VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WAVERLY'S WILLIAMS HEADLINES SUPER 7 AS 'SWIMMER OF YEAR;' ATHENS ROE, WAVERLY RELAY ALSO EARN TOP HONORS (2021-08-03)
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THE VALLEY — Sophomore Oscar Williams was a four-time winner in a pair of postseason meets to lead Waverly to a first-place finish at the IAC Championships,and a runner-up finish at the Section IV. Class C meet, to earn the 2020-21 Valley Sports Report “Swimmer of the Year.” ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WAVERLY'S HOUSEKNECHT HEADLINES SUPER 7 AS 2021 'BOWLER OF THE YEAR' (2021-08-02)
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THE VALLEY — Sophomore Victoria Houseknecht was tops in nearly every IAC girls bowling category this season, and led Waverly to an unbeaten regular-season, and a season-ending league championship to earn the 2021 Valley Sports Report “Bowler of the Year” honors. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WAVERLY WRIGHT NAMED SUPER 7 MALE 'ATHLETE OF THE FALL' (2021-07-29)
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THE VALLEY — Waverly senior Collin Wright capped a brilliant cross country career with a strong showing at the Section Championships, one that would have earned him a return trip to States. For that, he is the 2020-21 Valley Sports Report Male “Athlete of the Fall. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS' LIECTHY, MILLER SHARE FEMALE 'ATHLETE OF THE FALL' HONORS (2021-07-29)
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THE VALLEY — The Athens volleyball team’s run to the District 2-4 Sub-Regional finals was the story of the fall, and the driving forces on the team were seniors Leah Liechty and Kayleigh Miller who are the 2020-21 Valley Sports Report “Super 7 Female Athletes of the Fall.” ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS' HANSON NAMED 'SUPER 7 COACH OF THE FALL' (2021-07-28)
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THE VALLEY — Heather Hanson guided the Athens volleyball team to its first District championship game appearance in 15 years this fall, and has been named the 2020-21 Valley Sports Report “Coach of the Fall.” ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WAVERLY'S BEEMAN, MINAKER HEADLINE 2020-21 'SUPER 7 NEWCOMERS OF THE FALL' (2021-07-28)
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THE VALLEY — A pair of Waverly athletes — sophomore Ty Beeman and 8th-grader Harper Minaker — are the 2020-21 Boys and Girls “Newcomers of the Fall.”
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VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WOOD REPEATS AS FOOTBALL 'PLAYER OF THE YEAR;' ATHENS' PERNASELLI, YOUNG, WAVERLY'S BEEMAN, TIOGA'S WILLIAMS EARN OTHER TOP HONORS (2021-07-27)
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THE VALLEY — The 2020-21 football seasons was like no other we’ve ever seen, but one thing that was the same: Tioga junior Emmett Wood was unstoppable and repeats as the Valley Sports Report “Player of the Year.” ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: SAYRE'S HUGHEY RECEIVES 'PLAYER OF YEAR' HONORS; ATHENS' ELLIS, SAYRE'S CAMPBELL, HUGHEY EARN OTHER TOP HONORS (2021-07-26)
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THE VALLEY — Junior Mason Hughey led the region in scoring, and helped Sayre back to the District 4 playoffs to earn the 2020-21 Valley Sports Report Boys Soccer “Player of the Year.” ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS' ROE, WAVERLY'S PICCO SHARE 'PLAYER OF YEAR' HONOR; ATHENS' WALKER, PITTS, TIOGA'S HANEY, SAYRE'S MERRILL RECEIVE OTHER TOP HONORS (2021-07-26)
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THE VALLEY — The Valley has been blessed with a string of Division I athletes, including several girls soccer players. Two more — Athens senior Emma Roe and Waverly senior Gabby Picco  share the 2020-21 Valley Sports Report “Player of the Year” honors.
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FROM THE PRESS BOX: THE 2021 VOLLEYBALL SEASON — A PEEK INTO THE CRYSTAL BALL (2021-07-25)
The 2020-21 volleyball season was all about Athens.
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VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: TO THE VICTORS GO THE SPOILS! ATHENS NEARLY SWEEPS MAJOR ALL-VALLEY VOLLEYBALL AWARDS (2021-07-25)
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THE VALLEY — Athens made its first trip to a District finals — albeit the District 2-4 Sub-Regional — in 14 years last fall. It may sound cliche, but it was a total team effort, which will earn the Lady Wildcats the majority of the major awards for the 2020-21 Valley Sports Report “All-Valley” volleyball team. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WAVERLY'S WRIGHT, ATHENS' BRONSON 'RUNNERS OF YEAR;' WAVERLY'S MINAKER, ATHENS' BRONSON EARN OTHER TOP HONORS (2021-07-24)
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THE VALLEY — Waverly senior Collin Wright, and Athens sophomore Emma Bronson are the 2020-21 Valley Sports Report Cross Country “Runners of the Year,” while Waverly 8th-grader Harper Minaker is the “Newcomer of the Year,” and Athens’ Mike Bronson is the “Coach of the Year.” ...more

