WEEK 6 PICKS: COULD VALLEY TEAMS GO 4-0 FOR SECOND WEEK IN A ROW? (2026-10-01)
Week 6 of the high school football season is upon us, and the four Valley teams have a chance to go 4-0 for the second weekend in a row since the first two weekends in 2021. Last week was the first time Valley teams have gone 4-0 since Oct. 9, 2021. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 5 PICKS — COULD VALLEY TEAMS GO UNBEATEN? (2026-09-24)
Week 5 of the high school season is upon us, and "Football Friday" will be pre-empted by "Thursday Night Football" as Athens hosts Towanda under the lights at Alumni Stadium.
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FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 4 PICKS — COULD ALL FOUR VALLEY TEAMS FIND THE WIN COLUMN? (2026-09-18)
Week 4 of the high school football season is upon us, and all four Valley teams have a legitimate shot to bring home wins.
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FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 3 PICKS — THREE OF FOUR VALLEY TEAMS FACE TOUGH CHALLENGES (2026-09-11)
Week 3 of the high school football season has three of the four Valley teams pitted against very tough opponents, while Athens is a big favorite in its home game against Cowanesque Valley. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 2 PICKS —  ALL FOUR VALLEY SQUADS FACE TOUGH FOES (2026-09-04)
New York State kicks off its football schedule this week, while Pa. ramps up in Week 2 of its schedule. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: VSR'S PIGSKIN PROGNOSTICATORS BACK AT IT WITH WEEK 1 PICKS (2026-08-28)
The 2026 Pa. high school football season is upon us, with a full slate of NTL games, including a home game for Sayre, and a season-opening road trip for Athens.
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FROM THE PRESS BOX: VSR KICKS OFF 18TH YEAR OF COVERAGE — BUCKLE UP! IT'S GOING TO BE A WILD RIDE (2026-08-16)
Valley Sports Report kicks off its 18th year of high school and youth sports coverage in the Valley Monday, and I have a feeling it's going to be another great year. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: VALLEY SPORTS REPORT CELEBRATES 17TH ANNIVERSARY (2026-08-10)
Monday marked 17 years since Valley Sports Report launched and it's been one hell of a ride.

While the site turns 17, I turned 60 in January, and that has a lot of people asking "when are you going to hang up the press pass and retire." ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: SAYRE VOLLEYBALL TOPS BAKER'S DOZEN 'STORYLINES OF 2025-26' (2026-07-01)
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: WAVERLY BASEBALL, AIELLO'S RETIREMENT TOP SUPER 7 STORYLINES OF THE SPRING (2026-06-22)
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

FROM THE PRESS BOX: A LOOK INTO THE CRYSTAL BALL AT THE 2027 BASEBALL SEASON (2026-06-20)
The 2026 baseball season was historic for the Waverly Wolverines, while Athens and Tioga both returned to the postseason, and Sayre struggled through another season.
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FROM THE PRESS BOX: A LOOK INTO THE CRYSTAL BALL AT THE 2027 SOFTBALL SEASON (2026-06-18)
The 2026 softball season saw some very positive results for three of the four Valley squads, and as we look ahead to 2027, all three of those teams should see similar results. ...more

FROM PRESS ROW: DEATH OF BRETT OWEN IS MUCH MORE THAN LOSS OF A COACH (2026-05-24)
By BRIAN FEES
It was the same thing each wrestling season.

Show up to Horseheads wrestling season and you would be greeted by Brett Owen’s huge smile.  ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WRESTLING DOMINATES 'SUPER 7 STORYLINES OF THE WINTER' (2026-04-10)
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: SAYRE VOLLEYBALL TOPS 'BAKER'S DOZEN TOP STORIES OF 2025' (2026-01-01)
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: SAYRE VOLLEYBALL, TIOGA FOOTBALL TOP SUPER 7 'STORYLINES OF THE FALL' (2025-12-31)
 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: WEEK 16 PICKS — IT'S STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND (2025-12-05)
This is it. The weekend every program strives to reach, but very few ever do. It's state championship weekend.

Tioga will play for its fifth state title this afternoon, while Southern Columbia also takes the field today seeking its 15th PIAA title. On Saturday afternoon, Chenango Forks seeks its eighth title. ...more

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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