championships reached the consolation finals Wednesday night here at Bucknell University. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WAVERLY'S HOGAN, ATHENS' NASON, RATHBUN NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTIUON 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-03-12)
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THE VALLEY — Waverly junior Hogan Shaw led the Wolverines to their second straight Section IV title game, while Athens juniors Leah Nason and Hanna Rathbun each notched on win at the PIAA Girls Wrestling Championships. They are the VSR / Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending March 8. ...more

ARCHERY: FOURTH-GRADER BEACH LEADS SIX WAVERLY ARCHERS IN TOP 10 AT STATES (2025-03-11)
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CHEMUNG — Waverly had six archers finish in the top-10 of their field here March 1 at the Wolverine 3D Tournament here at the Chemung Innovation Center. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: PA. STATE SWIMMING, N.Y. STATE BOWLING WRAP UP WINTER SEASON (2025-03-11)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The final two events of the 2024-25 winter season will be held this week with swimmers from Athens and bowlers from Waverly will vie for state hardware. ...more

S-VE HOSTING YOUTH VOLLEYBALL CAMP MARCH 29-30 (2025-03-11)
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SPENCER — The S-VE Volleyball Club will be hosting a camp for students in grads 1 through 6 at the high school on March 29-30 from 2 to 4 p.m. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: TIOGA'S McKEE, SVEC'S BEACH NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-03-10)
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Tioga's Declan McKee reached the pinnacle of New York State wrestling, while SVEC's Tayah Beach reached the podium at the inaugural New York State Girls Wrestling Championships. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending March 1. ...more

SECTION IV BASKETBALL: WAVERLY COMES UP SHORT IN REPEAT BID; FALLS, 51-48, TO DRYDEN IN CLASS B TITLE GAME (24 PHOTOS) (2025-02-09)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
BINGHAMTON — Waverly's unexpected run to a second straight Section IV title came to a screeching halt in the final 60 seconds of a 51-48 loss to Dryden here Sunday afternoon in the Class B championship game at Visions Memorial Arena. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY SEEKS FIRST BACK-TO-BACK SECTION IV BOYS BASKETBALL TITLES IN MORE THAN 70 YEARS (2025-03-09)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Last year, Waverly ended a 28-year drought with its first Section IV boys basketball title since 1996. On Sunday, the Wolverines have a chance to win back-to-back title for the first time since 1952-53. ...more

PIAA BOYS BASKETBALL: OLD FORGE ROLLS TO 63-31 WIN OVER SAYRE IN OPENING-ROUND OF CLASS AA STATE PLAYOFFS (20 PHOTOS) (2025-03-08)
Valley Sports Report
OLD FORGE — District 2 champ Old Forge rode a red-hot second quarter to a 24-point halftime lead on its way to a 63-31 win over Sayre in the opening round of the PIAA Class AA boys basketball playoffs. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SAYRE BOYS MAKE FIRST STATE PLAYOFF APPEARANCE SINCE 2020 (2025-03-08)
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OLD FORGE — Sayre will make its first appearance in the boys basketball state playoffs in five years, while District 2 Old Forge is a regular to the festivities. ...more

PIAA GIRLS WRESTLING: ALL FOUR WRESTLERS LOSE IN 'BLOOD ROUND' — ONE WIN SHY OF PODIUM (24 PHOTOS) (2025-03-07)
Valley Sports Report
HERSHEY — All four Athens wrestlers ended up one win shy of the podium in action Friday at Day 2 of the PIAA Girls Wrestling Championships here at the Giant Center. ...more

YOUTH BASKETBALL: NTL TOURNAMENT TO BE PLAYED SATURDAY IN MEMORY OF LONGTIME OFFICIAL TIM SHAW (2025-03-07)
Valley Sports Report
TOWANDA — The NTL Youth Boys Basketball League will have its season-ending tournament here Saturday, and will be held in honor of the memory of longtime PIAA official Tim Shaw. ...more

PIAA GIRLS WRESTLING: ATHENS' NASON, CLINK ADANCE TO QUARTERFINALS; RATHBUN, RENNINGER ALIVE IN WRESTLEBACKS (24 PHOTOS) (2025-03-06)
Valley Sports Report
HERSHEY — Athens junior Leah Nason and sophomore Joyce Clink advanced to the quarterfinals, and two of their teammates are alive in wrestlebacks after Day 1 of the PIAA Girls Wrestling Championships here Friday at the Giant Center. ...more

PIAA GIRLS WRESTLING: FIVE WILDCATS IN ACTION AT PIAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (2025-03-06)
Valley Sports Report
HERSHEY — Athens will have five grapplers in action this afternoon at the PIAA Girls Wrestling Championships here at the Giant Center. ...more

SECTION IV GIRLS BASKETBALL: SCORING DROUGHT PROVES COSTLY IN WAVERLY'S 57-41 LOSS TO CHENANGO FORKS IN CLASS B SEMIFINALS (24 PHOTOS) (2025-03-05)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly went scoreless for more than four minutes and saw its nine-point second-quarter lead turn into a four-point third-quarter deficit, and it got worse from there in a 57-41 loss to Chenango Forks here Wednesday night in the semifinals of the Section IV, Class B girls basketball playoffs. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: TIOGA'S McKEE, ATHENS' HICKS, RATHBUN NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-03-05)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Tioga sophomore Declan McKee won a N.Y. state wrestling title, Athens senior Ethan Hicks won four District 4 swimming gold medals, and Athens junior Hanna Rathbun punched her ticket to the PIAA Wrestling Championships. They are the Valley Sports Report / Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week," for the week of March 1. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY BATTLES FAMILIAR FOE IN CLASS B GIRLS SEMIFINALS (2025-03-05)
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THE VALLEY — Waverly and Chenango Forks know each other very well, and they'll get to know each other even better tonight with everything on the line in the semifinals of the Section IV, Class B girls basketball playoffs. ...more

