IAC BOYS SOCCER: TIOGA FALLS TO DEFENDING SECTION IV, CLASS C CHAMP SOUTHERN CAYUGA (2025-08-30)
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POPLAR RIDGE, N.Y. — A young Tioga squad traveled to face defending Section IV, Class C champ Southern Cayuga, and the results were what you might have expected. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: ANNUAL WAVERLY, TIOGA FOOTBALL DOUBLEHEADER HIGHLIGHTS SATURDAY'S ACTION (2025-08-30)
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THE VALLEY — Football in New York State is off to an unusually early start, and Waverly and Tioga both took advantage of the earliest possible play date with their annual doubleheader at Waverly's Memorial Stadium. ...more

NTL FOOTBALL: ATHENS CRUISES PAST NORTHWEST AREA, 49-20 (24 PHOTOS) (2025-08-29)
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SHICKSHINNY, Pa. — Athens rolled up 475 yards in total offense, and forced five turnovers on defense in racing out to a 49-6 lead on its way to a 49-20 win over Northwest Area here Friday night in NTL football action. ...more

NTL FOOTBALL: NORTH PENN-MANSFIELD PULLS AWAY FROM SAYRE FOR 25-0 VICTORY (24 PHOTOS) (2025-08-29)
TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — North Penn-Mansfield used an advantage in numbers and experience to wear down Sayre and pull away for a 25-0 NTL victory here Friday night. ...more

TWO GUYS TALKING SPORTS: TIOGA'S NICK AIELLO TALKS TIGER FOOTBALL (2025-08-29)
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THE VALLEY — Tioga football coach Nick Aiello joins Tim Birney of The Sports Reports' and Pat McDonald of Radigan Media on the "Two Guys Talking Sports" podcast.. ...more

TWO GUYS TALKING SPORTS: WAVERLY'S JASON MILLER TALKS WOLVERINE FOOTBALL (2025-08-29)
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THE VALLEY — Tim Birney of The Sports Reports' and Pat McDonald of Radigan Media are back at it with the "Two Guys Talking Sports" podcast, and this week's first guest is Waverly football coach Jason Miller.
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NTL VOLLEYBALL: WELLSBORO FIGHTS OFF THIRD-SET RALLY TO FINISH SWEEP OF SAYRE (2025-08-29)
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SAYRE — Wellsboro fought off a Sayre rally in the third set to complete a 3-0 sweep here Thursday night in NTL volleyball action. ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WAVERLY-TROY GAME HIGHLIGHTS SCHEDULE — WEEK 2 PICKS (2025-08-29)
Football season kicks off in New York this week, and Waverly will host Troy in the "Game of the Week."

As for the pigskin prognosticators last week? Well, it wasn't good. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SAYRE AT HOME AGAIN, ATHENS ON ROAD FOR FIRST TIME IN 2025 (2025-08-29)
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THE VALLEY — Sayre plays its second home football game in as many weeks tonight, while Athens hits the road for the first time in 2025. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: ATHENS WINS FIRST SET; TROY RALLIES FOR 3-1 WIN (2025-08-29)
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TROY — Athens started fast with a win in the first set, but defending Large School champion Troy rallied to win the next three sets for a 3-1 win here Thursday night in NTL volleyball action. ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: MILLER LIKES DEMANDING SCHEDULE AS WAVERLY BUMPS UP TO CLASS B IN 2025 (2025-08-29)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly was denied its third consecutive Section IV, Class C title in a heart-breaking loss to Chenango Forks in the finals last year. The Wolverines bring back a lot of talent in 2025, but have bumped up to Class B. ...more

NTL GIRLS SOCCER: ATHENS BOUNCES BACK TO TOP TOWANDA, 1-0 (22 PHOTOS) (2025-08-29)
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ATHENS — Senior Olivia Thompson scored the game's only goal midway through the first half, and that was all the Athens defense needed in a 1-0 win over Towanda here Thursday night in NTL girls soccer win. ...more

