IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: HORSEHEADS RALLIES PAST WAVERLY, 63-57 (10 PHOTOS) (2021-02-25)
Valley Sports Report
HORSEHEADS — Horseheads closed the game with a 16-6 run to rally for a 63-57 win over Waverly here Thursday night in on-league boys basketball action.
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NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: CANTON TOPS SAYRE, 63-56 (2021-02-25)
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SAYRE — Isaiah Niemczyk pumped in 34 points to lead Canton to a 63-56 win over Sayre here Thursday night in NTL Small School boys basketball action.
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IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: TIOGA KNOCKS OFF NEWARK VALLEY FOR FIRST WIN OF SEASON (2021-02-25)
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TIOGA CENTER — Tioga used a 16-5 second-quarter run to take a nine-point halftime lead on its way to its first win of the season — a 43-35 victory over Newark Valley here Thursday night in IAC boys basketball action. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: MACIK, MILLER POWER ATHENS IN 42-21 WIN OVER NP-M (2021-02-25)
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ATHENS — Junior Caydence Macik and senior Kayleigh Miller combined for 39 points to lead Athens to a 42-21 win over North Penn-Mansfield here Thursday night in NTL girls basketball action. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: CARLING'S DOUBLE-DOUBLE PACES ATHENS IN 73-54 WIN OVER TOWANDA (2021-02-25)
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TOWANDA — Junior Nalen Carling posted a big double-double, and spear-headed a second-quarter run to help Athens to a 73-54 win over Towanda here Thursday night in NTL boys basketball action. ...more

NTL JV GIRLS BASKETBALL: TOWANDA KNOCKS OFF ATHENS, 32-22 (2021-02-25)
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ATHENS — Towanda used a strong second quarter to take control of the game in a 32-22 win over Athens here Wednesday night in NTL junior varsity girls basketball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: POSTSEASON SWIMMING, BASKETBALL ON THURSDAY'S SLATE (2021-02-24)
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THE VALLEY — Postseason swimming in N.Y., and basketball, including three home games, highlight Thursday's action. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: TOWANDA TOPS ATHENS, 43-38, TO REPEAT AS LARGE SCHOOL CHAMPS (22 PHOTOS) (2021-02-24)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Last year, Towanda won the NTL Large School title when Athens lost at Wyalusing in the season’s final week. Wednesday night, the Lady Black Knights won it on their own, knocking off the Lady W ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: RED-HOT WAVERLY CRUISES TO 86-15 WIN OVER NEWARK VALLEY (13 PHOTOS) (2021-02-24)
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WAVERLY — Waverly raced out to a 21-point first-quarter lead, and cruised to an 86-15 win over Newark Valley on Senior Night here Wednesday night in IAC boys basketball action.
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IAC WRESTLING: TIOGA PINS ITS WAY PAST EDISON (2021-02-24)
BY TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — The Tioga wrestling team isn't putting many team victories in the book, but the Tigers are continuing to flex their mat muscles.
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IAC JV BOYS BASKETBALL: TIOGA RALLIES TO KNOCK OFF WAVERLY (2021-02-24)
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TIOGA CENTER — Tioga used a fourth-quarter rally to pull out a back-and-fourth, 39-34, win over Waverly here Tuesday night in IAC junior varsity boys basketball action.
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ON TAP TODAY: THREE HOME EVENTS ON WEDNESDAY'S DOCKET (2021-02-24)
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THE VALLEY — There are only four events on the docket tonight, but three — Athens girls, Waverly boys, and Tioga wrestlers — are at home here in the Valley. ...more

