COLLEGE SOFTBALL: WAVERLY'S CRON SIGNS TO CONTINUE SOFTBALL CAREER AT SUNY BROCKPORT (7 PHOTOS) (2026-03-17)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly senior Maddie Cron signed a National Letter-of-Intent here Tuesday to continue her softball career at SUNY Brockport.
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THE WEEK AHEAD: SAYRE BASEBALL, SOFTBALL START 2026 SEASON AT FULL SPEED (2026-03-15)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The 2026 spring season gets under way this week, and the Sayre baseball team, which has four games schedules, and softball team, three games on the slate, kick it off in high gear. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: CORNING'S McLAUGHLIN, STARNS, PROUDFOOT, NEB'S KOLESAR NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-03-15)
The Sports Reports
Corning senior Cella McLaughlin won state gold and Northeast Bradford senior Anaiah Kolesar earned a PIAA medal on the mats, while Corning sophomore Nolyn Proudfoot, and junior Char Starns led the Hawks to Section IV titles. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Feb. 7. ...more

NY STATE BOYS BOWLING: WAVERLY’S JOHNSON PLACES FIFTH AT INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (2026-03-14)
By TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
SYRACUSE — Waverly’s Derek Johnson started out strong then put on a late charge to place fifth in the Individual Championship Division 2 tournament at the 2026 NYSPHSAA Bowling Championships held at AMF Syracuse Lanes here Saturday.
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ON TAP TODAY: 2025-26 WINTER SEASON WRAPS UP WITH PIAA SWIMMING & DIVING AND N.Y. BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIPS (2026-03-14)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The 2026 winter season wraps up Saturday with Day 2 for the Athens swim teams at the PIAA Swimming & Diving Championships, and with two Valley bowlers at the New York State Division 2 Championships at the AMF Syracuse Lanes. ...more

NEW YORK STATE FOOTBALL: WAVERLY'S BEEMAN, SHAW NAMED TO CLASS B FIRST-TEAM; FOUR TEAMMATES ALSO EARN ALL-STATE RECOGNITION (2026-03-13)
Valley Sports Report
SYRACUSE — Waverly senior Troy Beeman and junior Ben Shaw were named New York State Class B first-team all-stars, while junior Matthias Welles was a second-team selection, and four of their teammates also received recognition recently from the New York State Sportswriters Association. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: PIAA SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS GET UNDER WAY (2026-03-13)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — One of final events of the winter sports season get under way Friday with a host of Athens swimmers vying for medals at the PIAA Championships. The spring season was slated to open, but Sayre's baseball game at Wyalusing has been postponed. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS' NASON, RATHBUN, TIOGA'S ALBRECHT NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-03-12)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Athens seniors Leah Nason and Hanna Rathbun each reached the podium for the first time at the PIAA Girls Wrestling Championships, while Tioga senior Gavin Albrecht just missed a medal at the New York State Indoor Track & Field Championships. They are the VSR / Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Feb. 7.
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NY STATE BOWLING: WAVERLY’S JOHNSON, TIOGA’S HELMICH LEAD LOCAL GROUP INTO CHAMPIONSHIPS (2026-03-13)
Tioga County Sports Report
SYRACUSE — Waverly's Derek Johnson will make his fourth appearance at the NYSPHSAA Bowling Championships on Saturday while Tioga's Kelsey Helmich is the top Section IV girl in the Individual Championship division.
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NEW YORK STATE FOOTBALL COACHES HONOR WAVERLY'S DAVIS WITH '12TH MAN AWARD' (2026-03-11)
Valley Sports Report
VERONA, N.Y. — Waverly senior Daltton Davis was honored by the New York State High School Football Coaches Association with the prestigious "12th Man Award" during its 26th annual coaches clinic at Turning Stone Casino. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: PIAA SWIMMING & DIVING, NEW YORK STATE BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIPS LAST EVENTS OF WINTER SEASON (2026-03-08)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Spring season practices begin Monday, but there are two more items of business left for the 2025-26 winter sports season and those are the PIAA Swimming & Diving Championships, and the New York State Bowling Championships. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: TIOGA'S McKEE, TOOMEY NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-03-08)
The Sports Reports
Tioga juniors Declan McKee and Amelia Toomey each won New York State wrestling titles, and are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Feb. 28. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: INDOOR TRACK, GIRLS WRESTLING TAKES CENTER STAGE SATURDAY (2026-03-07)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Tioga senior Gavin Albrecht will vie for a state title in the pole vault Saturday at the New York State Indoor Track & Field Championships, while Athens seniors Hanna Rathbun and Leah Nason wrestle for seventh place at the PIAA Girls Wrestling Championships. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: TWO ATHENS GIRLS REMAIN AT DAY 2 OF PIAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS (2026-03-06)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Day 2 at the PIAA Wrestling Championships at the Giant Center in Hershey will feature two Valley wrestlers — Athens seniors Leah Nason and Hanna Rathbun. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: TIOGA'S McKEE, TOOMEY NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-03-05)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Tioga juniors Declan McKee and Amelia Toomey are New York State wrestling champions. They are also the Valley Sports Report / Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Feb. 28. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SIX VALLEY WRESTLERS IN ACTION AT DAY 1 OF PIAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (2026-03-05)
Valley Sports Report
HERSHEY — Six Valley wrestlers will be in action today at Day 1 of the PIAA Wrestling Championships here at the Giant Center. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY BOYS IN ACTION IN CLASS A SEMIFINALS (2026-03-04)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — There's just one basketball team still standing in the Valley, and it finally takes the court tonight. ...more

SECTION IV GIRLS BASKETBALL: M-E PROVES WORTHY OF TOP SEED WITH 69-44 WIN OVER WAVERLY IN CLASS A SEMIS (24 PHOTOS) (2026-03-03)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
ENDWELL — Using a stifling 2-3 defense, a high-octane offense, and a big run to start the second quarter, Maine-Endwell proved worthy of its top seed here Tuesday night in a 69-44 win over Waverly in the semifinals of the Section IV, Class A girls basketball playoffs. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY GIRLS ON THE ROAD AT MAINE-ENDWELL FOR CLASS A SEMIS (2026-03-03)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The postseason rolls on Tuesday night with Waverly hitting the road for Maine-Endwell and a Section IV, Class A semi-final match-up. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: SECTION IV HOOPS, PIAA WRESTLING, NY INDOOR TRACK & FIELD HEADLINES WEEK'S ACTION (2026-03-01)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The week begins with the final two Valley hoop teams — Waverly girls and boys — on the road in win-or-go-home Section IV semi-final games, and ends with six wrestlers — four Athens girls, one Athens boy, and one Sayre — in Hershey for the PIAA wrestling champions, and one Tioga athlete on Staten Island for the N.Y. State Indoor Track & Field Championships. ...more