NEW YORK STATE GIRLS SOCCER: WAVERLY'S PICCO NAMED SECOND-TEAM CLASS B ALL-STATE (2021-07-15)
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SYRACUSE — Waverly grad Gabby Picco was recently received second-team Class B all-state recognition for the 2021 spring season, as selected by the New York State Sportswriters and Coaches Organization for Girls Sports. ...more

PIAA SOFTBALL: ATHENS' SULLIVAN EARNS CLASS AAAA, FIRST-TEAM ALL-STATE HONORS (2021-07-06)
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ATHENS — Recent Athens graduate Harley Sullivan put an exclamation point on her stellar softball career, with her selection to the first-team all-state Class AAAA team as named by the Pennsylvania High School Softball Coaches Association. ...more

NTL SOFTBALL: ATHENS' SULLIVAN LEAGUE'S 'OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF YEAR;' FOUR TEAMMATES HONORED AS ALL-STARS (2021-06-17)
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ATHENS — Athens senior Harley Sullivan was voted the NTL’s “Offensive Player of the Year,” and four of her teammates were named to the NTL all-star teams — two first-team and two second-team — in recent voting by the league’s softball coaches. ...more

IAC SOFTBALL: WAVERLY LANDS TWO ON DIVISIONAL ALL-STAR TEAM; THREE RECEIVE HONORABLE MENTION (2021-06-16)
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WAVERLY — Waverly landed two players on the IAC South Large School Divisional all-star team, and three more on the honorable mention list in recent voting by the division’s coaches. ...more

IAC SOFTBALL: TIOGA PUTS FIVE ON FIRST-TEAM DIVISIONAL ALL-STAR TEAM; ONE HONORABLE MENTION (2021-05-16)
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TIOGA CENTER — The IAC South Small School champion Tioga Lady Tigers had five players honored with selection as first-team divisional all-stars, and one more with honorable mention recognition.
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NTL BASEBALL: HORTONS SWEEP NTL'S TOP HONORS; SIX REDSKINS EARN FIRST-TEAM ALL-STAR HONORS (2 PHOTOS) (2021-06-15)
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SAYRE — To the victors go the spoils.

NTL Small School and District 4, Class AA champion Sayre brought home a majority of the NTL's  top baseball awards, and had six first-team all-star selections in recent voting by the league’s coaches.

Junior Brayden Horton was named the NTL “Player of the Year,” while his cousin, sophomore Lucas Horton, was voted “Pitcher of the Year.” ...more

NTL BASEBALL: SETZER, RUDE EARN FIRST-TEAM ALL-NTL HONORS; SULLIVAN HONORABLE MENTION (2021-06-15)
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>ATHENS — Athens juniors Kaden Setzer and Karter Rude were named all-NTL first-team baseball all-stars, and sophomre Cameron Sullivan received honorable mention recognition in recent voting by the league's coaches. ...more

IAC BASEBALL: FOUR WOLVERINES EARN FIRST-TEAM DIVISIONAL ALL-STAR HONORS; THREE RECEIVE HONORABLE MENTION (2021-06-15)
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WAVERLY — Waverly had four underclassmen named first-team all-IAC Division 3 all-stars, and three more earn honorable mention recognition in recent voting by the division’s coaches. ...more