ON TAP TODAY: SECTION IV DUALS, HOOP ACTION HEADLINES WEDNESDAY'S SLATE (2022-01-19)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Tioga hosts the Section IV, Division 2 Duals  tonight, looking for its third straight Duals title, and fourth trip in a row to the New York State Duals.

In other action, the Waverly girls host powerhouse Newark Valley, while the Athens and Sayre boys both host NTL divisional rivals. ...more

IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: TIOGA RIDES DEFENSE TO SECOND WIN OF SEASON (18 PHOTOS) (2022-01-18)
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Tioga limited Candor to one field goal in the first half, and built a 14-point lead at the intermission in a 30-22 win here Tuesday night in IAC Small School Division girls basketball action. ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: TIOGA UNABLE TO OVERCOME EARLY DEFICIT IN LOSS TO CANDOR (23 PHOTOS) (2022-01-18)
By TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
CANDOR — The last time Tioga faced Candor, the Tigers nearly erased an 18-point deficit before losing a 53-49 verdict.
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POSTPONEMENT: IZZY THINNING OUT TUESDAY'S ACTION (2022-01-18)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The fallout from Winter Storm Izzy continues Tuesday, with the postponements of school at Athens today, and three Wildcat sporting events this afternoon and tonight. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS WRESTLING, TIOGA GIRLS ON HOME GAMES IN TOWN (2022-01-18)
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THE VALLEY — A wrestling match at Athens, and a girls basketball game at Tioga are the only home events for Valley teams on Tuesday. ...more

WINTER STORM IZZY WIPES MONDAY'S SLATE CLEAN (2022-01-17)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Winter Storm Izzy dumped 8 to 12 inches of snow on the region, and also wiped the high school sports slate clean Monday.

The following games were postponed:

BOYS BASKETBALL
Troy at Athens
Sayre at Sullivan County

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Athens at Towanda

No make-up dates have been announced. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: POSTSEASON WRESTLING HEADLINES WEEK'S SLATE OF ACTION (2022-01-16)
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THE VALLEY — The Section IV Wrestling Duals and the IAC Wrestling Championships highlight a busy week of high school action this week.
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NTL JV BOYS BASKETBALL: ATHENS ROLLS OVER WELLSBORO FOR THIRD STRAIGHT WIN SINCE NEW YEAR (2022-01-16)
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WELLSBORO — Athens raced out to a 15-point first-quarter lead, and cruised to a 42-9 victory over Wellsboro Friday night — one of three NTL junior varsity boys basketball wins for the junior Wildcats since the New Year. ...more

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: TOMASSO FINDING SUCCESS FOR NATIONALLY-RANKED ST. JOHN FISHER (2022-01-16)
By Brian Fees
Valley Sports Report
When Sidney Tomasso started her varsity career at Waverly, she played off the ball as one of the team’s best outside shooters. ...more

IAC JV BOYS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY ROLLS OVER S-VE, 74-18 (2022-01-16)
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SPENCER — Waverly raced out to a big lead early, and cruised to a 74-18 win over Spencer-VanEtten here Saturday afternoon in IAC South junior varsity boys basketball action. ...more

IAC JV BOYS BASKETBALL: UNION SPRINGS RIDES STRONG THIRD QUARTER TO 47-35 WIN OVER TIOGA (8 PHOTOS) (2022-01-16)
Valley Sports Report
UNION SPRINGS — Union Springs used a third-quarter run to take control in a 47-35 win over Tioga here Friday night in IAC Small School junior varsity crossover boys basketball action.< ...more

IAC JV GIRLS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY TOPS DRYDEN, 45-36 (2022-01-16)
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DRYDEN — Waverly built to a 10-point first-quarter lead, then used used a strong third quarter to blow the game open in a 45-36 win over Dryden Friday night in IAC Large School crossover junior varsity girls basketball action. ...more

IAC JV GIRLS BASKETBALL: UNION SPRINGS THUMPS TIOGA, 47-12 (2022-01-16)
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TIOGA CENTER — Union Springs held Tioga to one first-half field goal, and raced out to a big lead on its way to a 47-12 win here Friday night in IAC Small School junior varsity girls crossover basketball action. ...more

