THE WEEK AHEAD: FIRST FULL WEEK OF 2025 FALL SEASON FEATURES SATURDAY FOOTBALL DOUBLEHEADER AT WAVERLY (2025-08-24)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The first full week of the 2025 fall sports season features a full slate of action, and wraps up Saturday with the annual Tioga-Waverly football doubleheader at Memorial Stadium on Saturday.
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WOMEN'S COLLEGE SOCCER: WAVERLY GRAD WESTBROOK PLAYS 90 MINUTES IN NJIT'S 3-0 WIN OVER UMASS (2025-08-22)
Valley Sports Report
NEWARK, N.J. — Waverly grad Kennedy Westbrook, a redshirt sophomore on the Division I NJIT women's soccer team, played 90 for 16th consecutive game in her college career, helping the Highlanders to a 3-0 win over UMass Thursday in their 2025 home opener. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: ATHENS, SAYRE OPEN 2025 SEASON AT HOME — WEEK ZERO PICKS (2025-08-22)
If you blinked, summer is over and the 2025 high school football season is upon us.
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ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS, SAYRE OPEN 2025 FOOTBALL SEASON AT HOME AGAINST NTL FOES (2025-08-22)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The 2025 high school football season kicks off tonight in the Valley with Athens and Sayre both hosting NTL opponents. ...more

STAC BOYS SOCCER: WITH SOLID NUMBERS, WAVERLY'S RANKIN FOCUSED ON WOLVERINES BEING BETTER THAN LAST YEAR (15 PHOTOS) (2025-08-20)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Second-year Waverly boys soccer coach Jonny Rankin said his numbers are solid, and his focus in the preseason is better in 2025 than the Wolverines were last year. ...more

STAC VOLLEYBALL: WAVERLY'S ROTE EXCITED FOR NEW 'HOME COURT' IN 2025 (2025-08-19)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — After a summer of hard work, Waverly volleyball coach Hailee Rote is excited to have a new home as her team prepares for the 2025 season.
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SECTION IV FOOTBALL: WAVERLY'S MILLER USING PRESEASON TO PREPARE FOR SEASON-OPENER AGAINST TROY (16 PHOTOS) (2025-08-18)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Blessed with big numbers, Waverly coach Jason Miller and his staff will dedicate the entire, albeit abbreviated, 2025 preseason camp to prepare for its season-opener Aug. 30 against defending PIAA champion Troy. ...more

STAC GIRLS SOCCER: WAVERLY'S HOGAN PIECING ROSTER 'PUZZLE' TOGETHER AS PREPARATION FOR 2025 SEASON BEGINS (14 PHOTOS) (2025-08-18)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Veteran Waverly girls soccer coach Tara Hogan is busy trying to put the puzzle that is Wolverine team together as preparation for the 2025 season gets underway. ...more

WOMEN'S COLLEGE SOCCER: WAVERLY GRAD WESTBROOK LOGS 90 MINUTES AGAIN IN NJIT'S 3-0 LOSS TO RUTGERS (2025-08-15)
Valley Sports Report
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — After missing her freshman season to a knee injury, Waverly grad Kennedy Westbrook, a redshirt sophomore on the Division I New Jersey Institute of Technology women's soccer team, was an ironman for the Highlanders in 2024 — playing in 16 of 17 games and playing every minute in those 16 games. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: NTL'S SECOND GOLF MATCH OF SEASON AT RIVER VALLEY (2025-08-14)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Towanda will look to make it two in a row, while Athens attempts to improve on Monday's third-place finish at the NTL's second golf match of the season today at River Valley Golf Course in Westfield. ...more

NEW PLATFORM — SHOWCASE — PROVIDES ALL-IN-ONE DIGITAL RESUME, PORTFOLIO, HIGHLIGHT HUB, SCRAPBOOK (2025-09-11)
The Sports Reports
WELLSBORO, Pa. — Circle W Sports has unveiled its newest product — Showcase, which it describes as a "next-generation athlete profile designed to simplify how student-athletes present themselves online." ...more

