ON TAP TODAY: BOYS HOOP, SWIMMING, BOWLING IN VALLEY THURSDAY (2026-01-08)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — There are only five events on Thursday's docket, but four of them are in the Valley with boys basketball at Sayre and Athens, which is also hosting a double-dual swim meet, and Tioga bowling at the Valley Bowling Center comprising the home slate. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: COWANESQUE VALLEY ROLLS OVER SAYRE, 49-12 (2026-01-07)
Valley Sports Report
WESTFIELD — Sayre struggled to score throughout, and Cowanesque Valley pulled away in a 49-12 win here Wednesday night in NTL Small School girls basketball action.
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NTL JV BOYS BASKETBALL: COWANESQUE VALLEY RUNS OFF EARLY IN 47-20 WIN OVER SAYRE (2026-01-07)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Cowanesque Valley raced out to an early lead and never looked back in a 47-20 win over Sayre here Tuesday evening in NTL Small School junior varsity boys basketball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WRESTLING AT WAVERLY, TIOGA TAKES CENTER STAGE (2026-01-07)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Wrestling and Tioga and Waverly takes center stage Wednesday, but there also girls hoops at Athens, and bowling at Waverly's Valley Bowling Center. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: LATE RUN LIFTS COWANESQUE VALLEY TO 53-31 WIN OVER SAYRE (15 PHOTOS) (2026-01-06)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Cowanesque Valley closed the game with a 28-8 run to blow open a close game in a 53-31 win over Sayre here Tuesday night in NTL Small School Division boys basketball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WRESTLING, HOOP TAKE CENTER STAGE IN VALLEY TUESDAY (2026-01-06)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — A wrestling match at Athens, and boys basketball games at Tioga, Waverly, and Sayre highlight a very buys Tuesday for Valley sports teams. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: SULLIVAN COUNTY ROLLS OVER SAYRE (2026-01-05)
Valley Sports Report
LAPORTE — Sullivan County started fast — on both ends of the floor, and never looked back in a 70-17 win over Sayre here Monday night in non-league boys basketball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: BUSY WEEK BEGINS WITH TWO ROAD GAMES (2026-01-05)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — A very busy week begins with just two events Monday — both boys basketball games. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS' RATHBUN, TIOGA'S McKEE, WAVERLY'S VANDERHOOF, SHAW NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-01-05)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Waverly senior Emma Vanderhoof, Athens senior Hannah Rathbun, and Tioga junior Declan McKee each won tournament titles, and Waverly senior Hogan Shaw led the Wolverines through a tough stretch of games. They are the Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week" for the holiday weeks (Dec. 22 through Jan. 3.) ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: BUSY WEEK CAPPED BY FOURTH ANNUAL SOUTHERN TIER MEMORIAL (2025-01-04)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The first week of 2026 features one of the busiest weeks of the winter season, and will be capped by the fourth annual Southern Tier Memorial Wrestling Tournaments. ...more

H.S. WINTER TRACK: MALANOSKI REACHES PODIUM IN SAYRE'S FIRST MEET AS VARSITY TEAM (2026-01-04)
Valley Sports Report
EAST STROUDSBURG — Junior Hudson Malanoski reached the podium in Sayre's first meet as a varsity team here Saturday at the East Stroudsburg Warrior Indoor Track & Field Classic. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY BASKETBALL DOUBLEHEADER TIPS OFF VALLEY ACTION IN 2026 (2026-01-03)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Waverly hosts the first two sporting events — a basketball doubleheader — of 2026 in the Valley this afternoon, and three Valley wrestling teams will be in action as well. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: 2026 KICKS OFF WITH WRESTLING, SWIMMIG ACTION (2026-01-02)
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THE VALLEY — 2026 kicks off with a pair of Valley teams in action as the Waverly boys wrestle at the Oneonta Rotary Tournament, and the Athens swim teams are at the Keep the Beat Invite. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: SAYRE VOLLEYBALL TOPS 'BAKER'S DOZEN TOP STORIES OF 2025' (2026-01-01)
I've talked about storylines in the past and how they normally come in one of four realms: the start of a storyline, the continuation of one, the likely culmination of one, or a storyline totally out-of-the-blue. ...more

NTL JV BASKETBALL: SAYRE FALLS AT MOUNTAIN VIEW, 49-40 (2025-12-31)
Valley Sports Report
KINGSLEY, Pa. — Mountain View raced out to an 11-point lead in the first quarter, then held Sayre at bay here Tuesday in a 49-40 non-league junior varsity boys basketball win. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: SAYRE VOLLEYBALL, TIOGA FOOTBALL TOP SUPER 7 'STORYLINES OF THE FALL' (2025-12-31)
 I've talked about storylines in the past and how they normally come in one of four realms: the start of a storyline, the continuation of one, the likely culmination of one, or a storyline totally out-of-the-blue. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: MOUNTAIN VIEW PULLS AWAY IN 67-49 WIN OVER SAYRE (2025-12-30)
Valley Sports Report
KINGSLEY, Pa. — Mountain View jumped out to an early lead and pulled away for a 67-49 win over Sayre here Tuesday afternoon in non-league boys basketball win. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT FINALES PUT FINISHING TOUCHES ON 2025 (2025-12-30)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The holiday tournaments, headlined by the Windsor Christmas Wrestling Tournament and the Josh Palmer Tournament and the Athens Holiday Festival basketball tournaments, wrap up Tuesday in the final sporting events of 2025. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WINDSOR WRESTLING TOURNAMENT; PALMER, CHOP OUT HUNGER HOOP TOURNAMENT HEADLINE MONDAY'S ACTION (2025-12-29)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The Windsor Christmas Tournament, the Josh Palmer Fund / Elmira Holiday Classic, and the inaugural Chop Out Hunger Holiday Tournament in Athens are the headline events Monday.
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ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY-NOTRE DAME RENEW BOYS HOOP RIVALRY AT JOSH PALMER TOURNEY (2025-12-28)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Waverly renews its boys basketball rivalry with former IAC foe Notre Dame Sunday morning as part of the Josh Palmer Fund / Elmira Holiday Classic. ...more