ATHENS SENIOR AARON LANE NAMED 2020 FORBES MEMORIAL AWARD WINNER (2020-06-06)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens senior Aaron Lane was recently named the 2020 recipient of the Gary Forbes Memorial Award, which has been presented annually to the top three-sport senior athlete in the Valley. ...more

WAVERLY REC., HEMP GEEK AAU TRAVEL PROGRAM HOSTING YOUTH BASKETBALL CAMP (2020-06-05)
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WAVERLY — Waverly Recreation and the Hemp Geek AAU travel basketball program will be conducting a weeklong basketball camp — June 29 through July 3 — at the former Chemung Elementary School.
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COLLEGE WRESTLING: WAVERLY'S STOTLER COMMITS TO BROCKPORT (2020-06-04)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly senior Ethan Stotler will wrestle at SUNY Brockport next year, and will join a large contingent of Section IV grapplers there — many of them former travel teammates. ...more

BAKER'S SPORTS PEN: TOWANDA TENNIS TOURNEY ALWAYS SERVED UP GREAT PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES (2020-06-01)
It began as a dream back in 1977 for a Towanda organization and its results can be seen throughout the area today.
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YOUTH SOFTBALL: VALLEY STORM 16U, 18U TEAMS BACK ON THE FIELD (2020-05-31)
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ATHENS — The crack of the bat, and the pop of the mitt was back in the air Sunday afternoon as the Valley Storm 18U and 16U travel softball teams scrimmaged here on the Athens Area High School field.
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YOUTH BASKETBALL: LOCAL AAU TEAM BACK ON THE COURT (2020-05-31)
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WAVERLY — As things begin to return to normal, the Hemp Geek 12U AAU boys basketball team returned to the court earlier this week at East Waverly.
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VALLEY ASA SOFTBALL LOOKING TO PLAY 2020 SEASON IF REGISTRATION NUMBERS ALLOW (2020-05-29)
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ATHENS TOWNSHIP — Valley ASA softball officials are looking to “play ball” in 2020, if registration numbers warrant a season. ...more

WAVERLY LITTLE LEAGUE: REGISTRATION AVAILABLE THROUGH JUNE 12, OPEN TO ALL ELIGBILE YOUTHS; OPENING DAY SET FOR JULY 11 (2020-05-27)
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WAVERLY — The Waverly Little League board met Wednesday night and have set Opening Day as July 11 for 2020 season.

The board has also opened up registration to anyone who meets the age requirement, including kids from Sayre and Athens. ...more

FIVE OF WAVERLY'S WINTER TEAMS, 45 STUDENT-ATHLETES EARN ALL-STATE ACADEMIC RECOGNITION (2020-05-27)
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WAVERLY — Five of Waverly’s nine winter sports teams were recognized as New York State Scholar-Athlete Teams, and 45 winter sport student-athletes were honored as all-state scholar-athletes by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA). ...more

COLLEGE BASEBALL: WAVERLY GRAD STILLMAN EARNS ALL-AMERICA ACCOLADES AT ST. BONAVENTURE (2020-05-26)
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OLEAN, N.Y. — Waverly grad Brendyn Stillman, a junior on the St. Bonaventure baseball team, earned second-team All-America accolades from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. ...more

ROLFEMAN REMINISCES: MEMORIAL DAY MEMORIES (2020-05-25)
Memorial Day Weekend is upon us. With it comes many memories.
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ROLFEMAN REMINISCES: LIFE IN THE FAST LANE (2020-05-21)
Sunday, I did something I had not done in about a year.

I watched a stock car race. Almost every lap. The race at Darlington, the legendary speedway nicknamed the “Lady in Black” and “The Track Too Tough to Tame.”
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BAKER'S SPORTS PEN: IF YOU BUILD IT; HE WILL COME (2020-05-19)
When friends ask me what’s my favorite movie, it doesn’t take me long to answer.

Without thinking twice, I quickly reply “Field of Dreams.” ...more

'PLAY BALL!' — WAVERLY LITTLE LEAGUE PLANS ON BASEBALL THIS SUMMER (2020-05-19)
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WAVERLY — “Play Ball!”

Those words haven’t been heard yet this spring on any local baseball or softball diamonds, but Waverly Little League board president Cory Robinson said they will be heard in Waverly as early as June 26. ...more

BLAST FROM THE PAST (2013-05-30): WAVERLY WINS FIRST (AND ONLY) SECTION IV BASEBALL TITLE (2020-05-19)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
I’ve said it a thousand times, and I’ll likely say it 10 thousand more, “Valley Sports Report has been blessed to have so many great teams and great athletes” in its coverage area. Without them, the site would be nowhere near as successful as it is. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: LOOKING BACK — THIS GENERATION AND THEIR PARENTS (2020-05-13)
I’ve been doing this a long time — more than three decades now.

In that time, I’ve had the privilege of covering a lot of tremendous athletes. As a matter of fact, I’ve covered many second-generation athletes as well. ...more

BAKER'S SPORTS PEN: STRAT-O-MATIC, THE LANE BOYS, AND THE JETS (2020-05-11)
Back in the late 1970’s the band Styx produced a hit song entitled Too Much Time on my Hands.

“Is it any wonder I'm not crazy.
Is it any wonder I'm sane at all.”
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ROLFEMAN REMINISCES: THE ICEMAN COMETH (2020-05-10)
When the frozen fascination began, I honestly am not exactly sure.

Maybe it was tuning into one of the hockey games NBC and CBS broadcast back in the 1960s. ...more

(UPDATED) FROM THE PRESS BOX: WAVERLY GIRLS, SAYRE'S MURRELLE, TIOGA'S TAYLOR HIGH POINTS OF FIRST DECADE OF VSR GOLF COVERAGE (2020-05-09)
The first decade of golf coverage for Valley Sports Report featured a pair of all-state golfers, several state qualifiers, a few league titles for the boys teams, and closed with an epic win streak and four consecutive IAC and Section IV titles for the Waverly Lady Wolverines. ...more

(UPDATED) NEW YORK STATE GIRLS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY'S TOMASSO EARNS ALL-STATE ACCOLADES (2020-05-07)
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WAVERLY — Waverly junior Sidney Tomasso received 10h-team Class B all-state girls basketball  honors as selected by the New York State Sportswriters Association.
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