STC GIRLS SOCCER: WAVERLY DOMINATES ONEONTA IN 3-0 WIN (22 PHOTOS) (2024-09-10)
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WAVERLY — Three different Wolverines scored, and Waverly controlled play throughout in a 3-0 win over Oneonta here Tuesday night in STAC girls soccer action. ...more

NTL CROSS COUNTRY: BRONSON, WANCK LEAD ATHENS TEAMS TO WINS OVER NP-M (2024-09-10)
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MANSFIELD — Senior Sara Bronson and sophomore Graham Wanck led the Athens girls and boys to wins over North Penn-Mansfield here Tuesday afternoon in NTL cross country action. ...more

NTL BOYS SOCCER: ATHENS ERUPTS FOR FIVE FIRST-HALF GOALS IN 5-0 WIN OVER TROY (19 PHOTOS) (2024-09-10)
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EAST TROY — Athens erupted for five first-half goals to snap a four-game losing skein with a 5-0 win over Troy here Tuesday afternoon in NTL boys soccer action. ...more

NTL CROSS COUNTRY: SAYRE'S VANBENTHUYSEN PLACES EIGHTH AT TOWANDA TRI-MEET (2024-09-10)
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TOWANDA — Sophomore Glenn VanBenthuysen finished eighth as Sayre’s lone entry in a NTL cross country tri-meet against Towanda and Sullivan County.
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NTL GOLF: SAXON LEADS ATHENS TO ANOTHER LEAGUE WIN; CAT'S STRETCH WIN STREAK TO 20 (19 PHOTOS) (2024-09-10)
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WESTFIELD — Senior Dylan Saxon earned low-medal honors on the day to lead Athens to a two-stroke win over North Penn-Mansfield in NTL boys golf action here Tuesday at the River Valley Golf Course. ...more

STAC GIRLS SWIMMING: WAVERLY WINS ALL 10 EVENTS IN 103-20 WIN OVER GREENE (2024-09-10)
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WAVERLY — Waverly won all 10 events, and were 1-2 or better in all seven individual events, in a 103-20 win over Greene in non-league girls swimming action. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: COWANESQUE VALLEY SWEEPS PAST SAYRE (2024-09-10)
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SAYRE — Cowanesque Valley got off to a fast start, and rolled to a sweep of Sayre here Tuesday night in NTL Small School Division volleyball action.
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STAC BOYS GOLF: MUCH-IMPROVED WAVERLY DROPS DECISION TO SETON CATHOLIC (2024-09-10)
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WAVERLY — Senior Carson McIsaac, freshman Griff Walter, and sophomore Daniel Fischer all broke 50, but Seton Catholic was just a little deeper in a 226-244 win in STAC boys golf action here Tuesday afternoon at Shepard Hills. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: PLENTY OF ACTION IN THE VALLEY ON JAM-PACKED TUESDAY SCHEDULE (2024-09-10)
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THE VALLEY — An extremely busy night features three home games at Waverly, two at Tioga, and one at Sayre. There are 11 games in all on the docket, now that the Waverly-Windsor volleyball match has been postponed. ...more

IAC BOYS SOCCER: SVEC TOO MUCH FOR TIOGA IN 8-1 WIN (2024-09-09)
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SPENCER — Claas Huenecke and Noah Banks had a hand in all eight SVEC goals Monday afternoon in an 8-1 win over Tioga in IAC South boys soccer action. ...more

STAC BOYS SOCCER: WAVERLY FALLS AT ONEONTA, 7-1 (2024-09-09)
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ONEONTA — Oneonta scored four first-half goals on its way to a 7-1 win over Waverly here Monday afternoon in STAC boys soccer action. ...more

SECTION IV FIELD HOCKEY: HARPURSVILLE-AFTON BLANKS TIOGA (13 PHOTOS) (2024-09-09)
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HARPURSVILLE — Harpursville controlled the action through the game on its way to a 9-0 win over Tioga here Monday afternoon in Section IV field hockey action. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS' DAVIDSON, WAVERLY'S KITTLE NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2024-09-09)
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THE VALLEY — Athens sophomore QB Connor Davidson continued his stellar play in the Wildcats’ upset win over Canton, while Waverly junior Mira Kittle continued breaking records in the pool in her opening performance of the season. They are the Valley Sports Report / Bishop Brothers Construction “Athletes of the Week,” for the week ending Sept. 7. ...more