ON TAP TODAY: NTL'S FIRST GOLF MATCH KICKS OFF VALLEY'S 2025-26 SPORTS YEAR (2025-09-11)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Athens and Sayre golfers will kick off the 2025-26 Valley sports year this morning in the first NTL match of the season at the Towanda Country Club. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: NTL GOLFERS KICK OFF 2025-26 SPORTS YEAR WITH MATCH AT TOWANDA COUNTRY CLUB (2025-08-10)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — With heat acclimation week in the rear view mirror, the Athens and Sayre football teams begin preseason camp Monday, while NTL golfers kick off the 2025-26 sports season with a match at the Towanda Country Club. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: VALLEY SPORTS REPORT CELEBRATES SWEET 16TH (2025-08-10)
Sweet 16!

Today marks the 16th anniversary of Valley Sports Report, and as I've said in the past the only reason my little venture has been as successful as it has been is because high school sports is king in the Valley. ...more

COLLEGE BOWLING: WAVERLY GRAD VANDERPOOL, TEAMMATES WIN THREE TITLES AT STORM U.S. NATIONAL JUNIOR TEAM CHALLENGE (2 PHOTOS) (2025-08-07)
Valley Sports Report
NEW CASTLE, Del. — Waverly grad Zach Vanderpool, and McKendree University teammates Trevor Pense and Xavier Newell, as well as Corning-Painted Post grads Camryn Stefanini and Joseph Enderle brought home a host of hardware from the 8th Storm U.S. National Junior Team Challenge Bowling Tournament over the weekend at the Bowlerama Family Entertainment Bowling Center. ...more

LEGION BASEBALL (19U): WAVERLY'S AULT, PIPHER HELP HILLCREST TO DISTRICT 6 TITLE (2025-08-02)
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ONEONTA — Waverly's Ronin Ault, who was named the tournament MVP, and Jack Pipher recently helped the Hillcrest Post #1194 to a District 6 19U American Legion baseball tournament championship. ...more

GIRLS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY TOPS TROY TO WIN JUNIOR HIGH SUMMER LEAGUE TITLE; ATHENS FALLS IN SEMIS (16 PHOTOS) (2025-07-29)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — After finishing the regular season with identical 9-1 records, Waverly and Troy won semi-final games to advance to the championship game of the Athens Junior High Girls Summer League. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: TROY'S WOODWARD NAMED 'BOYS ATHLETE OF THE YEAR;' TWO VALLEY BOYS EARN ALL-REGION NOD (2025-07-27)
The Sports Reports
Troy's Evan Woodward had a senior year that the vast majority of people can only dream of, leading the school's first-ever state title team on the gridiron, winning a District title on the hardwoods, and putting together a good rookie season on the diamond. He is The Sports Reports' 2024-25 "Boys Athlete of the Year." ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: CORNING'S McLAUGHLIN, HORSEHEADS' WOLF SHARE 2024-25 'GIRLS ATHLETE OF THE YEAR' HONORS; TWO VALLEY GIRLS RECEIVE ALL-REGION RECOGNITION (2025-07-27)
The Sports Reports
Corning senior Cella McLaughlin brought home a haul of state medals, and Horseheads senior Megan Wolf was an all-state performer in two sports. The three-sport standouts are The Sports Reports' 2024-25 "Girls Co-Athlete of the Year." ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: TROY'S SMITH, HORSEHEADS' LIMONCELLI SHARE 2024-25 'COACH OF YEAR' HONORS; THREE VALLEY COACHES EARN ALL-REGION RECOGNITION (2025-07-26)
The Sports Reports
Jim Smith coached Troy to its first-ever PIAA state football title, which was also the Northern Tier League's first state title, while longtime Horseheads baseball coach Jeff Limoncelli capped his career with a state title. They are The Sports Reports' 2024-25 All-Region "Co-Coaches of the Year." ...more