SECTION IV WINTER TRACK: CRON POSTS WAVERLY'S ONLY TOP-10 FINISH AT QUINNEY INVITE (21 PHOTOS) (2026-01-03)
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ITHACA — Senior Madison Cron, freshman Anna Fassett, junior Taylor Sinsabaugh, and sophomore Jaxon Chandler posted the best finishes of the day here Saturday afternoon at the Quinney Indoor Track & Field Invitational at Cornell University. ...more

STAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: TROY PULLS AWAY IN 65-34 WIN OVER WAVERLY (22 PHOTOS) (2026-01-03)
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WAVERLY — After  a strong first quarter, Waverly struggled and Troy pulled away for a 65-34 win here Saturday afternoon in non-league girls basketball action. ...more

STAC WRESTLING: RAE, NEWMAN LEAD FOUR WAVERLY WRESTLERS TO PODIUM AT ONEONTA ROTARY TOURNAMENT (2026-01-03)
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ONEONTA — Waverly seniors Niko Rae and Ely Newman led four Waverly wrestlers to the podium here Saturday at the 36th annual Rotary / Ross Cordell Tournament. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY BASKETBALL DOUBLEHEADER TIPS OFF VALLEY ACTION IN 2026 (2026-01-03)
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THE VALLEY — Waverly hosts the first two sporting events — a basketball doubleheader — of 2026 in the Valley this afternoon, and three Valley wrestling teams will be in action as well. ...more

STAC WRESTLING: LATHROP LEADS SIX WAVERLY WRESTLERS IN CONSOLATION BRACKET AT ROTARY TOURNAMENT (2026-01-02)
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ONEONTA — Waverly freshman Brooks Lathrop leads six Waverly wrestlers into action Saturday in the consolation bracket here at the 36th annual Oneonta Rotary Russ Cordell Tournament. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: 2026 KICKS OFF WITH WRESTLING, SWIMMIG ACTION (2026-01-02)
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THE VALLEY — 2026 kicks off with a pair of Valley teams in action as the Waverly boys wrestle at the Oneonta Rotary Tournament, and the Athens swim teams are at the Keep the Beat Invite. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: SAYRE VOLLEYBALL TOPS 'BAKER'S DOZEN TOP STORIES OF 2025' (2026-01-01)
I've talked about storylines in the past and how they normally come in one of four realms: the start of a storyline, the continuation of one, the likely culmination of one, or a storyline totally out-of-the-blue. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: SAYRE VOLLEYBALL, TIOGA FOOTBALL TOP SUPER 7 'STORYLINES OF THE FALL' (2025-12-31)
 I've talked about storylines in the past and how they normally come in one of four realms: the start of a storyline, the continuation of one, the likely culmination of one, or a storyline totally out-of-the-blue. ...more

STAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY FALTERS IN SECOND HALF OF 50-43 LOSS TO HORSEHEADS (24 PHOTOS) (2025-12-30)
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ELMIRA — Waverly built a 10-point halftime lead, but went cold in the second half, and Horseheads rallied for a 50-43 win in the third-place game here Tuesday afternoon in the  National Girls Division at the Josh Palmer Fund / Elmira Holiday Basketball Classic.< ...more

STAC WRESTLING: BEEMAN PACES FIVE WAVERLY PLACE-WINNERS WITH RUNNER-UP FINISH AT WINDSOR TOURNAMENT (24 PHOTOS) (2025-12-30)

WOLVERINES PLACE SIXTH IN 38-TEAM FIELD

By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WINDSOR — Senior Troy Beeman was the only one of Waverly's four semi-finalists to reach the finals here Tuesday at Day 2 of the 68th annual Windsor Christmas Wrestling Tournament. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT FINALES PUT FINISHING TOUCHES ON 2025 (2025-12-30)
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THE VALLEY — The holiday tournaments, headlined by the Windsor Christmas Wrestling Tournament and the Josh Palmer Tournament and the Athens Holiday Festival basketball tournaments, wrap up Tuesday in the final sporting events of 2025. ...more

