H.S. GIRLS WRESTLING: NELSON WINS TITLE, MONIZ PLACES THIRD TO PACE SHORT-HANDED TIOGA'S EFFORTS AT LADY KNIGHT INVITATIONAL (24 PHOTOS) (2025-01-20)
Valley Sports Report
WINDSOR — Freshman Kyah Nelson won the 165-pound title, and Moniz was third in her weight class to lead short-handed Tioga to an 11th-place finish here Monday at the Lady Knight Invitational. ...more

STAC GIRLS WRESTLING: VANDERHOOF LEADS WAVERLY TO FOURTH-PLACE FINISH AT LADY KNIGHT INVITATIONAL (24 PHOTOS) (2025-01-20)
Valley Sports Report
WINDSOR — Junior Emma Vanderhoof led six Waverly wrestlers on to the podium Monday as the Wolverines placed fourth in the 28-team field at the Lady Knight Invitational. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: PELLICANO, TRUMP HIT CAREER MILESTONES IN SAYRE'S 64-30 WIN OVER SULLIVAN COUNTY (2025-01-20)
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SAYRE — It was a milestone night for Sayre basketball, which racked up a 64-30 win over Sullivan County, with senior Nick Pellicano netting his 1,000th career point, and senior Hudson Trump hauling down his 500th career rebound. ...more

STAC JV GIRLS BASKETBALL: HILTON ROLLS PAST WAVERLY (2025-01-20)
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WAVERLY — The Hilton girls varsity team is ranked No. 1 in New York State in Class AA, and its jV team proved to pretty good as well in a 62-18 win over Waverly Saturday afternoon. ...more

IAC JV GIRLS BASKETBALL: TIOGA'S THREE-GAME WIN STREAK SNAPPED BY S-VE (2025-01-20)
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TIOGA CENTER — Tioga's three-game win streak, which included wins over Groton, Marathon and Newfield, was snapped by a 21-19 loss to Spencer-VanEtten here Friday in IAC junior varsity girls basketball action. ...more

STAC JV BOYS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY RACKS UP WINS OVER OWEGO, S-VE (2025-01-20)
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WAVERLY — Waverly allowed just one field goal in the second half, and rallied for a 42-24 win over Owego here Friday night in STAC Central Division, then rolled over S-VE Saturday afternoon in junior varsity boys basketball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SAYRE BOYS HOST ONLY GAME IN TOWN (2025-01-20)
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THE VALLEY — The Sayre boys host Sullivan County in the only game in town on Monday, while the top girls grapplers gather in Windsor for the Lady Knights Invitational. ...more

STAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY FALLS TO STATE'S TOP-RANKED CLASS AA HILTON, 63-45 (24 PHOTOS) (2025-01-19)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly played New York state's top-ranked Class AA team Hilton even in the first half, but St. Bonaventure-bound Mallory Heise took over in the second half to lead the Cadets to a 63-45 non-league girls basketball win Sunday afternoon. ...more

SECTION IV WRESTLING: WAVERLY HOSTS SECTION IV DUALS WEDNESDAY (2025-01-19)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — The Section IV Duals are set for Wednesday at Waverly High School, with the Wolverines the number-2 seed in the six-team field.
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THE WEEK AHEAD: POSTSEASON WRESTLING IN NEW YORK GETS UNDER WAY (2024-01-19)
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THE VALLEY — Postseason wrestling begins this week with the Section IV Duals at Waverly, and the IAC and STAC Championships over the week, as well as the Windsor Girls Wrestling Tournament Monday, and Athens traveling to the rugged Coal Cracker Invite. ...more

NTL SWIMMING: ATHENS TURNS IN STRONG PERFORMANCES AT ERNIE SHARTLE INVITE (15 PHOTOS) (2025-01-18)
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TUNKHANNOCK — Sophomore Brayden Pettitt and senior Ethan Hicks each had four top-three finishes, and sophomore Eli Hicks had four top-six finishes to lead the Athens boys here Saturday at the Ernie Shartle Invite, while junior Elizabeth Denlinger had four top-four finishes to pace the Lady Wildcats. ...more

