ON TAP TODAY: 2026 KICKS OFF WITH WRESTLING, SWIMMIG ACTION (2026-01-02)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — 2026 kicks off with a pair of Valley teams in action as the Waverly boys wrestle at the Oneonta Rotary Tournament, and the Athens swim teams are at the Keep the Beat Invite. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: SAYRE VOLLEYBALL TOPS 'BAKER'S DOZEN TOP STORIES OF 2025' (2026-01-01)
I've talked about storylines in the past and how they normally come in one of four realms: the start of a storyline, the continuation of one, the likely culmination of one, or a storyline totally out-of-the-blue. ...more

NTL JV BASKETBALL: SAYRE FALLS AT MOUNTAIN VIEW, 49-40 (2025-12-31)
Valley Sports Report
KINGSLEY, Pa. — Mountain View raced out to an 11-point lead in the first quarter, then held Sayre at bay here Tuesday in a 49-40 non-league junior varsity boys basketball win. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: SAYRE VOLLEYBALL, TIOGA FOOTBALL TOP SUPER 7 'STORYLINES OF THE FALL' (2025-12-31)
 I've talked about storylines in the past and how they normally come in one of four realms: the start of a storyline, the continuation of one, the likely culmination of one, or a storyline totally out-of-the-blue. ...more

NTL JV BOYS BASKETBALL: ATHENS WINS INAUGURAL CHOP OUT HUNGER HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT TITLE (2025-12-31)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens posted a pair of vastly different wins here Monday and Tuesday to win the junior varsity boys basketball CHOP Out Hunger Holiday Tournament title. ...more

HS BOYS BASKETBALL: ATHENS TAKES SHOOTOUT OVER CANDOR TO WIN CHOP OUT HUNGER CHAMPIONSHIP (2025-12-30)
By TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Four Athens players and three more from Candor scored in double figures as the Wildcats won a 67-65 shootout at the 2025 CHOP Out Hunger Holiday Basketball Tournament here Tuesday.
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HS GIRLS BASKETBALL: ATHENS HOLDS OFF OWEGO TO CLAIM CHOP OUT HUNGER CHAMPIONSHIP (2025-12-30)
By TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens overcame a slow start, then held off a late charge to defeat Owego, 35-32, to claim the title at the 2025 CHOP Out Hunger Holiday Basketball Tournament here Tuesday. ...more

HS BOYS BASKETBALL: DEFENSE CARRIES TIOGA PAST A-P IN CHOP OUT HUNGER CONSOLATION GAME (2025-12-30)
By TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — The Tioga defense tightened the reins on defense as it worked its way to a 42-30 victory over Avoca-Prattsburgh in the consolation game of the 2025 CHOP Out Hunger Holiday Basketball Tournament here Tuesday.
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IAC WRESTLING: McKEE CLAIMS TIOGA'S LONE TITLE AT WINDSOR TOURNAMENT (24 PHOTOS) (2025-12-30)

FIVE TIGERS REACH PODIUM IN FIFTH-PLACE FINISH

By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WINDSOR — In a rematch of last year's state title match, Tioga junior Declan McKee claimed his second Windsor Christmas Tournament title here Tuesday afternoon. ...more

HS GIRLS BASKETBALL: CANDOR DOWNS TIOGA IN CHOP OUT HUNGER CONSOLATION GAME (2025-12-30)
By TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Candor pumped out 23 first-quarter points enroute to a 59-24 victory over Tioga in the consolation game of the 2025 CHOP Out Hunger Holiday Basketball Tournament here Tuesday.
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STAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY FALTERS IN SECOND HALF OF 50-43 LOSS TO HORSEHEADS (24 PHOTOS) (2025-12-30)
Valley Sports Report
ELMIRA — Waverly built a 10-point halftime lead, but went cold in the second half, and Horseheads rallied for a 50-43 win in the third-place game here Tuesday afternoon in the  National Girls Division at the Josh Palmer Fund / Elmira Holiday Basketball Classic.< ...more

STAC WRESTLING: BEEMAN PACES FIVE WAVERLY PLACE-WINNERS WITH RUNNER-UP FINISH AT WINDSOR TOURNAMENT (24 PHOTOS) (2025-12-30)

WOLVERINES PLACE SIXTH IN 38-TEAM FIELD

By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WINDSOR — Senior Troy Beeman was the only one of Waverly's four semi-finalists to reach the finals here Tuesday at Day 2 of the 68th annual Windsor Christmas Wrestling Tournament. ...more

