PIAA SWIMMING & DIVING: ATHENS EARNS WILD CARDS TO STATE MEET IN SIX EVENTS (2026-02-09)
Valley Sports Report
LEWISBURG — Athens only had two state qualifiers at the District 4 Class AA Swimming & Diving Championships, but based on times the Wildcats will be competing in six more events — eight in all. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: PIAA SWIMMING & DIVING, NEW YORK STATE BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIPS LAST EVENTS OF WINTER SEASON (2026-03-08)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Spring season practices begin Monday, but there are two more items of business left for the 2025-26 winter sports season and those are the PIAA Swimming & Diving Championships, and the New York State Bowling Championships. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: TIOGA'S McKEE, TOOMEY NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-03-08)
The Sports Reports
Tioga juniors Declan McKee and Amelia Toomey each won New York State wrestling titles, and are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Feb. 28. ...more

PIAA GIRLS WRESTLING: ATHENS' RATHBUN, NASON FINISH CAREERS WITH PINS, 7TH-PLACE PIAA STATE MEDALS (16 PHOTOS) (2026-03-07)
Valley Sports Report
HERSHEY — Athens seniors Hanna Rathbun and Leah Nason both ended their high school careers with pins and seventh-place finishes Saturday afternoon at the PIAA Girls Wrestling Championships here at the Giant Center. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: INDOOR TRACK, GIRLS WRESTLING TAKES CENTER STAGE SATURDAY (2026-03-07)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Tioga senior Gavin Albrecht will vie for a state title in the pole vault Saturday at the New York State Indoor Track & Field Championships, while Athens seniors Hanna Rathbun and Leah Nason wrestle for seventh place at the PIAA Girls Wrestling Championships. ...more

PIAA GIRLS WRESTLING: ATHENS' RATHBUN, NASON WILL WRESTLE FOR SEVENTH PLACE SATURDAY (5 PHOTOS) (2026-03-06)
Valley Sports Report
HERSHEY — Seniors Hanna Rathbun and Leah Nason, who secured the first state medals in Athens program history Friday afternoon, will each wrestle for seventh-place here Saturday at the PIAA Girls Wrestling Championships at the Giant Center.  ...more

PIAA GIRLS WRESTLING: RATHBUN, NASON WIN FIRST STATE MEDALS IN ATHENS PROGRAM HISTORY (18 PHOTOS) (2026-03-06)
Valley Sports Report
HERSHEY — Senior Hannah Rathbun locked up the first medal in Athens girls wrestling program history Friday afternoon, and senior Leah Nason bounced back from a crushing defeat in the quarterfinals to become the program's second medal-winner an hour later here at the PIAA Girls Wrestling Championships at the Giant Center.  ...more

ON TAP TODAY: TWO ATHENS GIRLS REMAIN AT DAY 2 OF PIAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS (2026-03-06)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Day 2 at the PIAA Wrestling Championships at the Giant Center in Hershey will feature two Valley wrestlers — Athens seniors Leah Nason and Hanna Rathbun. ...more

PIAA GIRLS WRESTLING: ATHENS' NASON ADVANCES TO QUARTERFINALS; RATHBUN ALIVE IN WRESTLEBACKS (15 PHOTOS) (2026-03-05)
Valley Sports Report
HERSHEY — Senior Leah Nason won her only match Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals, while senior Hanna Rathbun bounced back from an opening-round loss and is still alive in the consolation bracket at the PIAA Girls Wrestling Championships here at the Giant Center.
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PIAA WRESTLING: DAVIDSON'S SEASON ENDS IN HEART-BREAKING FASHION AT CLASS AAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (10 PHOTOS) (2026-03-05)
Valley Sports Report
HERSHEY — Athens junior Connor Davidson saw his season end in heart-breaking fashion Thursday night with his opponent on his back as the final buzzer sounded in their consolation bracket match at the PIAA, Class AAA Championships. ...more

PIAA GIRLS WRESTLING: SEASONS END FOR CLINK, PAYNE ON DAY 1 OF STATES (18 PHOTOS) (2026-03-05)
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HERSHEY — Athens junior Joyce Clink and freshman Skylynn Payne each went 0-2 in their first trip to the PIAA Girls Wrestling Championships, but first-year coach Donnie Barrett believes the experience will only help them in their future trips to the Giant Center. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: TIOGA'S McKEE, TOOMEY NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-03-05)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Tioga juniors Declan McKee and Amelia Toomey are New York State wrestling champions. They are also the Valley Sports Report / Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Feb. 28. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SIX VALLEY WRESTLERS IN ACTION AT DAY 1 OF PIAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (2026-03-05)
Valley Sports Report
HERSHEY — Six Valley wrestlers will be in action today at Day 1 of the PIAA Wrestling Championships here at the Giant Center. ...more

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: ATHENS GRAD BABCOCK WRAPS UP SENIOR SEASON AT ELMIRA COLLEGE (2026-03-04)
Valley Sports Report
ELMIRA — Athens grad J.J. Babcock started all 25 games in his senior season at Elmira College, and averaged 6.3 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY BOYS IN ACTION IN CLASS A SEMIFINALS (2026-03-04)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — There's just one basketball team still standing in the Valley, and it finally takes the court tonight. ...more

WOMEN'S COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD: ATHENS GRAD BRONSON (BUCKNELL) RUNS TO SECOND-PLACE FINISH AT BUCKNELL TUNE-UP (2026-03-02)
Valley Sports Report
LEWISBURG, Pa. — Athens grad Sara Bronson, a freshman on the Division I Bucknell indoor track & field team, ran to a second-place finish in the 5,000-meter run here recently at the Bucknell Tune-Up.
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THE WEEK AHEAD: SECTION IV HOOPS, PIAA WRESTLING, NY INDOOR TRACK & FIELD HEADLINES WEEK'S ACTION (2026-03-01)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The week begins with the final two Valley hoop teams — Waverly girls and boys — on the road in win-or-go-home Section IV semi-final games, and ends with six wrestlers — four Athens girls, one Athens boy, and one Sayre — in Hershey for the PIAA wrestling champions, and one Tioga athlete on Staten Island for the N.Y. State Indoor Track & Field Championships. ...more

PIAA WRESTLING: ATHENS ADVANCES FOUR TO STATES; WINS CENTRAL REGION TITLE (23 PHOTOS) (2026-02-28)
Valley Sports Report
MILTON, Pa. — Led by senior Hanna Rathbun, Athens advanced four wrestlers to the PIAA Championships, and won the PIAA Central Region Girls Wrestling team championships here Saturday at Milton High School.
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PIAA WRESTLING: ATHENS' DAVIDSON HERSHEY-BOUND AFTER FIFTH-PLACE FINISH AT CLASS 3A REGIONALS (2026-02-28)
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Athens junior Connor Davidson won one match Saturday here at the PIAA, Class 3A Northeast Regional Wrestling Championships, but that win punched his ticket to the PIAA Championships at Hershey. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WRESTLING TAKES CENTER STAGE AGAIN SATURDAY (2026-02-28)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Four Valley wrestlers are still alive for New York State titles, and six more for state medals, while five are still vying for berths at the PIAA Wrestling Championships on a busy Saturday of action. ...more