IAC GIRLS SOCCER: LADY WOLVERINES DROP CONSOLATION GAME AT GREENE INVITATIONAL (2010-09-04)
Valley Sports Report
GREENE — Waverly took twice as many shots on goal, but couldn't find the back of the net, dropping a 3-1 decision to Greene in the consolation game of the Greene Invitational here Saturday evening in girls socce ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: VESTAL WEARS DOWN WAVERLY IN 41-14 WIN (2010-09-03)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Vestal scored a pair of third-quarter TDs to break open a close game en route to a season-opening 41-14 win over Waverly in Section IV football action here Friday night at Memorial Stadium.

The Wolverines played the much-bigger Golden Bears tough in the first half, but Vestal's size and depth proved too much in the end.

"We played them tough for the first half," said Waverly coach Jason Miller, "W ...more

ATHENS 0, WYALUSING 21 — FINAL
VESTAL 41, WAVERLY 14 — FINAL
TIOGA CENTRAL 32, NEWARK VALLEY 0 — FINAL (2010-09-03)
IT'S OVER: WYALUSING 21, ATHENS 0 ———

Wyalusing's Chris Camp bolts 10 yards up the middle for a first down ... a knee or two and this game will be over. ———

After a 1-yard run by the Rams, the Wildcats take time out with 1:22 left in the game. ———

Wyalusing takes time out with 1:33 left in the game and I'm not sure why. ———

IT'S OVER IN WAVERLY: VESTAL 41, WAVERLY 14. ———

A pair of runs by Hu ...more

IAC BOYS SOCCER: NEWFIELD BLANKS WAVERLY, 2-0 (2010-09-03)
Valley Sports Report
NEWFIELD — It was a game of missed opportunities for Waverly here Thursday in a 2-0 loss to Newfield in IAC boys soccer action.

"It was a much closer game than the final score," said first-year Wolver ...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

SECTION IV FOOTBALL PREVIEW: 2010 LOOKS LIKE CHALLENGING SEASON FOR WOLVERINES (2010-09-03)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — After several years of unparalleled success, the Waverly football program is facing a challenging season in 2010 — with a move up to Class B, a killer schedule and, most importantly, a very and young and inexperienced team.

Regardless of the apparent uphill struggle, Wolverines coach Jason Miller has not tempered his expectations — he wants to be in the playoffs in Week 9,

"If we can put ourselves ...more

GIRLS SOCCER: NEWARK VALLEY BLANKS WAVERLY, 4-0, AT GREENE INVITATIONAL (2010-09-02)
Valley Sports Report
NEWARK VALLEY — Two games in two days in 90-plus degree heat and a lethal dose of Newark Valley's Angella Halliday proved too much for Waverly here Thursday night in opening-round action of the Greene Invitation ...more

IAC GIRLS SOCCER: O-M RALLIES TO DOWN WAVERLY, 2-1, IN OPENER (2010-09-01)
Valley Sports Report
ODESSA — Jocelyn Garrison scored a pair of second-half goals to help Odessa-Montour rally for a 2-1 win over Waverly here Wednesday night in in IAC girls soccer action.

Eighth-grader Emiley Myers scor ...more

IAC GIRLS SOCCER PREVIEW: NEW COACH HOPES HARD WORK OVERCOMES YOUTH FOR 2010 LADY WOLVERINES (2010-09-01)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — First-year Waverly girls soccer coach Brian Myers knows his team is young, but believes it could overcome its youthful inexperience with hard work.

"One of my biggest concerns is that we're so young. We have 11 sophomores, an eighth-grader, a couple juniors and five or six seniors, so we're pretty young in that sense," said Myers. "A lot of the sophomores came right to the varsity from the modified level, so ...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

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

IAC BOYS SOCCER: TIOGA SHUTS DOWN WAVERLY, 3-0 (2010-08-31)

ARGETSINGER SNAGS THE HAT TRICK

By TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — They were certainly hearing what Tioga Central was attempting to communicate here Tuesday afternoon as the Tigers opened the season with an impressive 3-0 IAC shutout over Waverly.

The Tigers, who have been struggling with communication and first touches during the pre-season, were clicking on all cylinder from the early moments of this contest, keeping the bal ...more

IAC BOYS SOCCER PREVIEW: 2010 WOLVERINES INEXPERIENCED, BUT FAST (2010-08-31)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — When the Waverly boys soccer team takes the field for the first time later today, first-year coach Tara Hogan will be watching the beginnings of a work in progress.

"Our main weakness is a lack of experience. A lot of the guys back from last year didn't really get much playing time because we had a solid starting lineup and a solid set of subs.

"This year," said Hogan, "we have more guys who didn' ...more

IAC BOYS SOCCER: TIOGA CENTRAL READY FOR WAVERLY (2010-08-31)
By TIM TAYLOR
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Tioga Central is ready to get the 2010 soccer season going and they start it off at 4:30 p.m. this afternoon here against rival Waverly.

The Tigers have something to ...more

MONDAY MORNING QB: YOUNG WOLVERINES SHOW INEXPERIENCE AT SCRIMMAGE, SAYS MILLER (2010-08-30)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
ITHACA — Waverly football coach Jason Miller knew his team was young and inexperienced heading into the 2010 season. After the Wolverines first scrimmage Saturday, against Class AA Ithaca, the veteran coach said it was painfully obvious how inexperienced they were.

"There's a lot of work to do, it's just overwhelming. We are so young and inexperienced," said Miller, "it's to the point that there are guys whose stances ...more

FOOTBALL / SOCCER: CHOICE RADIO RELEASES 2010 BROADCAST SCHEDULE (2010-08-26)
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SECTION IV FOOTBALL: WAVERLY ADDS VESTAL, ELMIRA SOUTHSIDE IN NEWLY-REVISED 2010 SCHEDULE (2010-08-26)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — The dissolution of the Southern Springs football program just days before the 2010 football campaign is causing a ripple effect in scheduling throughout Section IV — for Waverly it appears to be more like a tidal wave.

The Wolverines, the smallest Class B schoo ...more

IAC CROSS COUNTRY: WAVERLY GIRLS IN EXPERIENCED, BUT TALENTED; BOYS MUST REMAIN HEALTHY (2010-08-26)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Veteran Waverly track coach Scott Baird takes the helm of the cross country teams this season and has a pair of inexperienced teams, but believes both possess talent and potential.

One bonus for Baird, who coaches indoor and outdoor track and has spent the last two seasons as the modified cross country coach, is that he knows the capabilities of the majority of runners on the team.

"Out of the 16 k ...more

IAC CROSS COUNTRY: VETERAN TRACK COACH TAKES REIGNS OF WAVERLY CROSS COUNTRY PROGRAM (2010-08-26)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Scott Baird may be a novice in the cross country arena, but the longtime track coach at Waverly is ready and willing to take charge of the fall program.

Of course, Baird admits he took the job to keep the program afloat.

"No one else applied for the j ...more

IAC BOYS SOCCER: NEW WAVERLY COACH'S PHILOSOPHY BASED ON HARD WORK (2010-08-19)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Tara Hogan has a wealth of experience on the soccer field, but Monday marked new territory for the St. Bonaventure grad — her first day as a head coach.

The first-year Waverly boys soccer coach has played the game since childhood, having played her high school ball at Warwick Valley Central in Warwick, N.Y. and then two years of varsity soccer at St. Bonaventure and one year of club soccer there.

A ...more