H.S. GIRLS WRESTLING: RATHBUN WINS TITLE; ATHENS PLACES THIRD AT RUGGED COAL CRACKER INVITE (2025-01-18)
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JIM THORPE, Pa. — Junior Hanna Rathbun won six straight matches, including four by fall, to win her weight class at the rugged Coal Cracker Invite, leading Athens to a third-place finish in the 58-team field ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: HALFTIME ADJUSTMENT PROPELS SAYRE TO 57-33 WIN OVER CANTON (2025-01-18)
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CANTON — A halftime adjustment turned Sayre's eight-point halftime lead into a 20-advantage after three quarters in the Redskins' 57-33 win over Canton here Saturday in NTL Small School boys basketball action.
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THE SPORTS REPORTS: SVEC'S BEACH, WILLIAMSON'S WILSON NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-01-17)
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Spencer-VanEtten / Candor junior Tayah Beach, and Williamson freshman Zander Wilson each won their weight classes at the Southern Tier Memorial. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Jan. 11. ...more

SECTION IV INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: CHAMBERLAIN PLACES IN TWO EVENTS TO PACE WAVERLY'S EFFORTS AT QUINNEY INVITATIONAL (2025-01-18)
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ITHACA — Junior Mackenzie Chamberlain placed in two events to pace Waverly's efforts here Friday night at the Quinney Indoor Track & Field Invitational at Ithaca College. ...more

H.S. WRESTLING: WAVERLY EDGES TIOGA, 38-36; BEEMAN'S PIN SECURES WOLVERINES FIRST WIN OVER TIGERS SINCE 2010-11 (22 PHOTOS) (2025-01-18)
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Junior Troy Beeman's pin in the final bout lifted Waverly to a 38-36 win over Tioga here Saturday afternoon in Section IV wrestling action. ...more

STAC BOYS BASKETBALL: PRESSURE DEFENSE, SHAW PROPEL WAVERLY TO 81-46 WIN OVER S-VE (2025-01-18)
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SPENCER — Pressure defense, and a big dose of junior Hogan Shaw proved to be too much for S-VE in Waverly's 81-46 win here Saturday afternoon in non-league boys basketball action.
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ON TAP TODAY: TIOGA-WAVERLY WRESTLING MATCH TAKES CENTER STAGE (2025-01-18)
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THE VALLEY — A big wrestling rivalry (Waverly at Tioga) and the renewal of an old IAC boys basketball rivalry (Waverly at S-VE) heading Saturday's limited schedule. ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: BOMBARD LEADS TIOGA TO 55-43 WIN OVER S-VE (20 PHOTOS) (2025-01-17)
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SPENCER — Sophomore Jackson Bombard poured in a career-high 28 points, including eight fourth-quarter free throws, to lead Tioga to a 55-43 win over S-VE here Friday night in IAC South Small School boys basketball action. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: HOT START PROPELS CANTON TO 59-31 WIN OVER SAYRE (2025-01-18)
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CANTON — Canton raced out to a 21-point first-quarter lead, and cruised to a 59-31 win over Sayre here Friday night in NTL Small School girls basketball action.
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NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: KEMP SPARKS ATHENS IN 54-35 WIN OVER WELLSBORO (2025-01-17)
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WELLSBORO — Freshman Allison Kemp sparked Athens to a fast start in a 54-35 win over Wellsboro here Friday night in NTL Large School girls basketball action. ...more

STAC BOYS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY FALLS AT OWEGO, 49-44 (22 PHOTOS) (2025-01-17)
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OWEGO — Waverly has had little luck at Owego over the years, and Friday night was no different as the River Hawks topped the Wolverines, 49-44, in STAC Central Division boys basketball action. ...more

