FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 9 PICKS — TWO VALLEY TEAMS VIE FOR DIVISION TITLES (2019-10-18)

NTL / SECTION IV FOOTBALL: ATHENS WINS FLIP; WILL HOST WAVERLY NOV. 2 (3 PHOTOS) (2019-10-18)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — In a rather unique and entertaining event, UNICO hosted a coin toss to see which school would host the Waverly-Athens football game on Nov. 2. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: "FOOTBALL FRIDAY" FEATURES TWO HOME GAMES, SAYRE PLAYING FOR DIVISION TITLE ON THE ROAD (2019-10-18)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — “Football Friday” has Sayre playing for a division title at Muncy, Waverly playing to keep its slim playoff hopes alive on Homecoming Night, and Athens hosting the NTL Large School leaders. ...more

NTL BOYS SOCCER: SUMNER NETS 50TH CAREER GOAL IN 11-0 WIN OVER GALETON (22 PHOTOS) (2019-10-18)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Senior Jesse Sumner tallied five goals, including his 50th career goal, and senior Aaron Lane netted a hat trick and doled out four assists in an 11-0 win over Galeton here Thursday night in NTL boys soccer action at Alumni Stadium.
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IAC GIRLS SWIMMING: WATKINS GLEN FINISHES OFF UNBEATEN REGULAR SEASON WITH 108-73 WIN OVER WAVERLY (2019-10-17)
Valley Sports Report
WATKINS GLEN — Watkins Glen won 10 of the first 11 events to finish off an unbeaten regular season with a 108-73 win over Waverly here Thursday afternoon in IAC girls swimming action. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: ATHENS LETS LEAD SLIP AWAY IN 3-2 LOSS TO TOWANDA (2 PHOTOS) (2019-10-17)
Valley Sports Report
TOWANDA — Athens was on the verge of avenging an early-season loss, but Towanda reeled off three straight win to pull out a five-set thriller here Thursday night in NTL Large School volleyball action.
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NTL VOLLEYBALL: WILLIAMSON AVENGES EARLY-SEASON LOSS WITH SWEEP OF SAYRE (2019-10-17)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Williamson avenged an early-season loss here Thursday night with a sweep of Sayre in NTL Small School Division volleybal ...more

IAC VOLLEYBALL: EDISON RALLIES TO WIN FIVE-SET MARATHON OVER WAVERLY (2019-10-17)
Valley Sports Report
ELMIRA HEIGHTS — Red-hot Edison rallied from a 2-1 deficit to post a five=set win over Waverly here Thursday night to effectively end the Lady Wolverines’ chances at an IAC South Large School Division volleyball tit ...more

VALLEY BOWLING CENTER: SCORES UP IN WEEK 5 OF LEAGUE BOWLING (2019-10-17)
HIGH SCORES FOR OCT. 3 - OCT. 9

Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Scores were up in Week 5 of league bowling here at the Valley Bowling Center, with a trio of bowlers rolling 800 series — the top three scores of the young 2019-20 season, while Mason Beard rolled his second 300 game in as many weeks.
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ON TAP TODAY: SOCCER, VOLLEYBALL, SWIMMING FILL THE DOCKET (2019-10-17)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The Waverly girls swim team closes out its regular season, and the Athens boys soccer team plays it final home game, while the Waverly volleyball team is at Edison for a key IAC South Large School match-up, and Sayre volleyball plays at home. ...more

NTL BOYS SOCCER: ELMIRA SCORES LATE TO EDGE ATHENS, 1-0 (7 PHOTOS) (2019-10-16)
Valley Sports Report
ELMIRA — Noah Sperduto scored the game’s lone goal with 3:30 remaining in the contest to lift Elmira to a 1-0 win here in non-league boys soccer action on a rainy Wednesday afternoon. ...more

