FROM THE PRESS BOX: A PEEK INTO CRYSTAL BALL AT 2020 SOFTBALL SEASON (2019-06-15)
The 2019 softball season was mostly good in the Valley, with three teams advancing to the postseason, led by Waverly, which won it’s first-ever Section IV title.
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VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WAVERLY'S HAMMOND REPEATS AS SOFTBALL 'PLAYER OF YEAR' — ATHENS' ADAMS, REPSHER, TIOGA'S WESSELS, WAVERLY'S WENDELA ALSO HONORED (2019-06-15)
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THE VALLEY — Waverly senior Wendi Hammond had a historic season, leading the Lady Wolverines to their first-ever Section IV title, and earning the 2019 Valley Sports Report Softball “Player of the Year” honors. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: CRYSTAL BALL FORECASTS MORE WINNING SEASONS ON VALLEY BASEBALL DIAMONDS IN 2020 (2019-06-14)
The 2019 baseball season in the Valley was one for the ages, with all four teams advancing to the postseason, including Tioga’s third Section IV title in five years, and Sayre’s third consecutive trip to the PIAA playoffs.
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VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: TIOGA'S HENDERSHOT HEADLINES 'SUPER 7' AS "BASEBALL PLAYER OF YEAR" — SAYRE'S HANAFIN, HORTON, WAVERLY'S HOLLYWOOD, SINDONI, TIOGA'S EVANEK ALSO EARN TOP HONORS (2019-06-14)
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THE VALLEY — Tioga senior Pierce Hendershot capped a brilliant career with a strong run in the postseason, leading the Tigers to their third Section IV title in five years, and earning Valley Sports Report’s 2019 Baseball “Player of the Year” honors. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WAVERLY'S CHANDLER REPEATS AS BOYS TRACK & FIELD 'ATHLETE OF THE YEAR' — WAVERLY'S JOHNSON, ATHENS RELAY ALSO EARN TOP HONORS (2019-06-14)
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THE VALLEY — Waverly junior Isaac Chandler won a bronze medal in the pole vault at States, and repeats as the Valley Sports Report Boys Track & Field “Athlete of the Year.” ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS' HUTCHISON LEADS 'SUPER 7' AS GIRLS TRACK & FIELD "ATHLETE OF YEAR" — SAYRE'S HANEY, ATHENS' STACKPOLE, BARTLOW, WAVERLY RELAY ALSO EARN TOP HONORS (2019-06-13)
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THE VALLEY — Athens senior Rachel Hutchison earned a bit of sweet redemption this spring, running to a PIAA gold medal to earn the moniker of Valley Sports Report’s 2019 Girls Track & Field “Athlete of the Year ...more

VALLEY ASA SOFTBALL (MAJORS): PACK PROPERTIES TOPS SAL LADIES AUX. IN CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (2019-06-13)
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ATHENS TOWNSHIP — Regular-season champion Pack Properties scored six runs in the bottom of the third inning to break open a tie game en route to a 13-4 win over SAL Ladies Auxiliary #283 in the Valley ASA Majors Division softball championship game at the Athens Wesleyan Field. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WAVERLY'S TOMASSO HEADLINES SUPER 7 AS 'GOLFER OF YEAR;' SAYRE'S VANDUZER TOP NEWCOMER (2019-06-13)
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THE VALLEY — Waverly senior Alex Tomasso finished off her brilliant career with an accomplishment few will ever duplicate, qualifying for States for a sixth time. With that, she is the 2019 Valley Sports Report “Golfer of the Year.”
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COLLEGE BASEBALL: WAVERLY GRAD STILLMAN REACHES BASE THREE TIMES AT NJCAA DIV. III WORLD SERIES; HERKIMER COLLEGE GOES 0-2 (2019-06-12)
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GREENEVILLE, Tenn. — Waverly grad Brendyn Stillman, a sophomore at Herkimer College, reached base three times and scored one run, but was hitless in a pair of losses recently here at the NJCAA Division III World Series. ...more

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: WAVERLY GRAD KRAFT EARNS ALL-CONFERENCE ACADEMIC HONORS (2019-06-12)
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ORANGEBURG, N.Y. — Waverly grad Shailei Kraft, a sophomore on the Dominican College softball team, was recently named to the 2019 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Softball All-Academic team. ...more

NEW YORK STATE TRACK & FIELD: WAVERLY PHOTO GALLERY (2019-06-09)
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MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. — Waverly’s participation in the NYSPHSAA Track & Field Championships Friday and Saturday produced several top 10 finishes in Division II competition.
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THE FINAL WORD: POSTSEASON 2019 — WHAT A WILD RIDE! (2019-06-10)
The 2019 spring postseason was a wild ride.

