ON TAP TODAY: SAYRE, TIOGA BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL HOST LEAGUE RIVALS (2024-04-24)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The baseball and softball diamonds at Tioga, and at Riverfront Park will be busy today as the Tigers and Redskins host league rivals, while the other half of the schedule is on the road. ...more

NTL TRACK & FIELD: QUAD-WINNERS BRONSON, BURGESS LEAD ATHENS GIRLS TO WINS OVER WELLSBORO, CANTON; BOYS SPLIT (24 PHOTOS) (2024-04-23)
Valley Sports Report
CANTON — Junior Sara Bronson, and sophomore Abby Burgess each won four events to lead the Athens girls to wins over Wellsboro and Canton here Tuesday in an NTL track & field tri-meet, while junior James Friend and sophomore Brenden Comstock were double-winners to help the Athens boys to a split. ...more

NTL BASEBALL: EARLY ERRORS PROVE COSTLY; ATHENS FALLS TO TROY, 5-1 (24 PHOTOS) (2024-04-23)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens put itself in a hole with early errors, and Troy’s pitching shut down the Wildcats on the way to a 5-1 win here Tuesday afternoon in NTL Large School Division baseball action. ...more

NTL SOFTBALL: ATHENS DROPS 4-3 HEART-BREAKER TO ONCE-BEATEN TROY (24 PHOTOS) (2024-04-23)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Once-beaten Troy scored three runs in the fourth inning to rally from an early two-run deficit on its way to a 4-3 win over Athens here Tuesday afternoon in NTL Large School Division softball action. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: WAVERLY'S JOHNSON, CORNING'S SULLIVAN NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2024-04-23)
The Sports Reports
Waverly senior Ralph Johnson ran the fastest time in New York State in the 100-meter dash as part of a three-win performance at the Square Deal Invite, while Corning senior Peyton Sullivan had a big week to lead the Hawks to four wins. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional “Athletes of the Week,” for the week ending April 20. ...more

NTL JV BASEBALL: BIG INNING PROPELS ATHENS TO 15-3 WIN OVER WYALUSING (2024-04-23)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens poured 14 runs across the plate in the bottom of the fourth inning to erase a two-run deficit, and top Wyalusing 15-3 in five innings here Monday afternoon in NTL junior varsity baseball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS HOSTS TROY ON THE DIAMONDS IN TUESDAY'S MARQUEE EVENTS (2024-04-23)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Athens hosts NTL Large School rival Troy on the baseball and softball diamonds in Tuesday’s marquee match-ups. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SAYRE BASEBALL, WAVERLY TENNIS ONLY HOME GAMES IN TOWN (2024-04-22)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The only action in the Valley Monday is on the baseball diamond at Riverfront Park, and the tennis courts at Waverly. There are a pair of big road games as Tioga baseball travels to Union Springs for a battle of unbeatens, and Waverly softball is on the road at unbeaten Susquehanna Valley.
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VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WAVERLY'S JOHNSON, TIOGA'S LUTHER NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2024-04-21)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Waverly senior Ralph Johnson keeps getting faster, and breaking records, while Tioga junior Erin Luther helped Tioga to a 3-0 mark on the diamond. They are the Valley Sports Report / Bishop Brothers Construction “Athletes of the Week,” for the week ending April 20. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: WEATHER SHOULDN'T BE A FACTOR IN ANOTHER BUSY WEEK OF ACTION (2024-04-21)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — It’s another extremely busy week in the Valley, but the weather looks very good for a change, and, aside from Wednesday, there’s a very good chance everything will be played. ...more

NTL GIRLS TRACK & FIELD: ATHENS' BRONSON BREAKS OWN SCHOOL RECORD, BURGESS REACHES PODIUM AT RUGGED RIDDICK INVITE (2024-04-21)
Valley Sports Report
SHIPPENSBURG — Athens junior Sara Bronson broke her own school record in the 1,600-meter run, and sophomore Abby Burgess reached the podium Saturday at the rugged Riddick Track & Field Invitational here at Shippensburg Univer ...more

NTL BASEBALL: 'GRIT AND HEART' CARRIES SAYRE TO 8-6 EXTRA-INNING WIN OVER ATHENS (24 PHOTOS) (2024-04-20)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — “Grit and heart,” said first-year Sayre baseball coach Todd Green. “That’s what the boys played with today.”

That “grit and heart” helped Sayre to a back-and-forth, 8-6, 10-inning win over crosstown rival Athens here Saturday afternoon in NTL baseball action. ...more

NTL SOFTBALL: HILEY EARNS FIRST VARSITY WIN; ATHENS ROLLS OVER SAYRE, 14-2 (24 PHOTOS) (2024-04-20)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Freshman Gretchen Hiley earned her first varsity win in the pitcher’s circle, and also had a big day at the plate to lead Athens to a 14-2 five-inning win over crosstown rival Sayre here Saturday afternoon in NTL softball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SAYRE-ATHENS RIVALRIES RENEWED, TIOGA TWINBILLS, WAVERLY NON-LEAGUE GAME HIGHLIGHTS SATURDAY'S SLATE (2024-04-20)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The renewal of the Athens-Sayre baseball and softball rivalries, baseball and softball doubleheaders at Tioga, and a big non-league baseball game at Waverly headline a busy Saturday afternoon of action in the Valley. ...more

NTL BASEBALL: ATHENS PULLS OUT 6-3 WIN OVER TOWANDA (6 PHOTOS) (2024-04-19)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to break a 3-3 tie, and senior Nicholas Jacob pitched 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief to help the Wildcats to a 6-3 win over Towanda here Friday afternoon in NTL Large School Division baseball action. ...more

NTL SOFTBALL: TOWANDA POWERS ITS WAY PAST ATHENS, 11-2 (6 PHOTOS) (2024-04-19)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Towanda took a while to find its groove at the plate, but reeled off 11 unanswered runs on its way to an 11-2 win over Athens here Friday afternoon in NTL Large School Division softball action. ...more

NTL JV BASEBALL: ATHENS RIDES BIG FIRST INNING TO 16-1 WIN OVER SAYRE (2024-04-19)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens pushed 10 runs across the plate in the bottom of the first inning on its way to a 16-1 four-inning win over Sayre here Wednesday in NTL junior varsity action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: FULL SLATE OF BASEBALL, SOFTBALL HIGHLIGHTS BUSY FRIDAY (2024-04-19)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — A busy Friday afternoon features a full slate of baseball and softball games, with the Athens and Waverly teams playing league rivals at home. The slate also features a Valley rivalry on the links with the Waverly boys hosting Tioga at Shepard Hills. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: RAIN, WET FIELDS CAST DOUBT ON THURSDAY'S ACTION (2024-04-18)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Thunderstorms and heavy rains tore through the region over night, so grass playing fields may be a little worse for the wear, and there’s more rain in the forecast Thursday. Groundskeepers could be the MVP not only today, but for the entire spring at this rate. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: WAVERLY'S PERRY, EDISON'S MILAZZO NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2024-04-17)
The Sports Reports
Waverly senior Ethan Perry had a week for the ages at the plate, and even tacked on a win on the mound, while Thomas A. Edison pitcher Gabby MIlazzo was perfect in one game, and nearly unhittable in the other two. They are The Sports Reports /  Ziff Law Firm Regional “Athletes of the Week,” for the week ending April 13. ...more