THE WEEK AHEAD: BUSY WEEK OF BASKETBALL, CAPPED BY TIOGA AT N.Y. STATE WRESTLING DUALS (2026-04-25)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Basketball takes center stage during the week, but Saturday features a host of wrestling, including Tioga at the New York State, Division 2 Duals. ...more

NTL WRESTLING: SAYRE'S BROWN REACHES PODIUM; PLACES SEVENTH AT BEDFORD TOURNEY (2026-01-24)
Valley Sports Report
BEDFORD, Pa. — Junior Jordan Brown was Sayre's only remaining wrestler, and he served the Redskin program, reaching the podium here Saturday with a seventh-place finish at the Thomas Automotive Classic at Bedford High School. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: NEWFIELD RIDES HOT START TO 36-16 WIN OVER SAYRE (2026-01-24)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Newfield scored the first 22 points of the game, and cruised to a 36-16 win over Sayre here Saturday afternoon in non-league girls basketball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WRESTLING TAKES CENTER STAGE, INCLUDING STAC, IAC CHAMPIONSHIPS (2026-01-24)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Wrestling takes center stage with all four Valley schools at different tournaments, including Waverly at the STAC Championships, and Tioga at the IAC Championships, while Waverly travels to Owego for divisional boys hoop match-up. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: BIG FIRST HALF CARRIES NP-M TO 61-42 WIN OVER SAYRE (20 PHOTOS) (2026-01-23)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — North Penn-Mansfield opened up a 10-point lead after the first quarter and cruised to a 61-42 win over Sayre here Friday night in NTL boys basketball action. ...more

NTL WRESTLING: SAYRE'S BROWN ALIVE IN WRESTLEBACKS HEADING INTO DAY 2 OF THOMAS WRESTLING CLASSIC (2026-01-23)
Valley Sports Report
BEDFORD, Pa. — Sayre junior Jordan Brown is alive in the consolation bracket heading into Day 2 of the Thomas Automotive Wrestling Classic here at Bedford High School.  ...more

ON TAP TODAY: BOYS HOOP TAKES CENTER STAGE FRIDAY NIGHT (2026-01-23)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — A trio of boys basketball games — at Athens, Sayre, and Tioga — highlight Friday night's schedule that also includes the Athens and Sayre wrestling teams at major tournaments. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: HUGE FIRST QUARTER PROPELS NP-M TO 63-11 WIN OVER SAYRE (2026-01-22)
Valley Sports Report
MANSFIELD — North Penn-Mansfield poured in 35 points in the first quarter, and cruised to a 63-11 romp over Sayre here Thursday night in NTL girls basketball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: TIOGA COUNTY RIVALRIES HEADLINE THE NIGHT (2025-01-21)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The renewal of a Tioga County girls basketball rivalry, along with a pair of girls wrestling matches at Tioga headline Thursday's high school sports docket in the Valley.
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NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: TROY ROLLS UP BIG WIN OVER SAYRE (2026-01-21)
Valley Sports Report
TROY — The 2025-26 season has been a bit of an up-and-down season for Troy. Chalk Wednesday night's 86-21 NTL boys basketball win over Sayre here at the Commons Building into the "up" col ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SECTION IV WRESTLING DUALS TAKE CENTER STAGE WEDNESDAY (2026-01-21)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The Section IV, Division 2 Wrestling Duals headlines a busy Wednesday night of action in the Valley, but there's also an NTL match with Athens hosting longtime rival Athens. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: TROY ROLLS OVER SAYRE (2026-01-20)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Troy is the class of the NTL, and Sayre is in a total rebuild, so the results were pretty much as expected here Tuesday night as the Trojans rolled to a big girls basketball win.
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THE SPORTS REPORTS: ELMIRA'S CAPILLI NAMED 'BOYS SOCCER PLAYER OF YEAR;' VALLEY WELL-REPRESENTED ON ALL-REGION TEAMS (2026-01-20)
The Sports Reports
It was a big year for soccer teams on both sides of the border, and no one had a better season than Elmira’s Luca Capilli, earning him The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm All-Region "Boys’ Soccer Player of the Year." ...more

ON TAP TODAY: BASKETBALL TAKES CENTER STAGE TUESDAY NIGHT (2026-01-20)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Basketball takes center stage Tuesday night with the Athens and Sayre girls, and the Tioga boys hosting league rivals on the hardwoods. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WINDSOR GIRLS WRESTLING TOURNEY ONLY EVENT ON DOCKET (2026-01-19)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The Waverly and Tioga girls wrestling teams are at the Windsor Lady Black Knight Invitational, and it's the only event on Monday's schedule.
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VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: TIOGA'S KITHCART, ATHENS' PANEK NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-01-19)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Tioga junior Gavin Kithcart had a monster game to help Tioga to a big win, and Athens senior Evelyn Panek turned in a strong performance at Tunkhannock Swimming & Diving Invite. They are the VSR / Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Jan. 17. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: WRESTLING TAKES CENTER STAGE WITH SECTION IV DUALS, IAC, STAC CHAMPIONSHIPS (2026-01-18)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Wrestling takes center stage this week with the Windsor Girls Invitational kicking things off Monday, the Section IV Division 2 Duals on Wednesday, and the IAC and STAC Championships on Saturday
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NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: FAST START CARRIES SAYRE TO 53-17 ROUT OF CANTON (24 PHOTOS) (2026-01-17)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Sayre scored the first 14 points of the game, and rolled to their second straight win — a 53-17 rout of Canton here Saturday afternoon in NTL boys basketball action. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: CANTON CRUISES TO 47-9 WIN OVER SAYRE (2026-01-17)

SAYRE'S LANTZ RECOGNIZED FOR 500 CAREER REBOUNDS

Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Canton held Sayre without a field goal until the fourth quarter in a 47-9 win here Friday night in NTL girls basketball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY-TIOGA WRESTLING MATCH; THREE MATINEE HOOP GAMES HIGHLIGHT SATURDAY'S DOCKET (2026-01-17)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — It's a very busy day in the Valley, with three afternoon boys basketball games — at Athens, Sayre, and Waverly — and the biggest wrestling match in New York State as Tioga invades Waverly in a battle of the top-two ranked teams in the state. ...more