FROM THE PRESS BOX: A PEEK INTO CRYSTAL BALL AT 2020 SOFTBALL SEASON (2019-06-15)
The 2019 softball season was mostly good in the Valley, with three teams advancing to the postseason, led by Waverly, which won it’s first-ever Section IV title.
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VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WAVERLY'S HAMMOND REPEATS AS SOFTBALL 'PLAYER OF YEAR' — ATHENS' ADAMS, REPSHER, TIOGA'S WESSELS, WAVERLY'S WENDELA ALSO HONORED (2019-06-15)
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THE VALLEY — Waverly senior Wendi Hammond had a historic season, leading the Lady Wolverines to their first-ever Section IV title, and earning the 2019 Valley Sports Report Softball “Player of the Year” honors. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: CRYSTAL BALL FORECASTS MORE WINNING SEASONS ON VALLEY BASEBALL DIAMONDS IN 2020 (2019-06-14)
The 2019 baseball season in the Valley was one for the ages, with all four teams advancing to the postseason, including Tioga’s third Section IV title in five years, and Sayre’s third consecutive trip to the PIAA playoffs.
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VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: TIOGA'S HENDERSHOT HEADLINES 'SUPER 7' AS "BASEBALL PLAYER OF YEAR" — SAYRE'S HANAFIN, HORTON, WAVERLY'S HOLLYWOOD, SINDONI, TIOGA'S EVANEK ALSO EARN TOP HONORS (2019-06-14)
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THE VALLEY — Tioga senior Pierce Hendershot capped a brilliant career with a strong run in the postseason, leading the Tigers to their third Section IV title in five years, and earning Valley Sports Report’s 2019 Baseball “Player of the Year” honors. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WAVERLY'S CHANDLER REPEATS AS BOYS TRACK & FIELD 'ATHLETE OF THE YEAR' — WAVERLY'S JOHNSON, ATHENS RELAY ALSO EARN TOP HONORS (2019-06-14)
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THE VALLEY — Waverly junior Isaac Chandler won a bronze medal in the pole vault at States, and repeats as the Valley Sports Report Boys Track & Field “Athlete of the Year.” ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS' HUTCHISON LEADS 'SUPER 7' AS GIRLS TRACK & FIELD "ATHLETE OF YEAR" — SAYRE'S HANEY, ATHENS' STACKPOLE, BARTLOW, WAVERLY RELAY ALSO EARN TOP HONORS (2019-06-13)
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THE VALLEY — Athens senior Rachel Hutchison earned a bit of sweet redemption this spring, running to a PIAA gold medal to earn the moniker of Valley Sports Report’s 2019 Girls Track & Field “Athlete of the Year ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WAVERLY'S TOMASSO HEADLINES SUPER 7 AS 'GOLFER OF YEAR;' SAYRE'S VANDUZER TOP NEWCOMER (2019-06-13)
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THE VALLEY — Waverly senior Alex Tomasso finished off her brilliant career with an accomplishment few will ever duplicate, qualifying for States for a sixth time. With that, she is the 2019 Valley Sports Report “Golfer of the Year.”
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COLLEGE SOFTBALL: TIOGA GRAD CULVER EARNS SECOND-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS (2019-06-12)
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CALDWELL, N.J. — Tioga grad Mariah Culver, a freshman on the Caldwell University softball team, earned second-team all-Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference honors, and also received ECAC All-Star honorable mention recognition.
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COLLEGE BASEBALL: FINAL UPDATES ON ATHENS GRADS FORBES, HORN, SAYRE GRAD WHEELER, TIOGA GRAD TAYLOR (0219-06-12)
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WEST CHESTER, Pa. —  Athens grad Tyler Forbes, a junior at West Chester, missed more than a month due to an elbow surgery, but returned to make two appearances in the postseason.
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COLLEGE SOFTBALL: TIOGA GRAD VERGASON EARNS THIRD-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS (2019-06-12)
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GANSEVOORT, N.Y. — Tioga grad Brittany Vergason, a junior on the Keuka College softball team, was recently named a third-team North Eastern Athletic Conference all-star selection.
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AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL: TIOGA TRIO LEADS OWEGO-TIOGA COUNTY TO VICTORY IN HOME OPENER (2019-06-11)
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OWEGO / NORWICH — Owego-Tioga County Legion rebounded from an ugly loss to Chenango Saturday to defeat Johnson City Post 758, 4-2, in its home opener Tuesday.
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THE FINAL WORD: POSTSEASON 2019 — WHAT A WILD RIDE! (2019-06-10)
The 2019 spring postseason was a wild ride.

From the individual headliners — Athens senior Rachel Hutchison, Waverly junior Isaac Chandler, and Waverly senior Alex Tomasso — to the standout teams — Tioga baseball, Waverly softball, and Sayre baseball — there were plenty of memorable performances. ...more

NEW YORK STATE BASEBALL: COOPERSTOWN RALLIES IN FINAL AT-BAT TO EDGE TIOGA, 8-7, IN CLASS C QUARTERFINALS (36 PHOTOS) (2019-06-08)
By TIM BIRNEY
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BINGHAMTON — It was the highest of highs, then the lowest of lows in a matter of minutes for Tioga as Cooperstown scored three runs after a potential game-ending call at second went against the Tigers in an 8-7 loss here Saturday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the New York State Class C baseball playoffs. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: TIOGA BASEBALL OPENS STATE PLAY; NEW YORK STATE TRACK & FIELD CONCLUDES (2019-06-08)
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THE VALLEY — Tioga baseball, winners of three Section IV titles in five years, hosts Cooperstown this afternoon in a Class C state quarter-final match-up, while six Waverly athletes seek to bring home hardware at Day 2 of the New York State Track & Field Championships. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY SOFTBALL OPENS STATE PLAYOFFS; NEW YORK STATE TRACK & FIELD GETS UNDERWAY (2019-06-07)
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THE VALLEY — Waverly softball plays in its first-ever state playoff game this evening, while Day 1 of the New York State Track & Field Championships begins this morning at Middletown High School with four Waverly athletes in action. ...more

NEW YORK STATE BASEBALL: TIOGA'S STATE QUARTER-FINAL GAME SET FOR 11 A.M. START TIME (2019-06-06)

BINGHAMTON — The New York State Class C quarter-final match-up between Section IV champ Tioga and Section III champ Cooperstown will start at 11 a.m. Saturday at NYSEG Stadium. ...more

TAYLOR MADE: ENOUGH WITH THE NEGATIVITY (2019-06-05)
It seems like I write this editorial every year and each time it brings me to the edge of tears because it truly is one of the saddest stories you could ever imagine. ...more

IAC SOFTBALL: TIOGA LANDS THREE ON DIVISIONAL FIRST-TEAM — THREE MORE EARN HONORABLE MENTION (2019-06-05)
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THE VALLEY — Tioga had three players — sophomores Kindra Wessels and Olivia Ayres, and junior Michaela Webb — earn first-team IAC South Small School Division all-stars, and three more earn honorable mention recognition.
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IAC BASEBALL: TIOGA LANDS THREE ON DIVISIONAL ALL-STAR TEAM (2019-06-04)
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TIOGA CENTER — Tioga had three players — seniors Pierce Hendershot and John Worthing, and sophomore Derrick Gage — honored with IAC Division 2 first-team all-star status in recent voting by the division’s coaches. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: NYS TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS, DIAMOND PLAYOFFS COMPRISE SLATE (2019-06-02)
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THE VALLEY — The 2018-19 sports calendar is winding to a close, featuring just three events this week — the New York State Track & Field Championships, and a pair of New York State playoff games.
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