STAC WRESTLING: WAVERLY'S ROBINSON, WELLES, BEEMAN ADVANCE TO SEMIFINALS; THREE MORE ALIVE WRESTLEBACKS AT WINDSOR TOURNAMENT (24 PHOTOS) (2025-12-29)
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WINDSOR — Senior Cooper Robinson and Troy Beeman, and junior Matthias Welles each went 2-0 Monday to advance to the semifinals of the annual Windsor Christmas Wrestling Tournament, and three of their teammates are still alive in the consolation bracket, and one win away from the podium. ...more

STAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY FALLS TO ELMIRA, 44-41, IN PALMER TOURNEY SEMIFINALS (2025-12-29)
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ELMIRA — Waverly struggled to score in the second quarter, and that proved to be the difference in 44-41 setback to Elmira here Monday night in the semifinals of National Girls Division at the Josh Palmer Fund / Elmira Holiday Basketball Classic. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WINDSOR WRESTLING TOURNAMENT; PALMER, CHOP OUT HUNGER HOOP TOURNAMENT HEADLINE MONDAY'S ACTION (2025-12-29)
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THE VALLEY — The Windsor Christmas Tournament, the Josh Palmer Fund / Elmira Holiday Classic, and the inaugural Chop Out Hunger Holiday Tournament in Athens are the headline events Monday.
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STAC BOYS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY SHAKES OFF BAD START IN 67-57 WIN OVER NOTRE DAME AT PALMER TOURNAMENT (24 PHOTOS) (2025-12-28)
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ELMIRA — Waverly shook off a poor first quarter, and put together three strong quarters to beat former IAC nemesis Notre Dame, 67-57, in the opening round of the Josh Palmer Fund / Elmira Holiday Classic Regional Bracket here Saturday afternoon at Elmira High School. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY-NOTRE DAME RENEW BOYS HOOP RIVALRY AT JOSH PALMER TOURNEY (2025-12-28)
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THE VALLEY — Waverly renews its boys basketball rivalry with former IAC foe Notre Dame Sunday morning as part of the Josh Palmer Fund / Elmira Holiday Classic. ...more

STAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY HOLDS ON TO TOP CARDINAL O'HARA, 42-38, IN QUARTERFINALS OF NATIONAL DIVISION AT JOSH PALMER CLASSIC (13 PHOTOS) (2025-12-27)
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ELMIRA — Waverly used a strong third quarter to take the lead, then held off Cardinal O'Hara, 42-38, here Saturday afternoon in the quarterfinals of National Girls Division at the Josh Palmer Fund / Elmira Holiday Basketball Classic. ...more

STAC GIRLS WRESTLING: WAVERLY'S VANDERHOOF WINS TITLE; THREE OTHERS PLACE AT RUGGED FROSTY FREESTYLE FESTIVAL (2025-12-27)
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CLIFTON SPRINGS, N.Y. — Waverly senior Emma Vanderhoof won a weight class title and three of her teammates reached the podium here Saturday at the second annual Frosty Freestyle Festival at Midlakes High School. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: TIOGA'S BELLIS TOPS SUPER 7 AS 'BOYS ATHLETE OF THE FALL' (2025-12-27)
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THE VALLEY — Coming back from a major knee injury that caused him to miss most of the 2024 season, Tioga senior Logan Bellis excelled on both sides of the ball, leading the Tigers to another state title. He is the 2025 VSR "Boys Athlete of the Fall." ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY GIRLS HOOP AT PALMER TOURNEY, GIRLS WRESTLING TEAM AT FROSTY FREESTYLE FESTIVAL (2025-12-27)
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THE VALLEY — The Waverly girls basketball team opens play in the annual Josh Palmer Tournament today, while the Waverly girls wrestling team is at Midlakes High School for a tournament. ...more