NTL CROSS COUNTRY: HANNAH ROBINSON PACE SAYRE GIRLS TO SECOND-PLACE FINISH AT BEAR MOUNTAIN INVITATIONAL (2010-09-04)

SAYRE BOYS PLACE FOURTH; REDSKIN JUNIOR HIGH RUNNER SETS COURSE RECORD

Valley Sports Report
LOCK HAVEN — Hannah Robinson paced a strong Lady Redskins effort, placing third individually to lead Sayre to a second-place team finish at the Bear Mountain Invitational here Saturday at Lock Haven University in girls cross country action.

Robinson covered the 3.2-mile course in 19:59, with teammates Katie Hurley (21:01) and Alex Middlebrooks (21:07) c ...more

NTL FOOTBALL: REDSKINS CRUMBLE AFTER FUMBLE IN 20-0 LOSS TO COLUMBIA-MONTOUR VO TECH (2010-09-04)
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COLUMBIA TWP. — Sayre seemed to have all the momentum on its side, but then a fumble changed everything, and the bottom fell out for the Redskins in a 20-0 non-league loss to Columbia-Montour Vo Tech here Saturday afternoon.

After a scoreless first half that saw Sayre's offense accomplish little, the ...more

NTL BOYS SOCCER: SAYRE PUMMELS LIBERTY; REPEATS AS LIBERTY SHOOTOUT CHAMPS (2010-09-04)
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LIBERTY — Tyler Skerpon scored four times and Seth Murrelle dished out three assists to lead Sayre to an 8-1 win over Liberty and a championship repeat at the annual Liberty Shootout here Saturday afternoon.

The Redskins, now 2-0, scored five times i ...more

SAYRE 0, CMVT 20, — FINAL (2010-09-04)
IT'S OVER: CMVT BLANKS SAYRE.
The Redskins, using a pair of personal fouls against CMVT, move the ball to the Rams 25 as time expires.

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Brad Felt returns the kickoff 25 yards to midfield. Sayre begin its possession with just 2:59 left in the game.

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CMVT's Hardenberg does most of the work with runs of 5 and 15 to move the ball to the 5. He then crashes in from 5 yards out with 3:08 left in game. ... PAT Kick is good. ... CMVT 20, SAYRE 0

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The Redskins again fails to muster any offense ... this time QB Tyler Williams is sacked on fourth down. ... CMVT takes over on downs at the Sayre 25 with 3:46 remaining in the game.

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Once again, the CMVT kicks goes o ...more

NTL BOYS SOCCER: SKERPON'S HAT TRICK LEADS SAYRE IN ROUT OF MONTGOMERY AT LIBERTY SHOOTOUT (2010-09-03)
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LIBERTY — Like the Energizer Bunny, Sayre's Taylor Skerpon just keeps on scoring goals.

Skerpon netted a hat trick and Spencer Ward scored twice to lead the Redskins to a 7-1 win over Montgomery here ...more

NTL FOOTBALL PREVIEW: PIECES FALLING INTO PLACE FOR 2010 REDSKINS (2010-09-03)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — It appears the pieces may be coming together for Sayre football coach Larry Hanafin's program.

The Redskins, coming off a 3-7 season that featured three losses by seven points or less, return a slew of talented skill-position players from 2009 and have even added a few from outside the program.

Junior QB Tyler Williams returns to run the "Flex Bone" offense. "He can throw the ball and has an understa ...more

NTL VOLLEYBALL PREVIEW: DESPITE LOW NUMBERS, EXPECTATIONS HIGH FOR 2010 LADY REDSKINS (2010-09-03)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — After a year's hiatus, Tom Shay is back on the Sayre volleyball sidelines for his seventh season as head coach and he likes what he sees in the 2010 Lady Redskins.

"We have our moments where we really look good," he said. "The kids are having fun and the team chemistry is really good."

The Lady Redskins only have nine players on the varsity roster, but Shay says there as many positives as negatives w ...more

FROM THE PRESS BOX: WEEK 1 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS (2010-09-03)
There's nothing tougher than trying to pick winners in Week 1 of the high school football season.

All four local teams play non-league games this week, with only Athens playing a smaller school.

Vestal at Waverly, Friday, 7 p.m.: The Wolverines have had successive years losing a lot of talent to graduation. What remains is a very talented, but extremely young Waverly team.

Vestal, on the other hand, returns its quarterback and top running back and a ma ...more

NTL BOYS SOCCER PREVIEW: MIDFIELD PLAY KEY TO 2010 REDSKINS SUCCESS (2010-09-03)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — One would think that all-state forward Taylor Skerpon, who should score his 100th goal this season and could challenge the all-time NTL scoring mark, would be the key to a fifth straight trip to the District 4 playoffs for the Sayre Redskins boys soccer team.

