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THE SPORTS REPORTS: IT'S 'ALL-REGION' WEEK FOR SPRING '25 AND YEAR-END AWARDS (2025-07-25)

The Sports Reports
It’s "All-Region" week for the 2025 spring sports season, which will be followed by our year-end awards.

The Sports Reports, which covers 24 school districts in four counties — Chemung and Tioga counties in N.Y., and Tioga and Bradford counties in Pa. — and Corning will honor the top student-athletes in each sport, the top newcomers and athletes — both male and female — of the spring sports season, and the top coaches from our coverage areas.

"All-Region" week begins Thursday and stretches through next Thursday.. The 2024-25 All-Region year-end awards will be doled out July 26-27.

The schedule is as follows:

THURSDAY
All-Region Golf;
All-Region Boys Tennis;
All-Region Girls Track & Field;

FRIDAY
All-Region Boys Track & Field.

SATURDAY
All-Region Girls Lacrosse;
All-Region Flag Football.

SUNDAY
All-Region Boys Lacrosse;
All-Region Softball.

MONDAY
All-Region Baseball.
All-Region Coaches of the Spring;

WEDNESDAY
All-Region Female Newcomers of the Spring;
All-Region Male Newcomers of the Spring.

THURSDAY
All-Region Female Athletes of the Spring;
All-Region Male Athletes of the Spring.

SATURDAY, JULY 26

All-Region 2024-25 Female Newcomers of the Year;
All-Region 2024-25 Male Newcomers of the Year.
All-Region 2024-25 Coaches of the Year;

SUNDAY, JULY 27

All-Region 2024-25 Female Athletes of the Year;
All-Region 2024-25 Male Athletes of the Year. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: IT'S ALL-VALLEY WEEK (2025-06-24)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The 2024-25 high school sports season has come to an end, and over the next two-plus weeks, Valley Sports Report will put the finishing touches on it with "All-Valley" honors for the 2025 spring season, as well as our year-end awards.

"All-Valley Week," which honors the top athletes, newcomers, and coaches in each sport, as well as "Crystal Ball" prognostications for the 2025 spring seasons, begins Tuesday and wraps up Sunday.

Beginning July 1, VSR will put a bow on the entire school year with its year-end awards, culminating Sunday, July 6 with "The Final Word on 2024-25."

The schedule is as follows:

TUESDAY
All-Valley Golf Super 7;
All-Valley Softball Super 7;
Crystal Ball look ahead to the 2026 softball season.

WEDNESDAY
All-Valley Girls Track & Field Super 7;
All-Valley Boys Track & Field Super 7;

THURSDAY
All-Valley Baseball Super 7;
Crystal Ball look ahead to the 2026 baseball season.

FRIDAY
Super 7 Girls Newcomers of the Spring;
Super 7 Boys Newcomers of the Spring;

SATURDAY
Super 7 Storylines of the Spring.
Super 7 Coaches of the Spring;

SUNDAY
Super 7 Girls Athletes of the Spring;

Super 7 Boys Athletes of the Spring.

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TUESDAY, JULY 1
2024-25 Super 7 Girls Newcomers;
2024-25 Super 7 Boys Newcomers;

THURSDAY, JULY 3
2024-25 Super 7 Girls Athletes of the Year;
2024-25 Super 7 Coaches of the Year;

FRIDAY, JULY 4
2024-25 Super 7 Boys Athletes of the Year;
Baker's Dozen Top Storylines of the 2024-25 Sports Year.

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NTL CROSS COUNTRY: SAYRE'S JUNIOR HIGH NUMBERS UP AS REBUILD CONTINUES (2025-09-09)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — The Sayre varsity cross country team has just two runners in 2025, but there is hope on the horizon.
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NTL GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY: EXPERIENCED ATHENS TEAM SEEKS TO MAINTAIN SUCCESS IN 2025 (2025-09-09)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — The Wildcats lost their top runner from 2024, but the Athens girls cross country teams return a lot of experienced runners and is looking for the same level of success it's accustom to in 2025. ...more

NTL BOYS CROSS COUNTRY: ATHENS LOOKING TO BE COMPETITIVE BEHIND STRONG TRIO OF EXPERIENCED RUNNERS IN 2025 (2025-09-09)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens boys cross country coach Mike Bronson is looking for the same thing he does every year: improvement throughout the season to be ready for Districts.
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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

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: TIOGA AIMS TO RECLAIM TOP SPOT IN CLASS D IN 2025 (2025-08-28)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Tioga battled through a slew of injuries in 2024 to reach the Section IV, Class D championship game, but saw its six-year title run come to an end with a one-point overtime loss to Delhi. In 2025, longtime coach Nick Aiello says his team is hungry to reclaim that title. ...more

