ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS WRESTLING OPENS 2025-26 SEASON AT HOME (2025-12-04)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The winter season starts to pick up steam with three events, including the first wrestling dual of the season at Athens, and a home bowling match for Tioga at the Valley Bowling Center.
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VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: TIOGA'S BELLIS, WAVERLY'S KITTLE, JUDSON NAMED 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-11-03)
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THE VALLEY — Over the last two weeks, there hasn't been a ton of action, but there have been some big performances. Tioga senior Logan Bellis, Waverly senior Mira Kittle, and Waverly junior Ryleigh Judson posted impressive performances and are the VSR / Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week," for the weeks ending Nov. 22 and Nov. 29.
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ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS, SAYRE GIRLS OPEN 2025-26 HOOP SEASON ON THE ROAD (2025-12-03)
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THE VALLEY — The Athens and Sayre girls basketball teams open the 2025-26 season tonight on the road against non-league opponents. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: TIOGA FOOTBALL'S STATE TITLE GAME HIGHLIGHTS FIRST FULL WEEK OF WINTER SEASON (2025-11-30)
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THE VALLEY — The falls season opens in earnest this week, but the main event is the final event of the fall season — Tioga football playing for a Class D state title at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse Friday afternoon. ...more

N.Y. STATE FOOTBALL: TIGERS HEADED BACK TO THE DOME! TIOGA HOLDS OFF NEWFANE, 20-16, IN CLASS D SEMIS (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-30)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
CICERO, N.Y. — Ball-control offense and a pair of big defensive stops were key as Tioga punched its ticket to a fifth Class D title game appearance since 2015 with a 20-16 win over previously-unbeaten Newfane in the state semifinals here Sunday afternoon Cicero-North Syracuse High School. ...more

COLLEGE WRESTLING: TIOGA GRAD BELLIS FINISHES EIGHTH AT KEYSTONE CLASSIC (2025-11-30)
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PHILADELPHIA — Tioga grad Caden Bellis, a freshman on the Division I Penn wrestling team, bounced back from an opening-round loss to  finish eighth here at the Keystone Classic. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: TIOGA SQUARES OFF WITH SECTION IV POWER IN CLASS D SEMIFINALS (2025-11-30)
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THE VALLEY — Tioga will face its biggest challenge of the season Sunday afternoon in the New York State, Class D semifinals when it matches up against Section VI champ Newfane, led by Division I prospect Mac Capen. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 15 PICKS — STATE SEMIFINALS ON BOTH SIDES OF BORDER (2025-11-29)
We're getting down to the nitty gritty with four Section IV teams, including Tioga and Owego, in the N.Y. state semifinals, and just one District 4 team — Southern Columbia — in the PIAA final four. ...more

NEW YORK STATE FOOTBALL: TIOGA FACES BIG CHALLENGE IN SECTION VI POWERHOUSE NEWFANE IN CLASS D SEMIFINALS (2025-11-28)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Tioga won three states in a row, and is one win away from making it back to the title game after a year's absence, but standing in the way Sunday is unbeaten Section VI powerhouse Newfane. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY GIRLS TIP OFF 2025-26 BASKETBALL SEASON (2025-11-28)
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THE VALLEY — The 2025-26 basketball season tips off this afternoon with the Waverly girls in action at the Bill Middleton Tip-Off Tournament at Baldwinsville High School. ...more

IAC BOWLING: SLATER LEADS TIOGA BOYS TO SWEEP OF TIOGA; LADY TIGERS ALSO WIN, 4-0 (2025-11-26)
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WAVERLY — Tioga's Nick Slater started the season with a bang, leading the Tigers to a sweep of Watkins Glen Tuesday afternoon in IAC boys bowling action, while the Lady Tigers also notched a sweep here at the Valley Bowling Center. ...more

"TWO GUYS TALKING SPORTS:" JACKSON BOMBARD TALKS ALL THINGS TIOGA FOOTBALL, AND THE TEAM'S STATE SEMI-FINAL RUN (2025-11-26)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Tioga junior QB Jackson Bombard sits down with "Two Guys Talking Sports" — The Sports Reports' Tim Birney and Radigan Media's Pat McDonald — about all things Tioga football, including Bombard spending last season away from football, and this team's run into the Class D state semifinals. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: TIOGA FOOTBALL IN STATE SEMIS; 2025-26 WINTER SEASON TIPS OFF (2025-11-24)
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THE VALLEY — The fall season in the Valley is down to just Tioga football, but the winter season tips off this week with Tioga bowling and the Waverly girls basketball teams opening play. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY GIRLS SWIMMING IN FOUR 'A' FINALS AT DAY 2 OF STATE MEET (2025-11-22)
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THE VALLEY — Waverly senior Mira Kittle will swim in three "A" finals today at the New York State Girls Swimming Championships, including a pair of relays. ...more

NEW YORK STATE FOOTBALL: BALL-CONTROL OFFENSE SETS TONE IN TIOGA'S 28-14 WIN OVER LOWVILLE IN CLASS D QUARTERFINALS (22 PHOTOS) (2025-11-21)

TIGERS, UNDER AIELLO, IMPROVE TO 12-0 AGAINST SECTION III IN REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

BY TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
VESTAL — Tioga set the tone early with an old-fashion ball-control ground game on its way to a 28-14 win over previously-unbeaten Section III champ Lowville Friday night in the quarterfinals of the New York State Class D football playoffs here at Dick Hoover Stadium. ...more

SECTION IV FIELD HOCKEY: TIOGA'S ENGLEBERT, KITHCART NAMED FIRST-TEAM DIVISIONAL ALL-STARS, SZYMANSKI EARNS SECOND-TEAM NOD (2025-11-21)
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Tioga seniors Abbie Englebert and Anna Kithcart were named Section IV, Division III first-team field hockey all-stars, and sophomore Cora Szymanski earned a second-team nod in recent voting by the conference's coaches. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 14 PICKS — STATE QUARTERFINALS ON BOTH SIDES OF BORDER (2025-11-21)
The football season is winding down with both the state quarterfinals on tap on both sides of the border.
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ON TAP TODAY: TIOGA OPENS STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS; WAVERLY GIRLS SWIM AT DAY 1 OF STATE MEET (2025-11-21)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Fresh off its 12th Section IV, Class D football title since 2011, Tioga looks to take its first step toward its fifth state title since 2015 when it "hosts" Section III Lowville Friday evening at 5 p.m. at Vestal High School. ...more

'TWO GUYS TALKING SPORTS' CHATS WITH TIOGA SENIOR LOGAN BELLIS (2025-11-19)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Tioga senior Logan Bellis sits down with "Two Guys Talking Sports" — The Sports Reports' Tim Birney and Radigan Media's Pat McDonald — to discuss coming back from a major knee injury, the 2025 season, and even a little wrestling. ...more

IAC BOYS SOCCER: TIOGA'S LANDMESSER, VAN DUSEN LAND FIRST-TEAM DIVISIONAL HONORS; THREE TEAMMATES NAMED TO SECOND TEAM (2025-11-18)
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TIOGA CENTER — Senior Brady Landmesser and sophomore David Van Dusen were named IAC South Small School Division first-team all-stars, while a trio of their teammates received second-team honors.
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