ON TAP TODAY: THIRD ANNUAL SOUTHERN TIER MEMORIAL TOPS 30 TEAMS EACH FOR BOYS, AND GIRLS TOURNEYS (2026-01-09)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — There's a little bit of everything in the Valley Friday, but wrestling will take center stage beginning at 10 a.m. at the LeCom Event Center in Elmira with the rapidly-growing third annual Southern Tier Memorial. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: BOYS HOOP, SWIMMING, BOWLING IN VALLEY THURSDAY (2026-01-08)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — There are only five events on Thursday's docket, but four of them are in the Valley with boys basketball at Sayre and Athens, which is also hosting a double-dual swim meet, and Tioga bowling at the Valley Bowling Center comprising the home slate. ...more

H.S. GIRLS WRESTLING: WAVERLY, TIOGA, ELMIRA ALL GO 1-1 IN DOUBLE-DUAL (24 PHOTOS) (2026-01-07)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — It doesn't happen often, but Elmira, Tioga, and Waverly met in a girls wrestling double-dual here Wednesday night and all three teams came away with a 1-1 record. ...more

IAC WRESTLING: TIOGA WINS FINAL EIGHT BOUTS TO RALLY PAST NEWARK VALLEY, 45-25 (24 PHOTOS) (2026-01-07)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — Tioga fell behind early, but the strength of its lower weights proved too much for Newark Valley as the Tigers won the final eight matches to erase a 25-3 deficit in a 45-25 win here Wednesday night in IAC wrestling action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WRESTLING AT WAVERLY, TIOGA TAKES CENTER STAGE (2026-01-07)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Wrestling and Tioga and Waverly takes center stage Wednesday, but there also girls hoops at Athens, and bowling at Waverly's Valley Bowling Center. ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: GROTON KNOCKS OFF TIOGA, 56-48 (2026-01-06)
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Groton used a strong third quarter to create separation in a 56-48 win over Tioga here Tuesday night in IAC Small School boys basketball crossover action. ...more

IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: GROTON RIDES QUICK START TO 45-25 WIN OVER TIOGA (2026-01-06)
Valley Sports Report
GROTON — Groton raced out to a quick double-digit lead on its way to a 45-25 win over Tioga here Tuesday evening in IAC Small School girls basketball crossover action.
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IAC BOWLING: TIOGA BOYS SWEEP GROTON; LADY TIGERS WIN, 3-1 (2026-01-06)
Valley Sports Report
GROTON — Charles Holmes and Nick Slater led Tioga to a sweep of Groton in IAC Small School boys bowling action Tuesday afternoon, while Kelsey Helmich paced the Lady Tigers in a 3-1 win here at Memory Lanes. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WRESTLING, HOOP TAKE CENTER STAGE IN VALLEY TUESDAY (2026-01-06)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — A wrestling match at Athens, and boys basketball games at Tioga, Waverly, and Sayre highlight a very buys Tuesday for Valley sports teams. ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: BOMBARD LEADS BALANCED TIOGA ATTACK IN 83-39 ROUT OF SOUTHERN CAYUGA (2026-01-05)
Valley Sports Report
POPLAR RIDGE, N.Y. — Junior Jackson Bombard led four Tioga players in double-figures in the Tigers' 83-39 rout of Southern Cayuga here Monday night in IAC Small School boys basketball crossover action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: BUSY WEEK BEGINS WITH TWO ROAD GAMES (2026-01-05)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — A very busy week begins with just two events Monday — both boys basketball games. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS' RATHBUN, TIOGA'S McKEE, WAVERLY'S VANDERHOOF, SHAW NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-01-05)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Waverly senior Emma Vanderhoof, Athens senior Hannah Rathbun, and Tioga junior Declan McKee each won tournament titles, and Waverly senior Hogan Shaw led the Wolverines through a tough stretch of games. They are the Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week" for the holiday weeks (Dec. 22 through Jan. 3.) ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: BUSY WEEK CAPPED BY FOURTH ANNUAL SOUTHERN TIER MEMORIAL (2025-01-04)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The first week of 2026 features one of the busiest weeks of the winter season, and will be capped by the fourth annual Southern Tier Memorial Wrestling Tournaments. ...more

IAC WRESTLING: TIOGA CROWNS FOUR CHAMPS AT JOURNEYMEN 'ARMBAR AT THE ARMORY' (24 PHOTOS) (2026-01-04)
Valley Sports Report
HALFMOON, N.Y. — Senior Jayden Duncanson and junior Declan McKee won individual titles as did freshman Liamm Comstock and senior Brayden MacWhinnie here Saturday at the Journeymen "Armbar at the Armory." ...more

COLLEGE WRESTLING: TIOGA GRAD BELLIS REACHES FINALS OF SOUTHERN SCUFFLE (2026-01-04)
Valley Sports Report
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Tioga grad Caden Bellis, a freshman on the University of Pennsylvania wrestling team, scored a takedown in the closing seconds of his semi-final match Sunday morning to reach the 174-pound finals here at the Southern Scuffle. ...more

SECTION IV WINTER TRACK & FIELD: TIOGA'S ALBRECHT WINS POLE VAULT, PLACES IN TWO OTHER EVENTS AT QUINNEY INVITE (7 PHOTOS) (2026-01-03)
Valley Sports Report
ITHACA — Tioga senior Gavin Albrecht won the pole vault and placed in two other events here Saturday afternoon at the Quinney Indoor Track & Field Invitational at Cornell University. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY BASKETBALL DOUBLEHEADER TIPS OFF VALLEY ACTION IN 2026 (2026-01-03)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Waverly hosts the first two sporting events — a basketball doubleheader — of 2026 in the Valley this afternoon, and three Valley wrestling teams will be in action as well. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: 2026 KICKS OFF WITH WRESTLING, SWIMMIG ACTION (2026-01-02)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — 2026 kicks off with a pair of Valley teams in action as the Waverly boys wrestle at the Oneonta Rotary Tournament, and the Athens swim teams are at the Keep the Beat Invite. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: SAYRE VOLLEYBALL TOPS 'BAKER'S DOZEN TOP STORIES OF 2025' (2026-01-01)
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

FROM THE PRESS BOX: SAYRE VOLLEYBALL, TIOGA FOOTBALL TOP SUPER 7 'STORYLINES OF THE FALL' (2025-12-31)
 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