SECTION IV WRESTLING: SEEDS FOR THE QUALIFIERS SATURDAY AT TIOGA, SIDNEY (2023-01-31)
Valley Sports Report
Valley wrestlers will take the first step toward Albany and the New York State Division 2 Championships Saturday at the Section IV Qualifiers at Tioga, and Marathon. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: HOOPS, WRESTLING, BOWLING ACTION IN VALLEY ON A BUSY TUESDAY (2023-01-30)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — There is plenty of action in the Valley for local sports fans tonight, with the Athens and Sayre boys hosting divisional rivals on the hardwoods, and Tioga girls also hosting divisional rival, while Waverly finishes off the 2022-23 dual season with a home match against Marathon. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: TIOGA'S SINDONI, WAVERLY'S LaFOREST, SACKETT NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2023-01-30)
The Sports Reports
Tioga senior Emily Sindoni, and Waverly junior Mackenzie LaForest have been pioneers on wrestling mats, and Waverly senior Jerrell Sackett has been on a record-breaking tear in the pool. They are the The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional “Athletes of the Week,” for the week ending Jan. 28. ...more

IAC JV BOYS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY CLINCHES DIVISION DESPITE FIRST LOSS OF SEASON; BOUNCES BACK WITH WIN OVER CAZENOVIA (2023-01-30)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly suffered its first loss of the season Friday night at Trumansburg, but clinched the IAC South Large School Division JV boys basketball title, thanks to Notre Dame’s loss to Watkins Glen. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SAYRE GIRLS ON ROAD AT NP-M IN ONLY GAME ON MONDAY'S DOCKET (2022-01-30)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The only game on the schedule Monday for Valley teams has Sayre on the road at North Penn-Mansfield in a re-match of Friday’s NTL Small School girls match-up. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WAVERLY'S SACKETT AND LAFOREST, TIOGA'S SINDONI NAMED GRUMPY GRIZZLY 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2023-01-29)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Tioga senior Emily Sindoni, and Waverly junior Mackenzie LaForest have been pioneers on wrestling mats, and Waverly senior Jerrell Sackett has been on a record-breaking tear in the pool. They are the Valley Sports Report / Grumpy Grizzly “Athletes of the Week,” for the week ending Jan. 28. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: HOOP DOMINATES WEEK THAT ENDS WITH START OF N.Y. POSTSEASON WRESTLING (2023-01-29)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY —  There are still a couple of weeks remaining in the regular season for most sports on both sides of the border, but postseason wrestling for the New York State individual championships gets under way Saturday. ...more

IAC BOYS SWIMMING: SACKETT, WILLIAMS BREAK SCHOOL RECORDS; WAVERLY PLACES SIXTH AT M-E WHITEOUT INVITATIONAL (2023-01-29)
Valley Sports Report
MAINE-ENDWELL — The Waverly boys swim team is few in numbers, but it continues to break records regularly.
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SECTION IV INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: CHANDLER, MINAKER, DAVENPORT PACE WAVERLY'S EFFORTS AT SECTION IV CLASSIC (2023-01-29)
Valley Sports Report
ITHACA — Junior Micah Chandler, and sophomores Harper Minaker and Haylie Davenport each had third-place finishes to pace Waverly’s effort here Saturday at the Section IV Classic at Cornell University. ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: TOMASSO LEADS WAVERLY PAST CAZENOVIA, 70-59; NOW THIRD ON SCHOOL'S ALL-TIME SCORING LIST (24 PHOTOS) (2023-01-29)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Junior Joey Tomasso poured in 37 points to lead Waverly to a 70-59 win over Cazenovia in non-league boys basketball action here Saturday afternoon. ...more

IAC BOYS SWIMMING: WAVERLY FALLS TO LANSING, 102-64, BUT SACKETT CONTINUES TO BREAK RECORDS (2023-01-28)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly won nine of 11 events, including another record-breaking effort by senior Jerrell Sackett, but Lansing used superior depth to notch a 102-64 win in IAC boys swimming action Friday. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: NEW YORK STATE DUALS HEADLINES SATURDAY'S ACTION (2023-01-28)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The New York State Division 2 Wrestling Duals headline Saturday’s slate of action, while only features one event in the Valley as the Waverly boys host Section III Cazenovia in an afternoon start. ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY CLINCHES FIRST DIVISION TITLE IN FIVE YEARS WITH 67-51 WIN OVER T-BURG (2023-01-27)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Junior Joey Tomasso posted another 30-point outing, and junior Jake VanHouten recorded his second straight double-double to lead Waverly to a 67-51 win over Trumansburg, and its first IAC South Large School Division title since the 2017-18 season. ...more

IAC BOWLING: LADY WOLVERINES SWEEP WATKINS GLEN; WAVERLY BOYS WIN, 3-1 (2023-01-27)
Valley Sports Report
WATKINS GLEN — Senior Victoria Houseknecht led the Lady Wolverines to a sweep, while senior Zach Vanderpool banged out a 600 series to lead the Waverly boys to a 3-1 win over Watkins Glen here Friday afternoon in IAC bowling action at Harborside Lanes. ...more

NEW YORK STATE GIRLS WRESTLING: WAVERLY'S LAFOREST WINS STATE TITLE; HOLMES BRINGS HOME SIXTH-PLACE MEDAL (13 PHOTOS) (2023-01-28)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
SYRACUSE — It’s been nearly a year since Waverly’s Mackenzie LaForest won a silver medal at the New York Folkstyle Championships. She’s been visualizing winning a state title ever since, and Friday night she did just that — capturing the gold medal in the 235-pound weight class at the inaugural New York State Girls Wrestling Invitational. ...more

NEW YORK STATE GIRLS WRESTLING: WAVERLY'S HOLMES, LAFOREST ADVANCE TO SEMIFINALS AT STATES (23 PHOTOS) (2023-01-27)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
SYRACUSE — Waverly advanced two wrestlers — senior Mackenzie LaForest and freshman Elona Holmes — into the semifinals of the inaugural New York State Girls Wrestling Invitational. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: GIRLS WRESTLING, HOOP HEADLINES FRIDAY'S ACTION (2023-01-27)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The first-ever New York State Girls Wrestling Invitational headlines Friday’s action, the majority of which is on the road, but there is some action in the Valley with the Athens and Sayre girls basketball teams, and the Waverly boys swim team at home. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: TIOGA GIRLS HOOP ONLY GAME IN TOWN (2023-01-26)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The Sayre and Athens boys are on the road for key NTL divisional basketball games, while in the Valley, the Tioga girls host Marathon ...more

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: WAVERLY GRAD TOMASSO POSTS NINE STRAIGHT GAMES SCORING IN DOUBLE-FIGURE (2023-01-25)
Valley Sports Report
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Waverly grad Sidney Tomasso, a sophomore on the St. John Fisher women’s basketball team, has scored in double-figures in nine straight games, including all seven since Christmas break. ...more

POSTPONEMENTS: WEDNESDAY'S SLATE WIPED CLEAN BY SCHOOL CLOSINGS (2023-01-25)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — With Sayre and Athens Area school districts closed Wednesday due to the impending snow storm, the only two events on the schedule  — the Sayre-Wyalusing and Athens-Canton girls basketball game — in the Valley have both been postponed.

The Sayre-Wyalusing girls game will be made up Feb. 6. ...more