THE WEEK AHEAD: SECTION IV HOOPS, PIAA WRESTLING, NY INDOOR TRACK & FIELD HEADLINES WEEK'S ACTION (2026-03-01)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The week begins with the final two Valley hoop teams — Waverly girls and boys — on the road in win-or-go-home Section IV semi-final games, and ends with six wrestlers — four Athens girls, one Athens boy, and one Sayre — in Hershey for the PIAA wrestling champions, and one Tioga athlete on Staten Island for the N.Y. State Indoor Track & Field Championships. ...more

SECTION IV BOWLING: HAYES PACES WAVERLY IN FIFTH-PLACE FINISH AT DIVISION 2 STATE QUALIFIER (2026-02-28)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly finished fifth in the team standings, and three girls in the top-20 of the individual standings here Saturday at the Section IV, Division 2 State Qualifier at the Valley Bowling Center. ...more

SECTION IV BOYS BOWLING: WAVERLY'S JOHNSON PUNCHES TICKET FOR STATES; WOLVERINES' FOUR-PEAT BID AT STATE QUALIFIER COMES UP SHY (2026-02-28)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Senior Derek Johnson is headed back to the New York State Division 2 Boys Bowling Championships, but the Waverly boys came up shy in its four-peat bid at the State Qualifier here Friday at the Valley Bowling Center. ...more

NEW YORK STATE WRESTLING: ROBINSON PLACES THIRD, WELLES FOURTH TO PACE WAVERLY'S FIVE MEDALISTS AT DIVISION 2 CHAMPIONSHIPS (24 PHOTOS) (2026-02-28)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
ALBANY — All five Waverly wrestlers to make the trip to Albany for the New York State Division Wrestling 2 Championships will head home from the MVP Arena with state hardware in hand. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WRESTLING TAKES CENTER STAGE AGAIN SATURDAY (2026-02-28)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Four Valley wrestlers are still alive for New York State titles, and six more for state medals, while five are still vying for berths at the PIAA Wrestling Championships on a busy Saturday of action. ...more

NEW YORK STATE WRESTLING: WAVERLY'S ROBINSON, BEEMAN REACH DIVISION 2 SEMIFINALS; THREE TEAMMATES STILL IN MEDAL CONTENTION (24 PHOTOS) (2026-02-27)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
ALBANY — Waverly seniors Cooper Robinson and Troy Beeman reached the semifinals, and three of their teammates are still in contention for state medals here at the New York State Division 2 Wrestling Championships at th ...more

SECTION IV GIRLS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY RIDES BIG THIRD QUARTER TO 57-45 WIN OVER OWEGO IN CLASS A QUARTERFINALS (24 PHOTOS) (2026-02-27)
Valley Sports Report
OWEGO — Fifth-seeded Waverly used a third-quarter blitz to take control of a close game on its way to a 57-45 win over fourth-seeded Owego here Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Section IV, Class A girls basketball playoffs. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: N.Y. STATE WRESTLING, PIAA NORTHEAST REGIONAL WRESTLING TOPS FRIDAY'S SLATE OF ACTION (2026-02-27)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Day 1 of the New York State, Division 2 Wrestling Championships, and PIAA Northeast Regional Wrestling Championships headline a busy Friday of action for Valley athletes. ...more

NEW YORK STATE GIRLS WRESTLING: WAVERLY'S VANDERHOOF FALLS ONE WIN SHY OF PODIUM (20 PHOTOS) (2026-02-26)
BY TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
ALBANY — Waverly senior Emma Vanderhoof saw her high school career end one win shy of the podium Thursday at the New York State Girls Wrestling Championships, while freshman Gianna Rylott was 0-2 here at the MVP Arena. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: N.Y. STATE GIRLS WRESTLING HEADLINES THURSDAY'S DOCKET (2026-02-26)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The best female wrestlers in New York State converge on the MVP Arena in Albany today for the New York State Girls Wrestling Championships, while it's Day 2 of the District 4 Swimm Championships at Williamsport High School. ...more

