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)
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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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NTL FOOTBALL: FURIOUS FOURTH-QUARTER RALLY FALLS SHORT; MIDD-WEST EDGES ATHENS, 34-32 (17 PHOTOS) (2019-10-11)
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ATHENS — Athens trailed by 21 points in the second half, but stormed back only to come up short on a failed two-point conversion in the final minute in a 34-32 loss to Midd-West here Friday in non-league football action at Alumni Stadium.
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FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 8 PICKS — TIOGA, SAYRE PLAY KEY DIVISIONAL ROAD GAMES — ATHENS LONE HOME GAME (2019-10-11)
It’s Week 8 of the high school football season, and we’re getting down to the nitty gritty in terms of division titles and playoff seeds.

Tioga and Sayre play key divisional road games tonight. Tioga has a chance to virtually lock up the Section IV, Division VI title, while a Sayre win will set up a monster game at Muncy in Week 9. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: TIOGA, SAYRE ON ROAD FOR KEY DIVISIONAL GAMES ON 'FOOTBALL FRIDAY'— ATHENS LONE HOME GAME (2019-10-11)
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THE VALLEY — Athens is the only home game on a full “Footbal Fridayl” schedule, and Tioga and Sayre play on the road in key match-ups with division title implications. ...more

NTL BOYS SOCCER: ATHENS RALLIES TO EDGE WELLSBORO, 2-1 — WINS SIXTH STRAIGHT LEAGUE TITLE (10 PHOTOS) (2019-10-10)
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WELLSBORO — Athens fell behind for just the second time this season, but rallied to top Wellsboro, 2-1, and clinch its sixth consecutive NTL title here Thursday night in NTL boys soccer action.
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NTL VOLLEYBALL: UNBEATEN NORTH PENN-LIBERTY SWEEPS ATHENS (15 PHOTOS) (2019-10-10)
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ATHENS — Unbeaten powerhouse North Penn-Liberty got off to a fast start, and rolled to a sweep of Athens here Thursday night in NTL Large School volleyball action.
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NTL JUNIOR HIGH SOCCER: ATHENS ROLLS TO 8-1 WIN OVER SAYRE (24 PHOTOS) (2019-10-10)
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ATHENS — Tyler Roe scored a pair of goals, and six of his teammates each scored one goal in Athens’ 8-1 win over Sayre here Wednesday afternoon in NTL junior high soccer action. ...more

SCHEDULE CHANGE: ATHENS BOYS SOCCER GAME SATURDAY CHANGED (2019-10-10)

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ATHENS — The Athens boys soccer team will travel to Horseheads Saturday morning. Game time is 11 a.m. in a varsity-only contest.

The Wildcats were originally scheduled to travel to Corning Saturday night.
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ON TAP TODAY: FALL SEASON WINDING DOWN (2019-10-10)
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THE VALLEY — The regular season is winding down, and today’s docket features Waverly’s final home game on the boys soccer pitch, and Tioga field hockey’s final game of 2019. ...more

NT GIRLS SOCCER: ATHENS BLANKS TROY, 2-0; CLOSING IN ON ANOTHER LEAGUE TITLE (24 PHOTOS) (2019-10-09)
BY TIM BIRNEY
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EAST TROY — Athens took a huge step toward its eighth consecutive league title with a 2-0 win over Troy here Wednesday afternoon in NTL girls soccer action. ...more

NTL BOYS SOCCER: LANE NETS MILESTONE GOAL IN ATHENS WIN OVER NEB (2019-10-09)
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ATHENS — Senior Aaron Lane scored his 50th career goal Tuesday in Athens 5-0 win at Northeast Bradford in NTL boys soccer action. ...more

NTL JUNIOR HIGH CROSS COUNTRY: ATHENS GIRLS, BOYS SWEEP WELLSBORO, WYALUSING (2019-10-09)
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WELLSBORO — The Athens girls swept the top five spots in wins over Wyalusing and Wellsboro here Tuesday afternoon in NTL girls cross country action. The Athens boys also earned a pair of wins. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS-TROY GIRLS SOCCER, WAVERLY-NV VOLLEYBALL HIGHLIGHT WEDNESDAY'S SLATE (2019-10-09)
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THE VALLEY — The Athens girls travel to Troy with designs on defending their NTL soccer title. A win will give the Lady Wildcats a 1 1/2-game lead with two league games to play. ...more