FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 9 PICKS — TWO VALLEY TEAMS VIE FOR DIVISION TITLES (2019-10-18)

NTL / SECTION IV FOOTBALL: ATHENS WINS FLIP; WILL HOST WAVERLY NOV. 2 (3 PHOTOS) (2019-10-18)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — In a rather unique and entertaining event, UNICO hosted a coin toss to see which school would host the Waverly-Athens football game on Nov. 2. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: "FOOTBALL FRIDAY" FEATURES TWO HOME GAMES, SAYRE PLAYING FOR DIVISION TITLE ON THE ROAD (2019-10-18)
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THE VALLEY — “Football Friday” has Sayre playing for a division title at Muncy, Waverly playing to keep its slim playoff hopes alive on Homecoming Night, and Athens hosting the NTL Large School leaders. ...more

IAC GIRLS SWIMMING: WATKINS GLEN FINISHES OFF UNBEATEN REGULAR SEASON WITH 108-73 WIN OVER WAVERLY (2019-10-17)
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WATKINS GLEN — Watkins Glen won 10 of the first 11 events to finish off an unbeaten regular season with a 108-73 win over Waverly here Thursday afternoon in IAC girls swimming action. ...more

IAC VOLLEYBALL: EDISON RALLIES TO WIN FIVE-SET MARATHON OVER WAVERLY (2019-10-17)
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ELMIRA HEIGHTS — Red-hot Edison rallied from a 2-1 deficit to post a five=set win over Waverly here Thursday night to effectively end the Lady Wolverines’ chances at an IAC South Large School Division volleyball tit ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SOCCER, VOLLEYBALL, SWIMMING FILL THE DOCKET (2019-10-17)
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THE VALLEY — The Waverly girls swim team closes out its regular season, and the Athens boys soccer team plays it final home game, while the Waverly volleyball team is at Edison for a key IAC South Large School match-up, and Sayre volleyball plays at home. ...more

IAC VOLLEYBALL: WAVERLY STAVES OFF TIOGA COMEBACK TO WIN FIVE-SET THRILLER (24 PHOTOS) (2019-10-16)
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WAVERLY — Waverly won the first two sets, but needed a fifth to pull out a 3-2 decision over Tioga on Seniors / Parents Night here Wednesday in IAC South volleyball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY-TIOGA VOLLEYBALL RIVALRY RENEWED TONIGHT (2019-10-15)
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THE VALLEY — It’s a slow Wednesday, but it does features the renewal of the Waverly-Tioga volleyball rivalry (at Waverly), and a Sayre girls soccer home game. ...more

IAC GIRLS SWIMMING: DESISTI, NICHOLS PACE WAVERLY'S EFFORTS IN LOSS AT MAINE-ENDWELL (22 PHOTOS) (2019-10-15)
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ENDWELL — Freshman Sophia Desisti and sophomore Mackenzie Nichols were double-winners to pace Waverly in a 93-83 loss to Maine-Endwell here Tuesday afternoon in non-league girls swimming action. ...more

IAC BOYS SOCCER: WAVERLY DROPS 6-0 DECISION TO SVEC IN SEASON FINALE (9 PHOTOS) (2019-10-15)
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CANDOR — Lance Jensen scored twice in the first 20 minutes to propel SVEC to a 6-0 win over Waverly here Tuesday afternoon in IAC South Large School Division boys soccer action.
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YOUTH FOOTBALL: TOWANDA SWEEPS WAVERLY IN NTYFL ACTION (2019-10-15)
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TOWANDA — Towanda swept all three games here Sunday, including shutouts in the ‘B’ and ‘C’ games, in Northern Tier Youth Football League action. ...more

THE FINAL WORD: THOUGHTS ON FOOTBALL WEEKEND ... AND SOME SOCCER (2019-10-15)
Tioga and Sayre picked up big wins Friday to put them on the doorstep of a division title, while Waverly kept its slim playoff hopes alive, and Athens nearly completed a monumental comeback.
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ON TAP TODAY: SAYRE VOLLEYBALL LONE HOME EVENT; WAVERLY BOYS CLOSE SEASON ON SVEC SOCCER PITCH (2019-10-15)
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THE VALLEY — Sayre volleyball is the lone home event on Tuesday’s slate of action, while the Waverly boys close the 2019 campaign on the soccer pitch against SVEC at Candor High School. ...more

MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK: WAVERLY'S MILLER SAYS 'PATIENCE' A VIRTUE IN WIN OVER ONEONTA (2019-10-14)
BY TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly coach Jason Miller attributes a slow offensive start to impatience, but said the Wolverines played a complete second half in their 28-14 win over Oneonta Friday. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS GIRLS PLAY FOR 8TH STRAIGHT NTL SOCCER TITLE (2019-10-14)
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THE VALLEY — Only two girls soccer game on the docket Monday, but one is a big with Athens hosting Wellsboro. A win will give the Lady Wildcats  their eight consecutive NTL title. ...more

WOMEN'S COLLEGE GOLF: WAVERLY GRAD TOMASSO FIRES CAREER-BEST TWO-DAY SCORE AT HARTFORD FALL INVITE (2019-10-13)
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BLOOMFIELD, CT. — Fresh off a career-best round of 79 in her last event, Waverly grad Alex Tomasso, a freshman on the Merrimack College women’s golf team, shot a career-low two-day total recently at the Hartford Fall Invitational. ...more

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: MILLER HAS TWO TD GRABS IN UTICA COLLEGE WIN (2019-10-13)
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UTICA — Waverly grad Peyton Miller, a senior on the Utica College football team, caught a pair of TD passes to help the Pioneers to a 34-28 win over St. John Fisher here Saturday afternoon in Empire 8 action at Gaetano Stadium. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: BIG GAMES ON TAP AS REGULAR SEASONS WINDING DOWN (2019-10-13)
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THE VALLEY — The regular season ends for many sports this week, but there are several big games on the docket this week, including the Athens girls playing for a league title Monday, the Sayre football team playing for a division title Friday, and Tioga football looking to clinch another division title Saturday.

The Waverly girls soccer team ends the week playing Dryden in the overall IAC Large School championship at TCCC. The Lady Wolverines are the two-time defending champs. ...more

IAC VOLLEYBALL: CROFT PUTS NAME IN RECORD BOOK; WAVERLY GOES 3-9 IN POOL PLAY AT RUGGED WINDSOR INVITE (2019-10-12)
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WINDSOR — Waverly went 3-9 in pool play at the rugged Windsor Tournament here Saturday, but senior setter Chloe Croft put her name in the record book. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS BOYS ON THE ROAD FOR NON-LEAGUE MATCH-UP (2019-10-12)
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THE VALLEY — The Athens boys invade Horseheads this morning in a non-league match-up as both teams prepare for the postseason.
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