YOUTH BASKETBALL: WAVERLY CLAIMS EPIPHANY TOURNEY TITLE WITH 4-0 RECORD (2026-02-25)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Waverly won four straight games to win the 2026 Epiphany Boys Basketball Tournament, beating Maine-Endwell in back-to-back games to claim the title. ...more

NEW YORK STATE WRESTLING: NINE OF 12 VALLEY WRESTLERS — SEVEN TIOGA, FIVE WAVERLY — AT DIVISION 2 CHAMPIONSHPS SEEDED IN TOP-8 (2026-02-25)
Valley Sports Report
ALBANY — Twelve Valley wrestlers — seven Tioga and five Waverly — will be in action beginning Friday at the New York State Division 2 Boys Wrestling Championships here at the MVP Arena. Of the 12, nine are seeded in the top-8, and only two will wrestle in the opening round ...more

STAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY FALLS TO BINGHAMTON, 44-36, IN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (2026-02-24)
Valley Sports Report
BINGHAMTON — Binghamton enjoyed a big third quarter, and it was the difference in a 44-36 win over Waverly here Tuesday night in the STAC junior varsity girls basketball championship game. ...more

HS WRESTLING: NFHS NETWORK TO STREAM STATE TOURNAMENTS LIVE (2026-02-24)
Valley Sports Report
ALBANY — The 2026 NYSPHSAA Girls Individual Wrestling Championships will be streamed live on Thursday, and the 2026 NYSPHSAA Individual Wrestling Championships will be streamed live Friday and Saturday on www.nfhsnetwork.com/associations/nysphsaa/wrestling. ...more

NEW YORK STATE GIRLS WRESTLING: WAVERLY'S VANDERHOOF, TIOGA'S NELSON, TOOMEY SEEDED AT STATE TOURNAMENT (2026-02-24)
Valley Sports Report
ALBANY — Six Tioga County wrestlers, including four from the Valley, will compete Thursday at the New York State Girls Wrestling Championships here at the MVP Arena. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: TIOGA'S ALBRECHT, ATHENS' GRUBB, DAVIDSON, COOKE NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-02-23)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Tioga senior Gavin Albrecht earned the right to add another state title to his resume, while Athens juniors Connor Davidson and Brendan Cooke won District 4 titles, and Athens senior Penelope Grubb punched her ticket to States in her first year. They are the Valley Sports Report / Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Feb. 21. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: N.Y. STATE WRESTLING HEADLINES BUSY WEEK OF POSTSEASON ACTION (2026-02-23)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Postseason wrestling wraps up this weekend in New York State, while South of the Border wrestlers and swimmers vie for coveted berths in their respective PIAA Championships. On the hardwoods, the New York State hoop playoffs get under way, and the Section IV Bowling State Qualifiers will be at the Valley Bowling Center. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: CORNING'S CRISCO, NORTHEAST BRADFORD'S KOLESAR NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-02-22)
The Sports Reports
Corning sophomore Joey Crisco won four Section IV, Class A gold medals, and Northeast Bradford Anaiah Kolesar won her second District 4 wrestling title. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Feb. 14. ...more

SECTION IV BOYS BOWLING: WAVERLY FINISHES THIRD AT CLASS B CHAMPIONSHIPS (2026-02-21)
Valley Sports Report
VESTAL — Senior Derek Johnson rolled a big 600 series to lead Waverly to a third-place finish Saturday at the Section IV, Class B Championship here at Midway Lanes. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS WRESTLERS IN ACTION AT DISTRICT 4 CHAMPIONSHIPS; TIOGA, WAVERLY BOWLERS AT SECTION IV CHAMPIONSHIPS (2026-02-21)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The Athens grapplers take to the mat Saturday for the District 4, Class 3A Wrestling Championships, and the Waverly and Tioga bowlers compete for Section IV titles at the Class Championships. ...more