IAC WRESTLING: WAVERLY FINISHES STEPHENS CLASSIC WITH 4-3 RECORD (2019-12-07)
Valley Sports Report
HORSEHEADS — Waverly won two of four matches Saturday to finish the two-day Mark Stephens Classic with a 4-3 record.
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NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: BROWN PACES SAYRE IN 61-53 WIN OVER SUSQUEHANNA (2019-12-07)
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NEW MILFORD, Pa. — Corbin Brown pumped in 20 points, including 14 in the second half, to lead Sayre in a 61-53 win over Susquehanna here Saturday evening at the Blue Ridge Tip-Off Tournament.
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NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: WESTERN WAYNE RUNS PAST SAYRE, 57-19 (8 PHOTOS) (2019-12-07)
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TOWANDA  — Western Wayne’s pressure defense smothered Sayre and allowed them to build a 34-point halftime lead en route to a 57-19 win here Saturday afternoon at the Towanda Tip-Off Tournament. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WRESTLING TAKES CENTER STAGE, WITH JARVIS TOURNAMENT THE MARQUEE EVENT (2019-12-07)
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THE VALLEY — Wrestling rules the day Saturday, with the featured event here being the annual Jarvis Memorial Tournament at Athens. ...more

IAC WRESTLING: WAVERLY POSTS 2-1 RECORD AT DAY 1 OF STEPHENS CLASSIC (24 PHOTOS) (2019-12-06)
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HORSEHEADS — Waverly went 2-1 here Friday night in Day 1 of the Mark Stephens Classic, notching wins over South Seneca and Camden. ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: PRESSURE DEFENSE, BALANCED OFFENSE CARRIES WAVERLY TO 76-58 WIN OVER NEWARK VALLEY (12 PHOTOS) (2019-12-06)
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NEWARK VALLEY — Waverly used pressure defense, and a balanced offensive attack to build a 23-point halftime lead en route to a 76-58 win over Newark Valley here Friday night in IAC South Large School Division boys basketball action.
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IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY'S RALLY FALLS SHORT IN 58-46 LOSS TO NEWARK VALLEY (19 PHOTOS) (2019-12-06)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly trailed by 20 late in the first half, but battled back to within seven midway through the fourth quarter before dropping a season-opening 58-46 decision to IAC South Large School rival Newark Valley here Friday night in IAC boys basketball action. ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: CANDOR ROLLS TO 66-35 WIN OVER TIOGA (8 PHOTOS) (2019-12-06)
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CANDOR — Candor built an early 14-point lead, and rolled to a 66-35 win over Tioga here Friday night in IAC South Small School Division boys basketball action. ...more

IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: AYRES PROPELS TIOGA TO 52-39 WIN OVER CANDOR (2019-12-06)
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TIOGA CENTER — Tioga got off to a fast start, thanks in large part to junior Olivia Ayres, and notched its first win of the season here Friday night, topping Candor, 52-39, in IAC South Small School girls basketball action. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: SAYRE OPENS SEASON WITH 67-59 WIN AT BLUE RIDGE (2019-12-06)
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NEW MILFORD, Pa. — Senior Corbin Brown scored 16 second-half points, including eight in a pivotal third quarter, to help Sayre to a season-opening 67-59 win over Blue Ridge here Friday night at the Blue Ridge Tip-Off Tournament. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: BLUE RIDGE TOPS SAYRE, 42-23, IN SEASON-OPENER (8 PHOTOS) (2019-12-06)
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TOWANDA — Blue Ridge jumped out to an 11-point first-quarter lead, and cruised to a 42-23 season-opening win over Sayre here Friday night at the Towanda Tip-Off Tournament.< ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: FIRST-YEAR COACH HAS HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR SAYRE IN 2019-20 (2019-12-06)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Coming off a 7-15 season, first-year coach Devin Shaw has high expectations for the Sayre Redskins in 2019-20. ...more

IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: QUESTION MARKS SURROUND LADY WOLVERINES IN 2019-20 (2019-12-06)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Every high school team loses players to graduation, but Bob Kelly’s Lady Wolverines have lost a pair of 1,000-point scorers and a five-year starting point guard the last two years, which poses a lot of questions in 2019-20. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: VETERAN SAYRE COACH FACES CHALLENGE IN 2019-20 WITH INEXPERIENCED LADY REDSKINS (2019-12-06)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Veteran coach Eileen Sparduti is starting her seventh season in her second stint at Sayre, and has led the Lady Redskins to the District 4 playoffs in each of her first six seasons, but 2019-20 will be her biggest challenge. ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: CARD VIEWS 2019-20 AS 'BUILDING YEAR' FOR YOUNG TIOGA TEAM (2019-12-06)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Brian Card has guided Tioga into the postseason in each of his three years on the sidelines, but will field a very young team in 2019-20 and views it as a possible re-building year. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: BASKETBALL DOMINATES FRIDAY'S DOCKET (2019-12-06)
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THE VALLEY — The winter season gets under way in Pa. tonight, with both Sayre basketball teams on the road at tip-off tournaments, while the Tioga boys and Waverly girls host divisional rivals on the hardwoods. ...more

IAC BOYS BOWLING: VANDERPOOL, CANFIELD LEAD WAVERLY TO SWEEP OF DRYDEN (2019-12-05)
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WAVERLY — Freshman Zach Vanderpool and senior Derrick Vanderpool banged out big 600 series to lead Waverly to a lopsided sweep of Dryden here Thursday afternoon in IAC Large School boys bowling action at the Valley Bowling Center. ...more

IAC BOYS SWIMMING: ATANASOFF HITS STATE STANDARD IN TWO EVENTS IN FIRST MEET OF SEASON; WAVERLY THUMPS DRYDEN, 140-31 (18 PHOTOS) (2019-12-05)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Senior Mike Atanasoff, a state qualifier in two events last year, picked up right where he left in Waverly’s first meet Thursday, beating the state standard in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle sprints to lead the Wolverines’ 140-31 season-opening win over Dryden here in IAC boys swimming action.
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IAC GIRLS BOWLING: WAVERLY SWEEPS SHORT-HANDED DRYDEN (2019-12-05)
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WAVERLY — Freshman Victoria Houseknecht led Waverly to a sweep of short-handed Dryden here Thursday afternoon in IAC Large School girls bowling action at the Valley Bowling Center. ...more

IAC BOYS BOWLING: POND PACES BALANCED LINE-UP IN TIOGA'S SWEEP OF O-M (2019-12-05)
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WAVERLY — Junior Kolton Pond led a balanced Tioga line-up in a sweep of O-M here Thursday afternoon in IAC Small School bowling action at the Valley Bowling Center.
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IAC GIRLS BOWLING: TIOGA DROPS TIGHTLY-CONTESTED 3-1 DECISION TO O-M (2019-12-05)
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WAVERLY — TIoga won its first game of the season, but dropped a tightly-contested, 3-1, decision to Odessa-Montour here Thursday afternoon in IAC Small School girls bowling action at the Valley Bowling Center. ...more

IAC BOYS SWIMMING: WAVERLY LOOKS TO DEFEND IAC TITLE, CHALLENGE FOR CLASS B CROWN (2019-12-05)
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WAVERLY — Coming off an unbeaten season, Waverly will look to defend its IAC title in 2019-20, but won’t get an opportunity to defend its Section IV, Class C crown after bumping up to Class B this season.
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ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY BOYS SWIM TEAM OPENS DEFENSE OF IAC CROWN; WAVERLY, TIOGA BOWLERS BOTH HOME (2019-12-05)
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THE VALLEY — The Waverly boys swim team opens defense of its IAC title at home this afternoon, while the Waverly and Tioga bowlers both host matches at the Valley Bowling Center. ...more

