NTL GIRLS SOCCER: NUMBERS UP AGAIN AS ATHENS' PITTS WELCOMES START OF 2022 PRESEASON (19 PHOTOS) (2022-08-15)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens girls soccer coach Rich Pitts coaches at the highest levels in premier travel soccer, and yet, as he enters his seventh season, he still looks forward to Day 1 of the preseason on the Lady Wildcat sidelines. ...more

NTL FOOTBALL: LONGTIME ATHENS COACH STILL EXCITED FOR DAY 1 IN PADS (16 PHOTOS) (2022-08-15)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — This is Year 22 on the sidelines at Athens for head football coach Jack Young, but he said the first day in pads Monday was just as exciting as ever. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: VALLEY SPORTS REPORT'S 14TH YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL COVERAGE BEGINS TODAY (2022-08-15)
The 2021-22 high school sports year in the Valley, especially the fall and winter seasons, was one to remember, and this year could be unforgettable as well — and it all starts today. ...more

NTL GOLF: COOPER LEADS ATHENS TO FOURTH PLACE IN SEASON-OPENING NON-LEAGUE MATCH (5 PHOTOS) (2022-08-13)
Valley Sports Report
WYSOX — Junior Evan Cooper finished third to help Athens to a season-opening fourth-place finish here Friday afternoon in a non-league golf match at the Towanda Country Club.
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VALLEY SPORTS REPORT MARKS 13TH ANNIVERSARY (2022-08-10)
Thirteen years ago today, Valley Sports Report was born, and it’s been quite a ride.
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NTL FOOTBALL: ATHENS TAKES THE FIELD TO KICK OFF 'HEAT ACCLIMATION' WEEK (23 PHOTOS) (2022-08-08)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — With temperatures approaching 90 and high humidity, Athens had more than 40 players in uniform to kick off ‘heat acclimation week,” and are expecting several more by the end of the week. ...more

YOUTH BASEBALL (16U): RIVER RATS POST 0-1-2 MARK AT 'HAPPY VALLEY SHOWCASE' (2022-08-07)
Valley Sports Report
STATE COLLEGE — The Susquehanna Rats 16U travel baseball team went 0-1-2 here Friday and Saturday at Penn State’s Medlar Field in the “Happy Valley Showcase."
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YOUTH SOFTBALL (18U) SOUTHERN TIER SMOKE PLACES FIFTH AT EASTERN NATIONALS (4 PHOTOS) (2022-08-05)
Valley Sports Report
OCEAN CITY, Md. — Horseheads’ Katie Morse helped the Southern Tier Smoke 18U travel softball team, which also features Athens grad Mallory Mummert, to a fifth-place finish out of 43 teams at the USSSA Eastern Nationals. ...more

NTL FOOTBALL: ATHENS' YOUNG VOICES EXCITEMENT ABOUT 2022 SEASON AT MEDIA DAY (2022-08-03)
By CHRIS MANNING
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — The Club at Shepard Hills hosted the annual NTL Football Media Day on Wednesday, with plenty of buzz going around. ...more

NTL FOOTBALL: ATHENS FILLS 'OPEN DATE IN WEEK ONE (2022-07-27)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens has filled its “open date” in Week 1 of the upcoming 2022 high school football season, adding a home game again Executive Education Academy on the weekend of Aug. 26-27. ...more

YOUTH BASEBALL (14U): RIVERS RATS POST 1-1-1 RECORD AT DIAMOND NATION SHOWCASE (2022-07-26)
Valley Sports Report
FLEMINGTON, N.J. —
The Susquehanna River Rats 14U travel baseball team went 1-1-1 at Diamond Nation Showcase here over ...more

ELEVEN MULTI-SPORT STUDENT-ATHELTES HONORED BY TOP DRAWER PROGRAM (INCLUDES LINK TO VIDEO) (2022-07-23)
Valley Sports Report
More than 60 student-athletes were recently honored in the 17th annual Top Drawer team.
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YOUTH BASEBALL (16U): ATHENS' KRAFT HELPS RIVER RATS TO 2-1 MARK AT DIAMOND NATION SHOWCASE (2022-07-22)
Valley Sports Report
FLEMINGTON, N.J. — The Susquehanna River Rats 16U travel baseball team went 2-1 over the weekend here at a three-game Diamond Nation Showcase Tournament. ...more

WAVERLY GIRLS BASKETBALL CAMP WRAPS UP WITH CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES, AWARDS (2022-07-22)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — It was a big turnout for the Waverly girls’ basketball camp this year as 153 athletes took to the courts for the camp which wrapped up with championship games and awards on Thursday. ...more

WAVERLY SUMMER BASKETBALL LEAGUE: WAVERLY TOPS ATHENS IN TITLE GAME OF WAVERLY SUMMER BASKETBALL LEAGUE (2022-07-21)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Top-seeded Waverly rolled to three straight wins here Wednesday night to win the season-ending Waverly Summer Basketball League varsity tournament. ...more

WAVERLY SUMMER BASKETBALL LEAGUE: ATHENS WINS SEASON-ENDING JUNIOR VARSITY TOURNAMENT (w / Team Photo) (2022-07-20)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Athens reeled off three wins in a row Thursday evening to win the Waverly Summer Basketball League junior varsity title. ...more

SECTION 3 LITTLE LEAGUE (MINORS): SELINSGROVE ELIMINATES ATHENS WITH 16-0 WIN (2022-07-20)
Valley Sports Report
BERWICK — Selinsgrove pulled away from Athens in a 16-0 win in the consolation bracket of the Section 3 Minors Division Little League baseball playoffs. ...more

YOUTH SOFTBALL (12U) SILVER BULLETS BLACK GOES 4-1 AT KEYSTONE SELECT TOURNEY (2022-07-20)
Valley Sports Report
STATE COLLEGE — The Silver Bullets Black 12U team, which includes Athens’ Gretchen Hiley, went 4-1 at the Keystone Select Youth Softball Tournament over the weekend at the Hess Softball Complex. ...more

'BIG UGLIES TRENCH CLINIC' AT ATHENS 'A BIG SUCCESS' (24 PHOTOS) (2022-07-20)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — The Athens football program hosted its third annual “The Big Uglies Trench Clinic” here Tuesday in the 90-degree heat with 80 offensive linemen in attendance at Alumni Stadium.
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SECTION 3 LITTLE LEAGUE: ATHENS FALLS TO KEYSTOE, 8-0, IN OPENING ROUND OF SECTIONALS (3 PHOTOS) (2022-07-19)
Valley Sports Report
BERWICK —  A trio of Keystone Little League pitchers combined on a three-hitter in an 8-0 win over Athens here Tuesday evening in the opening round of the Section 3 Minors Division Little League baseball playoffs. ...more