STAC GIRLS SOCCER: WAVERLY'S HOGAN LIKES TEAM'S VERSATILITY, BUT YOUTH AND BUMP UP TO CLASS A MAKE FOR TOUGHER ROAD TO SECTIONAL REPEAT (2025-08-28)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly girls soccer coach Tara Hogan sees a lot of versatility in her returning players, but graduating four starters from the program's first-ever Section IV champ, and a bump up to Class A for the Wolverines will make the road to a second title that much more difficult. ...more

IAC GIRLS SOCCER: TIOGA'S POTTER HAS 'HIGH HOPES' FOR TIGERS IN 2025 (2025-08-27)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Second-year Tioga girls soccer Emily Potter has some good experience returning from a playoff team, and much of it is still young, which gives her "high hopes" for 2025. ...more

NTL BOYS SOCCER: FIRST-YEAR ATHENS COACH SAYS WILDCATS' HAVE SIGHTS SET ON 'BATTLING FOR NTL TITLE' (2025-08-26)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Despite having a young team, first-year Athens boys soccer coach Travis Reynard says the Wildcats have their sights set on "battling for an NTL title" in 2025. ...more

IAC BOYS SOCCER: FIRST-YEAR TIOGA COACH EXCITED TO GET 2025 SEASON UDERWAY (2025-08-26)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — First-year Tioga boys soccer coach Donnie Van Dusen is hoping his team's hard work, positivity, and communication will pay dividends in 2025. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: FIRST-YEAR SAYRE COACH LIKES WHAT HE SEES HEADING INTO 2025 SEASON (2025-08-26)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — First-year Sayre volleyball coach Colby Sangrey likes what he sees from his young team as it heads into the 2025 season. ...more

NTL GIRLS SOCCER: ATHLETICISM, TEAM CHEMISTRY HAS ATHENS' PITTS OPTIMISTIC HEADING INTO 2025 (2025-08-25)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athleticism and team chemistry has longtime Athens girls soccer coach Rich Pitts optimistic heading into the 2025 season.
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STAC BOYS SOCCER: WAVERLY'S RANKIN HOPING HARD WORK LEADS TO IMPROVEMENT IN 2025 (2025-08-25)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Second-year Waverly boys soccer coach Jon Rankin is hoping hard work in the offseason can help deliver the Wolverines an improved season on the pitch in 2025.
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STAC BOYS GOLF: NUMBERS, EXPERIENCE HAVE WAVERLY'S FELT LOOKING FOR IMPROVEMENT IN 2025 (2025-08-25)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly boys golf coach Marc Felt has good numbers, and some experience returning, which makes him believe the Wolverines can improve on last year's 2-12 record in 2025. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: ATHENS' DARROW LIKES ENERGY, WORK ETHIC OF YOUNG TEAM HEADING INTO 2025 SEASON (2025-08-25)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens volleyball coach Heather Darrow has an almost completely new varsity roster, but she likes its energy and work ethic heading into the 2025 season.
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NTL FOOTBALL: BRADLEY LOOKING FOR WILDCATS TO 'PLAY HARD EVERY PLAY' IN 2025 (2025-08-22)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens returns a wealth of talent, and coach Shawn Bradley believes if the Wildcats play hard "things will take care of themselves" in 2 ...more

NTL FOOTBALL: SAYRE'S LINDBLAD HAS LOFTY GOALS FOR YOUNG REDSKINS IN 2025 (2025-08-21)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Sayre graduated eight seniors from a 1-9 team in 2024, but coach Ricky Lindblad has his sights set high for the young Redskins in 2025. ...more

NTL GOLF: FIRST-YEAR COACH WELCOMES CHALLENGE TO DEFEND NTL, DISTRICT TITLES IN 2025 (2025-08-10)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — The Athens golf team is coming off its first-ever District 4 title, has won four straight NTL titles, and is riding a 22-match league win streak. ...more

NTL GOLF: SAYRE COACH EXPECTS IMPROVEMENT FROM TEAM IN 2025 (2025-08-10)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — The Sayre golf team opens its season Monday at the Towanda Country Club and second-year coach Jordan Claypool is confident the Redskins will show some improvement in 2025.
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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

THE SPORTS REPORTS: TROY'S WOODWARD NAMED 'BOYS ATHLETE OF THE YEAR;' TWO VALLEY BOYS EARN ALL-REGION NOD (2025-07-27)
The Sports Reports
Troy's Evan Woodward had a senior year that the vast majority of people can only dream of, leading the school's first-ever state title team on the gridiron, winning a District title on the hardwoods, and putting together a good rookie season on the diamond. He is The Sports Reports' 2024-25 "Boys Athlete of the Year." ...more

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