FROM THE PRESS BOX: VALLEY SPORTS REPORT'S 14TH YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL COVERAGE BEGINS TODAY (2022-08-15)
The 2021-22 high school sports year in the Valley, especially the fall and winter seasons, was one to remember, and this year could be unforgettable as well — and it all starts today. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT MARKS 13TH ANNIVERSARY (2022-08-10)
Thirteen years ago today, Valley Sports Report was born, and it’s been quite a ride.
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NYSPHSAA ADOPTS SEVERAL NEW RULES FOR 2022-23, INCLUDING NEW GIRLS SOCCER OVERTIME RULE (2022-08-07)
The Sports Reports
LAKE PLACID — The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) held its annual central committee meeting here Tuesday and Wednesday, and voted on several proposals that will impact various high school sports — most notably the girls soccer overtime rule. ...more

YOUTH SOFTBALL (14U): LABY REBELS FINISH SECOND AT 'WAR AT THE SHORE' (2022-07-30)
Valley Sports Report
The New York Lady Rebels 14U travel softball team went to New Jersey for the War at the Shore Tournament and battled the heat and 18 teams to finish in second place. ...more

WAVERLY-HORSEHEADS COMBINED WRESTLING CAMP LOOKS TO MAKE AREA STRONGER (2022-07-29)
By TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — The Horseheads and Waverly wrestling programs joined forces once again to offer a camp which intends to strengthen the sport throughout the area.
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YOUTH BASEBALL (10U): MAINE-ENDWELL TOPS NICHOLS-TIOGA TWICE TO WIN OWEGO TOURNAMENT (2022-07-24)
Valley Sports Report
OWEGO — Maine-Endwell jumped out to early leads in both games, and beat Nichols-Tioga twice here twice Saturday to rally out of the consolation bracket and win the Owego 10U Baseball Tournament. ...more

ELEVEN MULTI-SPORT STUDENT-ATHELTES HONORED BY TOP DRAWER PROGRAM (INCLUDES LINK TO VIDEO) (2022-07-23)
Valley Sports Report
More than 60 student-athletes were recently honored in the 17th annual Top Drawer team.
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WAVERLY GIRLS BASKETBALL CAMP WRAPS UP WITH CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES, AWARDS (2022-07-22)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — It was a big turnout for the Waverly girls’ basketball camp this year as 153 athletes took to the courts for the camp which wrapped up with championship games and awards on Thursday. ...more

WAVERLY SUMMER BASKETBALL LEAGUE: WAVERLY TOPS ATHENS IN TITLE GAME OF WAVERLY SUMMER BASKETBALL LEAGUE (2022-07-21)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Top-seeded Waverly rolled to three straight wins here Wednesday night to win the season-ending Waverly Summer Basketball League varsity tournament. ...more

SCHOLASTIC WRESTLING: TIOGA'S SINDONI FINISHES SECOND AT FARGO JUNIOR FREESTYLE NATIONALS (2022-07-20)
Valley Sports Report
FARGO, N.D. — Cadence Diduch ended Tioga senior Emily Sindoni’s run of dominance here Wednesday afternoon with a 12-2 technical fall in the championship match in the 122-pound bracket at the 2022 U.S. Marine Corps Women’s Junior Freestyle Nationals. ...more

YOUTH BASEBALL (10U): NICHOLS-TIOGA UPENDS TOP-SEEDED M-E IN WINNER'S BRACKET FINALS OF OWEGO TOURNAMENT (20 PHOTOS) (2022-07-20)
Valley Sports Report
OWEGO — Nichols-Tioga scored three runs in the top of the sixth inning to rally past top-seeded Maine-Endwell here Wednesday evening in the winner’s bracket finals of the Owego 10U Baseball Tournament. ...more

YOUTH BASEBALL (14U): SENECA RED ALL-STARS WIN EMPIRE STATE CLASSIC IN OSWEGO (2022-07-20)
Valley Sports Report
OSWEGO — The Seneca Red 14U all-star team, which includes Tioga’s Logan Bellis, went 4-0 over the weekend to win the Empire State Classic here at Legends Field. ...more

SCHOLASTIC WRESTLING: TIOGA'S SINDONI ADVANCES TO FINALS AT FARGO JUNIOR FREESTYLE NATIONALS (2022-07-20)
Valley Sports Report
FARGO, N.D. — Senior Emily Sindoni is poised to become Tioga’s first-ever Fargo National Champion this afternoon after winning her 122-pound semi-final match Wednesday morning at the 2022 U.S. Marine Corps Women’s Junior Freestyle Nationals.
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'BIG UGLIES TRENCH CLINIC' AT ATHENS 'A BIG SUCCESS' (24 PHOTOS) (2022-07-20)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — The Athens football program hosted its third annual “The Big Uglies Trench Clinic” here Tuesday in the 90-degree heat with 80 offensive linemen in attendance at Alumni Stadium.
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SCHOLASTIC WRESTLING: TIOGA'S SINDONI WINS FIVE IN A ROW, ADVANCES TO SEMIFINALS AT FREESTYLE NATIONALS (2022-07-19)

BELLIS FINISHES OFF ALL-AMERICAN RUN WITH 8TH-PLACE FINISH

Valley Sports Report
FARGO, N.D. — Tioga senior Emily Sindoni, ranked 8th in the nation, won five straight matches Tuesday to advance to the semifinals of the 122-pound bracket at the  2022 U.S. Marine Corps Women’s Junior Freestyle Nationals. ...more

YOUTH VOLLEYBALL: WAVERLY HOSTING SECOND ANNUAL 'VOLLEYBALL DEVELOPMENT CAMP' AUG. 1-4 (2022-07-18)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — The Waverly volleyball program will hosts its second annual “Volleyball Development Camp” on Aug. 1-4 here at the Waverly High School gymnasium. ...more

A LOOK AT ALL FOUR OF THE VALLEY'S HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAMS' 2022 SCHEDULES (2022-07-18)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The 2022 high school football schedules feature a couple of long “road trips,” and open dates in the schedule that coaches and ADs are still trying to fill. ...more

SCHOLASTIC WRESTLING: TIOGA'S BELLIS EARNS ALL-AMERICAN HONORS AT 16U FREESTYLE NATIONALS; WILL WRESTLE FOR 7TH-PLACE MONDAY (2022-07-17)

TIOGA’S DUNCANSON, SILVESTRI BOTH GO 2-2 AT JUNIOR NATIONALS

Valley Sports Report
FARGO, N.D. — Junior Caden Bellis became Tioga’s first-ever All-American here Sunday at the 2022 U.S. Marine Corps 16U Freestyle Nationals, and he did it the hard way. ...more

WAVERLY-HORSEHEADS WRESTLING CAMP SLATED FOR JULY 26-29 (2022-07-16)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — The annual Waverly-Horseheads wrestling camp will be held July 26-29 here at Waverly High School from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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TIOGA'S SICKLER, SAYRE'S ROCKWELL, TOWANDA'S THOMPSON, AND WAVERLY'S CROFT EARN MVP HONORS AT ANNUAL WAVERLY BOYS BASKETBALL CAMP (24 PHOTOS) (2022-07-16)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — The 39th annual Waverly Basketball Camp concluded Friday with its “coaches vs. all-stars game,” and awards ceremony, highlighted by MVP presentations to Tioga's Evan Sickler, Sayre's Carson Rockwell, Towanda's Boom Thompson, and Waverly's Drew Croft ...more