SECTION IV FOOTBALL: TIOGA'S AIELLO, WAVERLY'S MILLER ADMIRE OTHER'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND THE OTHER'S QUARTERBACK (2023-09-08)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Tioga’s Nick Aiello and Waverly’s Jason Miller are two of the most successful football coaches in Section IV, and they both admire what the other has accomplished. The duo also agree the other’s quarterback is special. ...more

SECTION IV FIELD HOCKEY: TIOGA'S WORTHING LOOKING FOR EXPERIENCE, INFUSION OF YOUTH TO LEAD TO IMPROVED 2023 (2023-09-06)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — The Tioga field hockey team is coming off a 1-win season, but that win snapped a 33-game losing streak, and coach Aubrey Worthing is looking for experience and an infusion of young talent will lead to improvement in 2023. ...more

IAC VOLLEYBALL: FORD SAYS TIOGA STILL 'A WORK IN PROGRESS' AS 2023 SEASON TIPS OFF (2023-09-05)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — The defending Section IV, Class C champion Tioga opens the season tonight at Whitney Point, but longtime volleyball coach Des Ford said the Lady Tigers are still “a work in progress.” ...more

STAC VOLLEYBALL: NEW COACH BRINGS IMPRESSIVE PEDIGREE TO WAVERLY; SEES POTENTIAL IN LADY WOLVERINES IN 2023 (2023-09-05)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Hailee Herc may be a newcomer to the Waverly volleyball sidelines, but she begins her time at the reigns of the Lady Wolverine program with quite a pedigree. ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: 'SPECIAL GROUP' OF WAVERLY SENIORS POISED TO MAKE RUN AT SECTION IV TITLE REPEAT IN 2023 (2023-09-01)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly graduated some key seniors from its 2022 Section IV, Class C title team, but Jason Miller knows he has a “special group” of seniors, led by two-time all-state QB Joey Tomasso, returning to make a run at a title repeat in 2023. ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: TIOGA'S AIELLO BELIEVES TIGERS HUNGRY FOR ANOTHER STATE TITLE (2023-09-01)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Tioga has won 27 straight games, five consecutive Section IV, Class D titles, and back-to-back state titles. Are the Tigers motivated to extend all those streaks? ...more

STAC BOYS SOCCER: WAVERLY'S RYCK KNOW HIS TEAM WILL FACE CHALLENGES IN STAC DEBUT IN 2023 (2023-09-01)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly boys soccer coach Eric Ryck likes the look of his team heading into the 2023 season, but is wary of the great unknown — the program’s first year in the Southern Tier Athletic Conference. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: ATHENS' HANSON HOPES 'RESILIENCY, VERSATILITY' LEADS TO GOOD THINGS IN 2023 (2023-08-31)
BY TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens volleyball coach Heather Hanson is hoping her team’s resiliency and versatility will lead to good things in 2023. ...more

IAC GIRLS SOCCER: TIOGA'S WALSH LOOKING TO COMPETE, 'CHANGE CULTURE' IN 2023 (2023-08-31)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — After several years of battling to field a full 11, the Tioga girls soccer team has 18 on its roster, and longtime coach Jim Walsh is hoping 2023 will be the first step in “changing the culture” surrounding the program. ...more

NTL BOYS SOCCER: ATHENS' LEZAK LOOKING FOR IMPROVEMENT IN 2023 (2023-08-31)
BY TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Longtime coach Jake Lezak has built the Athens boys soccer program into one of the best in the region, regardless of sport, but 2022 wasn’t quite up to his standards. He’s looking for an improved 2023. ...more

NT GIRLS SOCCER: ATHENS' PITTS HOPES DEPTH, INFUSION OF YOUNG TALENT LEADS TO SUCCESS IN 2023 (2023-08-30)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens girls soccer coach Rich Pitts is excited about his team’s depth, and an infusion of young talent into the program. He believes it could lead to a successful 2023 season. ...more

IAC BOYS SOCCER: TIOGA COACH LOOKING FOR BIG IMPROVEMENT FROM TIGERS IN 2023 (2023-08-30)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Tioga boys soccer coach Adam Layman is looking for his Tigers to make a run at .500 or better in 2023. ...more

STAC GIRLS SOCCER: EXPERIENCED, BUT YOUNG WAVERLY ENTERS NEW FRONTIER IN 2023 — THE STAC (2023-08-30)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Longtime Waverly girls soccer coach Tara Hogan says her Lady Wolverines are experienced, but young heading into a new frontier in 2023 — the Southern Tier Athletic Conference (STAC). ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: SAYRE COACH LIKES TEAM'S POTENTIAL IN 2023 AS HE SEEKS TO REBUILD PROGRAM (2023-08-29)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Second-year Sayre volleyball coach Severin Barbagallo is excited about the Lady Redskins’ potential, and is looking to build toward success in 2023. ...more

NTL FOOTBALL: FIRST-YEAR COACH SEES POTENTIAL IN 2023 REDSKINS (2023-08-24)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — First-year Sayre football coach Ricky Lindblad sees a lot of potential in the 2023 Redskins, despite the fact the program has not played a varsity game since 2021. ...more

NTL FOOTBALL: DESPITE YOUTH, ATHENS' BRADLEY BELIEVES WILDCATS 'COULD BE DANGEROUS' IN 2023 (2023-08-24)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — First-year Athens football coach Shawn Bradley will have a great deal of company in terms of varsity rookies, but he believes his youngsters are talented enough to make the Wildcats, who open the season tonight at Line Mountain, dangerous in 2023. ...more

PIAA BASEBALL: ATHENS' HORTON NAMED TO INAUGURAL NEPA BASEBALL COACHES ALL-REGION TEAM (2023-07-26)
Valley Sports Report
Athens’ Lucas Horton has been named to the inaugural Northeast Pa. Baseball Coaches Association Big School All-Region baseball team, which is comprised of the top 25 players from PIAA Districts 2, 4, and 11. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: WAVERY'S TOMASSO NAMED 2022-23 ALL-REGION 'BOYS ATHLETE OF THE YEAR;' VALLEY WELL-REPRESENTED IN BAKER'S DOZEN (2023-07-12)
The Sports Reports
First-team all-state in two sports, and all-Region in the third, Waverly junior Joey Tomasso is now The Sports Reports' 2022-23 All-Region “Boys Athlete of the Year.” ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: CORNING'S DiNARDO TOPS BAKER'S DOZEN AS 2022-23 GIRLS 'ATHLETE OF THE YEAR;' ONE VALLEY ATHLETE MAKES THE LIST (2023-07-12)
The Sports Reports
A three-sport star, Corning senior Jenna DiNardo was an All-Region, and an All-State athlete, not to mention an All-American. She is also The Sports Reports 2022-23 All-Region “Girls Athlete of the Year.” ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: NORTHEAST BRADFORD'S KOLESAR NAMED ALL-REGION 'GIRLS NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR;' FOUR VALLEY ATHLETES MAKE THE LIST (2023-07-11)
The Sports Reports
It’s rare for a varsity athlete to earn a state medal in her first year of competition, but Northeast Bradford’s Anaiah Kolesar won two state medals as a freshman this season as part of her strong, three-sport year. She is The Sports Reports’ 2022-23 All-Region “Girls Newcomer of the Year.” ...more