STAC CROSS COUNTRY: WAVERLY'S MONTANYE, HINE, SINSABAUGH POST TOP-15 FINISHES AT HORSEHEADS INVITE (11 PHOTOS) (2025-10-15)
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ERIN, N.Y. — Sophomore Hayden Montanye, and juniors Chase Hine and Taylor Sinsabaugh each posted top-15 finishes here Tuesday at the Horseheads Cross Country Invitational here at Park Station. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: TIOGA-WAVERLY BOYS SOCCER RIVALRY TAKES CENTER STAGE (2025-10-15)
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THE VALLEY — Just four contests on Wednesday's docket, but one is the renewal of a boys soccer rivalry as Wavelry hosts Tioga under the lights at Memorial Stadium.
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(UPDATED) STAC GIRLS SWIMMING: KITTLE, STECK PACE WAVERLY IN 102-66 WIN OVER CV; RECORDS FALL (2025-10-14)
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BINGHAMTON — Senior Mira Kittle and freshman Natalie Steck were triple-winners in Waverly's, 102-66, win over Chenango Valley here Tuesday afternoon in STAC girls swimming action.
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NTL BOYS SOCCER: SECOND-HALF PENATLY KICK DOOMS ATHENS IN 1-0 LOSS TO HORSEHEADS IN REGULAR-SEASON FINALE (14 PHOTOS) (2025-10-14)
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ATHENS — Horseheads scored on a penalty kick midway through the second half to break a scoreless tie in a 1-0 win over Athens in non-league boys soccer action here Tuesday night. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: ATHENS TOPS CANTON IN FOUR SETS (2025-10-14)
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ATHENS — Athens won the final two sets to pull out a hard-fought, four-set Senior Night win over Canton here Tuesday night in NTL volleyball action. ...more

STAC VOLLEYBALL: WAVERLY FALLS TO OWEGO IN THREE SETS (2025-10-14)
By TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
OWEGO — Waverly battled Owego evenly in the early minutes of the opening game, but the River Hawks would pull away for a big win and would go on to post a three-game sweep in STAC volleyball action here Tuesday evening.
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STAC BOYS GOLF: WAVERLY'S BRADY, WALTER SHOOT IN 90s AT STAC CHAMPIONSHIPS (6 PHOTOS) (2025-10-14)
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ELMIRA — Waverly sophomores Daniel Brady and Griff Walter each shot in the 90s in the STAC Boys Golf Championships here Tuesday at the Soaring Eagles Golf Course. ...more

NTL GIRLS SOCCER: PATTON'S HAT TRICK LEADS ATHENS TO 5-1 WIN OVER TIOGA (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-14)
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ATHENS — Junior Delanie Patton netted a hat trick to lead Athens to a 5-1 Senior Night win over Tioga here Monday evening in non-league girls soccer action at Alumni Stadium. ...more

STAC GIRLS SOCCER: HORSEHEADS STARTS FAST IN 5-0 WIN OVER WAVERLY (2025-10-14)
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WAVERLY — Madison Ribble netted a hat trick in the first half as part of a five-goal barrage that lifted Horseheads to a 5-0 win over Waverly here Tuesday night in STAC girls soccer action at Memorial Stadium. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: SAYRE SWEEPS GALETON FOR SECOND WIN IN A ROW (2025-10-14)
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SAYRE — Sayre rolled to its second straight win here Monday night, posting a convincing sweep of Galeton in non-league volleyball action.
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WOMEN'S COLLEGE SOCCER: ATHENS GRAD WALKER SCORES SECOND CAREER GOAL — FIRST AT HOME — FOR ST. BONAVENTURE (2025-10-14)
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OLEAN, N.Y. — Athens grad Hannah Walker, a senior on the Division I St. Bonaventure women's soccer team, scored her second career goal and first-ever goal at home in a 3-2 loss recently to George Washington.
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ON TAP TODAY: SOCCER VOLLEYBALL TAKES CENTER STAGE TUESDAY (2025-10-14)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — There are six games on the docket tonight, with the Athens and Waverly girls playing home soccer matches and the Athens girls hosting Canton on the volleyball hardwoods, while Waverly volleyball is on the road at Owego, and the Athens boys are at Horseheads for a non-league soccer tilt. ...more

