NTL JUNIOR HIGH WRESTLING: ATHENS COMPLETES SECOND STRAIGHT UNBEATEN LEAGUE DUALS SEASON (2026-02-05)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — The Athens junior high wrestling team recently completed its second consecutive undefeated NTL dual meet season. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: GIRLS HOOPS AT ATHENS, SAYRE TAKES CENTER STAGE THURSDAY (2026-02-05)
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THE VALLEY — The winter sports regular-season is winding to a close, but there's still plenty of action for Valley fans, with girls hoop action at Athens and Sayre tonight, and the Tioga boys making the short trip to S-VE. ...more

STAC BOWLING: WAVERLY GIRLS SWEEP OWEGO; RIVER HAWK BOYS PULL OUT 3-2 WIN (2026-02-04)
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OWEGO — The Lady Wolverines rolled to a sweep of Owego in STAC bowling action, but the Waverly boys dropped a 3-2 decision to the River Hawks here Wednesday afternoon at the Owego Bowl.
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NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: ATHENS PULLS OUT 66-58 WIN OVER NP-MANSFIELD (20 PHOTOS) (2026-02-04)
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ATHENS — Senior Nick Grazul hit a pair of big 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, and Athens made its free throws down the stretch to pull out a 66-58 win over North Penn-Mansfield here Wednesday night in NTL Large School Division boys basketball action. ...more

STAC BOYS BASKETBALL: ONEONTA FORCES OVERTIME AT BUZZER; TOPS WAVERLY, 63-51 (24 PHOTOS) (2026-02-04)
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WAVERLY — Britten Zen knocked down an off-balanced 3-pointer at the buzzer, and state-ranked Oneonta outscored Waverly, 17-5, in the extra session to pull out a 63-51 win in STAC boys basketball action. ...more

STAC JV GIRLS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY PICKS UP WINS OVER NORWICH, ONEONTA (2026-02-04)
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WAVERLY — Waverly defended its home floor Friday with a 49-44 win over Norwich, then picked up a big road win Tuesday at Oneonta in STAC junior varsity girls basketball action. ...more

STAC JV BOYS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY EDGES NORWICH IN FINAL SECONDS; TOPS VESTAL, 59-47 (2026-02-04)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Brody Lambert's old-fashion three-point play with 4.1 seconds remaining lifted Waverly to a 60-58 win in a back-and-forth contest at Norwich Friday, and the Wolverines added another win here Monday against Vestal in STAC junior varsity boys basketball action. ...more

YOUTH WRESTLING: ATHENS LITTLE 'CATS CAPTURE TITLE AT YOUTH DUALS (2026-02-04)
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ATHENS —— The Athens Little 'Cats put together a dominant performance Sunday, going undefeated to win the Athens Youth Dual Meet Tournament in front of a large home crowd. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS, WAVERLY BOYS HOST KEY HOOP GAMES (2026-02-04)
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THE VALLEY — The Athens boys host North Penn-Mansfield in a key NTL Large School basketball game, while Waverly hosts Oneonta in a game that has Section IV playoff seeding implications. ...more

STAC BOYS SWIMMING: WILLIAMS PACES WAVERLY'S EFFORTS IN DOUBLE-DUAL (2026-02-03)
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CONKLIN, N.Y. — Senior Finn Williams earned a pair of top-3 finishes, including a win in the 100-yard freestyle, to lead short-handed Waverly's efforts in a double-dual here Tuesday afternoon. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: JARVIS' LATE FREE THROWS LIFTS ATHENS TO 25-23 WIN OVER NP-MANSFIELD (21 PHOTOS) (2026-02-03)
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MANSFIELD — Junior McKenna Jarvis made two free throws in the final 68 seconds to lift Athens to a hard-fought, 25-23, win over North Penn-Mansfield here Tuesday night in NTL Large School girls basketball action. ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: NEWFIELD PULLS OUT 55-52 WIN OVER TIOGA (12 PHOTOS) (2026-02-03)
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TIOGA CENTER — Newfield used a late run to pull out a 55-52 win over Tioga here Tuesday night in IAC South Small School Division boys basketball action. ...more

STAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: BIG THIRD QUARTER PROPELS ONEONTA TO 61-51 WIN OVER WAVERLY (2026-02-03)
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ONEONTA — Oneonta blew open a close game with a big third quarter on its way to a 61-51 wi over Waverly here Tuesday night in STAC girls basketball crossover action. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: COWANESQUE VALLEY TAKES CONTROL IN SECOND HALF OF 46-18 WIN OVER SAYRE (24 PHOTOS) (2026-02-03)
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SAYRE — Cowanesque Valley took control in the third quarter on its way to a 46-18 win over Sayre here Tuesday night in NTL Small School girls basketball action. ...more

IAC BOWLING: TIOGA BOYS, GIRLS SWEEP O-M (2026-02-03)
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WAVERLY — Nick Slater rolled a 600 series to lead Tioga to a sweep of Odessa-Montour Tuesday in IAC Small School boys bowling action, while the Lady Tigers also picked up four points against the short-handed Grizzlies here at the Valley Bowling Center. ...more

IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: NEWFIELD RIDES BIG FIRST HALF TO WIN OVER TIOGA (2026-02-03)
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NEWFIELD — Newfield built a 16-point halftime lead and cruised to a 43-27 win over Tioga here Tuesday night in IAC South Small School Division girls basketball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: FULL SLATE OF GIRLS BASKETBALL ON TUESDAY (2026-02-03)
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THE VALLEY — There's a full slate of girls basketball action, with Sayre playing the only home game, while Tioga is home in the only boys game Tuesday night. ...more

STAC BOWLING: WAVERLY BOYS, GIRLS EARN WINS OVER FORKS, HORSEHEADS (2026-02-02)
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WAVERLY — The Waverly boys and girls picked up wins over Chenango Forks and Horseheads in recent STAC bowling action. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: ATHENS BOUNCES BACK WITH 60-48 WIN OVER WELLSBORO (20 PHOTOS) (2026-02-02)
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ATHENS — Athens used an 11-0 run early in the second quarter to take control in a bounce-back, 60-48, win over Wellsboro here Monday night in NTL Large School Division boys basketball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS BOYS HOOP, WAVERLY BOWLING AT HOME ON LIGHT MONDAY SLATE (2026-02-02)
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THE VALLEY — There are only three events on Monday's docket, but two of them — Athens boys basketball and Waverly bowling — are at home here in the Valley. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: TIOGA'S BELLIS NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM ALL-REGION 'FOOTBALL PLAYER OF YEAR;' TIOGA'S BOMBARD, AIELLO, ATHENS' COMSTOCK, WAVERLY'S SHAW ALSO EARN TOP HONORS (2026-02-02)
The Sports Reports
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 Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm 2025 All-Region "Football Player of the Year." ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: BASKETBALL HEADLINES THE WEEK, WRESTLING THE WEEKEND (2026-02-01)
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THE VALLEY — As basketball's regular season winds to a close, the individual wrestling postseason begins Saturday with the Section IV, Division 2 Qualifiers in Waverly and Newark Valley. ...more

NTL GIRLS WRESTLING: BROWN, STAMILE PACE SAYRE'S EFFORTS AT UPPER DAUPHIN TOURNAMENT (2026-01-31)
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PLYMOUTH, Pa. — Senior Mikyah Brown placed fourth and freshman Isabella Stamile finished sixth to pace Sayre here Sunday at the Lady Trojan Girls Wrestling Invitational here at Upper Dauphin Area High School. ...more

STAC GIRLS WRESTLING: WAVERLY POSTS 3-0 MARK TO WIN CORNING DUALS (22 PHOTOS) (2026-01-31)
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CORNING — Senior Emma Vanderhoof and freshman Gianna Zieniuk led Waverly to three dual wins and a team title here Saturday at the Coning Girls Wrestling Duals. ...more

SECTION IV CHEERLEADING: TIOGA PLACES THIRD IN CLASS D AT WILDCATS WINTER COMPETITION (2026-02-01)
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JOHNSON CITY — The Tioga cheerleading squad finished in third place in Class D at the Wildcats Winter Competition held here Saturday.

The Tigers scored 56.4 points, falling just a fraction of a point behind Newark Valley, which claimed runner-up honors with 56.75 points.
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SECTION IV CHEERLEADING: WAVERLY CLAIMS CLASS C RUNNER-UP SPOT AT WILDCATS WINTER COMPETITION (2026-12-01)
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JOHNSON CITY — The Waverly cheerleading squad claimed runner-up honors at the Wildcats Winter Competition held here Saturday.
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NTL GIRLS WRESTLING: CUMMINGS, CLINK, NASON EARN TITLES; LEAD ATHENS TO TEAM TITLE AT WILLIAMSPORT SHOWCASE (5 PHOTOS) (2026-01-31)
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WILLIAMSPORT — Freshman Evelyn Cummings, junior Joyce Clink and senior Leah Nason claimed individual titles to lead Athens to the team title at the Williamsport Girls Varsity Wrestling Showcase here Saturday. ...more

IAC GIRLS WRESTLING: TIOGA CROWNS TWO CHAMPS, PLACES FIFTH AT HOMER LADY LEGACY TOURNAMENT (14 PHOTOS) (2026-01-31)
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HOMER — Junior Amelia Toomey and sophomore Kyah Nelson won titles, and junior Marcy Moniz was a runner-up here Saturday to lead Tioga to a fifth-place team finish at the Homer Lady Legacy Girls Wrestling Tournament. ...more

DISTRICT 4 WRESTLING: ATHENS FALLS TO SHIK, 39-26, IN CLASS AAA SEMIFINALS (16 PHOTOS) (2026-01-31)
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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)
Valley Sports Report
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)
Valley Sports Report
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)
Valley Sports Report
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)
Valley Sports Report
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)
Valley Sports Report
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