NTL CROSS COUNTRY: BRONSON, WANCK LEAD ATHENS TEAMS TO WINS OVER NP-M (2024-09-10)
Valley Sports Report
MANSFIELD — Senior Sara Bronson and sophomore Graham Wanck led the Athens girls and boys to wins over North Penn-Mansfield here Tuesday afternoon in NTL cross country action. ...more

NTL BOYS SOCCER: ATHENS ERUPTS FOR FIVE FIRST-HALF GOALS IN 5-0 WIN OVER TROY (19 PHOTOS) (2024-09-10)
Valley Sports Report
EAST TROY — Athens erupted for five first-half goals to snap a four-game losing skein with a 5-0 win over Troy here Tuesday afternoon in NTL boys soccer action. ...more

NTL GOLF: SAXON LEADS ATHENS TO ANOTHER LEAGUE WIN; CAT'S STRETCH WIN STREAK TO 20 (19 PHOTOS) (2024-09-10)
Valley Sports Report
WESTFIELD — Senior Dylan Saxon earned low-medal honors on the day to lead Athens to a two-stroke win over North Penn-Mansfield in NTL boys golf action here Tuesday at the River Valley Golf Course. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: PLENTY OF ACTION IN THE VALLEY ON JAM-PACKED TUESDAY SCHEDULE (2024-09-10)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — An extremely busy night features three home games at Waverly, two at Tioga, and one at Sayre. There are 11 games in all on the docket, now that the Waverly-Windsor volleyball match has been postponed. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS' DAVIDSON, WAVERLY'S KITTLE NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2024-09-09)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Athens sophomore QB Connor Davidson continued his stellar play in the Wildcats’ upset win over Canton, while Waverly junior Mira Kittle continued breaking records in the pool in her opening performance of the season. They are the Valley Sports Report / Bishop Brothers Construction “Athletes of the Week,” for the week ending Sept. 7. ...more

NTL JUNIOR HIGH FOOTBALL: ATHENS BLANKS WELLSBORO, 6-0, IN SEASON OPENER (2024-09-09)
Valley Sports Report
WELLSBORO — Chase Gowin scored on Athens’ first possession of the game, and the Wildcat defense shut down Wellsboro in a 6-0 season-opening win here Thursday in NTL junior high football action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: JUST THREE ROAD GAMES ON MONDAY'S SCHEDULE (2024-09-09)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Only three games — all on the road — on Monday’s docket, with the Tioga boys making the short trip to SVEC to face the Eagles for the second time in four days. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: EXTREMELY BUSY WEEK IN VALLEY FEATURES RARE THURSDAY FOOTBALL GAME AT WAVERLY (2024-09-08)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The fall sports season shifts into overdrive this week in the Valley in an extremely busy week that will feature a rare Thursday night football game at Waverly. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: ATHENS, SAYRE BOTH FALL IN QUARTERFINALS AT WILLIAMSON TOURNAMENT (24 PHOTOS) (2024-09-07)
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA JUNCTION, Pa. — Athens and Sayre both finished fourth in their pools, and were knocked out of bracket play in the quarterfinals of the Williamson Volleyball Tournament here Saturday. ...more

CROSS COUNTRY: ATHENS' BRONSON WINS FORBEST INVITATIONAL, LEADS FOUR VALLEY GIRLS IN TOP 10; ATHENS GIRLS PLACE SECOND, BOYS FOURTH (5 PHOTOS) (2024-09-07)
Valley Sports Report
ONEONTA — Senior Sara Bronson won gold here Saturday at the Flash Forbes Cross Country Invitational, leading five Valley girls place in the top 10. ...more

NTL BOYS SOCCER: HORSEHEADS BLANKS ATHENS, 2-0 (7 PHOTOS) (2024-09-07)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Horseheads scored a goal in each half to post a 2-0 win over Athens here Saturday in non-league boys soccer action at Alumni Stadium. ...more

NTL FOOTBALL: DAVIDSON PROPELS ATHENS TO WILD, 48-42, WIN OVER CANTON (19 PHOTOS) (2024-09-07)
By CHRIS MANNING
Valley Sports Report
CANTON — With time ticking down in the fourth quarter and the game tied, Athens sophomore Connor Davidson was thinking just one thing - “no one can stop me.” That was true much of the game, and it was true on their final drive as the Wildcats scored with 49.8 seconds to play to edge Canton, 48-42, in a wild NTL football game here Saturday at Miller A. Moyer Field. ...more

NTL GIRLS SOCCER: WHEELER, PATTON LEAD ATHENS TO 6-2 WIN OVER NP-MANSFIELD (24 PHOTOS) (2024-09-07)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Senior Addy Wheeler and sophomore Delanie Patton combined for five goals and four assists to lead Athens to its fourth straight win to start the season, a 6-2 victory over North Penn-Mansfield in NTL girls soccer action here on a rainy Saturday morning at Alumni Stadium. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: TRIO OF FOOTBALL GAMES HIGHLIGHT FULL SATURDAY SLATE (2024-09-07)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Athens football is on the road for a big NTL Large School Division football match-up Saturday afternoon, while the Athens girls and boys soccer teams are at home in the morning. ...more

TWO GUYS TALKING SPORTS: EPISODE FIVE FEATURES TIOGA'S NICK AIELLO (2024-09-06)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Tim Birney of The Sports Reports, and Pat McDonald of Choice-102 sit down with four-time N.Y. State championship football coach Nick Aiello of Tioga in Episode 5 of “Two Guys Talking Sports." ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 3 PICKS — ALL FOUR VALLEY TEAMS IN ACTION THIS WEEKEND (2024-09-06)
It’s Week 3 in Pa., and Week 1 in N.Y. Actually, it’s Week Zero in N.Y. … and it’s actually Week 2 in Pa. because it has a Week Zero, too, but no one really knows that. It’s very confusing, and pretty stupid. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SAYRE FOOTBALL HOSTS MONTGOMERY IN 2024 HOME OPENER (2024-09-06)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Sayre football makes its home debut at the Lockhart Street Bowl tonight in search of its first win of the 2024 campaign. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: ATHENS PLAYS NP-LIBERTY CLOSE IN 3-0 LOSS (2024-09-06)
Valley Sports Report
LIBERTY — Athens played powerhouse North Penn-Liberty close, but dropped a 3-0 decision here Thursday night in NTL Large School Division volleyball action. ...more

NTL BOYS SOCCER: ATHENS FALLS, 1-0, TO WILLIAMSON IN DOUBLE-OT (17 PHOTOS) (2024-09-05)
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA JUNCTION, Pa. — Hayden Plunkert scored early in the second overtime to lift Williamson to a 1-0 win over Athens here Thursday afternoon in NTL boys soccer action. ...more

TWO GUYS TALKING SPORTS: EPISODE FOUR FEATURES WAVERLY FOOTBALL COACH JASON MILLER (2024-09-05)
The Sports Reports
WAVERLY — “Two Guys Talking Sports” with Tim Birney of The Sports Reports, and Pat McDonald of Choice-102 is back for Episode 4. Today, they sit down with state championship football coach Jason Miller of Waverly. ...more