COLLEGE BASEBALL: SAYRE'S CONNOR HANAFIN WILL TRANSFER TO DIVISION II MANSFIELD (2020-03-31)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Sayre grad Connor Hanafin, who had his final season at Frederick Community College cut short, will continue his baseball career at Mansfield next year.
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COLLEGE BASEBALL: SAYRE'S QUINN HANAFIN WILL PLAY FIRST TWO YEARS AT LACKAWANNA COLLEGE (2020-03-30)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Sayre senior Quinn Hanafin has verbally committed to play his first two years of college baseball at Lackawanna College in Scranton.

Hanafin will make it official by signing his National Letter-of-Intent as soon as the NCAA lifts its recruiting blackout, which was put into effect due to the Covid-19 pandemic. ...more

THE FINAL WORD: PUTTING A BOW ON THE 2019-20 WINTER SEASON (2020-03-22)
Wrestling dominated the 2019-20 winter season headlines, but there were plenty of other stand-out performers and teams.
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VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WAVERLY'S ATANASOFF TOPS LIST OF BOYS 'SUPER 7 ATHLETES OF THE WINTER' (2020-03-22)
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THE VALLEY — In a winter season full of outstanding performances, senior Mike Atanasoff capped a brilliant and record-breaking career for the stories Waverly boys swim program with a pair of state medals at the New York Swimming & Diving Championships. He is the 2019-20 Valley Sports Report boys Super 7 “Athlete of the Winter” season. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WAVERLY'S TOMASSO LEADS SUPER 7 AS GIRLS "ATHLETE OF THE WINTER" (2020-03-22)
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THE VALLEY — If the Waverly girls basketball team was to be successful this season, junior Sidney Tomasso would need to shoulder much of the load. She came up aces, leading the Lady Wolverines to a 15-5 season and the Section IV, Class B quarterfinals, and is the 2019-20 girls “Athlete of the Winter” season. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: THE 'SUPER 7 STORYLINES' OF THE WINTER (2020-03-21)
What a winter season — chock full of intriguing storylines, ranging from continued dominance, to a young champion, to the heart of a champion.

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

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: SAYRE'S FABBRI TOPS LIST OF SUPER 7 BOYS 'NEWCOMERS OF THE WINTER' (2020-03-21)
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THE VALLEY — The winter season produced a host of first-year varsity athletes who contributed on successful teams. Sayre sophomore Dom Fabbri was a major contributor on the Redskins’ run to the state playoffs, and is the 2019-20 Valley Sports Report boys “Newcomer of the Winter” season. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS' WILLIAMS HEADLINES SUPER 7 AS GIRLS 'NEWCOMER OF THE WINTER' (2020-03-21)
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THE VALLEY — Freshman Taegan Williams made an immediate impact in her first season in the pool for the Athens girls swim team, and is the 2019-20 Valley Sports Report girls “Newcomer of the Winter.” ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: TIOGA'S HARRINGTON HEADLINES SUPER 7 AS 'COACH OF WINTER' (2020-03-21)
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THE VALLEY — It was another historic season for the Tioga wrestling program — another Section IV, Division 2 championship, another Section IV Duals title, and another team title at the New York State Division 2 Championships — resulting in coach Kris Harrington repeating as the Valley Sports Report 2019-20 “Coach of the Winter” season. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: CRYSTAL BALL LOOK AHEAD TO THE 2020-21 WRESTLING SEASON (2020-03-20)
The 2019-20 wrestling season will long be remembered after 10 Valley grapplers (six Tioga, three Athens, one Waverly) qualified for their respective state tournaments, and eight (five Tioga, two Athens, one Waverly) earned state hardware, including Tioga 8th-grader Gianni Silvestri, who became the youngest wrestler in Valley history to win state gold.
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VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: TIOGA'S SILVESTRI NAMED 'WRESTLER OF YEAR;' TIOGA'S HARRINGTON, WOOD, ATHENS' COURTNEY ALSO EARN TOP HONORS (2020-03-20)
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THE VALLEY — Tioga 8th-grader Gianni Silvestri became the youngest wrestler in the storied history of the four Valley programs to win a state title, and is the 2019-20 Valley Sports Report “Wrestler of the Year.” ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: CRYSTAL BALL LOOK AHEAD TO THE 2020-21 BOYS BASKETBALL SEASON (2020-03-19)
The 2019-20 season was a pretty good one. Three of the four boys basketball teams in the Valley qualified for the postseason, with two — Sayre and Athens — advancing to the State playoffs.