NTL JUNIOR HIGH FOOTBALL: ATHENS BLANKS WELLSBORO, 6-0, IN SEASON OPENER (2024-09-09)
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WELLSBORO — Chase Gowin scored on Athens’ first possession of the game, and the Wildcat defense shut down Wellsboro in a 6-0 season-opening win here Thursday in NTL junior high football action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: JUST THREE ROAD GAMES ON MONDAY'S SCHEDULE (2024-09-09)
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THE VALLEY — Only three games — all on the road — on Monday’s docket, with the Tioga boys making the short trip to SVEC to face the Eagles for the second time in four days. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: EXTREMELY BUSY WEEK IN VALLEY FEATURES RARE THURSDAY FOOTBALL GAME AT WAVERLY (2024-09-08)
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THE VALLEY — The fall sports season shifts into overdrive this week in the Valley in an extremely busy week that will feature a rare Thursday night football game at Waverly. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: ATHENS, SAYRE BOTH FALL IN QUARTERFINALS AT WILLIAMSON TOURNAMENT (24 PHOTOS) (2024-09-07)
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TIOGA JUNCTION, Pa. — Athens and Sayre both finished fourth in their pools, and were knocked out of bracket play in the quarterfinals of the Williamson Volleyball Tournament here Saturday. ...more

VOLLEYBALL: TIOGA REACHES GOLD BRACKET SEMIS AT CORNING TOURNAMENT; WAVERLY FINISHES 1-7 IN POOL PLAY (2024-09-07)
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CORNING — Tioga opened its 2024 season by reaching the semifinals of the Gold Bracket here Saturday at the Corning Volleyball Tournament, while Waverly struggled and did  not advance out of pool play. ...more

CROSS COUNTRY: ATHENS' BRONSON WINS FORBEST INVITATIONAL, LEADS FOUR VALLEY GIRLS IN TOP 10; ATHENS GIRLS PLACE SECOND, BOYS FOURTH (5 PHOTOS) (2024-09-07)
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ONEONTA — Senior Sara Bronson won gold here Saturday at the Flash Forbes Cross Country Invitational, leading five Valley girls place in the top 10. ...more

STAC GIRLS SWIMMING: RECORDS FALL, STATE TIMES HIT; WAVERLY PLACES THIRD AT WOLVERINE INVITE (4 PHOTOS) (2024-09-07)
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WAVERLY — Waverly turned in an impressive performance in its initial swim of the season, placing third at the Wolverine invite, while breaking records, and qualifying several swimmer for the New York State championships. ...more

NTL BOYS SOCCER: HORSEHEADS BLANKS ATHENS, 2-0 (7 PHOTOS) (2024-09-07)
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ATHENS — Horseheads scored a goal in each half to post a 2-0 win over Athens here Saturday in non-league boys soccer action at Alumni Stadium. ...more

STAC GIRLS SOCCER: WAVERLY SPLITS PAIR OF DECISIONS AT HALL OF FAME TOURNAMENT (18 PHOTOS) (2024-09-07)
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LATHAM, N.Y. — Waverly split a pair of games over the weekend in the New York State Girls Soccer Hall of Fame Tournament.< ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: DOMINANT DEFENSE POWERS WAVERLY TO 24-3 WIN OVER CLYMER-SHERMAN-PANAMA (24 PHOTOS) (2024-09-07)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly’s defense was dominant throughout the game, and its offense surged to life late in the third quarter in a 24-3 win over powerhouse Class D Clymer-Sherman-Panama here Saturday evening in non-league football action at Memorial Stadium. ...more

NTL FOOTBALL: DAVIDSON PROPELS ATHENS TO WILD, 48-42, WIN OVER CANTON (19 PHOTOS) (2024-09-07)
By CHRIS MANNING
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CANTON — With time ticking down in the fourth quarter and the game tied, Athens sophomore Connor Davidson was thinking just one thing - “no one can stop me.” That was true much of the game, and it was true on their final drive as the Wildcats scored with 49.8 seconds to play to edge Canton, 48-42, in a wild NTL football game here Saturday at Miller A. Moyer Field. ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: TIOGA KNOCKS OFF CLASS B MARYVALE, 27-6; RUNS WIN STREAK TO 42 (24 PHOTOS) (2024-09-07)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Tioga scored a pair of TDs in less than two minutes midway through the third quarter to blow open a close game on its way to a 27-6 win over Maryvale here Saturday afternoon in non-league football at Memorial Stadium. ...more

