MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK: SAYRE'S GORMAN PLEASED WITH TEAM'S 3-1 MARK IN FIVE-GAME ROAD TRIP AFTER WIN AT CV (2019-10-14)
BY TIM BIRNEY
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SAYRE — Sayre is fourth-fifths of its way through an unprecedented five-game road trip, and are 3-1 after a 55-28 win at Cowanesque Valley Friday night. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS GIRLS PLAY FOR 8TH STRAIGHT NTL SOCCER TITLE (2019-10-14)
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THE VALLEY — Only two girls soccer game on the docket Monday, but one is a big with Athens hosting Wellsboro. A win will give the Lady Wildcats  their eight consecutive NTL title. ...more

MEN'S COLLEGE GOLF: SAYRE GRAD MURRELLE FINISHES FALL SEASON WITH 27-PLACE FINSH AT NAZARETH COLLEGE INVITE (2019-10-13)
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PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Sayre grad Ryan Murrelle, a freshman on the Keuka College men’s golf team, closed out the fall season with a 27th-place finish at the Nazareth College Invitational this weekend. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: BIG GAMES ON TAP AS REGULAR SEASONS WINDING DOWN (2019-10-13)
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THE VALLEY — The regular season ends for many sports this week, but there are several big games on the docket this week, including the Athens girls playing for a league title Monday, the Sayre football team playing for a division title Friday, and Tioga football looking to clinch another division title Saturday.

The Waverly girls soccer team ends the week playing Dryden in the overall IAC Large School championship at TCCC. The Lady Wolverines are the two-time defending champs. ...more

NTL CROSS COUNTRY: SAYRE'S HUGHEY FINISHES FIFTH AT LEAGUE MEET; GOUDREAU LEADS SAYRE BOYS' EFFORTS (2 PHOTOS) (2019-10-12)
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LERAYSVILLE — Senior Kayla Hughey finished fifth at the NTL Coaches Cross Country Invitational here Saturday afternoon.

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ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS BOYS ON THE ROAD FOR NON-LEAGUE MATCH-UP (2019-10-12)
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THE VALLEY — The Athens boys invade Horseheads this morning in a non-league match-up as both teams prepare for the postseason.
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NTL FOOTBALL: SAYRE BOUNCES BACK WITH 55-28 ROUT OF COWANESQUE VALLEY (2019-10-11)
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WESTFIELD, Pa. — Sophomore QB Brayden Horton threw four TD passes, and senior tailback Isaiah Firestine ran for two more to lead Sayre in a 55-28 shellacking of Cowanesque Valley in NTL Small School football action. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 8 PICKS — TIOGA, SAYRE PLAY KEY DIVISIONAL ROAD GAMES — ATHENS LONE HOME GAME (2019-10-11)
It’s Week 8 of the high school football season, and we’re getting down to the nitty gritty in terms of division titles and playoff seeds.

Tioga and Sayre play key divisional road games tonight. Tioga has a chance to virtually lock up the Section IV, Division VI title, while a Sayre win will set up a monster game at Muncy in Week 9. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: TIOGA, SAYRE ON ROAD FOR KEY DIVISIONAL GAMES ON 'FOOTBALL FRIDAY'— ATHENS LONE HOME GAME (2019-10-11)
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THE VALLEY — Athens is the only home game on a full “Footbal Fridayl” schedule, and Tioga and Sayre play on the road in key match-ups with division title implications. ...more

NTL BOYS SOCCER: WILLIAMSON RALLIES LATE TO EDGE SAYRE, 3-2, IN OVERTIME (2019-10-10)
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WILLIAMSON — For more than 75 minutes, Sayre was in control, then an “unlucky” bounce triggered a Williamson rally, and eventually a 3-2 overtime win here Thursday afternoon in NTL boys soccer action. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: WYALUSING AVENGES EARLY-SEASON LOSS WITH 3-1 WIN OVER SAYRE (2019-10-10)
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WYALUSING — Sayre pulled out the first set, but Wyalusing rallied to avenge a five-set loss earlier this season with a 3-1 win here Thursday night in NTL volleyball action. ...more

NTL JUNIOR HIGH SOCCER: ATHENS ROLLS TO 8-1 WIN OVER SAYRE (24 PHOTOS) (2019-10-10)
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ATHENS — Tyler Roe scored a pair of goals, and six of his teammates each scored one goal in Athens’ 8-1 win over Sayre here Wednesday afternoon in NTL junior high soccer action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: FALL SEASON WINDING DOWN (2019-10-10)
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THE VALLEY — The regular season is winding down, and today’s docket features Waverly’s final home game on the boys soccer pitch, and Tioga field hockey’s final game of 2019. ...more

NTL GIRLS SOCCER: WYALUSING TOO MUCH FOR SHORT-HANDED SAYRE (22 PHOTOS) (2019-10-09)
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SAYRE — Olivia Spencer and Hailey Jayne combined to score eight goals in an 8-4 win over short-handed Sayre here Wednesday afternoon in NTL girls soccer action at the Lockhart Street Bowl.
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YOUTH FOOTBALL: WAVERLY WINS 'A' GAME; SAYRE ROLLS IN 'B' AND 'C' GAMES (10 PHOTOS) (2019-10-09)
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WAVERLY — Waverly pitched a shutout in a defensive battle in the “A” game, while Sayre’s “B” and “C” teams notched wins here Sunday afternoon in Northern Tier Youth Football League action at Memorial Stadium. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS-TROY GIRLS SOCCER, WAVERLY-NV VOLLEYBALL HIGHLIGHT WEDNESDAY'S SLATE (2019-10-09)
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THE VALLEY — The Athens girls travel to Troy with designs on defending their NTL soccer title. A win will give the Lady Wildcats a 1 1/2-game lead with two league games to play. ...more

NTL BOYS SOCCER: TRIO POWERS SAYRE TO THIRD WIN OVER TOWANDA, 7-1 (2019-10-08)
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SAYRE — Junior Cody VanBenthuysen, freshman Brayden Post, and sophomore Mason Hughey accounted for all of Sayre’s offense in a 7-0 win over Towanda here Tuesday afternoon in NTL boys soccer action.
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NTL VOLLEYBALL: CANTON KNOCKS OFF SAYRE, 3-1 (2019-10-08)
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CANTON — Sayre extended the match with a win in the third set, but Canton rolled to a big win in the fourth set for a 3-1 win here Tuesday night in NTL volleyball action. ...more

NTL GIRLS SOCCER: HANEY NETS HAT TRICK IN SAYRE'S 9-4 LOSS TO MUNCY (2019-10-08)
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MUNCY — Muncy scored six goals in the first 12 minutes, and cruised to a 9-4 win over Sayre here Tuesday afternoon in non-league girls soccer action.
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NTL CROSS COUNTRY: SAYRE'S HUGHEY PLACES FIRST IN DOUBLE-DUAL WITH NP-M, SULLIVAN COUNTY (2019-10-08)
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MANSFIELD —Senior Kayla Hughey raced to a first-place finish, and junior Lucy Coller finished fourth, but the short-handed Sayre girls and boys both dropped a pair of decisions to North Penn-Mansfield and Sullivan County here Tuesday afternoon in NTL cross country action. ...more