The crystal ball has been fired up, and with the 2020-21 season eight-plus months away it’s still a bit murky, but I can see enough to tell you it’s going to be another good year — possibly even better than this year. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WAVERLY'S WOODRING NAMED BOYS HOOP 'PLAYER OF YEAR;' SAYRE'S FABBRI, SHAW, WAVERLY'S MCCARTY ALSO EARN TOP HONORS (2020-03-19)
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THE VALLEY — Waverly senior Scott Woodring put up numbers that haven’t been seen in decades in the Valley, and is the 2019-20 Valley Sports Report boys basketball “Player of the Year.”
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FROM THE PRESS BOX: CRYSTAL BALL LOOK AHEAD TO THE 2020-21 GIRLS BASKETBALL SEASON (2020-03-18)
The 2019-20 girls basketball season was fairly successful with three of the four Valley teams qualifying for the postseason, and the Athens Lady Wildcats advancing to States.

I’ve fired up the crystal ball, but with the 2020-21 season still eight-plus months away, it’s still a bit murky. I can, however, see that it will be a season much like this one. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WAVERLY'S TOMASSO NAMED GIRLS BASKETBALL 'PLAYER OF YEAR;' ATHENS' PRIESTER, MILLER, WAVERLY'S WESTBROOK ALSO EARN TOP HONORS (2020-03-18)
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THE VALLEY — A well-rounded player, and a newly-minted member of the 1,000-point club, Waverly junior Sidney Tomasso is the 2019-20 Valley Sports Report girls basketball “Player of the Year.”
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FROM THE PRESS BOX: CRYSTAL BALL LOOK AHEAD TO 2020-21 BOWLING, SWIMMING, INDOOR TRACK SEASONS (2020-03-17)
The winter sports season saw the final act of one of the best swimmers to come out of the Valley in Waverly senior Mike Atanasoff. It also saw the opening act of Taegan Williams, who could leave an indelible mark of her own on the Athens girls swim program.
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VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WAVERLY'S ATANASOFF HEADLINES SUPER 7 AS 'SWIMMER OF YEAR;' WAVERLY'S STREETER, ATHENS' DEFOREST ALSO EARN TOP HONORS (2020-03-17)
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THE VALLEY — Senior Mike Atanasoff capped a brilliant and record-breaking career for the storied Waverly boys swim program with a pair of state medals at the New York Swimming & Diving Championships, and is the 2019-20 Valley Sports Report  boys “Swimmer of the Year.” ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS FRESHMAN EARNS PAIR OF TOP ALL-VALLEY GIRLS SWIMMING TOP HONORS; ATHENS' ROE TABBED TOP DIVER (2020-03-16)
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THE VALLEY — Freshman Taegan Williams made an immediate impact on the Athens swim team, and won four medals in her first trip to the District 4 Swimming & Diving Championships to earn the moniker of 2019-20 Valley Sports Report Girls “Swimmer of the Year.” ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WAVERLY'S VANDERPOOL HEADLINES BOYS & GIRLS 'ALL-VALLEY BOWLING SUPER 7;' TIOGA'S CAIN ALSO EARNS TOP HONOR (2020-03-16)
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THE VALLEY — Waverly freshman Zach Vanderpool finished the season with second-best average in the IAC, led the Wolverines to a division title, and is the 2019-20 Valley Sports Report “Bowler of the Year.” ...more

COLLEGE BASEBALL: SAYRE GRAD HANAFIN RAPS OUT THREE HITS FOR FREDERICK CC IN FINAL TWO GAMES BEFORE SUSPENSION OF SEASON (2020-03-14)
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FREDERICK, Md. — Sayre grad Connor Hanafin, a sophomore on the Frederick Community College baseball team, rapped out three hits and had two RBI in his last two games prior to an NJCAA-imposed suspension in play until April due to concerns surrounding the Coronavirus. ...more