NYSPHSAA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DEFEATS PROPOSAL TO START FALL SPORTS II SEASON EARLY (2020-10-25)
Valley Sports Report
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — On a tie-breaker vote, the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Executive Committee has defeated a proposal to start the Fall Sports II season one week earlier than scheduled. ...more

YOUTH FOOTBALL: WAVERLY REC. YOUTH FLAG FOOTBALL LEAGUE WRAPS UP REGULAR SEASON (2020-10-21)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly Rec. hosted Week 6 its Youth Flag Football League Sunday at Memorial Stadium. The results are as follows: ...more

YOUTH BASKETBALL: SOUTHERN TIER HAWKS COACH HOSTING SECOND FALL SESSION OF BASKETBALL WORKOUTS (2020-10-19)
Valley Sports Report
BINGHAMTON — Southern Tier Hawks AAU coach Reggie Hawkins and “The Workshop” present Fall Session #2 Basketball Workouts here from Oct. 27 through Nov. 25 at the St. Mary’s Rec. Center.
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YOUTH FOOTBALL: WEEK 5 RESULTS OF WAVERLY YOUTH FLAG FOOTBALL LEAGUE (2020-10-15)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly Rec. Hosted Week 5 of its Youth Flag Football League Sunday at Memorial Stadium. The results are as follows: ...more

YOUTH FOOTBALL: RESULTS, PHOTOS FROM WAVERLY REC. FLAG FOOTBALL LEAGUE (12 PHOTOS) (2020-10-09)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — The following are the Week 4 results from the Waverly Rec.youth flag football league: ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL AT ATHENS ONLY GAME IN TOWN IN WEEK 5 (2020-10-09)
There are no football games in the Valley this weekend, but Athens will host Monday Night Football at Alumni Stadium for the second straight week.
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BAKER'S SPORTS PEN: CAREER NIGHTS FOR WYALUSING'S CAMERON, ATHENS' REID; MORE FROM NTL, DISTRICT 4 (2020-10-08)
The local football schedule may have been small in numbers with just two games played this past weekend, but there were plenty of big-time highlights.
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TIOGA BOYS & GIRLS CLUB STILL TAKING ENTRIES FOR FALL GOLF CLASSIC (2020-10-08)
Valley Sports Report
OWEGO — The Tioga County Boys & Girls Club is still accepting entries for its annual Fall Golf Classic, which will be held here Oct. 16 at Pheasant Hill Country Club. It is a noon shotgun start. ...more

NEW OCCUPANCY RATE FOR HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS IN PENNSYLVANIA (2020-10-06)
Valley Sports Report
The Pennsylvania Governor’s office has released new attendance guidelines for indoor and outdoor events, including high school sports. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 4 PICKS — SAYRE, ATHENS GAMES HIGHLIGHTS SPARSE SCHEDULE (2020-10-02)
The Covid-19 situation has created a scarcity of games in Week 4 of the high school football season, with Troy and Canton sidelined for at least the next two weeks, and Cowanesque Valley on a bye.
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THE FINAL WORD: GOOD WINS FOR ATHENS, SAYRE FOOTBALL — ATHENS-SAYRE ROUND II ANYONE? (2020-10-01)
Athens posted a good road win at previously-unbeaten Wyalusing in Week 3, while Sayre evened its mak at 1-1 with a lopsided win over Cowanesque Valley. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 3 PICKS — SAYRE, ATHENS RETURN TO THE FIELD (2020-09-25)
Week 3 of the craziest (and not in a good way) high school football season is upon us.
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YOUTH FOOTBALL: WAVELY REC. OPENS FLAG FOOTBALL PLAY (18 PHOTOS) (2020-09-21)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly Recreation opened its youth flag football season with four games spread across three age groups on Sunday, Sept. 13.
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JOHNSON CITY GRAD CLARK REFLECTS ON MISSED SEASON, FIGHT TO GET TO MAJORS (7 PHOTOS) (2020-09-20)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
Just a few years after being released by the Atlanta Braves organization, Johnson City grad Ryan Clark was on the doorstep of making his Major League Baseball debut.
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YOUTH BASEBALL: HIGH HEAT'S HUTCHINGS TO HELP FORM 12U TEAM IN VALLEY (2020-09-20)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — High Heat Baseball Academy founder Andy Hutchings is looking to get more involved with the talent in the Valley, starting with the formation of a 12U travel team. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 2 PICKS — THOUGHTS ON WEEK 1, AND MORE (2020-09-18)
The high school football season rolls on, and in this crazy semblance of a season, Sayre has a bye, leaving Athens as the only Valley team in action in Week 2.
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STAC CANCELS SPORTS FOR REMAINDER OF 2020 — IAC HEDGES ON START DATE OF WINTER SEASON (2020-09-13)
Valley Sports Report
The hits keep coming for student-athletes in New York State.

On Sunday, the Southern Tier Athletic Conference canceled all sports for the remainder of the calendar year. ...more

IAC PUSHES FALL SPORTS SEASON TO MARCH 1 — WINTER SPORTS STILL SET TO START NOV. 30 (2020-09-12)
Valley Sports Report
ITHACA — IAC officials confirmed Saturday that the start of the 2020 fall sports season has been moved to March 1, 2021, but stated, contrary to erroneous reports Friday night, the winter sports season is still slated to begin Nov. 30. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 1 — RIVALRY GAMES KICK OFF SEASON (2020-09-11)
The 2020 season is upon us, and it’s nothing like we’ve seen before.

The NTL schedules are a mishmash in an abbreviated season, but it’s better than nothing, which is exactly what New York State is providing its student-athletes, having postponed the football season until March. ...more

WAVERLY'S MILLER, TIOGA'S AIELLO AGREE NEW YORK STATE'S DECISION TO MOVE FOOTBALL TO SPRING 'A BAD DECISION' (2020-09-09)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
Count Waverly coach Jason Miller and Tioga coach Nick Aiello among those who believe New York State Public High School Athletic Association’s edict to move the start date of the football season to March 1 as a bad move. ...more