SECTION IV BOYS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY TOPS LANSING, 64-49; HEADED BACK TO CLASS B CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (24 PHOTOS) (2025-03-04)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — In a rematch of last year's Section IV championship game, Waverly punched its ticket to a second straight title game with a 64-49 win over Lansing here in the Class B boys basketball semifinals. ...more

ATHENS POWERLIFTING TEAM WINS THREE MEDALS AT STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS (2025-03-04)
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ALLENTOWN — The Athens Wildcat Powerlifting team had three top-three finishers recently at the Pa. Teenage State Championship here at Parkland High School. ...more

IMPACT-X MEMBERS SHINE ON GLOBAL STAGE (11 Photos) (2025-03-04)
Valley Sports Report
OCALA, Fla. — Several athletes from Impact-X Performance, formerly known as Journey Fitness, recently competed and placed in the top 15 here at the prestigious DEKA World Championships.
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YOUTH WRESTLING: ATHENS ADVANCES SIX, SAYRE ONE TO PJW STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS (2024-03-03)
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KINGSLEY, Pa. — Six Athens and one Sayre youth wrestlers advanced from the recent Area XII PJW State Qualifier at Mountain View High School to the PJW Youth State Championships later this month in Harrisburg. ...more

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: WAVERLY GRAD TOMASSO REPEATS AS EMPIRE 8 'PLAYER OF YEAR;" FINISHES IN TOP 5 ALL-TIME IN FOUR CATEGORIES AT ST. JOHN FISHER (2025-03-03)
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ROCHESTER — Waverly grad Sidney Tomasso has been named the Empire 8 Women's Basketball "Player of the Year" for the second consecutive season. ...more

COLLEGE WRESTLING: ATHENS GRAD BRADLEY PUNCHES TICKET TO NATIONALS FOR THIRD TIME; PLACES THIRD AT REGIONALS (2025-03-03)
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MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — Athens grad Gavin Bradley, a junior on the Castleton University men's wrestling team, punched his ticket to the NCAA Division III Championships for the third time here over the weekend. ...more

PIAA BOYS SWIMMING: PETTITT, ELI HICKS EARN WILD CARDS; ATHENS WILL SWIM SEVEN EVENTS AT STATES (2025-03-03)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Senior Ethan Hicks and all three of the Athens relays earned berths at next week's PIAA Class AA Swimming & Diving Championships by winning District 4 gold last week. Now, sophomores Brayden Pettitt, in two events, and Eli Hicks have been issued wild cards for their times at the D4 meet. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: PIAA GIRLS WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS; HOOP PLAYOFFS TAKE CENTER STAGE (2025-03-03)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The 2024-25 winter sports season is winding down to a conclusion, but there are still a few teams alive, and a few sports yet to hold its state championships, including this week's headline event — the PIAA girls wrestling championships at the Giant Center in Hershey. ...more

NEW YORK STATE WRESTLING: WAVERLY BRINGS HOME FIRST STATE TEAM TITLE SINCE 2009 (2025-03-02)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
ALBANY — Waverly took five wrestlers to the New York State Wrestling Championships, brought home five medals, and a Division 2 team title — the program's first since 2009. ...more

PIAA GIRLS WRESTLING: ATHENS ADVANCES FIVE TO STATES; FINISHES THIRD AT CENTRAL REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS (24 PHOTOS) (2025-03-01)
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MILTON — Athens had five wrestlers qualify for the PIAA Girls Wrestling Championships, and finished third here Saturday at the Central Regional Wrestling Championships at Milton High School. ...more

PIAA WRESTLING: SAYRE'S BROWN FINSHES NORTH EAST REGIONALS AT 0-2 (2025-03-01)
Valley Sports Report
WILLIAMSPORT — Sayre sophomore Jordan Brown lost his only bout of the day Saturday to finish 0-2 at this weekend's PIAA North East Regional Wrestling Championships. ...more

PIAA WRESTLING: ATHENS' COOKE NARROWLY MISSES TRIP TO STATES (2025-03-01)
Valley Sports Report
BETHLEHEM — Sophomore Brendan Cooke finished one win shy of a trip to the PIAA Championships here Saturday with a sixth-place finish at the North East Class 3A Regional Wrestling Championships. ...more

NEW YORK STATE WRESTLING: HEARTBREAK! WAVERLY'S BEEMAN, DEKAY LOSE IN CLOSING SECONDS OF STATE FINALS (22 PHOTOS) (2025-03-01)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
ALBANY — Waverly junior Troy Beeman and freshman Drayton DeKay each suffered heartbreak losses in the state finals, losing decisions in the closing seconds of their respective matches here Saturday night at the New York State Division 2 Wrestling Championships at the MVP Arena. ...more