VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS FLYNN NAMED 'PLAYER, NEWCOMER OF YEAR;' WAVERLY'S AULT, SHAW, TIOGA' BAILEY,. DEMBER, ATHENS' THETGA, HAVENS ALSO EARN TOP HONORS (2025-06-26)
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THE VALLEY — Athens sophomore Brady Flynn made an immediate impact at the plate, and on the mound in his first varsity season, and was a key component  in the Wildcats' turnaround  season. He is the 2025 Valley Sports Report "Baseball Player of the Year."
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DISTRICT 15 LITTLE LEAGUE (MINORS): ATHENS FALLS AT RTL (2025-06-25)
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WYALUSING — RTL scored early and often in a 20-0 three-inning win over Athens here Thursday night in the semifinals of the District 15 Little League Minors Division baseball playoffs.
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DISTRICT 15 LITTLE LEAGUE (JUNIORS): SOUTHERN TIOGA-BREON TOPS ATHENS, 10-4, TO WIN DISTRICT TITLE (10 PHOTOS) (2025-06-25)
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ATHENS — Athens jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead, but Southern Tioga-Breon rallied for a 10-4 win to capture the District 15 Little League baseball Juniors Division title here Wednesday evening.
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VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: TIOGA'S ALBRECHT NAMED 'BOYS TRACK & FIELD ATHLETE OF YEAR;" ATHENS' BABCOCK, TIOGA'S EARLEY, PALMER, GUTIERREZ ALSO EARN TOP HONORS (2025-06-25)
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THE VALLEY — Tioga junior Gavin Albrecht achieved new heights — literally — to win a New York State title in the pole vault. He is the Valley Sports Report "Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year."
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VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS' BURGESS 'GIRLS TRACK & FIELD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR;' TIOGA'S ROSSI, WAVERLY'S TWEDT, JUDSON, SOPRANO, ATHENS' BRONSONS ALSO EARN TOP HONORS (2025-06-25)
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THE VALLEY — Despite a move up to Class 3A, Athens junior Abby Burgess earned a medal at the PIAA Track & Field Championships. She is the Valley Sports Report's "Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year."
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FROM THE PRESS BOX: A GLIMPSE INTO THE CRYSTAL BALL — A LOOK AHEAD TO THE 2026 SOFTBALL SEASON (2025-06-24)
The 2025 softball season was a very good one — historic for one school, in the Valley with three of the four teams qualifying for the postseason.
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DISTRICT 15 LITTLE LEAGUE (11U): ATHENS RALLIES TO EDGE SAYRE, 3-2; GAME ENDS ON TRIPLE PLAY (2025-06-24)
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ATHENS — Athens scored an unearned run in the bottom of the fifth inning to complete a come-from-behind, 3-2, win over Sayre, but only after a game-ending triple play in the top of the sixth in the consolation bracket semifinals of the District 15 Little League 11U baseball playoffs here on a hot Monday evening. ...more

DISTRICT 15 LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL (MINORS): ATHENS FALLS 1-0 TO SOUTHERN TIOGA IN 1-HITTER DUEL (12 PHOTOS) (2025-06-24)
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ATHENS — It was a pitcher's duel in the truest sense of the word. In an exchange of 1-hitters, Southern Tioga edged Athens, 1-0, in the winner's bracket finals of the District 15 Little League Minors Division softball playoffs here on a blistering hot Tuesday evening. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS' HILEY TOPS ALL-VALLEY SOFTBALL SUPER 7 AS 'PLAYER OF YEAR;" TIOGA'S FEEKO, KITHCART, WAVERLY'S DOUGLAS, ATHENS' FINAN, WENDELA ALSO RECIEVE TOP HONORS (2025-06-24)
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THE VALLEY — Sophomore Gretchan Hiley had a season for ages, and led Athens to its first-ever District 4 title. She headlines the 2025 Valley Sports Report All-Valley Super 7 as the "Softball Player of the Year."
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VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS' HICKS NAMED 'GOLFER OF YEAR;' WAVERLY'S ROBINSON, ATHENS' OWEN, PIENTKA ALSO EARN TOP HONORS (2025-06-24)
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THE VALLEY — Athens sophomore Eli Hicks had a stellar regular season and parlayed it into a strong performance at States. He is the 2024-25 Valley Sports Report "Golfer of the Year." ...more

