THE SPORTS REPORTS: WAVERLY'S ROBINSON, TIOGA'S DUNCANSON, TOOMEY, NOTRE DAME'S DeMARK NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-01-16)
The Sports Reports
Waverly senior Cooper Robinson, and Tioga senior Jayden Duncanson and junior Amelia Toomey won titles at the rugged Southern Tier Memorial, while Notre Dame senior Kalysta DeMark had a huge week in leading the Crusaders to three wins. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Jan. 10. ...more

NTL JV BOYS BASKETBALL: WELLSBORO HOLDS OFF ATHENS, 40-33 (2026-01-16)
Valley Sports Report
WELLSBORO — Wellsboro raced out to a 17-point halftime lead, then held off Athens' furious fourth-quarter rally in a 40-33 win here Thursday night in NTL junior varsity boys basketball action. ...more

NTL JV BOYS BASKETBALL: SAYRE TOPS CANTON, 43-35, FOR FIRST WIN OF SEASON (2026-01-16)
Valley Sports Report
CANTON — Sayre built a seven-point halftime lead on its way to its win of the season, a 43-35 victory over Canton here Thursday night in NTL junior varsity boys basketball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: BASKETBALL TAKES CENTER STAGE FRIDAY NIGHT (2026-01-16)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Basketball takes center stage Friday night, with the Tioga boys and Athens girls hosting league rivals. ...more

STAC GIRLS WRESTLING: WAVERLY WINS WEST / METRO DUALS TITLE WITH 5-0 MARK (21 PHOTOS) (2026-01-15)
Valley Sports Report
HORSEHEADS — Waverly reeled off five straight victories to win the STAC West / Metro Duals here Thursday night at the Horseheads Middle School. ...more

NTL WRESTLING: ATHENS ROLLS TO 59-17 WIN OVER NORTH PENN-LIBERTY (2026-01-15)
Valley Sports Report
LIBERTY — Athens won the final 10 weight classes to overcome an early deficit on its way to a 59-17 win over North Penn-Liberty here Thursday night in NTL wrestling action. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: ATHENS SHUTS DOWN WELLSBORO IN 40-27 WIN; LISTER LOGS 100TH CAREER WIN (2026-01-15)
Valley Sports Report
WELLSBORO — Athens turned in a strong defensive effort in a 40-27 win over Wellsboro here Thursday night in NTL Large School Division boys basketball action. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: SUBA'S FREE THROWS IN CLOSING SECONDS LIFTS SAYRE TO 36-35 WIN OVER CANTON (2026-01-15)
Valley Sports Report
CANTON — Junior Rommel Suba knocked down a pair of free throws in the closing seconds to lift Sayre to a 36-35 win over Canton here Thursday night in NTL Small School Division boys basketball action. ...more

NTL JV GIRLS BASKETBALL: SAYRE HANGS TOUGH IN 28-16 LOSS AT NP-LIBERTY (2025-01-15)
Valley Sports Report
LIBERTY — Longtime girls basketball coach Brian Miller, now at the helm of the Sayre junior varsity team, saw a lot of positive in his squad's 28-16 loss to NP-Liberty here Wednesday night. ...more

STAC JV BOYS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY RUNS WIN STREAK TO SEVEN WITH WINS OVER FORKS, ADDISON (2026-01-15)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly rolled to its sixth and seventh straight wins Friday and Tuesday to improve to 8-2 on the season. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY GIRLS AT STAC WRESTLING DUALS (2026-01-15)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — There's no action in the Valley tonight, but the Waverly girls and Athens boys will be on the road to wrestle, and the Sayre boys hoop team is looking for its second win of the season at Canton tonight. ...more

IAC BOWLING: FIRST-PLACE LADY TIGERS SWEEP O-M; TIOGA BOYS DROP 3-1 DECISION (2026-01-14)
Valley Sports Report
WATKINS GLEN — The Tioga girls picked up four more points in a sweep of short-handed Odessa-Montour Wednesday in IAC bowling action, while the Tioga boys dropped a 3-1 decision here at Harborside Lanes. (Also info on three previous matches.) ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: NP-LIBERTY ROLLS TO WIN OVER SAYRE (2026-01-14)
Valley Sports Report
LIBERTY — North Penn-Liberty scored the first 40 points of the game on its way to a 56-7 rout of Sayre here Wednesday night in NTL Small School Division girls basketball action. ...more

IAC WRESTLING: TIOGA ROLLS TO WINS OVER MORAVIA, HORSEHEADS (24 PHOTOS) (2026-01-14)
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — State-ranked Tioga rolled to wins over Moravia and Horseheads here Wednesday night to improve to 5-0 on the season in high school wrestling action.
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NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: OFFENSIVE STUGGLES LEADS TO ATHENS' 41-26 LOSS AT WYALUSING (13 PHOTOS) (2026-01-14)
Valley Sports Report
WYALUSING — Athens struggled on the offensive end of the floor for the majority of the game and Wyalusing took advantage in a 41-26 win here Thursday afternoon in NTL Large School Division girls basketball action. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: CORNING DUO SHARE ZIFF LAW FIRM BOYS 'RUNNER OF YEAR' HONORS; ATHENS' SHORES EARNS ALL-REGION KUDOS (2026-01-14)
The Sports Reports
It was an exciting year for runners on both sides of the border as Corning and Towanda continued their team success, with plenty of individuals collecting hardware.
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COLLEGE WRESTLING: TIOGA GRAD BAILEY (BINGHAMTON) POSTS 2-2 MARK AT FRANKLIN & MARSHALL OPEN (2026-01-14)
Valley Sports Report
LANCASTER, Pa. — Tioga grad Deakon Bailey, a redshirt freshman at Division I Binghamton University, was 2-2 in the 174-pound weight class here Friday at the Franklin & Marshall Open. ...more

