DISTRICT 4 WRESTLING: ATHENS FALLS TO SHIK, 39-26, IN CLASS AAA SEMIFINALS (16 PHOTOS) (2026-01-31)
Valley Sports Report
MILTON — Third-seed Shikellamy won five straight bouts late in the match to rally for a 39-26 win over second-seed Athens here Saturday afternoon in the semifinals of the District 4, Class AAA Duals at Milton High School. ...more

NEW YORK STATE WRESTLING: TOP-SEED MILLER PLACE ROLLS OVER TIOGA IN POOL PLAY; SNAPS TIGERS' 13-MATCH WIN STREAK AT STATE DUALS (24) (2026-01-31)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
SYRACUSE — Top-seeded Miller Place won all the "toss-up" matches, and piled up bonus points, while avoiding the same in a convincing, 45-18, win over Tioga in pool play to advance to the semifinals of the New York State Division 2 wrestling duals here at the SRC Events Center on the campus of Onondaga Community College. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: N.Y. STATE DUALS, DISTRICT 4 DUALS TAKE CENTER STAGE (2026-01-31)
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THE VALLEY — Wrestling takes center stage Saturday with Tioga wrestling for a New York State Duals title, and Athens wrestling at the District 4 Duals for a berth in the PIAA Championships. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: ATHENS FALLS TO TOWANDA IN OVERTIME THRILLER (16 PHOTOS) (2026-01-30)
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TOWANDA — Athens had the win in its clutches, but a Darrius Farrell 3-pointer in the closing seconds of regulation forced overtime, where Towanda pulled out a 64-59 win here Friday night in an NTL Large School boys basketball battle for first place. ...more

STAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: NORWICH RALLIES IN SECOND HALF TO TOP WAVERLY, 72-66 (24 PHOTOS) (2026-01-30)
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WAVERLY — Norwich turned in a strong second half to rally for a 72-66 win over Waverly here Friday night in STAC girls basketball action. ...more

STAC BOYS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY FALLS TO NORWICH FOURTH-QUARTER RALLY (2026-01-30)
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NORWICH — Waverly led by five points heading into the fourth quarter, but Norwich closed the game strong to rally for a 64-51 win here Friday night in STAC boys basketball action. ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: TIOGA RIDES STRONG FIRST HALF TO 55-35 WIN OVER O-M (2025-01-30)
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ODESSA — Tioga built a 16-point halftime lead and cruised to a 55-35 win over Odessa-Montour here Friday night in IAC South Small School boys basketball action. ...more

IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: O-M TOPS TIOGA, 41-33 (16 PHOTOS) (2026-01-30)
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TIOGA CENTER — Odessa-Montour took control of a close game with a big third quarter on its way to a 41-33 win over Tioga here Friday night in IAC South Small School girls basketball action. ...more

STAC JV BOYS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY ROLLS PAST ONCE-BEATEN LANSING, 55-34 (2026-01-30)
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LANSING — Waverly got off to a fast start and rolled to a 55-34 win over Lansing here Wednesday night in non-league junior varsity boys basketball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: BASKETBALL TAKES CENTER STAGE FRIDAY NIGHT (2023-01-30)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Basketball takes center stage Friday night with home games for the Waverly and Tioga girls, and the Sayre both. ...more

NTL SWIMMING: RECORD FALLS AS ATHENS GIRLS, BOYS POST BIG WINS OVER WELLSBORO ON 'SENIOR DAY' (2026-01-29)
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ATHENS — The foursome of seniors Olivia Thompson, Elizabeth Denlinger, Evey Panek and junior Kaitlyn Leonard "set the tone" with a school-record time in the first event of the meet as the Athens girls and boys posted big wins over Wellsboro here Thursday on "Senior Day." ...more

NTL WRESTLING: ATHENS CLOSES REGULAR-SEASON WITH 67-6 WIN OVER ITHACA (2026-01-29)
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ITHACA — Athens closed out the regular season with a dominating 67-6 win over Ithaca here Wednesday night in non-league wrestling action. ...more

STAC BOWLING: WAVERLY GIRLS SWEEP CV; BOYS WIN CLOSELY-CONTESTED 4-1 DECISION (2026-01-29)
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BINGHAMTON — Waverly pulled out a close win in the first game, then rolled to a sweep of Chenango Valley in STAC girls bowling action, while senior Derek Johnson led the Wolverine boys to a 4-1 win here Thursday afternoon at Ripic Lanes. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: WILLIAMSON ROLLS PAST SAYRE (2026-01-29)
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TIOGA JUNCTION — Williamson held Sayre scoreless in the first half on its way to a 42-11 win here Thursday night in NTL Small School girls basketball action. ...more

IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: TIOGA CAN'T DIG OUT OF EARLY HOLE IN 52-35 LOSS TO NEWFIELD (2026-01-29)
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TIOGA CENTER — Tioga dug itself an early hole and never recovered in a 52-35 loss to Newfield here Thursday night in IAC Small School girls basketball action. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: TOWANDA OVERCOMES ATHENS' FAST START IN 48-37 WIN (2026-01-29)
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ATHENS — Athens jumped out to an early lead, but Towanda rallied for a 48-37 win here Thursday night in NTL Large School Division girls basketball action. ...more

COLLEGE BASEBALL: WAVERLY'S DADDONA SIGNS LETTER-OF-INTENT TO PLAY FOR JUCO POWERHOUSE SUNY NIAGARA (6 PHOTOS) (2026-01-29)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly senior Porter Daddona has aspirations to play professional baseball, and is hoping that signing his national letter-of-intent to play collegiately at JUCO power SUNY Niagara is the first step in reaching his goal. ...more

