THE FINAL WORD: NOTRE DAME IMPRESSIVE IN VICTORY ... (2012-02-04)
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ON TAP TODAY: POSTSEASON WRESTLING IN NEW YORK TAKES CENTER STAGE TODAY (2012-02-04)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Wrestling's postseason in New York state takes center stage today as Waverly hosts the Section IV, Class B championships, while Tioga is on the road for the Class D event. ...more

IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: PATSELLIS FUELS TIOGA ATTACK IN WIN OVER CANDOR (2012-02-03)
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Callie Patsellis fueled a 24-2 second-quarter blitz as Tioga cruised to a 48-30 win over Candor here Friday night in IAC girls basketball action.

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IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: TIOGA PULLS AWAY FROM CANDOR IN FOURTH QUARTER (2012-02-03)
Valley Sports Report
CANDOR — Eric Zwierlein fueled a fourth-quarter run as Tioga pulled away from Candor for a 50-39 win here Friday night in IAC boys basketball action.
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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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ON TAP TODAY: MOST OF TONIGHT'S ACTION ON THE ROAD, INCLDING WAVERLY BOYS AT NOTRE DAME (2012-02-03)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Plenty of action tonight, but only a couple of options here in the Valley, including the Tioga girls hosting Candor and the Athens swim teams hosting Towanda.
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ON TAP TODAY: LOTS TO CHOOSE FROM TONIGHT IN THE VALLEY (2012-02-02)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The Waverly girls will host Notre Dame tonight in a rare IAC Thursday night game, headlining a busy night of action. ...more

IAC JV BOYS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY PULLS AWAY FROM TIOGA IN FOURTH QUARTER (7 PHOTOS) (2012-02-01)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Peyton Miller scored 18 points and Tim Sutton added 12 to lead Waverly to a 45-33 win over Tioga here Tuesday night in IAC junior varsity boys basketball action.
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IAC JV GIRLS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY DOWNS TIOGA, 39-26 — IMPROVES TO 15-0 ON THE SEASON (2012-02-01)
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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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ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS, SAYRE BOYS OPEN NTL'S SECOND HALF AT HOME (2012-02-01)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The second half of the NTL East league schedule kicks off tonight, with both Sayre and first-place Athens hosting games.
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IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: SABRINA BOWMAN FUELS FOURTH-QUARTER RUN AS WAVERLY PULLS AWAY FROM TIOGA, 57-41 (9 PHOTOS) (2012-01-31)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Sabrina Bowman ripped the nets for 15 fourth-quarter points to fuel a game-closing 24-8 run to lift Waverly to a 57-41 win over Tioga here Tuesday night in IAC girls basketball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY WAVERLY-TIOGA MATCH-UPS HIGHLIGHT TUESDAY'S ACTION (2012-01-31)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — High school athletics returns in full force today, with four basketball games — including a pair of Waverly-Tioga match-ups — and a bowling match being played in the Valley, with a few teams on the road as well. ...more

SECTION IV WRESTLING: TIOGA LANDS THREE NO. 1 SEEDS IN CLASS D TOURNAMENT (2012-01-30)
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA — Fresh off its third straight IAC championship, Tioga will have three No. 1 seeds in Saturday's Section IV, Class D championships at Odessa-Montour High School.

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YOUTH BASKETBALL: TIOGA SWEEPS FOUR GAMES FROM CANDOR IN IAC YBL ACTION (2012-01-30)
Valley Sports Report
CANDOR — The Tioga youth basketball teams traveled to Candor Saturday and came away with four wins in IAC Youth Basketball League action.
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ON TAP TODAY: SAYRE BOYS ON ROAD IN ONLY GAME OF NIGHT (2012-01-30)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Tonight is one of the last slow nights we'll see until the end of the regular season, with only one game on the docket. ...more

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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IAC WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS: TIOGA RALLIES TO WIN EDGE NEWARK VALLEY FOR TEAM TITLE (9 PHOTOS) (2012-01-28)

TIOGA'S TALCOTT, JUMP AND WAVERLY'S WOLCOTT WIN TITLES

By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WATKINS GLEN — Down 49 points following the semi-final round, Tioga piled up points in the wrestlebacks and then pulled off a pair of head-to-head wins over Newark Valley in the championship round to win the IAC championship by three points here Saturday afternoon at the Watkins Glen Field House. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: IAC WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS HEADLINE TODAY'S ACTION (2012-01-28)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The IAC Wrestling Championships headline the action today, but to watch you'll have to make the 40-minute drive west to the Watkins Glen Field House.
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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. ...more