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FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 13 PICKS — SECTION IV, DISTRICT 4 TITLES ON THE LINE (2024-11-15)
Section IV and District 4 championship games, and a couple PIAA state playoff games comprise the regional football schedule in Week 13.
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FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 12 PICKS — POSTSEASON HEATS UP (2024-11-08)
The postseason rolls on in Pa., and gets underway in New York with Waverly at home Friday, and Tioga at a neutral site Saturday in sectional semi-final games. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 11 PICKS — PLAYOFFS IN PA., END OF REGULAR SEASON IN N.Y. (2024-11-01)
Week 10 brings up playoff football South of the Border, and the end of the regular season on the North side.

For Valley teams, Athens is on the road to face top-seeded Shamokin in the District 4, Class 4A semifinals, while Waverly hosts Whitney Point, and Tioga is at Bainbridge-Guilford. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 10 PICKS — RIVALRY WEEKEND IN PA., CLOSING STRECH IN N.Y. (2024-10-25)
It's Week 10 of the high school football season, and that means it's rivalry weekend in Pennsylvania, including the annual "Rusty Rail" game at Athens.
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FROM THE PRESS BOX: WAVERLY-TIOGA BATTLE HEADLINES WEEK 9 PICKS (2024-10-18)

All eyes North of the Border this weekend will be on Haggerty Field Saturday night as Tioga hosts Waverly in a renewal of their fierce rivalry. On Friday, Athens and Sayre are both on the road against non-divisional NTL opponents. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 8 PICKS — CAN VALLEY TEAMS MANAGE THREE WINS? (2024-10-11)
It’s Week 8 of the high school football season, and only one team — Sayre — is at home this weekend.
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FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 7 PICKS — TIOGA, WAVERLY, ATHENS AT HOME (2024-10-04)
It’s Week 7 of the high school football season, and it features three Valley teams at home — Tioga and Waverly on Friday, and Athens on Saturday.
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FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 6 PICKS — CAN WAVERLY TAKE DOWN M-E? (2024-09-26)
It’s Week 6 of the high school football season, and it begins with a pair of games on Thursday, and features a BIG game on Saturday.
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FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 5 PICKS — WAVERLY, TIOGA FACE TOUGH NON-LEAGUE FOES; ATHENS LOOKS TO BOUNCE BACK (2024-09-20)
It’s Week 5 of the high school football season, and there are some good games on the schedule this weekend.

Waverly hosts Horseheads tonight in a battle of unbeatens, while Tioga puts its 43-game win streak on the line against perennial Class C power Chenango Forks in the Tigers’ first road game of the season.
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FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 4 PICKS — CAN VALLEY TEAMS DO BETTER THAN 2-2? (2024-09-12)
Week 4 of the high school football season in the Valley features home games at Waverly, Sayre, and Tioga, as welll as games on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

Waverly and Tioga made successful 2024 debuts last weekend, while Athens had its signature win to this point under second-year coach Shawn Bradley at Canton. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 3 PICKS — ALL FOUR VALLEY TEAMS IN ACTION THIS WEEKEND (2024-09-06)
It’s Week 3 in Pa., and Week 1 in N.Y. Actually, it’s Week Zero in N.Y. … and it’s actually Week 2 in Pa. because it has a Week Zero, too, but no one really knows that. It’s very confusing, and pretty stupid. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: CAN ATHENS AND SAYRE BOTH BOUNCE BACK IN WEEK 2 (2024-08-30)
It’s Week 2 of the Pa. football season, and Athens and Sayre both have an excellent opportunity to bounce back from season-opening losses. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 1 PICKS — ATHENS, SAYRE OPEN ON THE ROAD (2024-08-23)
It’s hard to believe, but it’s time for high school football. Well, at least in Pa. it’s time for “Friday Night Lights.” ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: VALLEY SPORTS REPORT BEGINS 16TH YEAR OF COVERAGE IN THE VALLEY, AND 2024-25 SHOULD BE ANOTHER FUN YEAR (2024-08-12)
Valley Sports Report kicks off its 16th year of high school sports coverage Monday.

I don’t know if it’s possible for the Valley teams to duplicate 2023-24’s success, but I do think we’ll see some accomplishes that surprise us. I also think we’ll see some top-notch individual performances this year. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: VALLEY SPORTS REPORT CELEBRATES 15TH ANNIVERSARY (2024-08-10)
15 years.

Hard to believe, but today marks the 15th anniversary of Valley Sports Report, and I would have never envisioned the site being what it is today, or that there would be four sister sites. ...more

THE FINAL WORD: PUTTING A BOW ON A HISTORIC 2023-24 (2024-06-23)
When I first started Valley Sports Report, I covered athletes like Athens’ Jarred Gambrell, who cleared 50-feet in the triple jump — a PIAA record, Sayre’s Taylor Skerpon, who was an all-state performer in four sports (football, soccer, basketball, and baseball), Waverly’s Kevin Gorman, an all-state running back and linebacker, and Tioga’s Kara McDuffee, a 2,000-point scorer. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: STATE CHAMPS, STATE MEDALISTS DOMINATE BAKER'S DOZEN STORYLINES OF 2023-24 (2024-06-22)
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

THE FINAL WORD: PUTTING A BOW ON THE 2024 SPRING SEASON (2024-06-17)
Looking back at the action this spring, two things jump out at me: Waverly sprinter Ralph Johnson, and the Waverly flag football team.
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FROM THE PRESS BOX: A CRYSTAL BALL LOOK AHEAD TO THE 2025 BASEBALL SEASON (2024-06-14)
The 2024 baseball season in the Valley saw two teams qualify for the postseason, and two teams come up short.
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FROM THE PRESS BOX: A CRYSTAL BALL LOOK AHEAD TO THE 2025 SOFTBALL SEASON (2024-06-12)
The 2024 softball season in the Valley was an interesting one, with four young teams showing improvement as the season progressed.
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