NTL GIRLS SOCCER: ATHENS BLANKS TOWANDA, 2-0 (24 PHOTOS) (2026-09-12)
Valley Sports Report
TOWANDA — Freshman Everleigh Waring gave Athens an early lead, and the Wildcat defense did the rest in a 2-0 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)
Valley Sports Report
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 (2026-09-11)
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)
Valley Sports Report
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)
Valley Sports Report
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)
Valley Sports Report
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)
Valley Sports Report
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

NTL CROSS COUNTRY: NP-MANSFIELD BOYS, GIRLS EARN WINS ATHENS, SAYRE (11 PHOTOS) (2026-09-08)
Valley Sports Report
MANSFIELD — North Penn-Mansfield picked up wins over Athens and short-handed Sayre here Tuesday afternoon in NTL boys and girls cross country action. ...more

NTL BOYS SOCCER: UMBER'S EARLY-SEASON SCORING SPREE CONTINUES IN ATHENS' 10-0 WIN OVER TROY (24 PHOTOS) (2026-09-08)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Junior Patrick Umber netted his second hat trick in as many games to lead Athens to a 10-0 win over Troy here Tuesday afternoon in NTL boys soccer action. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: ATHENS BOUNCES BACK WITH 3-1 WIN OVER CANTON (2026-09-08)
Valley Sports Report
CANTON — Athens bounced back from a tough five-set loss to North Penn-Liberty with a 3-1 win over Canton here Tuesday night in NTL volleyball action. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WAVERLY'S CHRYSTIE, ATHENS' UMBER, WILES NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-09-08)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Waverly sophmoore Cooper Chrystie accounted for five TDs to lead Waverly to a season-opening win, while Athens junior Patrick Umber had a pair of multi-goal games in Wildcat wins, and Athens senior Meg Wiles opened the season with a pair of strong performances. They are the VSR / Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Sept. 5. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: BOYS SOCCER HIGHLIGHTS VERY BUSY TUESAY SLATE OF ACTION (2026-09-08)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — A pair of home boys soccer games — at Athens and Waverly — highlight a very busy Tuesday that also includes a home field hockey match at Tioga, and a home girls tennis match at Waverly.
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THE WEEK AHEAD: ANOTHER VERY BUSY WEE ON TAP IN THE VALLEY (2026-09-07)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — It's another full slate of action this week, despite a long weekend in observance of Labor Day, with Tioga volleyball making its season debut, and the Waverly girls swim team hosting its annual Wolverine Invite among the highlights. ...more

NTL GIRLS SOCCER: TROY EDGES ATHENS, 1-0, ON SECOND-HALF PENALTY KICK (24 PHOTOS) (2026-09-05)
Valley Sports Report
EAST TROY — Gianni Renzi scored on a penalty kick midway through the second half to lift Troy to a 1-0 win over Athens in a key early-season NTL girls soccer battle here Saturday afternoon. ...more