ON TAP TODAY: DAY 2 OF PIAA GOLF TOURNEY; ATHENS-SAYRE VOLLEYBALL RIVALRY RENEWED (2025-10-21)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Athens junior Eli Hicks will look to move up the leaderboard on Day 2 of the PIAA Class 3A Boys Golf Championships at Penn State, while Athens hosts crosstown volleyball rival Sayre, which is playing for the top seed in the upcoming District 4, Class A playoffs. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: PIAA GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS TAKE CENTER STAGE (2025-10-20)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Athens junior Eli Hicks will tee it up with the best Class 3A golfers in the state at the PIAA Championships, while Waverly hosts a divisional volleyball foe, and Tioga is on the road against unbeaten Candor its final regular-season match of 2025. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS STRIKE PARTNERSHIP WITH SHOWCASE (2025-10-19)
When I started Valley Sports Report more than 16 years ago, the goal was to spotlight and promote local athletes. It's still my mission today and it's also why I've partnered with Showcase. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: TIOGA'S BELLIS, WAVERLY'S KITTLE, ATHENS' PATTON NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-10-19)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Tioga senior Logan Bellis had another huge game, while Waverly senior Mira Kittle continued to break records, and Athens junior Delanie Patton found the net often. They are the Valley Sports Report / Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Oct. 18. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: PIAA BOYS GOLF, SECTION IV SOCCER, DISTRICT 4 XC, AND 'RUSTY RAIL,' WAVERLY-FORKS GAMES HIGHLIGHT WEEK'S ACTION (2025-10-18)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — PIAA boys golf, Section IV soccer, and District 4 cross country, as well as the end of the volleyball and girls swimming regular seasons, and a trio of football games, including the Rusty Rail game and a match-up of two of the best teams in New York State — Chenango Forks at Waverly — highlight the week's slate of action. ...more

NTL FOOTBALL: SAYRE'S SECOND-HALF COMEBACK FALLS SHORT IN 21-14 LOSS TO CANTON (11 PHOTOS) (2025-10-17)
By CHRIS MANNING
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Sayre battled with everything they had, but the Redskins couldn’t overcome a slow first half as they fell to Canton, 21-14, in NTL football action here Saturday night at the Lockhart Street Bowl. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY TRAVELS TO OWEGO; SAYRE HOSTS CANTON ON 'FOOTBALL SATURDAY' (2025-10-18)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Waverly travels to Owego with a chance to clinch the Section IV, Division III title, while Sayre hosts Canton for Homecoming at the Lockhart Street Bowl on "Football Saturday." ...more

(UPDATED) NTL VOLLEYBALL: CANTON OUTLASTS SAYRE IN FIVE-SET MARATHON (22 PHOTOS) (2025-10-17)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Canton rallied and came out on top of a back-and-forth five-set battle with Sayre here Thursday night in NTL Small School Division volleyball action. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 9 PICKS — WAVERLY, TIOGA IN KEY DIVISIONAL GAMES, WILL THEY COME OUT ON TOP? (2025-10-17)
"Football Friday" carries over into Saturday this weekend with two games each day, including a pair of crucial divisional games in Section IV.
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ON TAP TODAY: 'FOOTBALL FRIDAY' — ATHENS HOSTS MUNCY; TIOGA ON ROAD AT T-BURG IN KEY DIVISIONAL GAME (2025-10-17)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Athens closes out its home season against NTL Small School power Muncy tonight, while Tioga is on the road in a key divisional game at Trumansburg on the ninth "Football Friday" of the season. ...more

LADY WILDCATS BOOSTER CLUB 'ALUMNI VS. VARSITY' GAME SET FOR NOV. 1 (2025-10-16)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — The Lady Wildcats Soccer Team Booster Club is hosting an "Alumni vs. Varsity" game on Nov. 1 at Alumni Stadium.
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THE SPORTS REPORTS: NP-MANSFIELD'S HERMANSEN, WELLSBORO'S KOSEK NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-10-16)
The Sports Reports
North Penn-Mansfield senior Andy Hermansen punched his ticket to the PIAA Boys Golf Championships, and Wellsboro junior Lauren Kosek won the NTL Cross Country Invite. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Oct. 11. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SAYRE VOLLEYBALL TAKES CENTER STAGE IN VALLEY (2025-10-16)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — There are four games on Thursday docket, but Sayre volleyball will take center stage with the only home game in the Valley.
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ON TAP TODAY: TIOGA-WAVERLY BOYS SOCCER RIVALRY TAKES CENTER STAGE (2025-10-15)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Just four contests on Wednesday's docket, but one is the renewal of a boys soccer rivalry as Wavelry hosts Tioga under the lights at Memorial Stadium. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: SAYRE SWEEPS GALETON FOR SECOND WIN IN A ROW (2025-10-14)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Sayre rolled to its second straight win here Monday night, posting a convincing sweep of Galeton in non-league volleyball action.
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ON TAP TODAY: SOCCER VOLLEYBALL TAKES CENTER STAGE TUESDAY (2025-10-14)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — There are six games on the docket tonight, with the Athens and Waverly girls playing home soccer matches and the Athens girls hosting Canton on the volleyball hardwoods, while Waverly volleyball is on the road at Owego, and the Athens boys are at Horseheads for a non-league soccer tilt. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SAYRE VOLLEYBALL, WAVERLY GOLF AT HOME ON SLOW HOLIDAY MONDAY (2025-10-13)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Just three games on the Columbus Day docket, including home matches for Sayre volleyball and Waverly boys golf, while the Tioga boys soccer team makes the short trip to Candor to take on SVEC. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS' HICKS, WAVERLY'S SHAW, SAYRE'S DOON NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-10-13)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Athens junior golfer Eli Hicks is headed back to States, while junior QB Ben Shaw to possibly its biggest home win ever, and junior setter Yhale Doon continued her strong play for Sayre. They are the VSR / Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Oct. 11. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: PACE OF SCHEDULE SLOWS AS REGULAR-SEASON WINDS DOWN (2025-10-12)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The regular season is winding to a close in everything but football, and the hectic fall schedule is starting slow down a bit. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: SAYRE BOUNCES BACK FROM CONSECUTIVE LOSSES WITH SWEEP OF HANOVER AREA (2025-10-11)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Sayre bounced back from consecutive losses with a convincing sweep of Hanover Area here Saturday afternoon in non-league volleyball action. ...more