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COLLEGE CROWD: MISSING SOMEONE? (2025-12-01)
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.

CROSS COUNTRY (WOMEN)
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.

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.

SOCCER (MEN'S)
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).

SOFTBALL 
Caydence Macik, Athens, senior, Mansfield;

Aubrey Ennis, Waverly, senior, Brockport;

Bella Romano, Waverly, senior, Nazareth;

Ashlyn VanFleet, Athens, sophomore, Elmira College;

Erin Luther, Tioga, freshman, Morrisville.

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)
Brandon Uhl, Waverly, head coach, Washington & Lee;

Jase Babcock, Athens, freshman, Mercyhurst (D-1).

TRACK & FIELD (WOMEN)
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;

Jenny Ryan, Athens, junior, Muhlenberg College;

Ashlen Croft, Waverly, sophomore, St. John Fisher;

WRESTLING
Gavin Bradley, Athens, senior, Castleton;

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.
...more

College

COLLEGE WRESTLING: TIOGA GRAD BELLIS REACHES FINALS OF SOUTHERN SCUFFLE (2026-01-04)
Valley Sports Report
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Tioga grad Caden Bellis, a freshman on the University of Pennsylvania wrestling team, scored a takedown in the closing seconds of his semi-final match Sunday morning to reach the 174-pound finals here at the Southern Scuffle. ...more

COLLEGE WRESTLING: TIOGA GRAD BELLIS EARNS KEY DECISION IN PENN'S WIN OVER VIRGINIA (2025-12-23)
Valley Sports Report
PHILADELPHIA — Tioga grad Caden Bellis, a freshman on the University of Pennsylvania wrestling team, picked up a key early victory here Monday to help the Quakers to a 24-16 win over Virginia in non-league wrestling action. ...more

WOMEN'S COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY: WAVERLY'S CHAMBERLAIN SIGNS TO RUN CROSS COUNTRY, TRACK AT SLIPPERY ROCK (6 PHOTOS) (2026-12-15)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly senior Mackenzie Chamberlain was excited about her future after a visit to Slippery Rock. So much so, she signed a National Letter-of-Intent Monday to run cross country and track & field there next fall. ...more

WOMEN COLLEGE'S TRACK & FIELD: ATHENS GRAD BRONSON EARNS THIRD-PLACE FINISH IN COLLEGIATE DEBUT AT DIV. I BUCKNELL (2025-12-12)
Valley Sports Report
LEWISBURG, Pa. — After missing the cross country season, Athens grad Sara Bronson made her college debut Saturday at the Bison Indoor Track & Field Opener. ...more

COLLEGE WRESTLING: SEEDED 20TH, ROE (STEVENS IT) FINISHES THIRD AT MILWAUKEE INVITATIONAL (2025-12-10)
Valley Sports Report
MILWAUKEE — Tioga grad Tyler Roe, a sophomore on the Stevens Institute of Technology wrestling team, was seeded 20th, but finished third Saturday here at the Milwaukee School of Engineering Invitational. ...more

COLLEGE SWIMMING: ATHENS GRADS LEONARD, COBB LEAD WILKES TEAMS TO STRONG FINISHES AT ELECTRIC CITY INVITE (2025-12-10)
Valley Sports Report
SCRANTON — Athens grads Josh Leonard, a freshman, and Grace Cobb, a sophomore, both had good performances to help Wilkes University swim teams to strong finishes here at the Electric City Invite ...more

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: ATHENS GRAD BABCOCK POSTS FIRST DOUBLE-DOUBLE OF SEASON IN ELMIRA WIN (2025-12-01)
Valley Sports Report
ELMIRA — Athens grad J.J. Babcock, a senior on the Elmira College men's basketball team, had his first double-double of the season in the Soaring Eagles' 90-84 win over Penn State-Brandywine. ...more

COLLEGE WRESTLING: TIOGA GRAD BELLIS FINISHES EIGHTH AT KEYSTONE CLASSIC (2025-11-30)
Valley Sports Report
PHILADELPHIA — Tioga grad Caden Bellis, a freshman on the Division I Penn wrestling team, bounced back from an opening-round loss to  finish eighth here at the Keystone Classic. ...more

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: ATHENS GRAD LISTER EARNS THIRD-TEAM ALL-EMPIRE 8 CONFERENCE HONORS (2025-11-20)
Valley Sports Report
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Athens grad Mason Lister, a junior on the St. John Fisher football team, was named a third-team selection on the Empire 8 All-Conference team Thursday by a vote of the league's coaches. ...more

