FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 15 PICKS — STATE SEMIFINALS ON BOTH SIDES OF BORDER (2025-11-29)
We're getting down to the nitty gritty with four Section IV teams, including Tioga and Owego, in the N.Y. state semifinals, and just one District 4 team — Southern Columbia — in the PIAA final four. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 14 PICKS — STATE QUARTERFINALS ON BOTH SIDES OF BORDER (2025-11-21)
The football season is winding down with both the state quarterfinals on tap on both sides of the border.
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FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 13 PICKS — CHAMPIONSHIP GOLD ON THE LINE THIS WEEKEND (2025-11-14)
Championship gold is on the line in Section IV this weekend, while District 4's last title game is the one everyone has been waiting for all year.
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FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 12 PICKS — POSTSEASON IN FULL SWING ON BOTH SIDES OF BORDER (2025-11-07)
The football playoffs are in high gear, with Section IV opening postseason play this weekend, and District 4 in the semi-final and championship round.
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FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 11 PICKS — ATHENS IN POSTSEASON MODE, SECTION IV WRAPS UP REGULAR SEASON (2025-10-31)
Postseason football begins in District 4 this weekend, while Section IV wraps up the regular season.
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FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 10 PICKS — WAVERLY-FORKS, 'RUSTY RAIL' HEADLINE WEEK'S GAMES (2025-10-24)
It's rivalry week South of the Border, but the "Game of the Week" is a budding rivalry with Chenango Forks (ranked No. 1 in Class C) invading Memorial Stadium to take on Waverly (ranked fourth in Class B).
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FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 9 PICKS — WAVERLY, TIOGA IN KEY DIVISIONAL GAMES, WILL THEY COME OUT ON TOP? (2025-10-17)
"Football Friday" carries over into Saturday this weekend with two games each day, including a pair of crucial divisional games in Section IV.
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FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 8 PICKS — WAVERLY HOSTS M-E IN 'GAME OF WEEK' (2025-10-10)
Another weekend of football is upon us, and Waverly hosts Maine-Endwell in a battle of state-ranked teams in the "Game of the Week." ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 7 PICKS — WAVERLY TAKES ON U-E IN BATTLE OF STATE-RANKED TEAMS (2025-10-03)
Another football weekend is upon us, and Waverly's trip to U-E for a battle of state-ranked teams is the obvious choice for "Game of the Week."
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FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 6 PICKS — ALL FOUR VALLEY TEAMS PLAY DIVISIONAL FOES, CAN THEY GO 4-0? (2025-09-26)
All four Valley football teams are playing divisional rivals this weekend, but only Tioga is at home as it opens league play against arch-rival Newark Valley.
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FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 5 PICKS — BIG GAMES FOR TIOGA, ATHENS, WAVERLY (2025-09-19)
Week 5 of "Football Friday" is upon us, and there are some big games on the slate, including a battle of the top two teams in Class D in New York State, with Tioga on the road at Delhi. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 4 PICKS — ATHENS-TROY SHOWDOWN HEADLINES WEEKEND'S ACTION (2025-09-12)
Everyone had the Waverly-Troy game circled on their calendars as a "Game of the Year" candidate well in advance of that contest two weeks ago, but the play of the Athens Wildcats in the first three weeks makes tonight another "Game of the Week" candidate.
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FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 3 PICKS — ATHENS HOSTS CANTON, SAYRE ON THE ROAD (2025-09-05)
It's time for Week 3 of Friday Night Lights with Athens hosting Canton, and Sayre on the road at Montgomery. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WAVERLY-TROY GAME HIGHLIGHTS SCHEDULE — WEEK 2 PICKS (2025-08-29)
Football season kicks off in New York this week, and Waverly will host Troy in the "Game of the Week."

As for the pigskin prognosticators last week? Well, it wasn't good. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: ATHENS, SAYRE OPEN 2025 SEASON AT HOME — WEEK ZERO PICKS (2025-08-22)
If you blinked, summer is over and the 2025 high school football season is upon us.
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FROM THE PRESS BOX: VALLEY SPORTS REPORT CELEBRATES SWEET 16TH (2025-08-10)
Sweet 16!

Today marks the 16th anniversary of Valley Sports Report, and as I've said in the past the only reason my little venture has been as successful as it has been is because high school sports is king in the Valley. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WAVERLY WRESTLING TOPS BAKER'S DOZEN STORYLINES OF 2024-25 (2025-07-04)
I've talked about storylines in the past and how they normally come in one of four realms: the start of a storyline, the continuation of one, the likely culmination of one, or a storyline totally out of the blue. ...more

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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FROM THE PRESS BOX: SUPER 7 STORYLINES OF THE 2024-25 WINTER SEASON (2025-03-31)
I've talked about storylines in the past and how they normally come in one of four realms: the start of a storyline, the continuation of one, the likely culmination of one, or a storyline totally out-of-the-blue. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: A GLIMPSE INTO THE CRYSTAL BALL — A LOOK AHEAD TO THE 2025-26 BOYS AND GIRLS WRESTLING SEASONS (2025-03-28)
The 2024-25 boys wrestling season in the Valley was a good one, especially on the New York side of the border, while the Athens girls were the best of a good lot this winter. ...more