SECTION IV FOOTBALL: OPPORTUNISTIC TIOGA TOPS DEPOSIT-HANCOCK, 36-20; ADVANCES TO EIGHTH STRAIGHT CLASS D CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-08)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
JOHNSON CITY — An opportunistic Tioga turned three Deposit-Hancock turnovers into three TDs on its way to a 30-point third-quarter lead in a 36-20 win here Saturday afternoon in the semifinals of the Section IV, Class D playoffs. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SAYRE VOLLEYBALL, TIOGA FOOTBALL, WAVERLY GIRLS SWIM TAKE CENTER STAGE SATURDAY (2025-11-08)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Sayre volleyball looks to keep its season alive in the PIAA, Class A quarterfinals, while Tioga opens the Section IV, Class D football playoffs, and the Waverly girls swim team looks to win a Class B title and send a host of girls to States. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 12 PICKS — POSTSEASON IN FULL SWING ON BOTH SIDES OF BORDER (2025-11-07)
The football playoffs are in high gear, with Section IV opening postseason play this weekend, and District 4 in the semi-final and championship round.
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ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY CLASS B SEMI-FINAL ONLY GAME IN TOWN FRIDAY (2025-11-07)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Waverly opens the Section IV, Class B football playoffs Friday night at home against Norwich. ...more

SECTION IV CROSS COUNTRY: MILLS POSTS TOP-15 FINISH TO LEAD TIOGA AT CLASS D CHAMPIONSHIPS (2025-11-06)
Valley Sports Report
CHENANGO FORKS, N.Y. — Freshman Reese Mills paced Tioga's efforts here Thursday afternoon at the Section IV, Class D Girls Cross-Country Championships at the 5K Chenango Valley State Park course. ...more

SECTION IV VOLLEYBALL: TIOGA FINISHES POOL PLAY STRONG; ADVANCES TO CLASS C TITLE GAME (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-06)
Valley Sports Report
LANSING — Tioga dropped its first two sets here Thursday at the Section IV, Class C semi-final pool play, but bounced back to win four in a row to advance to Saturday's Class C title match. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: WELLSBORO'S KOSEK, TROY'S SMITH NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-11-06)
The Sports Reports
Wellsboro junior Lauren Kosek earned a bronze medal at the PIAA Cross-Country Championships, and Troy senior Mason Smith led the Trojans to a big win over Wellsboro in the District 4 football playoffs. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Nov. 1. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: CROSS-COUNTRY AND VOLLEYBALL TAKE CENTER STAGE THURSDAY (2025-11-06)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Waverly and Tioga will be in action at the Section IV Cross-Country Championships at Chenango Valley State Park, while Tioga plays for a berth in Saturday's Class C volleyball championship match.
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ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY HAS EIGHT TOP SEEDS AT CLASS B SWIMMING PRELIMS (2025-11-05)
Valley Sports Report
ENDWELL — Waverly is the top seed in eight of the 11 events, including all three relays, at the Section IV, Class B Swimming Preliminaries here Wednesday evening at Maine-Endwell High School. ...more

SECTION IV VOLLEYBALL: TIOGA SWEEPS UNATEGO, ADVANCES TO CLASS C POOL PLAY (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-04)
By TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Tioga put together a solid all-around team effort to sweep Unatego in the Section IV Class C volleyball quarterfinals here Tuesday evening. ...more

COLLEGE WRESTLING: TIOGA GRAD SILVESTRI, NOW AT DIV. I BUFFALO, GOES 2-2 AT CLARION OPEN (2025-11-04)
Valley Sports Report
CLARION, Pa. — Tioga grad Gianni Silvestri, a sophomore on the University of Buffalo men's wrestling team, was 2-2 here Saturday in the season-opening Clarion Open. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: SAYRE'S LANTZ, ATHENS' WILES, TIOGA'S PALMER NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-11-04)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Sayre senior Rylee Lantz and Athens junior Meg Wiles led their respective teams to District 4 volleyball titles, and Tioga senior Dominic Palmer played a big part in the Tigers locking up their eighth straight division title. They are the Valley Sports Report / Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Nov. 1. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS, SAYRE OPEN STATE VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS (2025-11-04)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Volleyball takes center stage in the Valley Wednesday with Athens and Sayre each hosting state playoff games, and Tioga opening the Section IV playoffs at home.
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WOMEN'S COLLEGE WRESTLING: TIOGA GRAD BAILEY WINS FIRST TWO COLLEGIATE MATCHES; FINSHES 2-2 AT EAST STROUDSBURG OPEN (2025-11-03)
Valley Sports Report
EAST STROUDSBURG — Tioga grad Kali Bailey, a freshman on the Elmira College women's wrestling team, won her first two collegiate matches here Saturday at the East Stroudsburg Women's Open. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: POSTSEASON VOLLEYBALL, GIRLS SWIMMING, FOOTBALL TAKES CENTER STAGE (2025-11-02)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Postseason volleyball, swimming, cross-country and football takes center stage as the calendar turns to November, and the fall season winds to a close. ...more

COLLEGE WRESTLING: TIOGA GRAD ROE PLACES FIFTH AT NED McGINLEY INVITATIONAL (2025-11-02)
Valley Sports Report
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Tioga grad Tyler Roe, a sophomore on the Stevens Institute wrestling team, placed fifth in the 165-pound bracket of the Ned McGinley Invitational here Saturday at King's College. ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: WAVERLY OPENS CLASS B PLAYOFFS AT HOME; TIOGA PLAYS FIRST GAME OF CLASS D DOUBELHEADER (2025-11-02)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — State-ranked Waverly will open the Class B football playoffs at home Friday, while state-ranked Tioga will play in the first game of a Class D doubleheader Saturday at Johnson City. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: PIAA CROSS COUNTRY, SECTION IV TITLE GAME SATURDAY'S MARQUEE EVENTS (2025-11-01)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Athens sophomore Alissa Vough will run at the PIAA Cross Country Championships, and the Waverly girls play for their second Section IV title in as many years. ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: TIOGA DOMINATES SVEC, 36-7, TO LOCK UP TOP SEED IN CLASS D PLAYOFFS (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-31)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Tioga turned in a strong all-around effort, and it all started in the trenches for the Tigers, who locked up a top seed in the Class D playoffs with a 36-7 win over SVEC here Friday night in Section IV, Division VII football action at Haggerty Field. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 11 PICKS — ATHENS IN POSTSEASON MODE, SECTION IV WRAPS UP REGULAR SEASON (2025-10-31)
Postseason football begins in District 4 this weekend, while Section IV wraps up the regular season.
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