NEW YORK STATE FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION AWARD HIGHEST CLASS D HONORS TO TIOGA'S AIELLO, WOOD (2020-01-14)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Tioga’s Nick Aiello has been named the New York State Class D “Coach of the Year,” and sophomore Emmett Wood the Class D “Player of the Year” by the New York State Football Coaches Association. ...more

NEW YORK STATE FOOTBALL: WOOD BROTHERS, WORTHING EARN FIRST-TEAM ALL-STATE HONORS FOR TIOGA; WILLIAMS, HOWARD NAMED TO SECOND TEAM (2020-01-08)
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TIOGA CENTER — Tioga advanced to the Class D state semifinals, and had five players recognized with all-state honors, including first-team selections sophomore Emmett Wood, and seniors Brady Worthing and Dom Wood. ...more

NEW YORK STATE FOOTBALL: WAVERLY'S HALLETT EARNS SECOND-TEAM ALL-STATE CLASS B HONORS; McCARTY HONORABLE MENTION (2020-01-08)
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WAVERLY — Junior linebacker David Hallett led Waverly’s defense in tackles, and was recognized Wednesday as a second-team all-state Class B selection by the New York State Sportswriters Association, while his teammate — senior wide receiver Jalen McCarty — received honorable mention recognition. ...more

NTL GIRLS SWIMMING: INFLUX OF YOUTH HAS ATHENS COACH EXCITED FOR 2019-20 (2020-01-08)
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ATHENS — Athens returns a strong core of swimmers from a 7-3 team, but it’s a crop of newcomers that has coach Shauntel Place excited heading into the 2019-20 season. ...more

SECTION IV INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: WAVERLY'S BAIRD LOOKING FOR EXPERIENCE TO OVERCOME LOWER NUMBERS IN 2019-20 (2019-12-16)

WAVERLY — Longtime Waverly indoor track & field coach Scott Baird, entering his 22nd season, believes the experience both the boys and girls teams return will make up for the overall lack of numbers in 2019-20. ...more

IAC WRESTLING: EXPECTATIONS REMAIN HIGH FOR TIOGA IN 2019-20 (2019-12-13)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Despite losing four wrestlers who combined for more than 600 wins, including three that combined for eight state place-finishes and a state title, Tioga coach Kris Harrington has high expectation ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: MILLER LOOKS FOR EXPERIENCE, VERSATILITY TO CARRY ATHENS IN 2019-20 (2019-12-12)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens girls basketball coach Brian Miller said his team will lean on its experience and versatility as it heads into the 2019-20 campaign. ...more

NTL WRESTLING: ATHENS' BRADLEY EXCITED HEADING INTO 2019-20 CAMPAIGN (2019-12-12)
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ATHENS — After a “really good” offseason, Athens wrestling coach Shawn Bradley is excited about the 2019-20 season.
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NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: ATHENS LOOKING TO RIDE DEPTH, DEFENSE IN 2019-20 (2019-12-11)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens coach Bob Woodward is looking to depth and defense as the driving forces in 2019-20 in an effort to improve on last year’s 14-9 record. ...more

IAC BOWLING: WAVERLY TEAMS PRIMED FOR RETURN TO TOP IN 2019-20 (2019-12-11)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — The Waverly bowling teams have had a stranglehold on the IAC Large School Division for years — 15 straight division title for the girls and eight in a row for the boys to be exact, but both teams saw those runs end last year. ...more

NTL WRESTLING: NEW SAYRE COACH SEES 'POTENTIAL' FOR IMPROVEMENT IN 2019-20 (2019-12-10)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — With an increase in numbers, and “potential in the room,” first-year Sayre coach Ralph Warner expects a much-improved Redskins team to take to the mat in 201 ...more

NEW YORK STATE GIRLS SOCCER: WAVERLY'S ORTIZ FIRST-TEAM ALL-STATE AGAIN; PICCO FOURTH-TEAM SELECTION (2019-12-09)
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WAVERLY — Waverly senior Melina Ortiz was named a first-team Class B all-state selection for the second year in a row, and junior Gabby Picco was a fourth-team selection Monday by the New York State Sports Writers Association. ...more

NTL SWIMMING: SAYRE COACH WILL USE LOW NUMBERS TO HER ADVANTAGE IN 2019-20 (2019-12-09)
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SAYRE — Numbers are down for the Sayre swim teams, especially the boys, but second-year coach Carrie Wright believes that could benefit the swimmers on the team in 2019-20. ...more

NTL BOYS SWIMMING: WAVE OF NEWCOMERS LOOK TO HELP ATHENS IN 2019-20 (2019-12-09)
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ATHENS — The Athens boys return a trio o District 4 qualifiers, and bring in a slew of newcomers for veteran swim coach Mark Keister, who is approaching a milestone in 2019-20. ...more

IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: QUESTION MARKS SURROUND LADY WOLVERINES IN 2019-20 (2019-12-06)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Every high school team loses players to graduation, but Bob Kelly’s Lady Wolverines have lost a pair of 1,000-point scorers and a five-year starting point guard the last two years, which poses a lot of questions in 2019-20. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: VETERAN SAYRE COACH FACES CHALLENGE IN 2019-20 WITH INEXPERIENCED LADY REDSKINS (2019-12-06)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Veteran coach Eileen Sparduti is starting her seventh season in her second stint at Sayre, and has led the Lady Redskins to the District 4 playoffs in each of her first six seasons, but 2019-20 will be her biggest challenge. ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: CARD VIEWS 2019-20 AS 'BUILDING YEAR' FOR YOUNG TIOGA TEAM (2019-12-06)
By TIM BIRNEY
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TIOGA CENTER — Brian Card has guided Tioga into the postseason in each of his three years on the sidelines, but will field a very young team in 2019-20 and views it as a possible re-building year. ...more

IAC BOYS SWIMMING: WAVERLY LOOKS TO DEFEND IAC TITLE, CHALLENGE FOR CLASS B CROWN (2019-12-05)
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WAVERLY — Coming off an unbeaten season, Waverly will look to defend its IAC title in 2019-20, but won’t get an opportunity to defend its Section IV, Class C crown after bumping up to Class B this season.
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IAC WRESTLING: WAVERLY'S WITMAN LOOKING FOR WOLVERINES TO TAKE NEXT STEP IN RE-BUILD IN 2019-20 (2019-12-04)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly wrestling coach Devan Witman has beefed up his program’s numbers in recent years. Now, he says, it’s time to beef up its win totals and qualify for the Section IV Duals in 2019-20. ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: WOODRING'S KNEE KEY TO WAVERLY'S SUCCESS IN 2019-20 (2019-12-03)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly’s Scott Woodring got off to a historic start to his junior year, averaging 32.7 points and 16.9 rebounds per game through the first seven games, but a season-ending knee injury during practice derailed his season, and that of the Wolverines, who lost 12 of 13 to close out the 2018-19 campaign. ...more