STAC JV GIRLS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY SHAKES OFF SLOW START, ROLLS TO 48-25 WIN OVER WATKINS GLEN (2025-01-17)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — After a slow first quarter, Waverly blew out to a big halftime lead en route to a 48-25 win over Watkins Glen here Wednesday night in non-league junior varsity girls basketball action.
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NTL JV BOYS BASKETBALL: ATHENS RACKS UP 10TH VICTORY WITH 37-24 WIN OVER WELLSBORO (2025-01-17)
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ATHENS — Gage Marmor helped Athens to a fast start on its way to a 37-24 win over Wellsboro here Thursday night in NTL Large School Division junior varsity boys basketball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: A PAIR OF TIOGA COUNTY HOOP RIVALRIES RENEWED (2025-01-17)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — A pair of Tioga County rivalries are renewed on the boys basketball hardwoods tonight at Waverly travels to Owego, and Tioga hits the road to S-VE in an otherwise atypical light Friday slate of action. ...more

NTL WRESTLING: UNBEATEN ATHENS STARTS FAST IN 42-26 WIN OVER NP-LIBERTY (24 PHOTOS) (2025-01-16)
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ATHENS — Athens opened the match with three straight falls, and never trailed on its way to a 42-26 win over North Penn-Liberty here Thursday night in NTL wrestling action.
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NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: 'AN UGLY WIN;' SAYRE TOPS CANTON, 46-33 (2025-01-16)
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SAYRE — Sayre used a big second-quarter run to build a 12-point halftime lead, and held on for a 46-33 win over Canton here Thursday night in NTL Small School boys basketball action. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: ATHENS RALLIES, BUT FALLS TO WELLSBORO, 57-44 (10 PHOTOS) (2025-01-16)
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ATHENS — Athens overcame an early double-digit deficit, but Wellsboro used a big fourth quarter to pull out a 57-44 win here Thursday night in NTL Large School boys basketball action.
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STAC WRESTLING: UNATEGO-UNADILLA VALLEY UPENDS SHORT-HANDED WAVERLY, 42-30 (24 PHOTOS) (2025-01-16)
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WAVERLY — Unatego-Unadilla Valley won seven of nine bouts to pull out a 42-30 win over a short-handed Waverly here Thursday night in non-league Section IV wrestling action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WRESTLING, BOYS HOOP IN THE VALLEY TONIGHT (2025-01-16)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — There are only four events on Thursday's docket, but all four — wrestling at Athens and Waverly, and boys basketball at Athens and Sayre — are in the Valley. ...more

IAC WRESTLING: TIOGA GETS BACK ON TRACK WITH 51-5 WIN OVER TRUMANSBURG (2025-01-15)
Valley Sports Report
TRUMANSBURG — Tioga won seven of the eight contested weight classes, including five first-period falls, to get back on track after back-to-back loss with a 51-5 win over Trumansburg here Wednesday night in IAC wrestling action. ...more

H.S. GIRLS WRESTLING: TIOGA TOPS WAVERLY, ELMIRA; WAVERLY EDGES ELMIRA, 28-27, IN FINAL MATCH (24 PHOTOS) (2025-01-15)
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Tioga picked up a pair of wins here Wednesday night, while Waverly edged Elmira, 28-27, in a Section IV girls wrestling tri-match. ...more

STAC WRESTLING: MACK, LARSON EARN KEY WINS; WAVERLY TOPS MAINE-ENDWELL, 38-33 (2025-01-15)
Valley Sports Report
ENDWELL — Wrestling without a pair of key starters, Waverly overcame a 12-point deficit in forfeits, and picked up big wins from sophomores Joey Mack and Parker Larson in a 38-33 win over Maine-Endwell here Wednesday night in STAC wrestling action. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: SLOW START COSTLY; ATHENS FALLS AT WYALUSING, 40-27 (9 PHOTOS) (2025-01-15)
Valley Sports Report
WYALUSING — Athens dug itself a hole in the opening stanza, and never recovered in a 40-27 loss to Wyalusing here Wednesday night in NTL Large School girls basketball action.
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STAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY SHAKES OFF SLOW START ON WAY TO 64-34 WIN OVER SETON CC (18 PHOTOS) (2025-01-15)
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WAVERLY — Seton Catholic led early, but Waverly dominated the majority of the game on its way to a 64-34 win here Wednesday night in STAC Central Division girls basketball action.
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