ON TAP TODAY: SECTION IV DUALS, HOOP ACTION HEADLINES WEDNESDAY'S SLATE (2022-01-19)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Tioga hosts the Section IV, Division 2 Duals  tonight, looking for its third straight Duals title, and fourth trip in a row to the New York State Duals.

In other action, the Waverly girls host powerhouse Newark Valley, while the Athens and Sayre boys both host NTL divisional rivals. ...more

POSTPONEMENT: IZZY THINNING OUT TUESDAY'S ACTION (2022-01-18)
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THE VALLEY — The fallout from Winter Storm Izzy continues Tuesday, with the postponements of school at Athens today, and three Wildcat sporting events this afternoon and tonight. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS WRESTLING, TIOGA GIRLS ON HOME GAMES IN TOWN (2022-01-18)
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THE VALLEY — A wrestling match at Athens, and a girls basketball game at Tioga are the only home events for Valley teams on Tuesday. ...more

WINTER STORM IZZY WIPES MONDAY'S SLATE CLEAN (2022-01-17)
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THE VALLEY — Winter Storm Izzy dumped 8 to 12 inches of snow on the region, and also wiped the high school sports slate clean Monday.

The following games were postponed:

BOYS BASKETBALL
Troy at Athens
Sayre at Sullivan County

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Athens at Towanda

No make-up dates have been announced. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: POSTSEASON WRESTLING HEADLINES WEEK'S SLATE OF ACTION (2022-01-16)
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THE VALLEY — The Section IV Wrestling Duals and the IAC Wrestling Championships highlight a busy week of high school action this week.
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NTL JV BOYS BASKETBALL: ATHENS ROLLS OVER WELLSBORO FOR THIRD STRAIGHT WIN SINCE NEW YEAR (2022-01-16)
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WELLSBORO — Athens raced out to a 15-point first-quarter lead, and cruised to a 42-9 victory over Wellsboro Friday night — one of three NTL junior varsity boys basketball wins for the junior Wildcats since the New Year. ...more

NTL SWIMMING: ATHENS TURNS IN STRONG PERFORMANCE AT ELK LAKE INVITE (2022-01-16)
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DIMOCK, Pa. — Juniors Taegan Williams and Taylar Fisher won two events apiece to lead Athens’ efforts here Saturday at the Elk Lake Keep the Beat Swimming Invite. ...more

NTL WRESTLING: BRADLEY, SETZER EARN TITLES; FIVE WILDCATS MEDAL AT NEW OXFORD (2 PHOTOS) (2022-01-15)

BRADLEY NAMED ‘MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER’
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NEW OXFORD, Pa. — Seniors Gavin Bradley and Kaden Setzer won their weight classes in dominant fashion, and senior Karter Rude was a runner-up here Saturday at the two-day New Oxford Tournament.
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ON TAP TODAY: WRESTLING TAKES CENTER STAGE (2022-01-15)
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THE VALLEY — Wrestling takes center stage, with all four Valley teams in action at tournaments, including Waverly hosting the first annual Jim McCloe Memorial Tournament. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: McCLURE'S HOT HAND SINKS ATHENS; WELLSBORO WINS 62-49 (2022-01-14)
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WELLSBORO — Peyton McClure knocked seven 3-pointers, including four in the third quarter, to lift Wellsboro to a 62-49 win over Athens here Friday night in a key NTL Large School boys basketball match-up. ...more

NTL WRESTLING: ATHENS ADVANCES THREE TO SEMIFINALS AT NEW OXFORD; TWO ALIVE IN WRESTLEBACKS (2022-01-14)
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NEW OXFORD, Pa. — Athens seniors Gavin Bradley, Kaden Setzer, and Karter Rude advanced to the semifinals of the New Oxford Tournament here Friday, while sophomore Josh Nittinger and freshman Caleb Nason are alive in wrestlebacks. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WRESTLING, BASKETBALL HEADLINE FRIDAY'S DOCKET (2022-01-14)
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THE VALLEY — Wrestling and basketball take center stage Friday, with Athens and Tioga grapplers in action at Day 1 of rugged two-day tournament, and five of the eight Valley hoop teams playing, with the Tioga girls the only home game on the docket.
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NTL WRESTLING: RUDE LIFTS ATHENS TO 38-36 WIN OVER NORTH PENN-LIBERTY (18 PHOTOS) (2022-01-13)
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BLOSSBURG — Senior Karter Rude moved up two weight classes, and upended state-ranked Kohen Lehman to secure Athens’ 38-36 win over North Penn-Liberty here Thursday night in NTL wrestling action.
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NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: SHORT-HANDED ATHENS FALLS AT TROY, 35-28 (9 PHOTOS) (2022-01-13)
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TROY — Troy held Athens without a field goal in the fourth quarter, and used a 9-2 run to pull out a 35-28 win Thursday night in NTL Large School girls basketball action here at the Commons Building. ...more

YOUTH BASKETBALL: FOUR CROWNED CHAMPS AT DAN MANWARING MEMORIAL FREE THROW CHAMPIONSHIPS (2022-01-13)
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TIOGA CENTER — Four youngsters were crowned champions recently at the 7th Annual Knights of Columbus / Dan Manwaring Memorial free throw shooting championships here at Tioga Central High School. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY-TIOGA WRESTLING TOPS THURSDAY'S SLATE (2022-01-13)
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THE VALLEY — A Valley wrestling rivalry headlines Thursday action as Waverly hosts unbeaten Tioga, the state’s top-ranked Division 2 team, but there is plenty of other action on the docket as well. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: ATHENS PICKS UP BIG ROAD WIN AT NP-MANSFIELD, 55-39 (22 PHOTOS) (2022-01-12)
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MANSFIELD — Athens built a 20-point second-quarter lead, then used a fourth-quarter run to fend off North Penn-Mansfield’s second-half comeback efforts in a 55-39 win here Wednesday night in NTL Large School boys basketball action. ...more

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: ATHENS GRAD MILLER SCORES CAREER-HIGH IN PENN COLLEGE LOSS AT PS-ABINGTON (2022-01-12)
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ABINGTON, Pa. — Athens grad Kayleigh Miller, a freshman on the Penn College women’s basketball team, scored a career-high 15 points in 69-60 loss to Penn State-Abington.
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ON TAP TODAY: KEY IAC WRESTLING MATCH, NTL BOYS HOOP GAME HIGHLIGHT WEDNESDAY'S SLATE (2022-01-12)
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THE VALLEY — Tioga hosts Newark Valley in a key IAC wrestling match, while Athens is on the road at North Penn-Mansfield in a key NTL boys hoop contest in Wednesday’s marquee match-ups of the night.
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NTL WRESTLING: CANTON PINS ITS WAY PAST ATHENS, 51-21 (24 PHOTOS) (2022-01-11)
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ATHENS — Canton turned three close bouts into falls, and won five in a row by pin early en route to a 51-21 win over Athens here Tuesday night in NTL wrestling action. ...more