THE FINAL WORD: NOTRE DAME IMPRESSIVE IN VICTORY ... (2012-02-04)
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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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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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THE FINAL WORD: QUITE A DAY AT THE IAC WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS (2012-01-29)
Saturday was quite a day for the Tioga Tigers wrestling team.
Facing a large deficit after the semifinals, Tioga wrestlers like Tyler Spires, Kaleb Stone and Jesse Manuel, who were disappointed about not making the finals, led a charge through the consolation bracket that piled up points for the Tigers.
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THE FINAL WORD: WAVERLY-WATKINS GAME PROVED ADDAGE "BASKETBALL IS A GAME OF RUNS" (2012-01-27)
Basketball is a game of runs and Friday's Waverly-Watkins Glen is proof positive.
The Wolverines opened with intense defensive pressure and jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead in the first 59 seconds of the game. They extended their lead to 16-4 with 1:01 left in the first quarter.
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THE FINAL WORD: SAYRE-ATHENS MATCH, IAC CHAMPIONSHIPS AND MORE ... (2012-01-27)
There were only seven bouts in the match, which featured three no contests in three weight classes and three forfeits, but when there was action on the mat, it had the crowd at a fever pitch.
It doesn't seem to matter the circumstances surrounding the match, when Sayre and Athens wrestle it makes for an exciting evening.
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THE FINAL WORD: SAYRE GIRLS WINNING WITH DEFENSE AND THREES ... AND A LITTLE BOYS HOOP (2012-01-26)
The 2011-12 Sayre Lady Redskins are quite a story in the making.
They entered the season with just one returning starter in Mollie Robinson, three girls who saw a minimal amount of playing time last season in Kelsey Young, Kelly Villanti and Elyse Skerpon, and two players in Adrienne Malorzo and Katie Hurley fresh off the JV team. ...more
ON TAP TODAY: LADY REDSKINS THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN TONIGHT LITERALLY (2012-01-25)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY The Sayre-Wellsboro girls basketball game tonight is the only game in town literally.
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ON TAP TODAY: LADY REDSKINS THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN TONIGHT (2012-01-23)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY Things will slow down this week as Waverly and Tioga are in Regent's Week and won't have any athletic events until Friday, but the Athens and Sayre girls are both in action tonight.
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THE FINAL WORD: A THRILLER IN ATHENS (2012-01-22)
Few "big games" live up to the billing, but Saturday night's Athens-Danville game did just that and more.
In the grand scheme of things, the game meant little for a pair of teams, who have already cemented their place in the postseason.
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THE FINAL WORD: TIOGA WRESTLING, WAVERLY BOYS HOOPS AND A LITTLE FOOTBALL (2012-01-21)
It was quite a match at Tioga last night, with the Tigers jumping ahead early and four-time defending Section IV Duals champion Chenango Forks closing out the match with three straight pins and a decision in a much-closer-than-it-appears, 45-33, win.
There were several high spots for the Tigers, but as you would figure in a loss several low spots as well.
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THE FINAL WORD: TIOGA BOYS ... A LITTLE FOOTBALL, AND MUCH MORE (2012-01-20)
I had a chance to watch the Tioga boys play last night for the first time in quite a while. The Tigers were able to avenge a loss to Newark Valley the Cardinals' only win of the season and one Tioga never should have lost.
I'm struck by two things about the Tigers:
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THE FINAL WORD: SAYRE BOYS, CLARIFICATION ON WAVERLY SUSPENSIONS AND THE VBC LANDING STATE TOURNAMENT (2012-01-19)
It wasn't a pretty game, but the Sayre boys came away with the win last night at home against Cowanesque Valley.
The Redskins led by 22 with just three minutes remaining in the third quarter, then went to their bench and stuck with it and ended up winning by five.
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THE FINAL WORD: TIOGA-NOTRE DAME GIRLS, WAVERLY BOYS TAKE A HIT AND MUCH MORE ... (2012-01-18)
If you haven't had the opportunity to watch the Notre Dame girls play, you're missing quite a show.
The Lady Crusaders are fun to watch, with their hard-nosed man-to-man pressure defense and motion offense, which features repeated "cutters" through the lane. They pass the ball very well and, more importantly, catch the ball very well.
Last night, the Lady Crusaders shot the ball very well, too. Something coach Bob Kelly noted hasn't been the case all season.
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FROM THE PRESS BOX: GIVING A FIRST-HALF GRADE TO THE VALLEY BOYS TEAMS (2012-01-16)
We've reached the midpoint of the 2011-12 high school basketball season and two of the Valley teams are having exemplary seasons, while the other two have had their struggles.
Let's take a look at all four team and assess their first-half play.
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FROM THE PRESS BOX: GIVING A FIRST-HALF GRADE TO THE VALLEY GIRLS TEAMS (2012-01-15)
The high school basketball season has reached its mid-point and all four girls teams in the Valley are on pace for the postseason, with three of them in the mix for a league title.
Let's take a look at each team and assess their first-half play.
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THE FINAL WORD: COMPUTER PROBLEMS ... AND ALL THINGS SPORTS (2012-01-14)
Technology is a wonderful thing
until it doesn't work.
It's been a rough week here at Valley Sports Report. Last Thursday night we moved the site onto a larger server, which caused a few unexpected problems, but nothing major. Then, Saturday our trusty Mac crashed, which forced us to find other means to disseminate our information.
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THE FINAL WORD: ALL-STATE FOOTBALL ... ANOTHER BIG EARLY-SEASON WIN FOR ATHENS ... THOUGHTS ABOUT THE MATS (2012-01-05)
Waverly and Tioga each had four players selected to all-state teams following their respective runs to the state semifinals. In my book that's amazing.
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THE FINAL WORD: WAVERLY-NOTRE DAME GAME AN INSTANT CLASSIC WITH A PAIR OF UNLIKELY HEROES (2012-01-04)
For 24-plus minutes Tuesday night, Waverly couldn't get out of its own way on the offensive end.
The Wolverines made just 6 of 26 first-half field goal attempts, were 3 of 10 from the charity stripe after missi ...more
THE FINAL WORD: WAVERLY-NOTRE DAME GAME AN INSTANT CLASSIC WITH A PAIR OF UNLIKELY HEROES (2012-01-04)
For 24-plus minutes Tuesday night, Waverly couldn't get out of its own way on the offensive end.
The Wolverines made just 6 of 26 first-half field goal attempts, were 3 of 10 from the charity stripe after missing their last seven attempts and turned the ball over 13 times.
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