Reds ...more

ADULT FLAG FOOTBALL: THREE OF FOUR GAMES IN WEEK 1 GO DOWN TO FINAL POSSESSION (2010-09-01)
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WAVERLY — The Waverly Recreation Adult Flag Football League got off to an exciting start on Sunday. Three of the four games in Week 1 were decided by a single touchdown or less and were in doubt until the final ...more

ADULT FLAG FOOTBALL: THREE OF FOUR GAMES IN WEEK 1 GO DOWN TO FINAL POSSESSION (2010-09-01)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — The Waverly Recreation Adult Flag Football League got off to an exciting start on Sunday. Three of the four games in Week 1 were decided by a single touchdown or less and were in doubt until the final ...more

MONDAY MORNING QB: SAYRE'S HANAFIN SEE IMPROVEMENT IN SECOND SCRIMMAGE (2010-08-31)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE —There were still some missed assignments and mental mistakes, but Sayre football coach Larry Hanafin said his team showed improvement Saturday during its multi-team scrimmage in Greene.

Scrimmaging mainly against Norwich, S-VE and Chenango Valley, Hanafin said his squad showed its mettle.

"Norwich was tough, but we hung in there. We made some real fundamental mistakes and when we did they gashed us, b ...more

FOOTBALL / SOCCER: CHOICE RADIO RELEASES 2010 BROADCAST SCHEDULE (2010-08-26)
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NTL CROSS COUNTRY: LADY REDSKINS COULD CONTEND FOR NTL TITLE; BOYS FIELD AN INEXPERIENCED SQUAD (2010-08-25)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Veteran Sayre cross country coach Randy Felt believes the Lady Redskins could challenge for an NTL title this season, while an inexperienced boys squad could be in the mix for second place behind a powerful Northeast Bradford team that returns nearly everyone.

Entering his 21st season of coaching, Felt is excited that the season has started.

"We've got a good bunch of kids coming back.

"We ...more

NTL GOLF: SAYRE LOOKS FOR STEADY IMPROVEMENT (2010-08-25)
By TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Sayre isn’t expecting to knock the socks off NTL opponents this fall, but coach Scott Taylor does feel his team could be in the midst of the hunt by season’s end.

“I think before we’re done we’re going to get into the middle of the pack,” he said. “The first week, all six guys were better than last year, but they’ve got to improve. They got better, but so did some of the other kids.”

On Monday, junior returnees ...more

SCHEDULE CHANGE: SAYRE'S SATURDAY SCRIMMAGE CHANGED TO GREENE (2010-08-25)
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SAYRE — Anyone planning on attending the Sayre football scrimmage Saturday morning should point their car east instead of north and head to Greene.

Originally, the Redskins were slated to scrimmage against Spencer-Van Etten, but it was canceled recently.

Sayre will now scrimmage against Section IV foe Greene at 10 a.m. ...more

NTL GOLF: WELLSBORO EDGES TOWANDA IN FIRST MATCH OF SEASON (2010-08-24)

ATHENS SOPHOMORE ULMER FINISHES FOURTH IN INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS

By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Wellsboro edged Towanda by 2 strokes to win the first NTL golf match of the season her ...more

MONDAY MORNING QB: HANAFIN PLEASED WITH TEAM'S 'GOOD FIGHT' IN SCRIMMAGE (2010-08-23)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Once Sayre football coach Larry Hanafin saw his team wouldn't be playing NTL champion Towanda in the regular season, he knew he wanted to test his team's mettle against one of the premier programs in the region — Towanda.

Hanafin wanted to see his team "get its nose bloodied" and see how it responded.

Well, Hanafin got his wish Saturday in a scrimmage at the Endless Mountains Stadium and he was happy ...more

BASEBALL: LOCAL STANDOUTS HOPE TO BE PENN STATE'S DYNAMIC DUO (2010-08-21)
By TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Local Penn State University baseball fans could have an opportunity to cheer on not one, but two area standouts, from 2012-2015.

Tioga Central's Patton Taylor and Sayre's Taylor Skerpon, both preparing to begin their senior years, have recently made verbal commitments to play for the Nittany Lions. Skerpon committed on Monday and Taylor on Friday. Both players are hoping to contribute to the PSU program as they have ...more

NTL FOOTBALL: SAYRE HOLDS ITS OWN IN FIRST SCRIMMAGE (2010-08-21)
By TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
TOWANDA — A long touchdown pass from Tyler Williams to Jesse Dagutis is evidence that Sayre has a dangerous threat through the air this season. However, the Redskins still have a lot of work to do if they hope to be competitive on the gridiron this fall.

Sayre got its first taste of live action here Saturday morning and held its own against Towanda, one of the area’s premier programs.

“Towanda, in my opinion, is an elit ...more