THE FINAL WORD: NOTRE DAME IMPRESSIVE IN VICTORY ... (2012-02-04)
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ON TAP TODAY: POSTSEASON WRESTLING IN NEW YORK TAKES CENTER STAGE TODAY (2012-02-04)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Wrestling's postseason in New York state takes center stage today as Waverly hosts the Section IV, Class B championships, while Tioga is on the road for the Class D event. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: ATHENS ROUTS WINLESS NORTHEAST, 78-17 (2 PHOTOS) (2012-02-03)
Valley Sports Report
LERAYSVILLE — Unbeaten in NTL East play, Athens did just what you would expect to winless Northeast Bradford, rolled to a 78-17 rout here Friday night in NTL East boys basketball action. ...more

THE FINAL WORD: WAVERLY GIRLS PUT IT TOGETHER, IAC SCHEDULING AND TIEBREAKERS (OR LACK THEREOF) (2012-02-03)
The last two games, the Waverly girls have played more like I expected heading into this season.

Thursday night, sophomore Reylyn Schwartzhoff was dominant in the low post, scoring 27 points and grabbing 10 rebounds and doing it against a very good Notre Dame team.
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ON TAP TODAY: MOST OF TONIGHT'S ACTION ON THE ROAD, INCLDING WAVERLY BOYS AT NOTRE DAME (2012-02-03)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Plenty of action tonight, but only a couple of options here in the Valley, including the Tioga girls hosting Candor and the Athens swim teams hosting Towanda.
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NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: LADY WILDCATS RIDE FAST START TO ROUT OF CANTON (2 PHOTOS) (2012-02-02)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens used a balanced attack to jump out to a quick double-digit lead en route to a convincing 60-26 win over Canton here Thursday night in NTL East girls basketball action.
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NTL SWIMMING: ATHENS GIRLS EDGE SAYRE AGAIN, 94-86 ... SAYRE BOYS WIN BIG (7 PHOTOS) (2012-02-02)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Despite Sayre winning 7 of 12 events, Athens used superior depth to pull out a 94-86 win here Thursday afternoon in NTL girls swimming action.
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NTL WRESTLING: NORTH PENN PINS DOWN ATHENS, 39-20 (2012-02-02)
Valley Sports Report
BLOSSBURG — North Penn used four forfeits and three pins to register a 46-21 win over Athens here Thursday night in NTL wrestling action.
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ON TAP TODAY: LOTS TO CHOOSE FROM TONIGHT IN THE VALLEY (2012-02-02)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The Waverly girls will host Notre Dame tonight in a rare IAC Thursday night game, headlining a busy night of action. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: ATHENS SHAKES OFF SLUGGISH START — BLASTS CANTON, 68-41 (7 PHOTOS) (2012-02-01)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens used a 32-9 run through the middle two quarters to take command en route to a 68-41 win over Canton here Wednesday night in NTL East girls basketball action.
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THE FINAL WORD: WAVERLY-TIOGA GIRLS GAME LACKED ANY KIND OF RHYTHM (2012-02-01)
I was on hand last night for the Waverly-Tioga girls game and I must say it was an odd, but entertaining game.

Neither team found any kind of rhythm in the game until Waverly's decisive fourth-quarter run.

On three different occasions, Waverly used a small run to take a seven- or eight-point lead only to have Tioga rally to tie the game.

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ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS, SAYRE BOYS OPEN NTL'S SECOND HALF AT HOME (2012-02-01)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The second half of the NTL East league schedule kicks off tonight, with both Sayre and first-place Athens hosting games.
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NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: OWEGO ICES ATHENS FROM FREE-THROW LINE IN FOURTH QUARTER (2 PHOTOS) (2012-01-31)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Owego was a perfect 12-for-12 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter to pull away from Athens for a 38-26 non-league win here Tuesday night in girls basketball action.
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NTL SWIMMING: ATHENS BOYS, GIRLS BEST MOUNT CARMEL, FALL TO WILLIAMSPORT (2012-01-31)
Valley Sports Report
WILLIAMSPORT — The Athens swim teams both split double-dual meets with Williamsport and Mount Carmel here Tuesday in non-league swimming action. ...more

YOUTH BASKETBALL: EPIPHANY 7TH- & 8TH-GRADE TEAM USES FAST START IN BIG WIN (2012-01-31)
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YOUTH BASKETBALL: EPIPHANY 5TH- & 6TH-GRADE TEAM BOUNCES WITH WIN IN CLOSING SECONDS (2012-01-31)
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ON TAP TODAY WAVERLY-TIOGA MATCH-UPS HIGHLIGHT TUESDAY'S ACTION (2012-01-31)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — High school athletics returns in full force today, with four basketball games — including a pair of Waverly-Tioga match-ups — and a bowling match being played in the Valley, with a few teams on the road as well. ...more

DISTRICT 4: NEW PIAA CLASSIFICATIONS EFFECT SELECT SAYRE, ATHENS TEAMS (2012-01-30)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE / ATHENS — The PIAA recently released the classifications for the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons and there will be a few changes that will effect Sayre and Athens teams.
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ON TAP TODAY: SAYRE BOYS ON ROAD IN ONLY GAME OF NIGHT (2012-01-30)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Tonight is one of the last slow nights we'll see until the end of the regular season, with only one game on the docket. ...more

YOUTH BASKETBALL: EPIPHANY 7TH- & 8TH-GRADE TEAM GOES 6-2, NOW 23-3 ON SEASON (2012-01-29)
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