NTL SWIMMING: ATHENS GIRLS, BOYS WIN TEAM TITLES AT LEAGUE MEET (17 PHOTOS) (2021-02-23)
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ATHENS —Sophomores Taegan Williams and Taylar Fisher, and junior Raven McCarthy-Gardner were quad-winners, as was sophomore Chris DeForest to lead the Athens girls and boys to their respective team titles here Tuesday afternoon at the NTL Swimming & Diving Championships.
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NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: FOURTH-QUARTER RUN LIFTS ATHENS TO 57-47 WIN OVER SAYRE (24 PHOTOS) (2021-02-23)
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ATHENS — Sayre seemed to have the momentum heading into the fourth quarter after junior Josh Arnold’s 3-pointer from just inside the half-court line at the third-quarter buzzer, but Athens scored the first 11 points of the final stanza to seize control on its way to a 57-47 win here Tuesday night in NTL boys basketball action. ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: TOMASSO PACES WAVERLY'S RECORD-SETTING EFFORT IN 89-41 WIN OVER TIOGA (24 PHOTOS) (2021-02-23)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Freshman Joey Tomasso scored a career-high 27 points, including 25 in the first half, and canned seven of his team’s school-record 15 3-pointers here Tuesday night in an 89-41 rout of Tioga in IAC boys basketball action. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: ATHENS AVENGES LOSS WITH 47-27 WIN OVER WYALUSING (24 PHOTOS) (2021-02-23)
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ATHENS — Senior Kayleigh Miller and junior Caydence Macik scored 17 points apiece as avenged an early-season loss with a 47-27 win over Wyalusing here Tuesday night in NTL girls basketball action. ...more

IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY KNOCKS DOWN SCHOOL-RECORD 16 3-POINTERS IN 84-31 WIN OVER TIOGA (24 PHOTOS) (2021-02-23)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Senior Gabby Picco connected on a pair of 3-pointers to start the second quarter, and Waverly kept knocking them down from behind the arc, pumping in a school-record 16 in an 84-31 win over Tioga here Tuesday night in IAC girls basketball action. ...more

YOUTH BASKETBALL (5TH- & 6TH-GRADE): GOLD EDGES BLUE TWICE IN WAVERLY REC. ACTION (2021-02-23)
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WAVERLY — Gold won a pair of close decisions in the opening week of the Waverly Rec. youth basketball league.
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ON TAP TODAY: RIVALRY HOOP GAMES, NTL SWIMMING & DIVING MEET DOMINATE TUESDAY'S SLATE (2021-02-23)
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THE VALLEY — Tuesday’s schedule features three rivalry basketball games, as well as the NTL Swimming & Diving Championships. ...more

IAC WRESTLING: TIOGA WINS 20 OF 22 BOUTS — ALL BY FALL — AGAINST O-M / WATKINS GLEN (2021-02-22)
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ODESSA — Tthere were no team scores kept, but there was little doubt which team came out on top here Monday evening as Tioga won 20 of 22 bouts against Odessa-Montour / Watkins  Glen in IAC wrestling action. ...more

COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY: WAVERLY GRADS TALADA, FRITZEN COMPETE IN FIRST COLLEGIATE MEET (2021-02-22)
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BURLINGTON, Vt. — Waverly grad Sheridan Talada, a freshman on Binghamton University’s cross country team, finished sixth in her first collegiate meet — the Vermont Quad Meet — here Saturday. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS GIRLS, SAYRE BOYS HOST DIVISIONAL FOES (2021-02-22)
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THE VALLEY — The Athens girls and Sayre boys basketball teams open the final week of the regular season at home, while the Tioga wrestlers are on the road. ...more

RIVER ROAD MEDIA GROUP TO LAUNCH FOURTH SITE — NOTHERN TIER WEST SPORTS REPORT — MARCH 15 (2021-02-21)
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River Road Media Group, parent-company of Valley Sports Report and Northern Tier Sports Report, is set to launch its fourth Web site — Northern Tier West Sports Report, which will cover high school and youth sports in the three school districts in Tioga County, Pa. ...more