STAC GIRLS SWIMMING: WAVERLY BREAKS SCHOOL RECORD, HITS TWO STATE QUALIFYING TIMES IN SEASON-OPENING WIN OVER NORWICH (16 PHOTOS) (2025-08-29)
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WAVERLY — In their first swim of the season, Waverly broke a school record, and hit two state qualifying times in a 93-44 win over Norwich in STAC girls swim ...more

STAC GIRLS SOCCER: SUTTON, SOPRANO, OLMSTED LEAD WAVERLY IN SEASON-OPENING, 7-0, WIN OVER NORWICH (24 PHOTOS) (2025-08-29)
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WAVERLY — Waverly shook off a bit of a slow start, and scored four goals in the final 19 minutes of the first half on its way to a season-opening, 7-0, win over Norwich here Thursday afternoon in STAC girls soccer action at Memorial Stadium. ...more

STAC BOYS GOLF: ONEONTA ROLLS TO WIN OVER WAVERLY (2025-08-29)
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ONEONTA — Oneonta had three golfers shoot 45 or better to lead the Yellowjackets to a 34-stroke win over Waverly here Thursday afternoon on the back nine of the rugged Oneonta Country Club.
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IAC GIRLS SOCCER: MARATHON EDGES TIOGA, 3-2, IN SEASON-OPENER (2025-08-28)
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MARATHON — Marathon pulled out a 3-2 season-opening win over Tioga here Thursday afternoon in IAC girls soccer action.
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STAC BOYS SOCCER: NORWICH NIPS WAVERLY, 1-0 (2025-08-28)
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NORWICH — Norwich scored the game's lone goal midway through the first half, and made it stand in a 1-0 win over Waverly here Thursday in STAC boys soccer action. ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: TIOGA AIMS TO RECLAIM TOP SPOT IN CLASS D IN 2025 (2025-08-28)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Tioga battled through a slew of injuries in 2024 to reach the Section IV, Class D championship game, but saw its six-year title run come to an end with a one-point overtime loss to Delhi. In 2025, longtime coach Nick Aiello says his team is hungry to reclaim that title. ...more

STAC GIRLS SOCCER: WAVERLY'S HOGAN LIKES TEAM'S VERSATILITY, BUT YOUTH AND BUMP UP TO CLASS A MAKE FOR TOUGHER ROAD TO SECTIONAL REPEAT (2025-08-28)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly girls soccer coach Tara Hogan sees a lot of versatility in her returning players, but graduating four starters from the program's first-ever Section IV champ, and a bump up to Class A for the Wolverines will make the road to a second title that much more difficult. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: THREE MORE TEAMS MAKE 2025 SEASON DEBUTS (2025-08-28)
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THE VALLEY — Three more teams — Waverly and Tioga girls soccer, and Waverly girls swimming — make their 2025 season debuts on a busy Thursday that includes eight events in all. ...more

NTL BOYS SOCCER: ATHENS BLANKS NEB, 1-0, IN SEASON-OPENER; REYNARD NOTCHES FIRST CAREER COACHING WIN (16 PHOTOS) (2025-08-27)
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ROME — Senior Chase Ingram broke a scoreless tie early in the second half, and the Athens defense made it stand in a 1-0 season-opening win over Northeast Bradford here Wednesday afternoon in NTL boys soccer action. ...more

NTL GOLF: ATHENS NOTCHES WINS OVER SAYRE, WYALUSING (2025-08-27)
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WAVERLY — Junior Eli Hicks fired an even-par 37 to lead Athens to wins over Wyalusing and Sayre here Wednesday afternoon in NTL golf action on the front nine at Shepard Hills. ...more

IAC BOYS SOCCER: MARATHON MASTERFUL IN SEASON-OPENING WIN OVER TIOGA (20 PHOTOS) (2025-08-27)
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TIOGA CENTER — First-year coach Donnie Van Dusen expected a learning curve for his young Tioga team in 2025, and Marathon offered up a Master's class on the pitch here Wednesday afternoon in a 12-0 season-opening win in IAC boys soccer action. ...more

