ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS-SAYRE VOLLEYBALL RIVALRY HEADLINES EXTREMELY BUSY TUESDAY (2026-09-15)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The Sayre-Athens volleyball match-up at Athens headlines an extremely busy Tuesday that features 12 events, including eight of them in the Valley. ...more

NTL GIRLS GOLF: LYON LEADS LADY 'CATS EFFORTS AT SHEPARD HILLS (15 PHOTOS) (2026-09-15)
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WAVERLY — Junior Brooke Lyon led the Athens girls with a 42, and freshman Lilah Carlson added a 45 to help the Wildcats to a three-player aggregate score of 142 here Monday afternoon in NTL girls golf action.
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NTL BOYS GOLF: HICKS 2-UNDER PAR IN ATHENS' WINS OVER CANTON, CV (24 PHOTOS) (2026-09-14)
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WAVERLY — Led by senior Eli Hicks, all four Athens golfers shot 40 or better in wins over Cowanesque Valley and Canton here Monday afternoon in NTL boys golf action at The Club at Shepard Hills.
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ON TAP TODAY: BOYS SOCCER, GOLF HIGHLIGHTS LIGHT MONDAY SLATE (2026-09-14)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — It's a light slate of action Monday, with just boys soccer and golf matches — at home — in the Valley today. There are also junior varsity football games at Athens and Waverly. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS' DAVIDSON, NICHOLS, WAVERLY'S ATANASOFF NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-09-14)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Senior Connor Davidson had another monster game to lead Athens to a gridiron win, while Waverly sophomore Megan Atanasoff was the MVP of the Wolverine Invite, and senior Brinley Nichols led the the Athens girls to a pair of wins on the soccer pitch. They are the VSR / Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Sept. 12. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: BUSIEST WEEK OF YOUNG FALL SEASON ON TAP (2026-09-13)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The fall sports season hits maximum overdrive with the busiest week of the young season on tap for Valley teams. ...more

CROSS-COUNTRY: SHORES PACES ATHENS' EFFORTS AT FORBES INVITATIONAL (2026-09-12)

ATHENS' MORALES WINS JUNIOR HIGH BOYS RACE; GIRLS FINISH SECOND IN TEAM CHASE

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ONEONTA — Senior Jacob Shores posted a top-20 finish to lead Athens' efforts here Saturday morning at the Dave Forbes Cross Country Invitational. ...more

NTL GIRLS SOCCER: ATHENS BLANKS TOWANDA, 2-1 (24 PHOTOS) (2026-09-12)
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TOWANDA — Freshman Everleigh Waring gave Athens an early lead, and the Wildcat defense did the rest in a 2-1 win over Towanda here Saturday afternoon in NTL girls soccer action at the Endless Mountains Sports Complex.
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NTL BOYS SOCCER: ATHENS FALLS TO GALETON, 1-0, ON SECOND-HALF PENALTY KICK (12 PHOTOS) (2026-09-12)
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ATHENS — Galeton scored the game's only goal on a penalty kick midway through the second half, and made it stand up for a 1-0 win over Athens here Saturday in NTL boys soccer action at Alumni Stadium. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: EDISON'S SCHILLER, TROY'S RENZI NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-09-12)
The Sports Reports
Thomas A. Edison senior Jace Schiller had a monster half of football in leading the Spartans to a season-opening win, while Troy senior Giana Renzi hit a milestone and led the Trojans to a pair of wins. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Year," for the week ending Sep ...more

ON TAP TODAY: TIOGA FOOTBALL, WAVERLY GIRLS SWIM INVITE HEADLINE SATURDAY'S DOCKET (2026-09-12)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Tioga football is in action against last year's Class C state runner-up Chenango Forks to headline a busy day of action that also includes the annual Waverly Girls Swimming Invitational. ...more

NTL FOOTBALL: DAVIDSON, DEFENSE CARRY ATHENS TO 49-13 WIN OVER COWANESQUE VALLEY (20 PHOTOS) (2026-09-11)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens raced out to a 42-0 halftime lead, thanks to senior QB Connor Davidson's first-half TDs, on its way to a 49-13 win over Cowanesque Valley here Friday night in NTL Large School Division football action at Alumni Stadium.
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NTL BOYS & GIRLS GOLF: ATHENS PLAYS IN THREE-TEAM MEET AT COREY CREEK GOLF COURSE (16 PHOTOS) (2026-09-11)
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MANSFIELD — The Athens boys and girls golf teams played in a three-team match against North Penn-Mansfield and Wellsboro here at the Corey Creek Golf Course Wednesday in NTL golf action.
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FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 3 PICKS — THREE OF FOUR VALLEY TEAMS FACE TOUGH CHALLENGES (2026-09-11)
Week 3 of the high school football season has three of the four Valley teams pitted against very tough opponents, while Athens is a big favorite in its home game against Cowanesque Valley. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS, SAYRE AT HOME ON 'FOOTBALL FRIDAY;' WAVERLY ON THE ROAD AT M-E (2026-09-11)
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THE VALLEY — Football Friday features three games, with Athens and Sayre hosting divisional rivals, while Waverly is on the road at Maine-Endwell. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: ATHENS HOLDS OFF TOWANDA IN EPIC FIVE-SET WIN (2026-09-10)
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ATHENS — After building a 2-0 lead, Athens needed to re-group to pull out the decisive fifth game in an epic 3-2 win over Towanda here Thursday night in NTL Large School volleyball action. ...more

NTL BOYS SOCCER: ATHENS BLANKS TOWANDA, 2-0, IN KEY EARLY-SEASON TILT (9 PHOTOS) (2026-09-10)
Valley Sports Report
TOWANDA — Athens scored less than a minute into the game, and made it stand up in a key early-season, 2-0, win over Towanda here Thursday afternoon in NTL boys soccer actio ...more

ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS-TOWANDA BOYS SOCCER MATCH-UP HEADLINES THURSDAY'S SLATE (2026-09-10)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — A key early-season NTL boys soccer match-up, with Athens traveling to Towanda, headlines Thursday's action, and there are three events — Waverly and Athens volleyball, and Waverly girls soccer — in the Valley today. ...more

NTL GIRLS SOCCER: SENIOR TRIO PACES ATHENS IN 15-3 ROUT OF WILLIAMSON (24 PHOTOS) (2026-09-09)
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ATHENS — Seniors Brinley Nichols, Delanie Patton, and McKenna Jarvis combined for nine goals to lead Athens in a 15-3 win over Williamson here Wednesday evening in NTL girls soccer action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: TIOGA VOLLEYBALL'S 2026 OPENER HIGHLIGHTS WEDNESDAY'S SLATE (2026-09-09)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — There's a little bit of everything on Wednesday's slate, including the season-opener for Tioga volleyball. ...more