ATHENS VOLLEYBALL 'PINK OUT GAME' RAISES MORE THAN $3K FOR THE GUTHRIE CANCER CENTER (2025-10-24)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens volleyball hosted Sayre Tuesday in its annual "Pink Out Game," and raised more than $3,000 for the Guthrie Cancer Center. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 10 PICKS — WAVERLY-FORKS, 'RUSTY RAIL' HEADLINE WEEK'S GAMES (2025-10-24)
It's rivalry week South of the Border, but the "Game of the Week" is a budding rivalry with Chenango Forks (ranked No. 1 in Class C) invading Memorial Stadium to take on Waverly (ranked fourth in Class B).
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'TWO GUYS TALKING SPORTS' CHATS ALL THINGS WAVERLY FOOTBALL WITH JASON MILLER (2025-10-24)
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WAVERLY — "Two Guys Talking Sports" — The Sports Reports' Tim Birney and Radigan Media's Pat McDonald — sit down with Waverly football coach Jason Miller for an in-depth look at all things Wolverine football and their clash with unbeaten Chenango Forks tonight. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY-FORKS, 'RUSTY RAIL' RIVALRY TAKE CENTER STAGE ON 'FOOTBALL FRIDAY' (2025-10-24)
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THE VALLEY — A battle of state-ranked teams at Memorial Stadium takes center stage, while the regular season draws to an end South of the Border with the annual Rusty Rail rivalry game slated for the Lockhart Street Bowl. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: TROY'S SMITH, SVEC'S GENTILE NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-10-23)
The Sports Reports
Troy senior QB Mason Smith had a game for the ages, and SVEC 7th-grader Maddy Gentile had a week that bodes very well for the future of the Eagles' field hockey program. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Oct. 18. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: DISTRICT 4 CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS TAKE CENTER STAGE (2025-10-22)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Athens and Sayre will compete Thursday morning at the District 4 Cross Country Championships at Bloomsburg University, while Sayre volleyball travels to Wyalusing for the final regular-season event of the 2025 fall season. ...more

SECTION IV GIRLS SOCCER: TIOGA AVENGES EARLY-SEASON LOSS, BLANKS MARATHON, 3-0, IN CLASS C OPENER (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-22)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Tioga made the most of its chance at redemption, avenging an early-season loss with a 3-0 win over Marathon here Tuesday afternoon in the opening round of the Section IV, Class C girls soccer playoffs. ...more

IAC JV VOLLEYBALL: T-BURG EDGES TIOGA, 2-1, IN DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF (11 PHOTOS) (2025-10-22)
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TRUMANSBURG — Tioga battled back to even the match at 1-1, but Trumansburg pulled out a three-set win here Tuesday evening in an IAC Large School Divisional playoff match.
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ON TAP TODAY: TIOGA GIRLS OPENS SECTION IV PLAYOFFS AT HOME; FINAL REGULAR-SEASON EVENTS BEING CONTESTED (2025-10-22)
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THE VALLEY — Tioga opens the Section IV, Class C playoffs at home against Marathon Wednesday afternoon, while the final regular-season events — Waverly girls swimming, and Athens and Waverly volleyball — of the 2025 fall season. ...more

IAC CROSS COUNTRY: MILLS, WOOD PACE TIOGA AT WHITNEY POINT INVITE (2025-10-21)
Valley Sports Report
WHITNEY POINT — Freshman Reese Mills and senior Talon Wood paced Tioga's efforts Tuesday afternoon at the Whitney Point Cross Country Invitational.
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IAC GIRLS SOCCER: TIOGA DROPS 1-0 DOUBLE-OT HEARTBREAKER TO SOUTHERN CAYUGA IN SMALL SCHOOL TITLE TILT (20 PHOTOS) (2025-10-18)
Valley Sports Report
DRYDEN — For the second year in a row, Tioga dropped a heartbreaker in the IAC Small School Championship girls soccer match — this time a 1-0 double-overtime thriller here Saturday at Tompkins-Cortland Community College. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: DAY 2 OF PIAA GOLF TOURNEY; ATHENS-SAYRE VOLLEYBALL RIVALRY RENEWED (2025-10-21)
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THE VALLEY — Athens junior Eli Hicks will look to move up the leaderboard on Day 2 of the PIAA Class 3A Boys Golf Championships at Penn State, while Athens hosts crosstown volleyball rival Sayre, which is playing for the top seed in the upcoming District 4, Class A playoffs. ...more

IAC VOLLEYBALL: TIOGA HANDS CANDOR FIRST LOSS IN REGULAR-SEASON FINALE (2025-10-20)
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CANDOR — Tioga handed Candor its first loss of the season here Monday night with a sweep of its longtime rival in the regular-season finale of IAC volleyball campaign. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: PIAA GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS TAKE CENTER STAGE (2025-10-20)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Athens junior Eli Hicks will tee it up with the best Class 3A golfers in the state at the PIAA Championships, while Waverly hosts a divisional volleyball foe, and Tioga is on the road against unbeaten Candor its final regular-season match of 2025. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS STRIKE PARTNERSHIP WITH SHOWCASE (2025-10-19)
When I started Valley Sports Report more than 16 years ago, the goal was to spotlight and promote local athletes. It's still my mission today and it's also why I've partnered with Showcase. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: TIOGA'S BELLIS, WAVERLY'S KITTLE, ATHENS' PATTON NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-10-19)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Tioga senior Logan Bellis had another huge game, while Waverly senior Mira Kittle continued to break records, and Athens junior Delanie Patton found the net often. They are the Valley Sports Report / Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Oct. 18. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: PIAA BOYS GOLF, SECTION IV SOCCER, DISTRICT 4 XC, AND 'RUSTY RAIL,' WAVERLY-FORKS GAMES HIGHLIGHT WEEK'S ACTION (2025-10-18)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — PIAA boys golf, Section IV soccer, and District 4 cross country, as well as the end of the volleyball and girls swimming regular seasons, and a trio of football games, including the Rusty Rail game and a match-up of two of the best teams in New York State — Chenango Forks at Waverly — highlight the week's slate of action. ...more

IAC CROSS COUNTRY: MILLS LEADS TIOGA'S EFFORTS AT MARATHON INVITE (2025-10-18)
Valley Sports Report
MARATHON — Freshman Reese Mills ran to a top-20 finish in the unseeded girls race here Saturday to pace Tioga's efforts at the rugged Marathon Cross Country Invitational.
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ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY TRAVELS TO OWEGO; SAYRE HOSTS CANTON ON 'FOOTBALL SATURDAY' (2025-10-18)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Waverly travels to Owego with a chance to clinch the Section IV, Division III title, while Sayre hosts Canton for Homecoming at the Lockhart Street Bowl on "Football Saturday." ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: BELLIS CARRIES TIOGA TO 24-8 WIN OVER TRUMANSBURG IN KEY DIVISIONAL BATTLE (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-17)
Valley Sports Report
TRUMANSBURG — One of the smallest guys on the field, senior Logan Bellis, was an old-time workhorse running back for Tioga here Friday night in its 24-8 win over Trumansburg in Section IV, Division VII football action. ...more