IAC VOLLEYBALL: WAVERLY STAVES OFF TIOGA COMEBACK TO WIN FIVE-SET THRILLER (24 PHOTOS) (2019-10-16)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly won the first two sets, but needed a fifth to pull out a 3-2 decision over Tioga on Seniors / Parents Night here Wednesday in IAC South volleyball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY-TIOGA VOLLEYBALL RIVALRY RENEWED TONIGHT (2019-10-15)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — It’s a slow Wednesday, but it does features the renewal of the Waverly-Tioga volleyball rivalry (at Waverly), and a Sayre girls soccer home game. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: WELLSBORO SWEEPS ATHENS (2019-10-15)
Valley Sports Report
WELLSBORO — Wellsboro held off a pesky Athens squad in the first set, then rolled to a sweep here Tuesday night in NTL Large School volleyball action. ...more

IAC GIRLS SWIMMING: DESISTI, NICHOLS PACE WAVERLY'S EFFORTS IN LOSS AT MAINE-ENDWELL (22 PHOTOS) (2019-10-15)
Valley Sports Report
ENDWELL — Freshman Sophia Desisti and sophomore Mackenzie Nichols were double-winners to pace Waverly in a 93-83 loss to Maine-Endwell here Tuesday afternoon in non-league girls swimming action. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: TOWANDA SWEEPS PAST SAYRE (2019-10-15)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Towanda won a pair of tightly-contested sets on its way to a sweep of Sayre here Thursday night in NTL volleyball action. ...more

IAC BOYS SOCCER: WAVERLY DROPS 6-0 DECISION TO SVEC IN SEASON FINALE (9 PHOTOS) (2019-10-15)
Valley Sports Report
CANDOR — Lance Jensen scored twice in the first 20 minutes to propel SVEC to a 6-0 win over Waverly here Tuesday afternoon in IAC South Large School Division boys soccer action.
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NTL BOYS SOCCER: BENTON ROLLS PAST SAYRE, 8-1 (2019-10-15)
Valley Sports Report
BENTON — Zac Lyons and James Dilossi scored two goals apiece to lead Benton to an 8-1 win over Sayre here Tuesday afternoon in non-league boys soccer action.
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YOUTH FOOTBALL: TOWANDA SWEEPS WAVERLY IN NTYFL ACTION (2019-10-15)
Valley Sports Report
TOWANDA — Towanda swept all three games here Sunday, including shutouts in the ‘B’ and ‘C’ games, in Northern Tier Youth Football League action. ...more

THE FINAL WORD: THOUGHTS ON FOOTBALL WEEKEND ... AND SOME SOCCER (2019-10-15)
Tioga and Sayre picked up big wins Friday to put them on the doorstep of a division title, while Waverly kept its slim playoff hopes alive, and Athens nearly completed a monumental comeback.
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ON TAP TODAY: SAYRE VOLLEYBALL LONE HOME EVENT; WAVERLY BOYS CLOSE SEASON ON SVEC SOCCER PITCH (2019-10-15)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Sayre volleyball is the lone home event on Tuesday’s slate of action, while the Waverly boys close the 2019 campaign on the soccer pitch against SVEC at Candor High School. ...more

NTL GIRLS SOCCER: SINDONI'S GOAL LIFTS ATHENS TO 1-0 WIN OVER WELLSBORO; EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE LEAGUE TITLE (22 PHOTOS) (2019-10-14)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Senior Abby Sindoni dribbled through a trio of Wellsboro defenders and fired a shot into the back of net from 10 yards out for the game’s only goal midway though the second half to lift Athens to a 1-0 win here Monday afternoon at Alumni Stadium, clinching the Lady Wildcats’ eighth consecutive NTL girls soccer title. ...more

NTL GIRLS SOCCER: WYALUSING ROLLS OVER SHORT-HANDED SAYRE (2019-10-14)
Valley Sports Report
WYALUSING — Sayre finished the game with seven healthy players, and Wyalusing took advantage in a 17-0 win here Monday afternoon in NTL girls soccer action.
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MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK: WAVERLY'S MILLER SAYS 'PATIENCE' A VIRTUE IN WIN OVER ONEONTA (2019-10-14)
BY TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly coach Jason Miller attributes a slow offensive start to impatience, but said the Wolverines played a complete second half in their 28-14 win over Oneonta Friday. ...more

MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK: SAYRE'S GORMAN PLEASED WITH TEAM'S 3-1 MARK IN FIVE-GAME ROAD TRIP AFTER WIN AT CV (2019-10-14)
BY TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Sayre is fourth-fifths of its way through an unprecedented five-game road trip, and are 3-1 after a 55-28 win at Cowanesque Valley Friday night. ...more

MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK: DESPITE SECOND-HALF RALLY COMING UP SHORT, ATHENS' YOUNG SAW TEAM GAIN CONFIDENCE (2019-10-14)
BY TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — After a disappointing first half, Athens coach Jack Young watched his team’s furious second-half rally fall just short in a 34-32 loss to Midd-West, but saw his team gain some much-needed confidence. ...more

MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK: TIOGA'S AIELLO BELIEVES EARLY-SEASON SCHEDULE HELPED TIOGA IN SHOWDOWN WIN OVER GREENE (2019-10-14)
BY TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Tioga opened the season with wins over Walton and Newark Valley, and longtime coach Nick Aiello believe his team reaped the benefits of those victories in Friday night’s Division VI showdown with Greene, which the Tigers won 48-20. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS GIRLS PLAY FOR 8TH STRAIGHT NTL SOCCER TITLE (2019-10-14)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Only two girls soccer game on the docket Monday, but one is a big with Athens hosting Wellsboro. A win will give the Lady Wildcats  their eight consecutive NTL title. ...more

MEN'S COLLEGE GOLF: SAYRE GRAD MURRELLE FINISHES FALL SEASON WITH 27-PLACE FINSH AT NAZARETH COLLEGE INVITE (2019-10-13)
Valley Sports Report
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Sayre grad Ryan Murrelle, a freshman on the Keuka College men’s golf team, closed out the fall season with a 27th-place finish at the Nazareth College Invitational this weekend. ...more

WOMEN'S COLLEGE GOLF: WAVERLY GRAD TOMASSO FIRES CAREER-BEST TWO-DAY SCORE AT HARTFORD FALL INVITE (2019-10-13)
Valley Sports Report
BLOOMFIELD, CT. — Fresh off a career-best round of 79 in her last event, Waverly grad Alex Tomasso, a freshman on the Merrimack College women’s golf team, shot a career-low two-day total recently at the Hartford Fall Invitational. ...more

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: ATHENS GRAD MARTIN CONTRIBUTOR IN ELMIRA COLLEGE FOUR-MATCH WIN STREAK (2019-10-13)
Valley Sports Report
ELMIRA — Athens grad Amelia Martin, a freshman on the Elmira College women’s volleyball team, has been a big part of the Lady Eagles’ four-match win streak. ...more

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: MILLER HAS TWO TD GRABS IN UTICA COLLEGE WIN (2019-10-13)
Valley Sports Report
UTICA — Waverly grad Peyton Miller, a senior on the Utica College football team, caught a pair of TD passes to help the Pioneers to a 34-28 win over St. John Fisher here Saturday afternoon in Empire 8 action at Gaetano Stadium. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: BIG GAMES ON TAP AS REGULAR SEASONS WINDING DOWN (2019-10-13)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The regular season ends for many sports this week, but there are several big games on the docket this week, including the Athens girls playing for a league title Monday, the Sayre football team playing for a division title Friday, and Tioga football looking to clinch another division title Saturday.

The Waverly girls soccer team ends the week playing Dryden in the overall IAC Large School championship at TCCC. The Lady Wolverines are the two-time defending champs. ...more

VALLEY BOWLING CENTER: BEARD, WALTERS, GIFFORD, TRACY TOP RESPECTIVE DIVISIONS IN WEEK 4 OF LEAGUE BOWLING (2019-10-13)
HIGH SCORES FOR SEPT. 26 - OCT. 2

Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Mason Beard rolled the third perfect game of the season, and also tossed the high series in the men’s division, and Mark Walters, Melody Gifford, and Sue Ann Tracy topped their respective divisions in Week 4 of league bowling at the Valley Bowling Center.
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NTL BOYS SOCCER: HORSEHEADS BLANKS ATHENS, 2-0 (18 PHOTOS) (2019-10-12)
Valley Sports Report
HORSEHEADS — Horseheads scored late in the first half, and added an insurance goal in the second half to top Athens, 2-0, here Saturday morning in non-league boys soccer action. ...more