WOMEN'S COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD: ATHENS' BURGESS SIGNS TO RUN FOR DIVISION I LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (4 PHOTOS) (2025-11-19)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens senior Abby Burgess opened some eyes last spring with a fourth-place finish in the 100-meter dash at the PIAA Class 3A Track & Field Championships. On Wednesday, Burgess signed a National Letter-of-Intent to run for Division I Lehigh University in a brief ceremony in the high school gymnasium. ...more

WOMEN'S COLLEGE SWIMMING: ATHENS GRADS FISHER, WILLIAMS NOTCH WINS TO HELP MISERICORDIA TO SWEEP OF DOUBLE-DUAL (2025-11-18)
Valley Sports Report
FREDERICK, Md. — Athens grad Taylar Fisher, a junior on the Misericordia women's swim team, was a double-winner, and fellow Athens grad Taegan Williams, also a junior, notched one win in helping Misericordia to victories over Hood College and Lycoming College in a recent double-dual. ...more

COLLEGE WRESTLING: TIOGA GRAD BELLIS WINS DUALS DEBUT IN PENN'S WIN OVER CAMPBELL ON USS YORKTOWN (2025-11-17)
Valley Sports Report
MOUNT PLEASANT S.C. — Tioga grad Caden Bellis, a freshman on the University of Pennsylvania wrestling team, won his collegiate dual meet debut for the Quakers in their 36-6 win over Campbell at the Throwdown on the Yorktown here Saturday on the USS Yorktown. ...more

COLLEGE WRESTLING: TIOGA GRAD BELLIS MAKES COLLEGIATE DEBUT, EARNS FIRST WIN IN FIFTH-PLACE FINISH AT JOURNEYMEN CLASSIC (2025-11-11)
Valley Sports Report
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Tioga grad Caden Bellis, a redshirt freshman on the University of Pennsylvania, made his collegiate debut in a fifth-place finish here Saturday at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic at Freedom High School. ...more

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: ATHENS GRAD LISTER HELPS ST. JOHN FISHER SNAP TWO-GAME SKID WITH WIN OVER MORRISVILLE (2025-11-11)
Valley Sports Report
MORRISVILLE — Athens grad junior Mason Lister put good up numbers for 2 1/2 quarters before exiting the game with an injury as St. John Fisher snapped a two-game losing streak with a 21-7 win over Morrisville here Saturday afternoon. ...more

COLLEGE WRESTLING: TIOGA GRAD ROE PLACES THIRD AT RACICH RUMBLE (2025-11-10)
Valley Sports Report
COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. — Tioga grad Tyler Roe, a sophomore at Stevens Institute of Technology, placed third here Saturday at the Racich Rumble at Ursinus College, and also won his first dual match earlier in the week. ...more

COLLEGE WRESTLING: TIOGA GRAD DUNCANSON WINS BRACKET AT JOURNEYMEN COLLEGIATE CLASSIC (2025-11-10)
Valley Sports Report
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Tioga grad Ousmane Duncanson, a redshirt freshman on the Division I Lock Haven wrestling team, went 4-0 to win the 165-pound Blue Bracket at the 2025 Journeymen Collegiate Classic at Freedom High School. ...more

COLLEGE WRESTLING: TIOGA GRAD SILVESTRI, NOW AT DIV. I BUFFALO, GOES 2-2 AT CLARION OPEN (2025-11-04)
Valley Sports Report
CLARION, Pa. — Tioga grad Gianni Silvestri, a sophomore on the University of Buffalo men's wrestling team, was 2-2 here Saturday in the season-opening Clarion Open. ...more

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: MACHMER CONTINUES STRONG PLAY ON BOTH SIDES OF BALL IN MANSFIELD WIN (2025-11-03)
Valley Sports Report
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. — Athens grad Matt Machmer continued his strong play on both sides of the ball in Mansfield's 32-21 win over Chestnut Hill here Saturday night in sprint football action. ...more

WOMEN'S COLLEGE WRESTLING: TIOGA GRAD BAILEY WINS FIRST TWO COLLEGIATE MATCHES; FINSHES 2-2 AT EAST STROUDSBURG OPEN (2025-11-03)
Valley Sports Report
EAST STROUDSBURG — Tioga grad Kali Bailey, a freshman on the Elmira College women's wrestling team, won her first two collegiate matches here Saturday at the East Stroudsburg Women's Open. ...more

COLLEGE WRESTLING: TIOGA GRAD ROE PLACES FIFTH AT NED McGINLEY INVITATIONAL (2025-11-02)
Valley Sports Report
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Tioga grad Tyler Roe, a sophomore on the Stevens Institute wrestling team, placed fifth in the 165-pound bracket of the Ned McGinley Invitational here Saturday at King's College. ...more

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