SECTION IV WRESTLING: FIELD FOR DIVISION 2 DUALS WEDNESDAY AT TIOGA ANNOUNCED (2022-01-16)
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TIOGA CENTER — The field for Wednesday’s Section IV, Division 2 Duals, which will be held here at Tioga Central High School, has been announced, and it has an IAC feel.
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NTL SWIMMING: ATHENS TURNS IN STRONG PERFORMANCE AT ELK LAKE INVITE (2022-01-16)
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DIMOCK, Pa. — Juniors Taegan Williams and Taylar Fisher won two events apiece to lead Athens’ efforts here Saturday at the Elk Lake Keep the Beat Swimming Invite. ...more

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: WAVERLY GRAD TOMASSO HELPS NATIONALLY-RANKED ST. JOHN FISHER TO WIN OVER ELMIRA COLLEGE (10 PHOTOS) (2021-01-16)
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ELMIRA — Waverly grad Sidney Tomasso, a freshman on the nationally-ranked St. John Fisher’s women’s basketball team, was one of three scorers in double-figures in a 73-45 win over Elmira College here Saturday afternoon. ...more

SECTION IV INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: LADY WOLVERINES FINSHES SECOND AT SECTION IV CLASSIC; BOYS FINISH SIXTH (2022-01-15)
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CORTLAND — Freshman Harper Minaker and 7th-grader Lauren Gorsline each had a pair of top-four finishes to lead the Lady Wolverines to a second-place finish Saturday at the Section IV Indoor Track & Field Classic at SUNY Cortland, while the Waverly boys finished sixth. ...more

IAC WRESTLING: WAVERLY FINISHES THIRD AT INAGURAL JIM McCLOE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT (15 PHOTOS) (2022-01-15)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly went 3-2, topping Vestal 36-28 in the third-place match at the inaugural Jim McCloe Memorial Tournament here Saturday. ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: HOT START CARRIES WAVERLY TO 64-53 WIN OVER S-VE (24 PHOTOS) (2022-01-15)
By TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
SPENCER — It may have been brutally cold outside, but Waverly was hot inside at the start of Saturday afternoon's IAC boys basketball against S-VE. ...more

IAC WRESTLING: THREE CHAMPS, FOUR RUNNERS-UP, 12 MEDALISTS, AND TEAM TITLE FOR TIOGA AT BRADSHAW INVITATIONAL (2 PHOTOS) (2022-01-15)
Valley Sports Report
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. — Tioga crowned three champions and four runners-up, and had 12 medalists in all on its way to a dominant team championship here Saturday at the annual Robert Bradshaw Invitational.
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NTL WRESTLING: BRADLEY, SETZER EARN TITLES; FIVE WILDCATS MEDAL AT NEW OXFORD (2 PHOTOS) (2022-01-15)

BRADLEY NAMED ‘MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER’
Valley Sports Report
NEW OXFORD, Pa. — Seniors Gavin Bradley and Kaden Setzer won their weight classes in dominant fashion, and senior Karter Rude was a runner-up here Saturday at the two-day New Oxford Tournament.
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ON TAP TODAY: WRESTLING TAKES CENTER STAGE (2022-01-15)
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THE VALLEY — Wrestling takes center stage, with all four Valley teams in action at tournaments, including Waverly hosting the first annual Jim McCloe Memorial Tournament. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: McCLURE'S HOT HAND SINKS ATHENS; WELLSBORO WINS 62-49 (2022-01-14)
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WELLSBORO — Peyton McClure knocked seven 3-pointers, including four in the third quarter, to lift Wellsboro to a 62-49 win over Athens here Friday night in a key NTL Large School boys basketball match-up. ...more

IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: WESTBROOKS, DEFENSE CARRY WAVERLY TO 61-23 WIN OVER DRYDEN (8 PHOTOS) (2022-01-14)
Valley Sports Report
DRYDEN — The Westbrook sisters — junior Kennedy and freshman Addison — combined for 41 points, and the Waverly defense shut down Dryden in a 61-23 win here Friday night in IAC Large School girls basketball crossover action. ...more

