ON TAP TODAY: POSTSEASON WRESTLING TAKES CENTER STAGE SATURDAY (2026-02-07)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Postseason wrestling takes center stage Saturday with the Section IV, Division 2 qualifiers at Waverly and Newark Valley. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: ATHENS FINISHES OFF RUGGED WEEK WITH 71-55 WIN OVER TROY (14 PHOTOS) (2026-02-06)
Valley Sports Report
TROY — Athens used a big second half to finish off a rugged 3-0 week with a 71-55 win over Troy here Friday night in NTL Large School Division boys basketball action at the Troy Commons Building. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: BASKETBALL TAKES CENTER STAGE AGAIN (2026-02-06)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Basketball again takes center stage Friday night with three Valley boys teams on the road, including Waverly and Athens in key divisional game. The only home game has the Tioga girls at home against longtime IAC rival S-VE. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: TROY ROLLS TO BIG WIN OVER ATHENS (2026-02-05)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Troy built a 13-point halftime cushion en route to a 45-19 win over Troy here Thursday night in NTL Large School Division girls basketball action. ...more

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)
Valley Sports Report
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

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: ATHENS PULLS OUT 66-58 WIN OVER NP-MANSFIELD (20 PHOTOS) (2026-02-04)
Valley Sports Report
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

YOUTH WRESTLING: ATHENS LITTLE 'CATS CAPTURE TITLE AT YOUTH DUALS (2026-02-04)
Valley Sports Report
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)
Valley Sports Report
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

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: JARVIS' LATE FREE THROWS LIFTS ATHENS TO 25-23 WIN OVER NP-MANSFIELD (21 PHOTOS) (2026-02-03)
Valley Sports Report
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

ON TAP TODAY: FULL SLATE OF GIRLS BASKETBALL ON TUESDAY (2026-02-03)
Valley Sports Report
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

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: ATHENS BOUNCES BACK WITH 60-48 WIN OVER WELLSBORO (20 PHOTOS) (2026-02-02)
Valley Sports Report
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)
Valley Sports Report
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)
Valley Sports Report
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: CUMMINGS, CLINK, NASON EARN TITLES; LEAD ATHENS TO TEAM TITLE AT WILLIAMSPORT SHOWCASE (5 PHOTOS) (2026-01-31)
Valley Sports Report
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

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

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

ON TAP TODAY: BASKETBALL TAKES CENTER STAGE FRIDAY NIGHT (2023-01-30)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Basketball takes center stage Friday night with home games for the Waverly and Tioga girls, and the Sayre both. ...more