JV BOYS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY HOLDS OFF ATHENS IN 56-48 WIN (24 PHOTOS) (2025-12-21)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly raced out to an 18-point halftime lead, then held off a fourth-quarter comeback bid by Athens in a 56-48 win in a UNICO Showcase game here Saturday afternoon in non-league junior varsity boys basketball action. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: WINTER SPORTS SEASON PAUSES FOR A CHRISTMAS BREAK (2025-12-21)
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THE VALLEY — The winter season pauses for a few days this week for a Christmas break, but there is some basketball and wrestling action before and after the holiday. ...more

NTL GIRLS WRESTLING: ATHENS CROWNS SIX CHAMPS AT PANTHER VALLEY CLASSIC (2025-12-20)
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CRESSON, Pa. — Athens crowned six champions and had three others finish in the top-four here Saturday in girls wrestling action at the Panther Valley Classic here on the campus of Mount Aloysius College. ...more

NTL WRESTLING: BARRETT ATHENS' LONE PLACE-FINISHER AT RUGGED PANTHER VALLEY CLASSIC (2025-12-20)
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CRESSON, Pa. — Sophomore Treyton Barrett was Athens' lone place-winner here Saturday in boys wrestling action at the rugged Panther Valley Classic here on the campus of Mount Aloysius College. ...more

NTL JV BOYS BASKETBALL: ATHENS WINS THREE OUT OF ITS LAST FOUR GAMES (2025-12-20)
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ATHENS — Athens won three of its last four games, including NTL wins over Cowanesque Valley and North Penn-Liberty this week in junior varsity boys basketball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: HOOP DOUBLEHEADER AT WAVERLY ONLY ACTION IN VALLEY ON BUSY SATURDAY (2025-12-20)
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THE VALLEY — A basketball doubleheader at Waverly, with the girls hosting Windsor, and the boys hosting Valley rival Athens, is the only action here in the Valley on a very busy Saturday. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: OFFENSIVE WOES IN SECOND HALF DOOM ATHENS IN 34-23 LOSS TO TOWANDA (12 PHOTOS) (2025-12-19)
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TOWANDA — Athens led at the half, but went stone cold in the second half in a 34-23 loss to Towanda here Friday night in NTL Large School girls basketball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY WRESTLING, SAYRE GIRLS HOOPS ONLY GAMES IN TOWN (2025-12-19)
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THE VALLEY — Waverly hosts a pair of wrestling matches, and the Sayre girls are at home on the hardwoods to highlight a Friday night that has been impacted by the weather. ...more

NTL SWIMMING: ATHENS BOYS, GIRLS SWEEP TOWANDA, WELLSBORO (2025-12-18)
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ATHENS — Juniors Brayden Pettitt, Eli Hicks and Dominic Musick won four events apiece to lead the Athens boys to wins over Towanda and Wellsboro, while seniors Olivia Thompson and Evelyn Panek were quad-winner to pace the Lady Wildcats to a pair of wins in NTL swimming action here Thursday afternoon.
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NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: ATHENS CRUISES TO 63-32 WIN OVER COWANESQUE VALLEY (2025-12-18)
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WESTFIELD, Pa. — Athens pulled away steadily for three quarters, then blew the game wide-open late in a 63-32 romp over Cowanesque Valley here Thursday night NTL boys basketball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: TIOGA WRESTLING, ATHENS SWIMMING ONLY HOME EVENTS ON DOCKET (2025-12-18)
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THE VALLEY — Tioga wrestles its first home dual, and the Athens swim teams host Towanda and Wellsboro in a double-dual to highlight a light slate of action here Wednesday. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: JARVIS SPARKS ATHENS IN ROUT OF COWANESQUE VALLEY (24 PHOTOS) (2025-12-17)
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ATHENS — Junior McKenna Jarvis sparked a first-quarter blitz that propelled Athens in a 60-14 rout of Cowanesque Valley here Wednesday night in NTL girls basketball action. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: TIOGA'S BOMBARD, ATHENS' RATHBUN NAMED BISHOOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-12-17)
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THE VALLEY — Tioga junior Jackson Bombard had a career game in the Tigers' season-opening win, while senior Hanna Rathbun won her second individual title in as many weeks to start the season. They are the VSR / Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Dec. 13. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY WRESTLES FIRST HOME DUAL; ATHENS, SAYRE GIRLS HOST LEAGUE HOOP FOES (2025-12-17)
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THE VALLEY —  Waverly opens the home portion of its wrestling duals season against Owego tonight and Tioga opens its duals season on the road at Groton, while the Athens and Sayre girls are at home on the hardwoods to highlight Wednesday's schedule. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: ATHENS BOUNCES BACK TO TOP NP-LIBERTY, 63-45 (22 PHOTOS) (2025-12-16)
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ATHENS — Athens got out to a quick start, then pulled away in the second half of a 63-45 win over North Penn-Liberty here Tuesday night in NTL boys basketball action.
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ON TAP TODAY: BASKETBALL TAKES CENTER STAGE TUESDAY (2025-12-15)
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THE VALLEY —  Basketball takes center stage with all four Valley schools hosting games — Waverly, Tioga, Athens and Sayre boys  — on Tuesday night. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: BUSIEST WEEK OF WINTER SEASON TO DATE FEATURES WRESTLING DUALS, HOOP ACTION GALORE (2025-12-14)
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THE VALLEY — The winter season has its busiest week of the season with wrestling duals and basketball dominating the schedule ...more

H.S. GIRLS WRESTLING: RATHBUN, PAYNE WIN TITLES; LEAD ATHENS TO SECOND-PLACE FINISH AT QUEEN OF THE HIVE TOURNAMENT (2025-12-13)
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HONESDALE, Pa. — Senior Hanna Rathbun and freshman Skylynn Payne each won individual titles for the second weekend in a row, and led Athens to a second-place finish at the rugged Queen of the Hive Tournament. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: ATHENS COMEBACK FALLS SHORT IN LOSS TO NEWFIELD IN CONSOLATION GAME OF JC TIP-OFF TOURNEY (24 PHOTOS) (2025-12-13)
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JOHNSON CITY — After falling behind by as many as 17 points, Athens closed the gap in the third quarter but came up short in a 60-48 loss to Newfield here Saturday afternoon in the consolation of the Johnson City Tip-Off Tournament. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SAYRE BOYS ONLY GAME IN VALLEY SATURDAY (2025-12-13)
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THE VALLEY — There's plenty of action — mostly wrestling and basketball — on Saturday's docket, but the only home event has the Sayre boys hosting Blue Ridge in a matinee affair. ...more