IAC WRESTLING: NEWARK VALLEY BATTLES PAST WAVERLY IN SEASON OPENER (2019-12-04)
BY TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
NEWARK VALLEY — Waverly and Newark Valley kicked off the IAC Division I dual meet season with the host Cardinals taking a 45-36 thriller here Wednesday night.
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IAC WRESTLING: WAVERLY'S WITMAN LOOKING FOR WOLVERINES TO TAKE NEXT STEP IN RE-BUILD IN 2019-20 (2019-12-04)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly wrestling coach Devan Witman has beefed up his program’s numbers in recent years. Now, he says, it’s time to beef up its win totals and qualify for the Section IV Duals in 2019-20. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY WRESTLERS ON ROAD AT NEWARK VALLEY (2019-12-04)
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THE VALLEY — Waverly wrestling travels to Newark Valley for the first dual match of the season in the only event on Wednesday’s do ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: U-E KNOCKS OFF WAVERLY, 66-55, IN SEASON-OPENER (24 PHOTOS) (2019-12-03)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
ENDICOTT — Union-Endicott closed the first half with a 13-2 run to take a 13-point halftime lead, and held off Waverly in the second half for a 66-55 season-opening non-league boys basketball win here Tuesday night. ...more

IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: TIOGA FALLS BEHIND EARLY, DROPS 59-42 DECISION TO O-M IN SEASON OPENER (13 PHOTOS) (2019-12-03)
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TIOGA CENTER — Tioga dug itself an early hole, and never escaped it in a season-opening, 59-42, loss to Odessa-Montour here Tuesday night in IAC South Small School girls basketball action. ...more

IAC BOWLING: TIOGA BOYS TOP CANDOR, 3-1; LADY TIGERS SWEPT (2019-12-03)
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OWEGO — The Tioga boys dropped the first game, but rallied for a season-opening win over Candor, while the Lady Tigers were swept here Tuesday in IAC bowling action at the Owego Bowl.
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IAC BOYS BOWLING: VANDERPOOL, MAUERSBERG PACE WAVERLY IN SEASON-OPENING SWEEP OF NOTRE DAME (2019-12-03)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Freshman Zach Vanderpool opened the 2019-20 season with a 700 series, and junior Matt Mauersberg rolled his first 600 series to lead Waverly to a sweep of Notre Dame here Tuesday afternoon in IAC boys bowling action at the Valley Bowling Center. ...more

IAC GIRLS BOWLING: PLOUSE LEADS WAVERLY TO SEASON-OPENING SWEEP OF NOTRE DAME (2019-12-03)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Senior Mackenzie Plouse banged out a 638 series to lead Waverly to a season-opening sweep of Large School rival Notre Dame here Tuesday afternoon in IAC bowling action at the Valley Bowling Center.
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IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: WOODRING'S KNEE KEY TO WAVERLY'S SUCCESS IN 2019-20 (2019-12-03)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly’s Scott Woodring got off to a historic start to his junior year, averaging 32.7 points and 16.9 rebounds per game through the first seven games, but a season-ending knee injury during practice derailed his season, and that of the Wolverines, who lost 12 of 13 to close out the 2018-19 campaign. ...more

IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: REBOUNDING KEY TO TIOGA PLAYOFF REBOUND IN 2019-20 (2019-12-03)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Tioga narrowly missed the postseason last year. If they hope to rebound and qualify for the 2019-20 Section IV, Class C playoffs, longtime coach Joe Robinson believes the key will be getting on the boards. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WINTER SPORTS SEASON KICKS INTO GEAR IN NEW YORK (2019-12-03)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The winter season begins in earnest today North of the Border with five events, including home games for the Tioga girls basketball team, and the Waverly bowlers. ...more

COLLEGE WRESTLING: RECORD-SETTING WINTERS, THREE OTHER VALLEY GRADS LEAD RIT TO TEAM TITLE AT NEW YORK STATE COLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIP (2019-12-02)
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OSWEGO, N.Y. — Athens grad Kaiden Winters, a junior on the RIT wrestling team, won an individual title and set a school record for falls, while fellow Athens grads Nate Bradley and Chris Horton — both sophomores, finished second, and Tioga grad Austin Lamb, a freshman, finished fourth to lead the Tigers to the team title at the New York Collegiate Championships here at SUNY Oswego on Nov. 24. ...more