DISTRICT 15 LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL (MAJORS): ATHENS ADVANCES TO CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND WITH 8-1 WIN OVER TROY (23 PHOTOS) (2025-06-23)
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ATHENS — Athens scored six runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to blow open a close game on its way to an 8-1 win over Troy here in the winner's bracket finals of the District 15 Little League softball Majrs Division playoffs here on a scorching hot Monday evening. ...more

DISTRICT 15 LITTLE LEAGUE (JUNIORS): ATHENS PULLS AWAY LATE IN 12-6 WIN OVER SOUTHERN TIOGA-BRANT; ADVANCES TO CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND (2025-06-23)
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ATHENS — Athens scored four runs in the top of the sixth inning to break open a tie game, and four more in the seventh to put away a 12-6 win over Southern Tioga-Brant in the consolation bracket finals of the District 15 Little League Juniors Division baseball playoffs here on a scorching hot Monday evening.
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DISTRICT 15 LITTLE LEAGUE (11U): WELLSBORO HOLDS OFF ATHENS, 6-4, IN SEMIFINALS (20 PHOTOS) (2025-06-21)
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ATHENS — Wellsboro built a six-run lead midway through the game and held on for a 6-4 win over Athens here in the semifinals of the District 15 Little League baseball 11U baseball playoffs on a steamy Sunday evening. ...more

DISTRICT 15 LITTLE LEAGUE (MAJORS): ATHENS BLANKS TUNKHANNOCK, 7-0; ADVANCES TO SEMIFINALS (24 PHOTOS) (2025-06-22)
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ATHENS — E.J. Glielmi and Brady Shores combined on a 3-hitter to lead Athens to a 7-0 win over Tunkhannock in the quarterfinals of the District 15 Little League baseball playoffs here on a scorching hot Sunday afternoon. ...more

DISTRICT 15 LITTLE LEAGUE (MINORS): ATHENS RIDES BIG INNING TO 13-6 COME-FROM-BEHIND WIN OVER BLUE RIDGE IN QUARTERFINALS (2025-06-21)
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NEW MILFORD — Athens used an eight-run fourth-inning outburst to erase a five-run deficit en route to a 13-6 win over Blue Ridge in the quarterfinals of the District 15 Little League Minors Division baseball playoffs.
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DISTRICT 15 LITTLE LEAGUE (JUNIORS): ATHENS FALLS TO SOUTHERN TIOGA-BREON, 11-1, IN WINNER'S BRACKET FINALS (24 PHOTOS) (2025-06-21)
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ATHENS — Southern Tioga-Breon broke open a close game with a seven-run fourth inning on its way to an 11-1 win over Athens here Saturday afternoon in the winner's brackets finals of the District 15 Little League Juniors Division baseball playoffs. ...more

DISTRICT 4 FOOTBALL: TOWANDA'S VANDERPOOL SCORES GAME-WINNER; ATHENS DUO CONTRIBUTES IN NORTH'S 20-14 WIN OVER SOUTH (2025-06-21)
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TOWANDA — Playing on his home field one last time, Towanda’s Riley Vanderpool patiently waited to put his mark on the UPMC District IV Senior All-star Game here Friday. That finally came with 4:21 left to play as Vanderpool scrambled 12 yards to paydirt to push the North to a 20-14 win over the South.
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DISTRICT 15 LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL (MINORS): ATHENS EDGES TOWANDA, 2-1; ADVANCES TO WINNER'S BRACKET FINALS (24 PHOTOS) (2025-06-20)
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ATHENS — Hadley Liechty pitched a 3-hitter, and Amelia Braunbeck and Riley Shores delivered key hits to lift Athens to a 2-1 win over Towanda here Friday evening in the semifinals of the District 15 Little League softball Minors Division playoffs.
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DISTRICT 15 LITTLE LEAGUE (MINORS): ATHENS RIDES 15-RUN FIRST-INNING TO 21-7 WIN OVER MONTROSE (2025-06-19)
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ATHENS — Athens plated 15 runs in the top of the first inning, and cruised to a 21-7 win over Montrose here Thursday night in the opening round of bracket play in the District 15 Little League Minors Division baseball playoffs. ...more

DISTRICT 15 LITTLE LEAGUE (11U): ATHENS RALLIES FOR WILD, 13-12, WALK-OFF WIN OVER WELLSBORO; ADVANCES TO WINNER'S BRACKET FINALS (9 PHOTOS) (2025-06-19)
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ATHENS — Landon Briggs and Parker Collum came through in the clutch as Athens scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to rally for a wild back-and-forth, 13-12, win over Wellsboro here Thursday evening in the semifinals of the District 15 Little League Minors Division baseball playoffs.
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