ON TAP TODAY: TIOGA SQUARES OFF WITH SECTION IV POWER IN CLASS D SEMIFINALS (2025-11-30)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Tioga will face its biggest challenge of the season Sunday afternoon in the New York State, Class D semifinals when it matches up against Section VI champ Newfane, led by Division I prospect Mac Capen. ...more

JV WRESTLING: WAVERLY CROWNS PAIR OF CHAMPS AT 'FRIENDS OF SECTION IV TOURNAMENT' (15 PHOTOS) (2025-11-29)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Seventh-grader Mason Phillips, and sophomore Jaxson Porter each went 3-0 to win their brackets here Saturday at the Friends of Section IV Junior Varsity Wrestling Tournament. ...more

STAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY FALLS TO BALDWINSVILLE IN FINALS OF TIP-OFF TOURNEY (2025-11-29)
Valley Sports Report
BALDWINSVILLE — Baldwinsville rode a hot first quarter to an eight-point lead, and then pulled away for a 60-36 win over Waverly here Saturday afternoon in the championship game of the of the Bill Middleton Tip-Off Tournament in non-league girls basketball action. ...more

STAC JV GIRLS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY ROLLS OVER MASSENA IN SEASON-OPENER AT B-VILLE TIP-OFF TOURNEY (2025-11-29)
Valley Sports Report
BALDWINSVILLE — Waverly used a 28-0 second-quarter blitz to take a 40-point lead into the halftime locker room on its way to a 78-17 win over Massena here Friday afternoon in the opening game of the Bill Middleton JV Girls Basketball Tip-Off Tournament. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 15 PICKS — STATE SEMIFINALS ON BOTH SIDES OF BORDER (2025-11-29)
We're getting down to the nitty gritty with four Section IV teams, including Tioga and Owego, in the N.Y. state semifinals, and just one District 4 team — Southern Columbia — in the PIAA final four. ...more

STAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY OPENS SEASON WITH ROUT OF MASSENA AT B-VILLE TIP-OFF TOURNEY (2025-11-28)
Valley Sports Report
BALDWINSVILLE — Junior Ryleigh Judson and senior Kaitlyn Sutton provided all the offense Waverly would need in the first quarter, and the Wolverine defense held Section X Massena without a field goal for the entire game in a 71-5 season-opening rout in the first round of the Bill Middleton Tip-Off Tournament here Friday afternoon in non-league girls basketball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY GIRLS TIP OFF 2025-26 BASKETBALL SEASON (2025-11-28)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The 2025-26 basketball season tips off this afternoon with the Waverly girls in action at the Bill Middleton Tip-Off Tournament at Baldwinsville High School. ...more

STAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: KELLY HAS 'HIGH HOPES' FOR WAVERLY HEADING INTO 2025-26 SEASON (20 PHOTOS) (2025-11-28)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Coming off a 17-4 season, the Waverly girls return all but one starter and nearly all of its bench, but longtime coach Bob Kelly said there is work to be done as the 2025-26 season tips off this afternoon. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: TIOGA FOOTBALL IN STATE SEMIS; 2025-26 WINTER SEASON TIPS OFF (2025-11-24)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The fall season in the Valley is down to just Tioga football, but the winter season tips off this week with Tioga bowling and the Waverly girls basketball teams opening play. ...more

NEW YORK STATE SWIMMING: KITTLE FINISHES CAREER AS MOST ACCOMPLISHED SWIMMER IN PROGRAM HISTORY, BUT MAKES AN EVEN BIGGER IMPACT AS A TEAMMATE / LEADER (16 PHOTOS) (2025-11-22)
BY BRIAN FEES
Valley Sports Report
WEBSTER — When Mira Kittle started her career at Waverly only a few girls had ever competed at States. Four years later. she has completely rewritten every record book at the school. ...more

NEW YORK STATE SWIMMING: WAVERLY COMES HOME FROM STATES WITH FOUR MEDALS (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-22)
By BRIAN FEES
Valley Sports Report
WEBSTER — The Waverly girls’ swim team is coming home from states with a little hardware as they are returning to Waverly with four state medals.  ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY GIRLS SWIMMING IN FOUR 'A' FINALS AT DAY 2 OF STATE MEET (2025-11-22)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Waverly senior Mira Kittle will swim in three "A" finals today at the New York State Girls Swimming Championships, including a pair of relays. ...more

NYSPHSAA SWIMMING: WAVERLY HAS BIG DAY, QUALIFIES FOR STATE FINALS IN FOUR EVENTS (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-21)
BY BRIAN FEES
Valley Sports Report
WEBSTER — One by one the Waverly Wolverines swimmers competed on Friday, and one by one they qualified for state finals. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 14 PICKS — STATE QUARTERFINALS ON BOTH SIDES OF BORDER (2025-11-21)
The football season is winding down with both the state quarterfinals on tap on both sides of the border.
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ON TAP TODAY: TIOGA OPENS STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS; WAVERLY GIRLS SWIM AT DAY 1 OF STATE MEET (2025-11-21)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Fresh off its 12th Section IV, Class D football title since 2011, Tioga looks to take its first step toward its fifth state title since 2015 when it "hosts" Section III Lowville Friday evening at 5 p.m. at Vestal High School. ...more

(UPDATED) NEW YORK STATE GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING: KITTLE LEADS WAVERLY CONTINGENT INTO STATE MEET (2025-11-19)
Valley Sports Report
WEBSTER, N.Y. — Senior Mira Kittle is a top-seven seed in two individual events, and is part of a fourth-seeded Waverly relay here this weekend at the New York State Swimming & Diving Championships at the Webster Aquatic Center. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: TIOGA'S BELLIS NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETE OF THE WEEK' (2025-11-17)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Tioga senior Logan Bellis led the Tigers back to the top of the heap in Section IV, Class D. He is the VSR /  Bishop Brothers Construction "Athlete of the Week," for the week ending Nov. 15. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: TIOGA FOOTBALL, WAVERLY GIRLS SWIMMERS HEADLINE WEEK'S DOCKET (2025-11-16)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Winter sports practices began Friday in Pa. and will start today in New York, but there is still one team, and several Waverly swimmers still alive in the fall postseason. ...more

NEW YORK STATE BOYS CROSS COUNTRY: WAVERLY DUO PERFORMS WELL IN STATE DEBUT (2025-11-15)
By TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
QUEENSBURY — Waverly’s Hayden Montanye and Chase Hine put together solid performances in their debuts at the New York State Boys Class C Cross Country Championships here Saturday.
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ON TAP TODAY: TIOGA FOOTBALL PLAYS FOR ANOTHER SECTIONAL TITLE; PAIR OF WAVERLY RUNNERS AT NY STATE XC MEET (2025-11-15)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Tioga will play for its 12th Section IV football title in the Nick Aiello era Saturday afternoon, while a pair of Waverly runners will compete in the New York State Cross-Country Championships. ...more