FROM THE PRESS BOX: A PEEK INTO CRYSTAL BALL AT 2020 SOFTBALL SEASON (2019-06-15)
The 2019 softball season was mostly good in the Valley, with three teams advancing to the postseason, led by Waverly, which won it’s first-ever Section IV title.
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VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WAVERLY'S HAMMOND REPEATS AS SOFTBALL 'PLAYER OF YEAR' — ATHENS' ADAMS, REPSHER, TIOGA'S WESSELS, WAVERLY'S WENDELA ALSO HONORED (2019-06-15)
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THE VALLEY — Waverly senior Wendi Hammond had a historic season, leading the Lady Wolverines to their first-ever Section IV title, and earning the 2019 Valley Sports Report Softball “Player of the Year” honors. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: CRYSTAL BALL FORECASTS MORE WINNING SEASONS ON VALLEY BASEBALL DIAMONDS IN 2020 (2019-06-14)
The 2019 baseball season in the Valley was one for the ages, with all four teams advancing to the postseason, including Tioga’s third Section IV title in five years, and Sayre’s third consecutive trip to the PIAA playoffs.
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VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: TIOGA'S HENDERSHOT HEADLINES 'SUPER 7' AS "BASEBALL PLAYER OF YEAR" — SAYRE'S HANAFIN, HORTON, WAVERLY'S HOLLYWOOD, SINDONI, TIOGA'S EVANEK ALSO EARN TOP HONORS (2019-06-14)
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THE VALLEY — Tioga senior Pierce Hendershot capped a brilliant career with a strong run in the postseason, leading the Tigers to their third Section IV title in five years, and earning Valley Sports Report’s 2019 Baseball “Player of the Year” honors. ...more

COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD: ATHENS GRAD LUNGER NAMED NORTHEAST CONFERENCE'S 'MOST OUTSTANDING ROOKIE' (2019-06-14)
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LORETTA, Pa. — Athens grad Emily Lunger, a freshman on the St. Francis women’s track & field team, was recently named the Northeast Conference’s “Most Outstanding Rookie.”
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VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WAVERLY'S CHANDLER REPEATS AS BOYS TRACK & FIELD 'ATHLETE OF THE YEAR' — WAVERLY'S JOHNSON, ATHENS RELAY ALSO EARN TOP HONORS (2019-06-14)
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THE VALLEY — Waverly junior Isaac Chandler won a bronze medal in the pole vault at States, and repeats as the Valley Sports Report Boys Track & Field “Athlete of the Year.” ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS' HUTCHISON LEADS 'SUPER 7' AS GIRLS TRACK & FIELD "ATHLETE OF YEAR" — SAYRE'S HANEY, ATHENS' STACKPOLE, BARTLOW, WAVERLY RELAY ALSO EARN TOP HONORS (2019-06-13)
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THE VALLEY — Athens senior Rachel Hutchison earned a bit of sweet redemption this spring, running to a PIAA gold medal to earn the moniker of Valley Sports Report’s 2019 Girls Track & Field “Athlete of the Year ...more

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL / SOFTBALL: ATHENS GRAD MARTIN SIGNS LETTERS-OF-INTENT TO PLAY TWO SPORTS AT ELMIRA COLLEGE (2019-06-13)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Recent Athens grad Amelia Martin wanted three things from a college, and Elmira College fit the bill perfectly. ...more