STAC BOYS BASKETBALL: CORNING TOO MUCH FOR WAVERLY IN FINALS OF REGIONAL BRACKET AT PALMER TOURNAMENT (2025-12-30)
Valley Sports Report
ELMIRA — Corning turned a fast start into a 79-50 romp over Waverly here Tuesday evening in the championship game of the Regional bracket at the Josh Palmer Fund / Elmira Holiday Boys Basketball Classic. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: MOUNTAIN VIEW PULLS AWAY IN 67-49 WIN OVER SAYRE (2025-12-30)
Valley Sports Report
KINGSLEY, Pa. — Mountain View jumped out to an early lead and pulled away for a 67-49 win over Sayre here Tuesday afternoon in non-league boys basketball win. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT FINALES PUT FINISHING TOUCHES ON 2025 (2025-12-30)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The holiday tournaments, headlined by the Windsor Christmas Wrestling Tournament and the Josh Palmer Tournament and the Athens Holiday Festival basketball tournaments, wrap up Tuesday in the final sporting events of 2025. ...more

HS BOYS BASKETBALL: WELL-ROUNDED EFFORT LEADS ATHENS PAST TIOGA (2025-12-29)
By TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens put together a well-rounded effort on the hardwood to roll past Tioga, 62-31, in the opening round of the 2025 CHOP Out Hunger Holiday Basketball Tournament here Monday.
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HS GIRLS BASKETBALL: DEFENSE HIGHLIGHTS ATHENS’ ROUT OF TIOGA (2025-12-29)
By TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens showcased an impressive defensive effort to rout Tioga, 54-16, in the opening round of the 2025 CHOP Out Hunger Holiday Basketball Tournament here Monday.
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IAC WRESTLING: TIOGA ADVANCES FOUR TO SEMIFINALS; THREE MORE ALIVE IN WRESTLEBACKS AT WINDSOR TOURNAMENT (24 PHOTOS) (2025-12-29)
Valley Sports Report
WINDSOR — Tioga advanced four wrestlers — seniors Jayden Duncanson, Kadin Cole and Logan Bellis, and junior Declan McKee — to the semifinals, and are in fourth place after Day 1 of the annual Windsor Christmas Wrestling Tournament. ...more

STAC WRESTLING: WAVERLY'S ROBINSON, WELLES, BEEMAN ADVANCE TO SEMIFINALS; THREE MORE ALIVE WRESTLEBACKS AT WINDSOR TOURNAMENT (24 PHOTOS) (2025-12-29)
Valley Sports Report
WINDSOR — Senior Cooper Robinson and Troy Beeman, and junior Matthias Welles each went 2-0 Monday to advance to the semifinals of the annual Windsor Christmas Wrestling Tournament, and three of their teammates are still alive in the consolation bracket, and one win away from the podium. ...more

STAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY FALLS TO ELMIRA, 44-41, IN PALMER TOURNEY SEMIFINALS (2025-12-29)
Valley Sports Report
ELMIRA — Waverly struggled to score in the second quarter, and that proved to be the difference in 44-41 setback to Elmira here Monday night in the semifinals of National Girls Division at the Josh Palmer Fund / Elmira Holiday Basketball Classic. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WINDSOR WRESTLING TOURNAMENT; PALMER, CHOP OUT HUNGER HOOP TOURNAMENT HEADLINE MONDAY'S ACTION (2025-12-29)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The Windsor Christmas Tournament, the Josh Palmer Fund / Elmira Holiday Classic, and the inaugural Chop Out Hunger Holiday Tournament in Athens are the headline events Monday.
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STAC BOYS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY SHAKES OFF BAD START IN 67-57 WIN OVER NOTRE DAME AT PALMER TOURNAMENT (24 PHOTOS) (2025-12-28)
Valley Sports Report
ELMIRA — Waverly shook off a poor first quarter, and put together three strong quarters to beat former IAC nemesis Notre Dame, 67-57, in the opening round of the Josh Palmer Fund / Elmira Holiday Classic Regional Bracket here Saturday afternoon at Elmira High School. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY-NOTRE DAME RENEW BOYS HOOP RIVALRY AT JOSH PALMER TOURNEY (2025-12-28)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Waverly renews its boys basketball rivalry with former IAC foe Notre Dame Sunday morning as part of the Josh Palmer Fund / Elmira Holiday Classic. ...more

STAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY HOLDS ON TO TOP CARDINAL O'HARA, 42-38, IN QUARTERFINALS OF NATIONAL DIVISION AT JOSH PALMER CLASSIC (13 PHOTOS) (2025-12-27)
Valley Sports Report
ELMIRA — Waverly used a strong third quarter to take the lead, then held off Cardinal O'Hara, 42-38, here Saturday afternoon in the quarterfinals of National Girls Division at the Josh Palmer Fund / Elmira Holiday Basketball Classic. ...more

STAC GIRLS WRESTLING: WAVERLY'S VANDERHOOF WINS TITLE; THREE OTHERS PLACE AT RUGGED FROSTY FREESTYLE FESTIVAL (2025-12-27)
Valley Sports Report
CLIFTON SPRINGS, N.Y. — Waverly senior Emma Vanderhoof won a weight class title and three of her teammates reached the podium here Saturday at the second annual Frosty Freestyle Festival at Midlakes High School. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: TIOGA'S BELLIS TOPS SUPER 7 AS 'BOYS ATHLETE OF THE FALL' (2025-12-27)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Coming back from a major knee injury that caused him to miss most of the 2024 season, Tioga senior Logan Bellis excelled on both sides of the ball, leading the Tigers to another state title. He is the 2025 VSR "Boys Athlete of the Fall." ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY GIRLS HOOP AT PALMER TOURNEY, GIRLS WRESTLING TEAM AT FROSTY FREESTYLE FESTIVAL (2025-12-27)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The Waverly girls basketball team opens play in the annual Josh Palmer Tournament today, while the Waverly girls wrestling team is at Midlakes High School for a tournament. ...more

(UPDATED) VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WAVERLY'S RECORD-SETTING KITTLE HEADLINES SUPER 7 AS 'GIRLS ATHLETE OF FALL' (2025-12-27)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Senior Mira Kittle will graduate from Waverly as one of the most accomplished swimmers — girls or boys — in the program's storied history. She is the 2025 Valley Sports Report "Girls Athlete of the Fall." ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: TIOGA'S AIELLO HEADLINES SUPER 7 AS 'COACH OF THE FALL' (2025-12-26)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Longtime Tioga football coach Nick Aiello may have done his best job of coaching yet in his 16-year career, leading the Tigers to another state title. He is the 2025 Valley Sports Report All-Valley "Coach of the Fall."
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VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: BOMBARD TOPS SUPER 7 AS 'BOYS NEWCOMER OF THE FALL' (2025-12-26)
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THE VALLEY — Tioga junior Jackson Bombard returned to the gridiron this fall after taking a year off and led the Tigers to its fourth state title in five years. He is the 2025 Valley Sports Report "Boys Newcomer of the Fall." ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS' FORBES HEADLINES SUPER 7 AS GIRLS 'NEWCOMER OF THE FALL' (2025-12-26)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Like all of our top newcomers of the fall, Athens freshman Kayla Forbes made an immediate impact on her team, but Forbes played a key part in bringing a District 4 volleyball title back to Athens for the first time in 20 years. She is the Valley Sports Report All-Valley "Newcomer of the Fall." ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: TIOGA'S BELLIS NAMED ALL-VALLEY 'FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR;' ATHENS' DAVIDSON, COMSTOCK, MARMOR, WAVERLY'S SHAWS, TIOGA'S BOMBARD, AIELLO ALSO EARN TOP HONORS (2025-12-25)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Coming back from a major knee injury that caused him to miss most of the 2024 season, Tioga senior Logan Bellis excelled on both sides of the ball, leading the Tigers to another state title. He is the 2025 VSR "Football Player of the Year." ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS' FISHER NAMED 'BOYS SOCCER PLAYER OF YEAR;' ATHENS SWEEPS MAJOR AWARDS (2025-12-24)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Athens junior goalkeeper Zach Fisher played a leading role in the Wildcats' trip to the District 4, Class 3A championship game. He is the 2025 VSR All-Valley "Boys Soccer Player of the Year."
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JV GIRLS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY ROLLS TO 53-18 WIN OVER WYALUSING (2025-12-24)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Adrianna Foster fueled a big first half for Waverly in a 53-18 win over Wyalusing here Monday night in non-league junior varsity girls basketball action. ...more

STAC JV BOYS BASKETBALL: STRONG SECOND HALF LIFTS WAVERLY TO 69-49 WIN OVER WINDSOR (2025-12-24)
Valley Sports Report
WINDSOR — After a back-and-forth first half, Waverly played a strong third quarter to take control in a 69-49 win over Windsor here Monday evening in STAC junior varsity boys basketball action. ...more