ON TAP TODAY: BOYS HOOP TAKES CENTER STAGE FRIDAY NIGHT (2026-01-23)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — A trio of boys basketball games — at Athens, Sayre, and Tioga — highlight Friday night's schedule that also includes the Athens and Sayre wrestling teams at major tournaments. ...more

NTL GIRLS WRESTLING: ATHENS RIDE FLURRY OF PINS TO 60-16 WIN OVER TOWANDA (18 PHOTOS) (2026-01-22)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens won nine of the 10 contested weight classes — all by fall — in a 60-16 win over Towanda here Wednesday night in NTL girls wrestling action. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: ATHENS CAN'T DIG OUT OF EARLY HOLE IN 42-33 LOSS TO NEB (2026-01-22)
Valley Sports Report
ROME, Pa. — Northeast Bradford jumped out to an eight-point first-quarter lead, and Athens never recovered in a 42-33 loss here Thursday night in NTL girls basketball action. ...more

NTL WRESTLING: ATHENS RALLIES LATE TO TOP TOWANDA, 43-30 (20 PHOTOS) (2026-01-22)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens closed out the match with four straight wins to rally for a 43-30 win over Towanda here Wednesday night in NTL wrestling action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: TIOGA COUNTY RIVALRIES HEADLINE THE NIGHT (2025-01-21)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The renewal of a Tioga County girls basketball rivalry, along with a pair of girls wrestling matches at Tioga headline Thursday's high school sports docket in the Valley.
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(UPDATED) NTL SWIMMING: ATHENS GIRLS WIN FINAL REALY TO PULL OUT WINS OVER SELINSGROVE, JERSEY SHORE; WILDCAT BOYS WIN BIG (2026-01-21)
Valley Sports Report
SELINSGROVE — The Athens girls won the meet-closing 400-yard freestyle relay to pull out wins over Selinsgrove and Jersey Shore here Tuesday afternoon, while the Wildcat boys, led by quad-winner junior Brayden Pettitt, rolled to wins over short-handed teams in non-league swimming action. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: ATHENS RIDES HOT START TO 72-19 WIN OVER CANTON (2026-01-21)
Valley Sports Report
CANTON — Athens got off to a blazing hot start, and rolled to a 72-19 win over Canton here Wednesday night in NTL boys basketball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SECTION IV WRESTLING DUALS TAKE CENTER STAGE WEDNESDAY (2026-01-21)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The Section IV, Division 2 Wrestling Duals headlines a busy Wednesday night of action in the Valley, but there's also an NTL match with Athens hosting longtime rival Athens. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: CANTON RALLIES PAST ATHENS, 31-25 (11 PHOTOS) (2026-01-20)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Canton closed the game strong, and rallied for a 31-25 win over Athens here Tuesday night in NTL girls basketball action.
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NTL JV BOYS BASKETBALL: ATHENS PULLS AWAY LATE IN 46-28 WIN OVER TOWANDA (2026-01-20)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens built an eight-point lead through three quarter, then finished off the game with a 10-0 run in a 46-28 win over Towanda here Saturday afternoon in NTL junior varsity boys basketball action. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: ELMIRA'S CAPILLI NAMED 'BOYS SOCCER PLAYER OF YEAR;' VALLEY WELL-REPRESENTED ON ALL-REGION TEAMS (2026-01-20)
The Sports Reports
It was a big year for soccer teams on both sides of the border, and no one had a better season than Elmira’s Luca Capilli, earning him The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm All-Region "Boys’ Soccer Player of the Year." ...more

ON TAP TODAY: BASKETBALL TAKES CENTER STAGE TUESDAY NIGHT (2026-01-20)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Basketball takes center stage Tuesday night with the Athens and Sayre girls, and the Tioga boys hosting league rivals on the hardwoods. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WINDSOR GIRLS WRESTLING TOURNEY ONLY EVENT ON DOCKET (2026-01-19)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The Waverly and Tioga girls wrestling teams are at the Windsor Lady Black Knight Invitational, and it's the only event on Monday's schedule.
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VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: TIOGA'S KITHCART, ATHENS' PANEK NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-01-19)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Tioga junior Gavin Kithcart had a monster game to help Tioga to a big win, and Athens senior Evelyn Panek turned in a strong performance at Tunkhannock Swimming & Diving Invite. They are the VSR / Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Jan. 17. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: WRESTLING TAKES CENTER STAGE WITH SECTION IV DUALS, IAC, STAC CHAMPIONSHIPS (2026-01-18)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Wrestling takes center stage this week with the Windsor Girls Invitational kicking things off Monday, the Section IV Division 2 Duals on Wednesday, and the IAC and STAC Championships on Saturday
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NTL SWIMMING: PANEK, PETTITT, HICKS PACE ATHENS' EFFORTS AT TUNKHANNOCK INVITE (2026-01-17)

ATHENS GIRLS' 200 FREE RELAY BREAKS SCHOOL RECORD

Valley Sports Report
TUNKHANNOCK — Senior Evelyn Panek, and juniors Brayden Pettitt and Eli Hicks each registered four top-four finishes to pace Athens here Saturday at the Tunkhannock Swimming & Diving Invitational. ...more

NTL GIRLS WRESTLING: NASON, RATHBUN LEAD ATHENS TO SECOND-PLACE FINISH AT COAL CRACKER INVITE (7 PHOTOS) (2026-01-17)
Valley Sports Report
JIM THORPE, Pa. — Led by seniors Leah Nason and Hanna Rathbun, Athens sent four wrestlers to the podium and finished second in the team standings at the rugged Coal Cracker Girls Wrestling Invite.
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NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: KEMP, FRIEND POWER ATHENS TO 72-62 WIN OVER TOWANDA (2026-01-17)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens coach Jim Lister has been pleased with his team's play on the defensive end. On Saturday afternoon, the Wildcat offense was on full display in a 72-62 win over Towanda in NTL boys basketball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY-TIOGA WRESTLING MATCH; THREE MATINEE HOOP GAMES HIGHLIGHT SATURDAY'S DOCKET (2026-01-17)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — It's a very busy day in the Valley, with three afternoon boys basketball games — at Athens, Sayre, and Waverly — and the biggest wrestling match in New York State as Tioga invades Waverly in a battle of the top-two ranked teams in the state. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: ATHENS ROLLS IN 47-14 ROUT OF WELLSBORO (24 PHOTOS) (2026-01-16)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens turned in a stellar performance on both ends of the floor in a 47-14 rout of Wellsboro here Friday night in NTL Large School Division girls basketball action.
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