COLLEGE CROWD: MISSING SOMEONE? (2026-04-24)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY - We know there are many Valley grads participating in
collegiate athletics that we're not keeping an eye on. So, let us know
who we're missing and we'll make an effort to provide periodic updates
on them as well.
Just drop a note to Tim Birney and we'll add him or her to our database.
Who we're keeping an eye on in 2025-26:
BASEBALL
Dakota Skinner, Tioga, head coach, Corning CC;
Pierce Hendershot, Tioga, assistant coach, Albany;
Brayden Horton, Sayre, senior, Coastal Carolina.; (D1)
Luke Kraft, Athens, junior, Elmira College;
Zach Garrity, Sayre, junior, Mansfield;
Lucas Horton, Sayre, junior, St. John Fisher;
Joey VanAllen, Athens, junior, Cornerstone Univ.;
Jay Pipher, Waverly, sophomore, Brockport;
Shea Bailey, Tioga, freshman, Mercyhurst (D1).
BASKETBALL (MEN'S)
J.J. Babcock, Athens, senior, Elmira College.
BASKETBALL (WOMEN'S)
Addison Westbrook, freshman, RIT.
BOWLING (MEN'S)
Zach Vanderpool, Waverly, junior, McKendree.
Emma Bronson, junior, Athens, Bucknel (D1)l;
Elizabeth Vaughn, Waverly, sophomore, SUNY Cobleskill;
Sara Bronson, freshman, Athens, Bucknell (D1);
Harper Minaker, Waverly, freshman, D'Youville.
EQUESTRIAN (Hunt)
Ayden Johnson, Waverly, sophomore, Morrisville.
FIELD HOCKEY
McKenzie Williams, Tioga, freshman, Morrisville State.
Mackennah Decker, Tioga, sophomore, Keuka College;
Emmah Decker, Tioga, freshman, Keuka College.
FLAG FOOTBALL
Paige Robinson, freshman, D'Youville;
Mackenzie LaForest, sophomore, D'Youville.
FOOTBALL
Mason Lister, Athens, junior, St. John Fisher;
Isaiah Bretz, Waverly, junior, St. John Fisher;
Nate DeLill, Waverly, junior, St. John Fisher;
Joey Tomasso, Waverly, redshirt freshman, William & Mary; (D1-AA)
Karson Sindoni, Tioga, sophomore, Ithaca College;
Aiden Reid, Sayre, sophomore, Mansfield U;
Jacob Benjamin, Waverly, sophomroe, Edinboro; (D2)
Xavier Watson, Waverly, freshman, UConn. (D1);
Tate MaCauley, Tioga, freshman, Edinboro (D2);
Payton Fravel, Waverly, freshman, Hilbert College;
Kaden Bennett, Sayre, freshman, Mansfield;
Matt Machmer, Athens, freshman, Mansfield;
Damian Hudson, Athens, freshman, Mansfield.
Griff Schillmoeller, Waverly, sophomore, Alfred U.;
Charlie Larrabee, Waverly, sophomore, SUNY Broome.
SOCCER (WOMEN'S)
Hannah Walker, Athens, senior, St. Bonaventure (D-1);
Kennedy Westbrook, Waverly, redshirt sophomore, NJIT (D-1).
Caydence Macik, Athens, senior, Mansfield;
Aubrey Ennis, Waverly, senior, Brockport;
Bella Romano, Waverly, senior, Nazareth;
Ashlyn VanFleet, Athens, sophomore, Elmira College;
Makayla Esau, Waverly, freshman, TCCC;
Erin Luther, Tioga, freshman, Morrisville;
Savannah Persun, freshman, Athens.
SWIMMING (MEN)
Ryan Clark, Waverly, junior, Geneseo.
Liam Wright, Waverly, sophomore, Bloomsburg;
Josh Leonard, Athens, freshman, Wilkes.
SWIMMING (WOMEN)
Taegan Williams, Athens, junior, Misericordia;
Taylar Fisher, Athens, junior, Misericordia;
Grace Cobb, Athens, sophomore, Wilkes.
TRACK & FIELD (MEN)
TRACK & FIELD (WOMEN)
Brandon Uhl, Waverly, head coach, Washington & Lee;
Jase Babcock, Athens, freshman, Mercyhurst (D-1).
Julia Walsh, Tioga, senior, Walsh Univ.;
Mariah Nichols, Tioga, senior, Hartford;
Emma Bronson, Athens, junior, Bucknell; (D1)
Emma Pernaselli, Athens, sophomore, East Stroudsburg;
Sara Bronson, Athens, freshman, Bucknell (D1).
VOLLEYBALL
Julia Bellis, Tioga, senior, Bridgewater College;
WRESTLING
Gavin Bradley, Athens, senior, Castleton;Jenny Ryan, Athens, junior, Muhlenberg College;
Ashlen Croft, Waverly, sophomore, St. John Fisher;
Kaden Setzer, Athens, junior, Kent State; (D1)
Mason Welch, Tioga, senior, St. John Fisher.
Ousmane Duncanson, Tioga, redshirt freshman, Lock Haven; (D1)
Gianni Silvestri, Tioga, sophomore, Buffalo; (D1)
Caden Bellis, Tioga, redshirt freshman, Penn; (D1)
Deakon Bailey, Tioga, redshirt freshman, Binghamton; (D1)
Tyler Roe, Tioga, sophomore, Stevens Institute.
WOMEN'S WRESTLING
Mackenzie LaForest, Waverly, sophomore, D'Youville;
Kali Bailey, Tioga, freshman, Elmira College;
Mary Henry, Athens, freshman, Lackawana JC.
