ON TAP TODAY: THREE MORE TEAMS MAKE 2025 SEASON DEBUTS (2025-08-28)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Three more teams — Waverly and Tioga girls soccer, and Waverly girls swimming — make their 2025 season debuts on a busy Thursday that includes eight events in all. ...more

NTL GOLF: ATHENS NOTCHES WINS OVER SAYRE, WYALUSING (2025-08-27)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Junior Eli Hicks fired an even-par 37 to lead Athens to wins over Wyalusing and Sayre here Wednesday afternoon in NTL golf action on the front nine at Shepard Hills. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: SAYRE DROPS SEASON-OPENER TO NORTH PENN-LIBERTY (24 PHOTOS) (2025-08-27)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Sayre played North Penn-Liberty tough, but in the end dropped a season-opening 3-0 decision here Tuesday night in NTL volleyball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS, TIOGA BOYS OPEN 2025 SOCCER SEASONS (2025-08-27)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The Athens and Tioga boys soccer teams will open their 2025 seasons this afternoon under first-year coaches, while the Athens, Sayre and Waverly coaches will be in action as well. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: FIRST-YEAR SAYRE COACH LIKES WHAT HE SEES HEADING INTO 2025 SEASON (2025-08-26)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — First-year Sayre volleyball coach Colby Sangrey likes what he sees from his young team as it heads into the 2025 season. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: ALL OF TUESDAY'S ACTION IS IN THE VALLEY (2025-08-25)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The first full day of the 2025 fall sports season features five events — all season-openers, and all five of them are in the Valley.
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VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS' DAVIDSON, LYONS NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-08-25)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Athens junior Connor Davidson accounted for five TDs in the Wildcats' season-opening romp over South Williamsport, while Athens sophomore Brooke Lyon tied her own school record at the Tyoga Country Club. They are the Valley Sports Report / Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week" for the week ending Aug. 23. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: FIRST FULL WEEK OF 2025 FALL SEASON FEATURES SATURDAY FOOTBALL DOUBLEHEADER AT WAVERLY (2025-08-24)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The first full week of the 2025 fall sports season features a full slate of action, and wraps up Saturday with the annual Tioga-Waverly football doubleheader at Memorial Stadium on Saturday ...more

NTL FOOTBALL: TROY ROLLS PAST SAYRE, 57-8, IN SEASON OPENER (16 PHOTOS) (2025-08-22)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Defending PIAA Class AA state champion Troy kicked off its title defense with a dominating 57-8 win over Sayre here Friday night at the Lockhart Street Bowl. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: ATHENS, SAYRE OPEN 2025 SEASON AT HOME — WEEK ZERO PICKS (2025-08-22)
If you blinked, summer is over and the 2025 high school football season is upon us.
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ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS, SAYRE OPEN 2025 FOOTBALL SEASON AT HOME AGAINST NTL FOES (2025-08-22)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The 2025 high school football season kicks off tonight in the Valley with Athens and Sayre both hosting NTL opponents. ...more

NTL FOOTBALL: SAYRE'S LINDBLAD HAS LOFTY GOALS FOR YOUNG REDSKINS IN 2025 (2025-08-21)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Sayre graduated eight seniors from a 1-9 team in 2024, but coach Ricky Lindblad has his sights set high for the young Redskins in 2025. ...more

NTL GOLF: TOWANDA WINS THIRD IN A ROW; EDGES ATHENS BY 1 STROKE (20 PHOTOS) (2025-08-18)
Valley Sports Report
WELLSBORO — Towanda made it three in a row, but just barely, edging Athens by 1 stroke Monday in the third NTL golf match of the season here at the Tyoga Country Club.
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NTL FOOTBALL: LINDBLAD SAYS REDSKINS SHOWED SOME POSITIIVES, AND SOME THINGS TO WORK ON IN WELLSBORO SCRIMMAGE (24 PHOTOS) (2025-08-16)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Sayre laced up their cleats Saturday morning for its first live football action in a scrimmage against Wellsboro here at the Lockhart Street Bowl.
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NTL GOLF: TOWANDA MAKES IT TWO IN A ROW; ATHENS FINISHES SECOND AT RIVER VALLEY (24 PHOTOS) (2025-08-14)
Valley Sports Report
WESTFIELD, Pa. — Towanda made it two in a row, topping runner-up Athens by 26 strokes here Thursday morning at River Valley Golf Course in the second NTL golf match of the season.
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NTL VOLLEYBALL: NUMBERS, ENERGY, HUSTLE HAS NEW SAYRE COACH OPTIMISTIC AS 2025 PRESEASON BEGINS (16 PHOTOS) (2025-08-14)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — First-year coach Colby Sangrey takes over a Sayre volleyball program at rock bottom, but as preparation for the 2025 season begins he see things turning around. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: FIRST-YEAR SAYRE COACH TAKES ON REBUILDING PROJECT (2 PHOTOS) (2025-08-14)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Colby Sangrey has the playing credentials and a solid assistant coaching background. Now, he'll take on a serious rebuilding project as the head volleyball coach at Sayre. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: NTL'S SECOND GOLF MATCH OF SEASON AT RIVER VALLEY (2025-08-14)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Towanda will look to make it two in a row, while Athens attempts to improve on Monday's third-place finish at the NTL's second golf match of the season today at River Valley Golf Course in Westfield. ...more

NTL SPORTS: A BRIEF LOOK BACK AT THE 2024 FALL SEASON (2025-08-13)
Valley Sports Report
Let's take a brief look back at the Northern Tier League's 2024 fall season.

FOOTBALL
Troy wrote nearly all the NTL football headlines last fall, reeling off 16 straight wins on its way to becoming the league's first-ever state champion ...more

NTL GOLF: TOWANDA PUTS AN END TO ATHENS' 22-MATCH LEAGUE WIN STREAK (24 PHOTOS) (2025-08-11)

HICKS, SAXON PACE WILDCATS IN THIRD-PLACE FINISH

Valley Sports Report
TOWANDA — Towanda had home-field advantage, and took advantage of it to post a first-place finish here in the first NTL match of 2025 at the Towanda Country Club, snapping Athens' 22-match league win streak. ...more