THE WEEK AHEAD: PIAA SWIMMING & DIVING, NEW YORK STATE BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIPS LAST EVENTS OF WINTER SEASON (2026-03-08)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Spring season practices begin Monday, but there are two more items of business left for the 2025-26 winter sports season and those are the PIAA Swimming & Diving Championships, and the New York State Bowling Championships. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: TIOGA'S McKEE, TOOMEY NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-03-08)
The Sports Reports
Tioga juniors Declan McKee and Amelia Toomey each won New York State wrestling titles, and are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Feb. 28. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: INDOOR TRACK, GIRLS WRESTLING TAKES CENTER STAGE SATURDAY (2026-03-07)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Tioga senior Gavin Albrecht will vie for a state title in the pole vault Saturday at the New York State Indoor Track & Field Championships, while Athens seniors Hanna Rathbun and Leah Nason wrestle for seventh place at the PIAA Girls Wrestling Championships. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: TWO ATHENS GIRLS REMAIN AT DAY 2 OF PIAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS (2026-03-06)
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THE VALLEY — Day 2 at the PIAA Wrestling Championships at the Giant Center in Hershey will feature two Valley wrestlers — Athens seniors Leah Nason and Hanna Rathbun. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: TIOGA'S McKEE, TOOMEY NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-03-05)
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THE VALLEY — Tioga juniors Declan McKee and Amelia Toomey are New York State wrestling champions. They are also the Valley Sports Report / Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Feb. 28. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SIX VALLEY WRESTLERS IN ACTION AT DAY 1 OF PIAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (2026-03-05)
Valley Sports Report
HERSHEY — Six Valley wrestlers will be in action today at Day 1 of the PIAA Wrestling Championships here at the Giant Center. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY BOYS IN ACTION IN CLASS A SEMIFINALS (2026-03-04)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — There's just one basketball team still standing in the Valley, and it finally takes the court tonight. ...more

SECTION IV GIRLS BASKETBALL: M-E PROVES WORTHY OF TOP SEED WITH 69-44 WIN OVER WAVERLY IN CLASS A SEMIS (24 PHOTOS) (2026-03-03)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
ENDWELL — Using a stifling 2-3 defense, a high-octane offense, and a big run to start the second quarter, Maine-Endwell proved worthy of its top seed here Tuesday night in a 69-44 win over Waverly in the semifinals of the Section IV, Class A girls basketball playoffs. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY GIRLS ON THE ROAD AT MAINE-ENDWELL FOR CLASS A SEMIS (2026-03-03)
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THE VALLEY — The postseason rolls on Tuesday night with Waverly hitting the road for Maine-Endwell and a Section IV, Class A semi-final match-up. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: SECTION IV HOOPS, PIAA WRESTLING, NY INDOOR TRACK & FIELD HEADLINES WEEK'S ACTION (2026-03-01)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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