FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 9 PICKS — TWO VALLEY TEAMS VIE FOR DIVISION TITLES (2019-10-18)

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NTL / SECTION IV FOOTBALL: ATHENS WINS FLIP; WILL HOST WAVERLY NOV. 2 (3 PHOTOS) (2019-10-18)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — In a rather unique and entertaining event, UNICO hosted a coin toss to see which school would host the Waverly-Athens football game on Nov. 2. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: "FOOTBALL FRIDAY" FEATURES TWO HOME GAMES, SAYRE PLAYING FOR DIVISION TITLE ON THE ROAD (2019-10-18)
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THE VALLEY — “Football Friday” has Sayre playing for a division title at Muncy, Waverly playing to keep its slim playoff hopes alive on Homecoming Night, and Athens hosting the NTL Large School leaders. ...more

NTL BOYS SOCCER: SUMNER NETS 50TH CAREER GOAL IN 11-0 WIN OVER GALETON (22 PHOTOS) (2019-10-18)
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ATHENS — Senior Jesse Sumner tallied five goals, including his 50th career goal, and senior Aaron Lane netted a hat trick and doled out four assists in an 11-0 win over Galeton here Thursday night in NTL boys soccer action at Alumni Stadium.
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NTL VOLLEYBALL: ATHENS LETS LEAD SLIP AWAY IN 3-2 LOSS TO TOWANDA (2 PHOTOS) (2019-10-17)
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TOWANDA — Athens was on the verge of avenging an early-season loss, but Towanda reeled off three straight win to pull out a five-set thriller here Thursday night in NTL Large School volleyball action.
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ON TAP TODAY: SOCCER, VOLLEYBALL, SWIMMING FILL THE DOCKET (2019-10-17)
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THE VALLEY — The Waverly girls swim team closes out its regular season, and the Athens boys soccer team plays it final home game, while the Waverly volleyball team is at Edison for a key IAC South Large School match-up, and Sayre volleyball plays at home. ...more

NTL BOYS SOCCER: ELMIRA SCORES LATE TO EDGE ATHENS, 1-0 (7 PHOTOS) (2019-10-16)
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ELMIRA — Noah Sperduto scored the game’s lone goal with 3:30 remaining in the contest to lift Elmira to a 1-0 win here in non-league boys soccer action on a rainy Wednesday afternoon. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY-TIOGA VOLLEYBALL RIVALRY RENEWED TONIGHT (2019-10-15)
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THE VALLEY — It’s a slow Wednesday, but it does features the renewal of the Waverly-Tioga volleyball rivalry (at Waverly), and a Sayre girls soccer home game. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: WELLSBORO SWEEPS ATHENS (2019-10-15)
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WELLSBORO — Wellsboro held off a pesky Athens squad in the first set, then rolled to a sweep here Tuesday night in NTL Large School volleyball action. ...more

THE FINAL WORD: THOUGHTS ON FOOTBALL WEEKEND ... AND SOME SOCCER (2019-10-15)
Tioga and Sayre picked up big wins Friday to put them on the doorstep of a division title, while Waverly kept its slim playoff hopes alive, and Athens nearly completed a monumental comeback.
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ON TAP TODAY: SAYRE VOLLEYBALL LONE HOME EVENT; WAVERLY BOYS CLOSE SEASON ON SVEC SOCCER PITCH (2019-10-15)
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THE VALLEY — Sayre volleyball is the lone home event on Tuesday’s slate of action, while the Waverly boys close the 2019 campaign on the soccer pitch against SVEC at Candor High School. ...more

NTL GIRLS SOCCER: SINDONI'S GOAL LIFTS ATHENS TO 1-0 WIN OVER WELLSBORO; EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE LEAGUE TITLE (22 PHOTOS) (2019-10-14)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Senior Abby Sindoni dribbled through a trio of Wellsboro defenders and fired a shot into the back of net from 10 yards out for the game’s only goal midway though the second half to lift Athens to a 1-0 win here Monday afternoon at Alumni Stadium, clinching the Lady Wildcats’ eighth consecutive NTL girls soccer title. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS GIRLS PLAY FOR 8TH STRAIGHT NTL SOCCER TITLE (2019-10-14)
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THE VALLEY — Only two girls soccer game on the docket Monday, but one is a big with Athens hosting Wellsboro. A win will give the Lady Wildcats  their eight consecutive NTL title. ...more

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: ATHENS GRAD MARTIN CONTRIBUTOR IN ELMIRA COLLEGE FOUR-MATCH WIN STREAK (2019-10-13)
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ELMIRA — Athens grad Amelia Martin, a freshman on the Elmira College women’s volleyball team, has been a big part of the Lady Eagles’ four-match win streak. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: BIG GAMES ON TAP AS REGULAR SEASONS WINDING DOWN (2019-10-13)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The regular season ends for many sports this week, but there are several big games on the docket this week, including the Athens girls playing for a league title Monday, the Sayre football team playing for a division title Friday, and Tioga football looking to clinch another division title Saturday.

The Waverly girls soccer team ends the week playing Dryden in the overall IAC Large School championship at TCCC. The Lady Wolverines are the two-time defending champs. ...more

NTL BOYS SOCCER: HORSEHEADS BLANKS ATHENS, 2-0 (18 PHOTOS) (2019-10-12)
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HORSEHEADS — Horseheads scored late in the first half, and added an insurance goal in the second half to top Athens, 2-0, here Saturday morning in non-league boys soccer action. ...more

NTL GIRLS SOCCER: HERSHEY EDGES ATHENS, 1-0 (2019-10-12)
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HERSHEY — Zoe Carlson scored with 7:57 remaining in the game to lift Hershey to a 1-0 winnower Athens here Saturday in non-league girls soccer action. ...more

IAC / NTL BOYS CROSS COUNTRY: WRIGHT LEADS WAVERLY TO FOURTH-PLACE FINISH AT BOB GREENE INVITATIONAL (Includes Modified results — 24 PHOTOS) (2019-10-12)
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NEWARK VALLEY — Junior Collin Wright finished in the top 10 to lead Waverly to a fourth-place finish here Friday at the Bob Greene Newark Valley Cross Country Invitational, while Waverly sophomore Nate Ackley and Athens senior T.J. Toscano both finished in the top 25.
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IAC / NTL GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY: TALADA, FRITZEN PACE WAVERLY TO 6TH-PLACE FINISH AT BOB GREENE INVITATIONAL (24 PHOTOS) (2019-10-12)

NEWARK VALLEY — Seniors Sheridan Talada and Elizabeth Fritzen turned in top-10 performances here Friday afternoon to help Waverly to a sixth-place finish in the annual Bob Greene Newark Valley Cross Country Invitational. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS BOYS ON THE ROAD FOR NON-LEAGUE MATCH-UP (2019-10-12)
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THE VALLEY — The Athens boys invade Horseheads this morning in a non-league match-up as both teams prepare for the postseason.
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