VALLEY ASA SOFTBALL (MAJORS): PACK PROPERTIES TOPS SAL LADIES AUX. IN CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (2019-06-13)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS TOWNSHIP — Regular-season champion Pack Properties scored six runs in the bottom of the third inning to break open a tie game en route to a 13-4 win over SAL Ladies Auxiliary #283 in the Valley ASA Majors Division softball championship game at the Athens Wesleyan Field. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WAVERLY'S TOMASSO HEADLINES SUPER 7 AS 'GOLFER OF YEAR;' SAYRE'S VANDUZER TOP NEWCOMER (2019-06-13)
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THE VALLEY — Waverly senior Alex Tomasso finished off her brilliant career with an accomplishment few will ever duplicate, qualifying for States for a sixth time. With that, she is the 2019 Valley Sports Report “Golfer of the Year.”
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NTL SOFTBALL: ATHENS' ADAMS NAMED 'DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF YEAR;' FOUR WILDCATS EARN FIRST-TEAM HONORS (2019-06-13)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Athens senior Emma Adams was named the NTL “Defensive Player of the Year,” and four of her teammates earned first-team all-league honors in recent voting by the league’s coaches.
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NTL BASEBALL: ATHENS' RUDE NAMED 'PITCHER OF YEAR;' THREE OTHER WILDCATS EARN ALL-LEAGUE HONORS (2019-06-13)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Athens junior Keegan Rude was named NTL ‘Pitcher of the Year,” and three of his teammates also received all-league honors in recent voting by the league’s coaches.
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NTL BASEBALL: SAYRE'S HANAFIN NAMED 'PLAYER OF YEAR,' HORTON TABBED 'ROOKIE OF YEAR' (2019-06-13)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Sayre junior Quinn Hanafin was named NTL “Player of the Year,” and Sayre freshman Brayden Horton was the “Rookie of the Year” in recent voting by the league’s coaches. ...more

COLLEGE BASEBALL: FINAL UPDATES ON ATHENS GRADS FORBES, HORN, SAYRE GRAD WHEELER, TIOGA GRAD TAYLOR (0219-06-12)
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WEST CHESTER, Pa. —  Athens grad Tyler Forbes, a junior at West Chester, missed more than a month due to an elbow surgery, but returned to make two appearances in the postseason.
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ATHENS LITTLE LEAGUE (MAJORS): FIREMEN TOP WILLIAMS TOYOTA, 8-5, IN CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (2019-06-10)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — The Firemen jumped out to an 8-2 lead and held on for an 8-5 win over Williams Toyota here Saturday night in the championship game of the Athens Little League Majors Division baseball playoffs.
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ATHENS LITTLE LEAGUE (MINORS): BISHOP'S HARDWARE OUTLASTS ATHENS ANIMAL HOSPTIAL IN WILD, 17-16, DECISION IN CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (2019-06-10)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Bishop’s Hardware scored four runs in the top of the sixth, and held off a rally in the home half of the inning to pull out a wild 17-16 decision over the Athens Animal Hospital here Saturday in the championship game of the Athens Little League Minors Division baseball playoffs. ...more

THE FINAL WORD: POSTSEASON 2019 — WHAT A WILD RIDE! (2019-06-10)
The 2019 spring postseason was a wild ride.

From the individual headliners — Athens senior Rachel Hutchison, Waverly junior Isaac Chandler, and Waverly senior Alex Tomasso — to the standout teams — Tioga baseball, Waverly softball, and Sayre baseball — there were plenty of memorable performances. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: TIOGA BASEBALL OPENS STATE PLAY; NEW YORK STATE TRACK & FIELD CONCLUDES (2019-06-08)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Tioga baseball, winners of three Section IV titles in five years, hosts Cooperstown this afternoon in a Class C state quarter-final match-up, while six Waverly athletes seek to bring home hardware at Day 2 of the New York State Track & Field Championships. ...more

ATHENS LITTLE LEAGUE (MAJORS): C&N BANK FALLS TO WILLIAMS TOYOTA, SNAPPING THREE-GAME WIN STREAK (2019-06-07)
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ATHENS — C&N Bank dropped a 7-3 decision to Williams Toyota Thursday night to snap a three-game winning streak, which included a 3-1 win over McDonald’s of Sayre Tuesday, in Athens Little League Majors Division baseball action. ...more

VALLEY ASA SOFTBALL (MAJORS): SAL LADIES AUX. WINS PAIR OF DECISIONS OVER MASCO (2019-06-07)
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ATHENS TOWNSHIP — The SAL Ladies Auxiliary picked up a pair of wins over Masco to improve to 6-1 on the season in recent Valley ASA Major Division softball action.
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