STAC BOYS GOLF: WALTER CARDS LOW-MEDAL ROUND; SETON USE DEPTH TO TOP WAVERLY IN SEASON FINALE (2025-10-13)
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WAVERLY — Waverly sophomore Griff Walter earned low-medal honors, but Seton Catholic had six golfers shoot 46 or better in a 224-239 win in the season finale here Monday afternoon at The Club at Shepard Hills. ...more

IAC BOYS SOCCER: PAIR OF SECOND-HALF GOALS LIFT SVEC TO 2-0 WIN OVER TIOGA (2025-10-13)
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CANDOR — SVEC scored a pair of second-half goals to pull out a 2-0 win over Tioga here Monday morning in IAC boys soccer action. ...more

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: LISTER ACCOUNTS FOR 5 TDS IN ST. JOHN FISHER WIN; NAMED EMPIRE 8 'PLAYER OF WEEK' (2025-10-13)
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ONEONTA — Athens grad Mason Lister, a junior on the St. John Fisher football team, accounted for five TDs in the best game of his young career, leading the Cardinals to a 35-21 win over Hartwick College here Saturday. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SAYRE VOLLEYBALL, WAVERLY GOLF AT HOME ON SLOW HOLIDAY MONDAY (2025-10-13)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Just three games on the Columbus Day docket, including home matches for Sayre volleyball and Waverly boys golf, while the Tioga boys soccer team makes the short trip to Candor to take on SVEC. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS' HICKS, WAVERLY'S SHAW, SAYRE'S DOON NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-10-13)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Athens junior golfer Eli Hicks is headed back to States, while junior QB Ben Shaw to possibly its biggest home win ever, and junior setter Yhale Doon continued her strong play for Sayre. They are the VSR / Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Oct. 11. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: PACE OF SCHEDULE SLOWS AS REGULAR-SEASON WINDS DOWN (2025-10-12)
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THE VALLEY — The regular season is winding to a close in everything but football, and the hectic fall schedule is starting slow down a bit. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: SAYRE BOUNCES BACK FROM CONSECUTIVE LOSSES WITH SWEEP OF HANOVER AREA (2025-10-11)
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SAYRE — Sayre bounced back from consecutive losses with a convincing sweep of Hanover Area here Saturday afternoon in non-league volleyball action. ...more

NTL BOYS CROSS COUNTRY: SAYRE RUNNERS COMPETE AT NTL COACHES INVITATIONAL (2 PHOTOS) (2025-10-11)
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ROME — Sayre had a pair of runners compete in the NTL Boys Coaches Invitational here Saturday.

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DISTRICT 4 BOYS GOLF: ATHENS' HICKS PUNCHES TICKET TO STATE WITH SECOND-PLACE FINISH AT CLASS AAA CHAMPIONSHIPS; ATHENS' OWEN POST BEST ROUND ON DAY 2, FINISHES THIRD (14 PHOTOS) (2025-10-11)
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WILLIAMSPORT — Athens junior Eli Hicks finished second at the District 4, Class AAA Boys Golf Championships, while sophomore Ty Owen posted the best round of the day to move up the leaderboard to third place here at the Williamsport Country Club. ...more

NTL FOOTBALL: ATHENS PULLS AWAY FOR 56-28 HOMECOMING WIN OVER WYALUSING (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-11)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens pulled away in the second half, but it was a series of plays right before the end of the first half that seemed to turn the momentum totally in Athens' favor in its 56-28 Homecoming win over Wyalusing in NTL Large School football action here Saturday afternoon.
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H.S. CROSS COUNTRY: VOUGH, SHORES POST TOP-10 FINISHES; ATHENS GIRLS, BOYS BOTH PLACE SIXTH AT BOB GREENE INVITE (2025-10-11)
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NEWARK VALLEY — Sophomore Alissa Vough and junior Jacob Shores posted top-10 finishes to lead the Athens girls and boys to sixth-place finishes here Friday afternoon at the Bob Greene Cross Country Invitational. ...more

H.S. CROSS COUNTRY: WAVERLY'S HINE, MONTANYE NOTCH TOP-25 FINISHES AT BOB GREENE INVITE (9 PHOTOS) (2025-10-11)
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NEWARK VALLEY — Junior Chase Hine and sophomore Hayden Montanye recorded top-25 finishes here Friday afternoon, while senior Talon Wood paced Tioga at the Bob Greene Cross Country Invitational.