NTL BASKETBALL: FAST START PROPELS WYALUSING TO 68-37 WIN OVER SAYRE (2022-01-14)
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WYALUSING — Wyalusing jumped out to a big lead early, and cruised to a 68-37 win over Sayre here Friday night in NTL boys basketball action. ...more

NTL WRESTLING: ATHENS ADVANCES THREE TO SEMIFINALS AT NEW OXFORD; TWO ALIVE IN WRESTLEBACKS (2022-01-14)
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NEW OXFORD, Pa. — Athens seniors Gavin Bradley, Kaden Setzer, and Karter Rude advanced to the semifinals of the New Oxford Tournament here Friday, while sophomore Josh Nittinger and freshman Caleb Nason are alive in wrestlebacks. ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: TIOGA PULLS OUT 62-55 WIN AT UNION SPRINGS (12 PHOTOS) (2022-01-14)
Valley Sports Report
UNION SPRINGS — Tioga let an eight-point lead slip away in the fourth quarter, but closed the game with a 11-3 run to pull out a 62-55 win over Union Springs here Friday night in IAC Small School crossover boys basketball action. ...more

IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: STATE-RANKED UNION SPRINGS ROLLS OVER TIOGA, 64-28 (2022-01-14)
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Tioga stayed close for one quarter, but state-ranked Union Springs pulled away for a 64-28 win here Friday night in IAC Small School girls basketball crossover action.
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IAC WRESTLING: TIOGA ADVANCES 13 TO QUARTERFINALS OF THE BRADSHAW INVITATIONAL (2022-01-14)
Valley Sports Report
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y.— Tioga advanced 13 of its 17 wrestlers into the quarterfinals of the annual Robert Bradshaw Invitational here Friday night, with its other four wrestlers still alive in the consolation bracket.
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ON TAP TODAY: WRESTLING, BASKETBALL HEADLINE FRIDAY'S DOCKET (2022-01-14)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Wrestling and basketball take center stage Friday, with Athens and Tioga grapplers in action at Day 1 of rugged two-day tournament, and five of the eight Valley hoop teams playing, with the Tioga girls the only home game on the docket.
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IAC WRESTLING: TIOGA CLOSES STRONG IN 57-17 WIN OVER WAVERLY (24 PHOTOS) (2022-01-13)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly kept it close early, but Tioga, the state’s top-ranked team in Division 2, won the final six weight classes for a 57-17 win here Thursday night in IAC wrestl ...more

NTL WRESTLING: RUDE LIFTS ATHENS TO 38-36 WIN OVER NORTH PENN-LIBERTY (18 PHOTOS) (2022-01-13)
Valley Sports Report
BLOSSBURG — Senior Karter Rude moved up two weight classes, and upended state-ranked Kohen Lehman to secure Athens’ 38-36 win over North Penn-Liberty here Thursday night in NTL wrestling action.
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NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: WYALUSING PULLS AWAY FROM SAYRE, 57-20 (2022-01-13)
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WYALUSING — Wyalusing jumped out to an early lead, and pulled away for a 57-20 win over Sayre here Thursday night in NTL girls basketball action. ...more

IAC GIRLS BOWLING: HOUSEKNECHT PACES WAVERLY IN SWEEP OF WATKING GLEN (2022-01-13)
Valley Sports Report
WATKINS GLEN — Junior Victoria Houseknecht rolled the match-high series to lead Waverly in a sweep of Watkins Glen Thursday afternoon in IAC Large School girls bowling action here at Harborside Lanes. ...more

IAC BOYS BOWLING: VANDERPOOL, BLACKWELL LEAD WAVERLY TO SWEEP OF WATKING GLEN (2022-01-13)
Valley Sports Report
WATKINS GLEN — Juniors Zach Vanderpool and Cody Blackwell paced Waverly to a sweep of Watkins Glen Thursday afternoon in IAC Large School boys bowling action here at Harborside Lanes.
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