NTL JV BOYS BASKETBALL: ATHENS RALLIES TO TOP WYALUSING, 41-37 (2026-01-14)
Valley Sports Report
WYALUSING — Athens countered Wyalusing's big third quarter with a bigger fourth quarter in a come-from-behind, 41-37, win here Tuesday night in NTL junior varsity boys basketball action. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: WELLSBORO'S KOSEK NAMED GIRLS 'RUNNER OF YEAR;' ATHENS' VOUGH EARNS ALL-REGION FIRST-TEAM HONORS (2026-01-14)
The Sports Reports
Wellsboro’s Lauren Kosek had quite a season, winning several invites, the District IV, Class AA title, and even taking third at the PIAA Championships, earning her The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm All-Region "Female Runner of the Year" honors. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: RARE WEEKDAY AFTERNOON HOOP GAME, WRESTLING DOUBLE-DUAL HIGHLIGHT WEDNESDAY'S SLATE (2026-01-14)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — A rare weekday afternoon girls basketball game, and a double-dual wrestling match headline Wednesday's slate of action. ...more

STAC BOYS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY'S PRESSURE TOO MUCH FOR ADDISON IN 78-40 ROUT (23 PHOTOS) (2026-01-13)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly scored the first 15 points of the game, and led by 36 midway through the second quarter en route to a 78-40 non-league win over Addison here Tuesday night in boys basketball action. ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: THIRD-QUARTER OUTBURST CARRIES CANDOR TO 82-45 WIN OVER TIOGA (6 PHOTOS) (2026-01-13)
Valley Sports Report
CANDOR — Candor built an nine-point cushion at the half, then blew the game wide-open in the third quarter on its way to an 82-45 win over Tioga here Tuesday night in IAC South Small School boys basketball action. ...more

IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: CANDOR’S EXPERIENCE, 3-POINT ASSAULT TOO MUCH FOR TIOGA (2026-01-13)
By TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Candor brought the advantage in experience to Tioga and, with a red-hot assault from 3-point range, defeated Tioga, 60-31, in IAC South Small School girls basketball action here Tuesday evening.
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NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: NP-LIBERTY RIDES FIRST-QUARTER BLITZ TO 61-32 WIN OVER SAYRE (16 PHOTOS) (2026-01-13)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — North Penn-Liberty erupted for 30 points in the first quarter, and cruised to a 61-32 win over Sayre here Tuesday night in NTL Small School boys basketball action. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: WYALUSING ROLLS PAST ATHENS, 58-32 (2026-01-13)
Valley Sports Report
WYALUSING — Wyalusing took advantage of a cold shooting night by Athens, and rolled to a 58-32 win here Tuesday night in NTL Large School boys basketball action. ...more

COLLEGE WRESTLING: TIOGA GRAD DUNCANSON PLACES SECOND AT FRANKLIN & MARSHALL OPEN (2026-01-13)
Valley Sports Report
LANCASTER, Pa. — Tioga grad Ousmane Duncanson, a redshirt freshman at Division I Lock Haven, was 5-1 and lost a heartbreaker here Friday in the 165-pound finals at the Franklin & Marshall Open. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: BOYS BASKETBALL DOMINATES TUESDAY'S SLATE (2026-01-12)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — All four boys basketball teams are in action Tuesday, with Waverly and Sayre at home, while the Tioga girls hoop team is also in action on a busy Tuesday night. ...more

STAC BOWLING: WAVERLY BOYS, GIRLS SWEEP SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY (2026-01-12)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly had four bowlers roll 600 series in a sweep of Susquehanna Valley Monday afternoon in STAC boys bowling action, while the Lady Wolverines also won a 5-0 decision here at the Valley Bowling Center. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: WILLIAMSON ROLLS TO 46-14 WIN OVER SAYRE (2026-01-12)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Williamson jumped ahead early and rolled to a 46-14 win over Sayre here Monday night in NTL Small School Division girls basketball action.
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STAC WRESTLING: SHORT-HANDED WAVERLY FALLS AT CHENANGO FORKS, 42-41 (2026-01-12)
Valley Sports Report
BINGHAMTON — Wrestling without four starters, Waverly couldn't quite overcome an 18-point disadvantage in forfeit points in a 42-41 loss to Chenango Forks here Monday night in STAC wrestling action. ...more

STAC JV GIRLS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY PULLS AWAY FOR 46-24 WIN OVER FORKS (2026-01-12)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly took an early lead, and pulled away for a 46-24 win over Chenango Forks here Saturday afternoon in STAC junior varsity girls basketball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: GIRLS HOOP, BOWLING ACTION IN THE VALLEY (2026-01-12)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — There are just four events on Monday's docket, with two of them — Sayre girls basketball and Waverly bowling — here on home turf in the Valley. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WAVERLY'S ROBINSON, TIOGA'S DUNCANSON, TOOMEY NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-01-12)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Waverly senior Cooper Robinson, and Tioga senior Jayden Duncanson and junior Amelia Toomey all won titles at the Southern Tier Memorial. They are the Valley Sports Report / Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Jan. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: MAJORITY OF THIS WEEK'S ACTION IS ON THE ROAD (2026-01-11)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — It's a fairly busy week for Valley teams, but the majority of the action is on the road. ...more

WINTER TRACK & FIELD: LARRABEE, ROSKOW, CHANDLER LEAD WAVERLY'S EFFORTS AT WINTER CLASSIC (2026-01-10)
Valley Sports Report
CORTLAND — Seniors Haley Larrabee and Logan Roskow, and sophomore Jaxon Chandler had the best finishes of the day for Waverly at the Winter Track & Field Classic here Saturday at SUNY Cortland. ...more