YOUTH BASKETBALL: SOUTHERN TIER HAWKS HOSTING 'OPEN GYMS' AT BOYS & GIRLS CLUB (2020-11-29)
Valley Sports Report
OWEGO — With local community youth programs shut down or severely hampered by Covid-19 restrictions, the Southern Tier Hawks AAU basketball program is offering open gyms each Monday night through the end of January here at the Tioga County Boys & Girls Club.
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YOUTH BASKETBALL: SOUTHERN TIER HAWKS HOSTING FOUR-WEEK WINTER WORKOUT SESSION (2020-11-25)
Valley Sports Report
BINGHAMTON — Reggie Hawkins, program director of the Southern Tier Hawks AAU basketball program will be hosing a four-week Winter Workout session beginning Dec. 7 here at the St. Mary’s Rec. Center. ...more

HIGH-RISK WINTER SPORTS MAY BEGIN JAN. 4 IN NEW YORK (2020-11-17)
Valley Sports Report
LATHAM, N.Y. — The New York State Public High School Athletic Association has announced Jan. 4 will be the start date for high-risk winter sports. Those sports include basketball, competitive cheerleading, ice hockey and wrestling. ...more

NYSPHSAA TWEETS LOW- & MEDIUM-RISK WINTER SPORTS CAN BEGIN NOV. 30 (2020-11-10)
Valley Sports Report
LATHAM, N.Y. — NYSPHSAA Executive Director Dr. Robert Zayas tweeted that low- and moderate-risk winter sports can begin play on Nov. 30. ...more

IAC ADs CONFIRM DECISION TO POSTPONE START OF WINTER SPORTS UNTIL JAN. 4 (2020-11-07)
Valley Sports Report
ITHACA — By a vote of 19-0 Friday, the Interscholastic Athletic Conference athletic directors confirmed their earlier decision to postpone the start of the winter season until Jan. 4 at the earliest. ...more

YOUTH BASKETBALL: SOUTHERN TIER HAWKS HOSTING CAMP NOV. 27-29 — ORGANIZATION PLANS MORE TEAMS (2020-11-04)
Valley Sports Report
BINGHAMTON — It’s not as easy as it has been in the past, but the Southern Tier Hawks will host a three-day camp — Nov. 27-29 — for two age groups here at St. Mary’s Rec. Center. ...more

NYSPHSAA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DEFEATS PROPOSAL TO START FALL SPORTS II SEASON EARLY (2020-10-25)
Valley Sports Report
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — On a tie-breaker vote, the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Executive Committee has defeated a proposal to start the Fall Sports II season one week earlier than scheduled. ...more

YOUTH BASKETBALL: SOUTHERN TIER HAWKS COACH HOSTING SECOND FALL SESSION OF BASKETBALL WORKOUTS (2020-10-19)
Valley Sports Report
BINGHAMTON — Southern Tier Hawks AAU coach Reggie Hawkins and “The Workshop” present Fall Session #2 Basketball Workouts here from Oct. 27 through Nov. 25 at the St. Mary’s Rec. Center.
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FROM THE PRESS BOX: MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL AT ATHENS ONLY GAME IN TOWN IN WEEK 5 (2020-10-09)
There are no football games in the Valley this weekend, but Athens will host Monday Night Football at Alumni Stadium for the second straight week.
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BAKER'S SPORTS PEN: CAREER NIGHTS FOR WYALUSING'S CAMERON, ATHENS' REID; MORE FROM NTL, DISTRICT 4 (2020-10-08)
The local football schedule may have been small in numbers with just two games played this past weekend, but there were plenty of big-time highlights.
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TIOGA BOYS & GIRLS CLUB STILL TAKING ENTRIES FOR FALL GOLF CLASSIC (2020-10-08)
Valley Sports Report
OWEGO — The Tioga County Boys & Girls Club is still accepting entries for its annual Fall Golf Classic, which will be held here Oct. 16 at Pheasant Hill Country Club. It is a noon shotgun start. ...more

NEW OCCUPANCY RATE FOR HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS IN PENNSYLVANIA (2020-10-06)
Valley Sports Report
The Pennsylvania Governor’s office has released new attendance guidelines for indoor and outdoor events, including high school sports. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 4 PICKS — SAYRE, ATHENS GAMES HIGHLIGHTS SPARSE SCHEDULE (2020-10-02)
The Covid-19 situation has created a scarcity of games in Week 4 of the high school football season, with Troy and Canton sidelined for at least the next two weeks, and Cowanesque Valley on a bye.
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THE FINAL WORD: GOOD WINS FOR ATHENS, SAYRE FOOTBALL — ATHENS-SAYRE ROUND II ANYONE? (2020-10-01)
Athens posted a good road win at previously-unbeaten Wyalusing in Week 3, while Sayre evened its mak at 1-1 with a lopsided win over Cowanesque Valley. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 3 PICKS — SAYRE, ATHENS RETURN TO THE FIELD (2020-09-25)
Week 3 of the craziest (and not in a good way) high school football season is upon us.
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JOHNSON CITY GRAD CLARK REFLECTS ON MISSED SEASON, FIGHT TO GET TO MAJORS (7 PHOTOS) (2020-09-20)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
Just a few years after being released by the Atlanta Braves organization, Johnson City grad Ryan Clark was on the doorstep of making his Major League Baseball debut.
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YOUTH BASEBALL: HIGH HEAT'S HUTCHINGS TO HELP FORM 12U TEAM IN VALLEY (2020-09-20)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — High Heat Baseball Academy founder Andy Hutchings is looking to get more involved with the talent in the Valley, starting with the formation of a 12U travel team. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 2 PICKS — THOUGHTS ON WEEK 1, AND MORE (2020-09-18)
The high school football season rolls on, and in this crazy semblance of a season, Sayre has a bye, leaving Athens as the only Valley team in action in Week 2.
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STAC CANCELS SPORTS FOR REMAINDER OF 2020 — IAC HEDGES ON START DATE OF WINTER SEASON (2020-09-13)
Valley Sports Report
The hits keep coming for student-athletes in New York State.

On Sunday, the Southern Tier Athletic Conference canceled all sports for the remainder of the calendar year. ...more

IAC PUSHES FALL SPORTS SEASON TO MARCH 1 — WINTER SPORTS STILL SET TO START NOV. 30 (2020-09-12)
Valley Sports Report
ITHACA — IAC officials confirmed Saturday that the start of the 2020 fall sports season has been moved to March 1, 2021, but stated, contrary to erroneous reports Friday night, the winter sports season is still slated to begin Nov. 30. ...more