From the individual headliners — Athens senior Rachel Hutchison, Waverly junior Isaac Chandler, and Waverly senior Alex Tomasso — to the standout teams — Tioga baseball, Waverly softball, and Sayre baseball — there were plenty of memorable performances. ...more

NEW YORK STATE BOYS TRACK & FIELD: WAVERLY'S CHANDLER ADDS SECOND PODIUM FINISH (2019-06-08)
BY TIM TAYLOR
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MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. — It may not have been the race Waverly’s Isaac Chandler was hoping for, however, he’s still a two-time medalist.
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NEW YORK STATE BOYS TRACK & FIELD: WAVERLY'S WRIGHT HANDLES TOUGH DAY WITH DIGNITY (5 PHOTOS) (2019-06-08)
BY TIM TAYLOR
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MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. — Waverly’s Collin Wright didn’t have his best day at the NYSPHSAA Track & Field Championships Saturday, but he dealt with a less-than-spectacular performance in the 3,000 steeplechase with class and dignity. ...more

NEW YORK STATE GIRLS TRACK & FIELD: WAVERLY RELAY GARNERS MEDAL, ANOTHER SCHOOL RECORD (7 PHOTOS) (2019-06-08)
BY TIM TAYLOR
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MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. — Waverly put forth some impressive effort at the NYSPHSAA Track & Field Championships Friday and Saturday, so it was only fitting the Wolverines finish out the meet on the podium.
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ON TAP TODAY: TIOGA BASEBALL OPENS STATE PLAY; NEW YORK STATE TRACK & FIELD CONCLUDES (2019-06-08)
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THE VALLEY — Tioga baseball, winners of three Section IV titles in five years, hosts Cooperstown this afternoon in a Class C state quarter-final match-up, while six Waverly athletes seek to bring home hardware at Day 2 of the New York State Track & Field Championships. ...more

NEW YORK STATE BOYS TRACK & FIELD: WAVERLY'S CHANDLER CAPTURES BRONZE IN POLE VAULT, QUALIFIES FOR 110 HURDLES FINALS (6 PHOTOS) (2019-06-07)
BY TIM TAYLOR
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MIDDLETOWN — Friday wasn’t a bad day for Waverly’s Isaac Chandler. The Wolverine junior placed in the top three in the pole vault and qualified for the finals in the 110-meter hurdles to lead the Waverly effort at the NYSPHSAA Track & ...more

NEW YORK STATE GIRLS TRACK & FIELD: WAVERLY'S SMITH RESPONDS WELL FOLLOWING LENGTHY WAIT (2019-06-07)
BY TIM TAYLOR
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MIDDLETOWN — Waverly’s Cora Smith waited — and waited — and waited. Finally, after a one-hour plus delay, she got to compete in her first NYSPHSAA Track & Field Championships here Friday. ...more

NEW YORK STATE GIRLS TRACK & FIELD: ORTIZ BATTLES HEAT, HUMIDITY IN 400 (4 PHOTOS) (2019-06-07)
BY TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
MIDDLETOWN — Humidity was not a friend to Waverly’s Melina Ortiz, or other 400-meter dash competitors at the NYSPHSAA Track & Field Championships here Friday.
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NEW YORK STATE SOFTBALL: WAVERLY FALLS TO ONEIDA, 3-1, IN CLASS B QUARTERFINALS (36 PHOTOS) (2018-06-07)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
EAST SYRACUSE — Section III champ Oneida, ranked second in the state, answered Wendi Hammond’s home run in the top of the fourth inning with two runs in the home half of the inning to take the lead for good en route to a 3-1 win over Waverly in the quarterfinals of the New York State Class C softball playoffs here Friday evening at Carrier Park. ...more