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NTL FOOTBALL: TOWANDA PULLS AWAY EARLY IN 42-14 WIN OVER SAYRE (14 PHOTOS) (2025-10-11)
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TOWANDA — Reese Sluyter ran for two scores and threw for another to lead Towanda to a 42-14 win over Sayre here Friday night in NTL football action at the Endless Mountains Sports Complex. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOOTBALL IN ATHENS; DAY 2 OF DISTRICT 4 GOLF HEADLINES SATURDAY'S SLATE (2025-10-11)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — It's like old times at Athens with a Saturday afternoon game against Wyalusing as part of its Homecoming Weekend. The Wildcats will also have three golfers in action at the District 4 Championships at Williamsport Country Club. ...more

IAC GIRLS SOCCER: TIOGA RALLIES LATE TO TIE NEWFIELD, 2-2 (24 Photos) (2025-10-10)
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NEWFIELD — Tioga scored twice in less than two minutes late in the game to salvage a 2-2 tie with Newfield here Friday afternoon, and now the Tigers will need help to win the IAC South Small School Division girls soccer title for the second year in ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: TIOGA RACES OUT TO 34-0 LEAD; TOPS GROTON, 34-22 (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-10)
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GROTON — Tioga scored on its first five possessions, racing out to a 34-0 lead on its way to a 34-22 win over Groton here Friday night in Section IV, Division VII football action. ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: WAVERLY EARNS 'SIGNATURE WIN' WITH COME-FROM-BEHIND, 28-20, VICTORY OVER MAINE-ENDWELL (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-10)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Junior QB Ben Shaw connected with senior Daltton Davis for a 21-yard TD pass in the final minute of the game to lift Waverly to a 28-20 win over Maine-Endwell here Friday night in a key Section IV, Division III football game at Memorial Stadium. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 8 PICKS — WAVERLY HOSTS M-E IN 'GAME OF WEEK' (2025-10-10)
Another weekend of football is upon us, and Waverly hosts Maine-Endwell in a battle of state-ranked teams in the "Game of the Week." ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY HOSTS MAINE-ENDWELL IN KEY DIVISIONAL FOOTBALL GAME; TIOGA, SAYRE ON THE ROAD (2025-10-10)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Waverly hosts Maine-Endwell in a key Section IV, Division III football battle at Memorial Stadium, while Tioga and Sayre are on the road on "Football Friday." ...more

DISTRICT 4 BOYS GOLF: HICKS LEADS CLASS AAA FIELD, OWEN MAKES CUT TO PLAY IN DAY 2 (20 PHOTOS) (2025-10-09)

ATHENS' LYON IN SIXTH PLACE IN GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP

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MONTGOMERY — Athens junior Eli Hicks leads after Day 1 of the District 4, Class AAA boys golf championships, and sophomore Ty Owen also made the cut here at White Deer Golf Course. ...more

NTL BOYS SOCCER: NP-LIBERTY DASHES ATHENS' UNBEATEN LEAGUE SEASON WITH 1-0 OVERTIME WIN (14 PHOTOS) (2025-10-09)
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ATHENS — North Penn-Liberty dashed Athens' hopes of an unbeaten and unscored upon league season with a 1-0 overtime win here Thursday in NTL boys soccer action at Alumni Stadium.
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STAC BOYS SOCCER: CHENANGO VALLEY RIDES EARLY GOALS TO 6-1 WIN OVER WAVERLY (2025-10-09)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Chenango Valley jumped out to a 5-0 lead on its way to a 6-1 win over Waverly here Thursday night in STAC Central Division boys soccer action. ...more

IAC VOLLEYBALL: TIOGA DOMINATES IN SWEEP OF EDISON (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-09)
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Tioga dominated at the net, directed by senior RaeAnne Feeko, in a sweep of Thomas A. Edison here Thursday night in IAC South Large School volleyball action. ...more