NTL JUNIOR HIGH SWIMMING: ATHENS BOYS, GIRLS REPEAT AS LEAGUE CHAMPS; RECORDS FALL (19 PHOTOS) (2021-02-21)
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ATHENS — The Athens boys and girls both topped Towanda Wednesday to defend their titles, and win the NTL junior high swimming & diving championships.
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IAC JV BOYS BASKETBALL: TIOGA HOLDS OFF WAVERLY, 48-44 (24 PHOTOS) (2021-02-21)
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WAVERLY — Tioga built a seven-point lead entering the fourth quarter, and held on for a 48-44 win over Waverly here Saturday afternoon in IAC junior varsity boys basketball action.
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TAYLOR MADE: ADJUSTING TO A UNIQUE ERA (2021-02-21)
The high-risk sports (basketball, competitive cheer, ice hockey, wrestling) are underway and let me tell you, it's been an interesting situation (as it was with bowling and swimming).
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THE WEEK AHEAD: A BUSY WEEK AS PA. REGULAR-SEASON ENDS, IAC ACTION KICKS INTO HIGH GEAR (2021-02-21)
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THE VALLEY — The regular-season basketball schedule in Pa. wraps up this week, while basketball and wrestling in the IAC kick into high gear.
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NTL JV GIRLS BASKETBALL: ATHENS FALLS TO CENTRAL COLUMBIA; TOPS CANTON (2021-02-21)
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ATHENS — Central Columbia held Athens to just 10 points through three quarters en route to a 31-19 win here Saturday afternoon in junior varsity non-league girls basketball action. ...more

IAC BOYS SWIMMING: WAVERLY WINS 10 OF 11 EVENTS; CLAIMS TEAM TITLE AT LEAGUE MEET (2021-02-20)
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WAVERLY — Waverly won 10 of 11 events, led by four-time winners junior Kaden Wheeler, and sophomores Oscar Williams and Jerrell Sackett, to win the virtual IAC Swim Championships Saturday afternoon.
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DISTRICT 4 WRESTLING: ATHENS' BRADLEY WINS FIRST DISTRICT TITLE; SETZER ALSO ADVANCES TO REGIONALS (24 PHOTOS) (2021-02-20)
By CHRIS MANNING
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WILLIAMSPORT — After a close semi-final match Athens junior Gavin Bradley left no doubt in the District IV, Class AA Championship 113-pound final, beating South Williamsport’s Robert Gardner 7-1 to claim his first district title. ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY ROLLS OVER TIOGA, 70-26 (24 PHOTOS) (2021-02-20)
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WAVERLY — Waverly raced out to a 13-point first-quarter lead, and cruised to a 70-26 win over Tioga here Saturday in IAC boys basket ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: NORTHEAST BRADFORD RALLIES TO TOP ATHENS, 52-47 (2021-02-20)
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ROME — Athens got off to a fast start, but it was Northeast Bradford that finished strong in a come-from-behind, 52-47 win here Saturday evening in NTL boys basketball action.
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NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: SAYRE RIDES FIRST-QUARTER BLITZ TO 65-27 WIN OVER WILLIAMSON (24 PHOTOS) (2021-02-20)
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SAYRE — Sayre closed out the first quarter with a 17-2 blitz, and cruised to a 65-27 win over Williamson here Saturday afternoon in NTL Small School Division boys basketball action.
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IAC WRESTLING: WAVERLY RALLIES TO TOP O-M / WATKINS GLEN, 36-24 (2021-02-20)
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WATKINS GLEN — Waverly won the final four weight classes to rally for a 36-24 win over Odessa-Montour / Watkins Glen here Saturday morning in IAC wrestling action. ...more

IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY'S PRESSURE TOO MUCH FOR TIOGA IN 79-41 WIN (2021-02-20)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Last season, Tioga knocked off a heavily-favored Waverly team here early in the season.

Saturday afternoon, senior Sidney Tomasso and the Westbrook sisters — sophomore Kennedy and 8th-grader Addison — made sure it wouldn’t happen again, combining for 58 points to lead the Lady Wolverines to a 79-41win in IAC girls basketball action. ...more