SECTION IV WRESTLING: TIOGA COUNTY SCHOOLS TO HOST DIVISION II QUALIFIERS (2026-01-29)
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TIOGA COUNTY — Tioga County will play host to the Section IV Division II wrestling qualifiers Feb. 7. Waverly will host Qualifier A and Newark Valley will host Qualifier B.
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ON TAP TODAY: GIRLS HOOP, SWIMMING TAKES CENTER STAGE THURSDAY (2026-01-29)
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THE VALLEY — Girls basketball games at Tioga and Athens, and the last home swim meet of the season at Athens highlights Thursday high school sports slate in the Valley. ...more

STAC BOYS SWIMMING: UNDER-MANNED WAVERLY FALLS TO CV, NORWICH (2026-01-28)
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BINGHAMTON — Senior Finn Williams picked up a win and a second-place finish, but under-manned Waverly dropped decisions to Chenango Valley and Norwich here Wednesday afternoon at Chenango Valley High School. ...more

STAC BOYS BASKETBALL: SHAW NETS 1,000TH CAREER POINTS IN WAVERLY'S 59-52 WIN OVER LANSING (2026-01-28)
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LANSING — Senior Hogan Shaw poured in 28 points, including his 1,000th career point, to help Waverly avoid a letdown after its "emotional win" over Owego Saturday with a 59-52 victory over Lansing here Wednesday night in non-league boys basketball action. ...more

GIRLS WRESTLING: TIOGA CLOSES REGULAR SEASON WITH TWO WINS, AND A TIE (24 PHOTOS) (2026-01-28)
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TIOGA CENTER — Tioga picked up wins over Groton and Newark Valley, and salvaged a tie with SVEC in girls wrestling action here Wednesday night to close the regular season. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: FAST START PROPELS ATHENS TO 74-27 ROMP OVER SAYRE (24 PHOTOS) (2026-01-28)
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SAYRE — Athens scored the first 24 points of the game on its way to a 74-27 win over Sayre here Wednesday night in NTL boys basketball action.
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IAC WRESTLING: TIOGA CLOSES OUT REGULAR SEASON WITH 68-6 WIN OVER MARATHON (2026-01-28)
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MARATHON — Tioga won seven of the eight contested weights, and recorded five pins and one technical fall in a 68-6 win over Marathon in IAC wrestling action here Wednesday night. ...more

NTL JV GIRLS BASKETBALL: ATHENS ROLLS TO BIG WIN OVER SAYRE (24 PHOTOS) (2026-01-28)
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ATHENS — Athens limited Sayre to a pair of free throws in the first half, and raced out to a big lead on its way to a 54-11 win here Tuesday night in NTL junior varsity girls basketball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS-SAYRE BOYS HOOP RIVALRY, TIOGA GIRLS WRESTLING DOUBLE-DUAL ONLY ACTION IN VALLEY (2026-01-28)
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THE VALLEY — The Sayre boys host Athens in a renewal of their boys basketball rivalry, while the Tioga girls hosts a wrestling double-dual in the only action in the Valley Wednesday ...more

IAC BOWLING: TIOGA'S HELMICH ROLLS 600 SERIES; GIRLS, BOYS BOTH SWEEP UNION SPRINGS (2026-01-27)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Kelsey Helmich rolled a 600 series to lead the Tioga girls to a sweep of short-handed Union Springs, and the Tioga boys used a balanced line-up in a 4-0 win here Tuesday afternoon in IAC bowling action at the Valley Bowling Center.
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NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: ATHENS CRUISES TO BIG WIN OVER SAYRE (24 PHOTOS) (2026-01-27)
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ATHENS — Athens scored the first 20 points of the game and coasted to a 61-10 win over Sayre here Tuesday night in NTL girls basketball action ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: RED-HOT CANDOR ROLLS OVER TIOGA (2026-01-27)
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Candor took control in the second quarter, and cruised to a 93-24 win over Tioga here Tuesday night in IAC South Small School boys basketball action. ...more

IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: CANDOR PULLS AWAY FROM TIOGA IN SECOND HALF (2026-01-27)
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CANDOR — Tioga played its best half of the season, but Candor pulled away in the second half for a 60-44 win here Tuesday night in IAC South Small School Division girls basketball action. ...more

DISTRICT 4 WRESTLING: ATHENS IS 2-SEED AT SATURDAY'S CLASS AAA DUALS (2026-01-27)
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MILTON, Pa. — Athens will be the second-seed at Saturday's District 4, Class 3A wrestling duals here at Milton High School. ...more

STAC JV BOYS BASKETBALL: OWEGO HOLDS OFF WAVERLY, 62-60 (2026-01-27)
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OWEGO — Owego Free Academy built a nine-point lead through three quarters, then held off Waverly's fourth-quarter comeback bid in a 62-60 win here Saturday afternoon in STAC junior varsity boys basketball action. ...more

STAC JV GIRLS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY THUMPS OWEGO; FALLS AT HORSEHEADS (2026-01-27)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly played four consistent quarters en route to a 54-27 win over Owego Free Academy here Thursday in STAC Central Division junior varsity girls basketball action. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: TIOGA'S TOOMEY, ATHENS' PETTITT NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-01-27)
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THE VALLEY — Tioga junior Amelia Toomey picked up a pair of tournament wins, and Athens junior Brayden Pettitt was a quad-winner in all three of the Wildcats' meets. They are the VSR / Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Jan. 24. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: LONGTIME RIVALRIES HIGHLIGHT TUESDAY'S HOOP SCHEDULE (2026-01-27)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — A pair of longtime rivalries headline Tuesday night's action, with the Athens girls hosting Sayre, and the Tioga and Candor boys and girls squaring off as well. ...more