STAC BOYS GOLF: WAVERLY'S WALTER EARNS LOW-MEDAL HONORS, BUT WINDSOR PULLS OUT 6-STROKE WIN (2025-08-27)
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WINDSOR — Waverly sophomore Griff Walter earned low-medal honors, but Windsor had a bit more depth to pull out a 232-238 win here Wednesday afternoon in STAC boys golf action at Golden Oaks Golf Course. ...more

IAC GIRLS SOCCER: TIOGA'S POTTER HAS 'HIGH HOPES' FOR TIGERS IN 2025 (2025-08-27)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Second-year Tioga girls soccer Emily Potter has some good experience returning from a playoff team, and much of it is still young, which gives her "high hopes" for 2025. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: SAYRE DROPS SEASON-OPENER TO NORTH PENN-LIBERTY (24 PHOTOS) (2025-08-27)
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SAYRE — Sayre played North Penn-Liberty tough, but in the end dropped a season-opening 3-0 decision here Tuesday night in NTL volleyball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS, TIOGA BOYS OPEN 2025 SOCCER SEASONS (2025-08-27)
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THE VALLEY — The Athens and Tioga boys soccer teams will open their 2025 seasons this afternoon under first-year coaches, while the Athens, Sayre and Waverly coaches will be in action as well. ...more

NTL GIRLS SOCCER: WELLSBORO BLANKS ATHENS, 2-0, IN SEASON-OPENER (15 PHOTOS) (2025-08-26)
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ATHENS — Wellsboro scored in the 15th minute of the game, and made it stand, adding an insurance goal late in a 2-0 season-opening win over Athens here Tuesday in a key early-season NTL girls soccer match-up. ...more

STAC BOYS SOCCER: ELMIRA ROLLS PAST WAVERLY IN SEASON-OPENER (15 PHOTOS) (2025-08-26)
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WAVERLY — Elmira scored five goals in the first 19 minutes of the game, and cruised to a 10-0 season-opening win over Elmira here Tuesday night in non-divisional STAC boys soccer action at Memorial Stadium. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: WYALUSING SWEEPS ATHENS IN SEASON OPENER (22 PHOTOS) (2025-08-26)
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ATHENS — Wyalusing pulled out a hard-fought win in the first set on its way to a season-opening sweep of Athens here Tuesday night in NTL volleyball action. ...more

STAC BOYS GOLF: WAVERLY FALLS TO NORWICH IN SEASON-OPENER (24 PHOTOS) (2025-08-26)
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WAVERLY — Norwich had four golfers shoot 45 or better in a season-opening 219-239 win over Waverly here Tuesday afternoon in STAC boys golf action at Shepard Hills ...more

NTL BOYS SOCCER: FIRST-YEAR ATHENS COACH SAYS WILDCATS' HAVE SIGHTS SET ON 'BATTLING FOR NTL TITLE' (2025-08-26)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Despite having a young team, first-year Athens boys soccer coach Travis Reynard says the Wildcats have their sights set on "battling for an NTL title" in 2025. ...more

IAC BOYS SOCCER: FIRST-YEAR TIOGA COACH EXCITED TO GET 2025 SEASON UDERWAY (2025-08-26)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — First-year Tioga boys soccer coach Donnie Van Dusen is hoping his team's hard work, positivity, and communication will pay dividends in 2025. ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL: FIRST-YEAR SAYRE COACH LIKES WHAT HE SEES HEADING INTO 2025 SEASON (2025-08-26)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — First-year Sayre volleyball coach Colby Sangrey likes what he sees from his young team as it heads into the 2025 season. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: ALL OF TUESDAY'S ACTION IS IN THE VALLEY (2025-08-25)
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THE VALLEY — The first full day of the 2025 fall sports season features five events — all season-openers, and all five of them are in the Valley.
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