NTL GIRLS SOCCER: WHEELER, PATTON LEAD ATHENS TO 6-2 WIN OVER NP-MANSFIELD (24 PHOTOS) (2024-09-07)
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ATHENS — Senior Addy Wheeler and sophomore Delanie Patton combined for five goals and four assists to lead Athens to its fourth straight win to start the season, a 6-2 victory over North Penn-Mansfield in NTL girls soccer action here on a rainy Saturday morning at Alumni Stadium. ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: TIOGA, WAVERLY OPEN DEFENSES OF STATE TITLES IN DOUBLEHEADER AT MEMORIAL STADIUM (2024-09-07)
By TIM BIRNEY
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WAVERLY — For the third year in a row, Tioga and Waverly will open the season with a doubleheader at Memorial Stadium. This year is a bit different, however, as both teams are defending state champions.
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ON TAP TODAY: TRIO OF FOOTBALL GAMES HIGHLIGHT FULL SATURDAY SLATE (2024-09-07)
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THE VALLEY — Athens football is on the road for a big NTL Large School Division football match-up Saturday afternoon, while the Athens girls and boys soccer teams are at home in the morning. ...more

IAC BOYS SOCCER: SVEC TOPS TIOGA, 8-0 (16 PHOTOS) (2024-09-06)
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TIOGA CENTER — Playing its third game in four days against three of the best teams in the IAC, Tioga dropped an 8-0 decision to SVEC here Friday evening in boys soccer action. ...more

NTL FOOTBALL: MONTGOMERY'S GROUND GAME OFFSETS PELLICANO'S BIG NIGHT IN 55-21 WIN OVER SAYRE (22 PHOTOS) (2024-09-06)
By TIM BIRNEY
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SAYRE — Montgomery piled up 638 yards in total offense, including 553 rushing yards, to more than offset a big night by Sayre senior Nick Pellicano in a 55-21 win here Friday night in NTL Small School Division football action at the Lockhart Street Bowl. ...more

IAC GIRLS SOCCER: HANEY, HOWEY LIFT TIOGA TO 3-1 WIN OVER SOUTHERN CAYUGA (2024-09-06)
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POPLAR RIDGE — Junior Sophia Haney, and 8th-grader Grace Howey combined for all three goals — giving them 12 in the first two games — to lift Tioga to a 3-1 win over Southern Cayuga in IAC Small School girls soccer action here Friday afternoon. ...more

IAC BOYS SOCCER: TIOGA FALLS TO DEFENDING SMALL SCHOOL CHAMP SOUTHERN CAYUGA (14 PHOTOS) (2024-09-06)
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TIOGA CENTER — Southern Cayuga built a 5-0 halftime lead, and then poured it on in the second half on its way to a 13-0 win over Tioga here Thursday afternoon in IAC Small School Division boys soccer action.
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TWO GUYS TALKING SPORTS: EPISODE FIVE FEATURES TIOGA'S NICK AIELLO (2024-09-06)
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THE VALLEY — Tim Birney of The Sports Reports, and Pat McDonald of Choice-102 sit down with four-time N.Y. State championship football coach Nick Aiello of Tioga in Episode 5 of “Two Guys Talking Sports." ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 3 PICKS — ALL FOUR VALLEY TEAMS IN ACTION THIS WEEKEND (2024-09-06)
It’s Week 3 in Pa., and Week 1 in N.Y. Actually, it’s Week Zero in N.Y. … and it’s actually Week 2 in Pa. because it has a Week Zero, too, but no one really knows that. It’s very confusing, and pretty stupid. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SAYRE FOOTBALL HOSTS MONTGOMERY IN 2024 HOME OPENER (2024-09-06)
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THE VALLEY — Sayre football makes its home debut at the Lockhart Street Bowl tonight in search of its first win of the 2024 campaign. ...more