COLLEGE SOFTBALL: ATHENS GRAD BENNETT BREAKS SCHOOL RECORD, NAMED EMPIRE 8 'PITCHER OF THE WEEK' (2024-04-29)
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ALFRED, N.Y. — Athens grad Megan Bennett, a senior on the Alfred University softball team, made the most of “Senior Weeken,” racking up a pair of wins and setting the school-record for strikeouts in a game. It was part of a five-day stretch in which she went 4-1, and was named the Empire-8 “Pitcher of the Week.” ...more

COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY: WAVERLY GRADS TALADA, FRITZEN RECEIVE AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONSHIP RINGS (2024-04-29)
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BINGHAMTON — Waverly grads Sheridan Talada, a grad student, and Elizabeth Fritzen, a senior, recently received their American East championship rings from the Binghamton women’s cross country team winning its first-ever conference championship in the fall. ...more

COLLEGE BASEBALL: ATHENS GRAD HORTON EARNS FIRST COLLEGIATE WIN AT ST. JOHN FISHER (2024-04-29)
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ONEONTA — Athens grad Lucas Horton, a freshman on the St. John Fisher baseball team, had his best outing of the season, and earned his first collegiate victory Saturday in the Cardinals’ 6-1 win over Oneonta in the nightcap of a twinbill. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY-OWEGO BASEBALL MATCH-UP HIGHLIGHTS BUSY MONDAY SLATE (2024-04-29)
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THE VALLEY — The STAC Central Division baseball title is on the line this week when Waverly and Owego clash in a three-game series, beginning this afternoon at Owego. In the only action in the Valley, Tioga baseball and softball hosts Newark Valley, and Waverly tennis and boys golf are at home. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS' HILEY SISTERS, WAVERLY'S CHANDLER NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2024-04-28)
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THE VALLEY — Athens sophomore Maddie Hiley, and freshman Gretchan Hiley were major contributors in four straight wins in two days for the Wildcats, while Waverly senior Micah Chandler had an outstanding day at Wyalusing’s Lasagna Track & Field Invite. They are the Valley Sports Report / Bishop Brothers Construction “Athletes of the Week,” for the week ending April 27. ...more

NTL BASEBALL: SAYRE'S LATE RALLY FALLS SHORT IN 4-3 LOSS TO WELLSBORO (19 PHOTOS) (2024-04-28)
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SAYRE — Sayre had runners all over the bases in the final two innings, but their late rally came up just short in a 4-3 loss to Wellsboro in a rare Sunday afternoon game here at Riverfront Park. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: VALLEY TEAMS WILL BE ROAD WARRIORS IN VERY BUSY WEEK OF ACTION (2024-04-28)
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THE VALLEY — It’s another very busy week for Valley teams, but the vast majority of the week’s action is on the road. ...more

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: WAVERLY GRAD HAMMOND THROWS SECOND NO-HITTER OF THE SEASON (2024-04-28)
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ALBANY — Waverly grad Wendi Hammond won two more games this week, and threw her second no-hitter of the season Saturday, tying a career-high with her fifth shutout. ...more

STAC SOFTBALL: BIG INNINGS A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD FOR RUNNER-UP WOLVERINES AT TESTA TOURNAMENT (20 PHOTOS) (2024-04-27)
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JOHNSON CITY — Waverly used a big inning to put away Johnson City in the opening round of the Testa Tournament, then fell victim to a big inning in a loss to Sutherland in the championship game.
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IAC TRACK & FIELD: ALBRECHT, ROSSI LEAD TIOGA TO 7TH-PLACE FINISH AT ITHACA RELAYS (22 PHOTOS) (2024-04-27)

ALBRECHT HITS STATE STANDARD IN POLE VAULT

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ITHACA — Sophomore Gavin Albrecht and senior Valentino Rossi notched Tioga’s only individual wins of the day, and the Tigers also won a relay to finish seventh here Friday at the Dan Fravil Memorial Ithaca Relays, while 8th-grader Vida Rossi had three top-four finishes to pace the Tioga girls. ...more

NTL BASEBALL: FAIRPORT ROLLS TO 22-2 WIN OVER ATHENS (2024-04-27)
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FAIRPORT, N.Y. — Fairport scored early and often, and cruised to a 22-2 win over Athens here Saturday afternoon in non-league baseball action. ...more

NTL SOFTBALL: ATHENS ROLLS TO TITLE AT CENTRAL COLUMBIA TOURNEY (24 PHOTOS) (2024-04-27)

VanFLEET BLASTS THREE HOMERS, NAMED MVP; HILEYS, PACK NAMED TO ALL-TOURNEY TEAM

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BLOOMSBURG — Athens fed off its doubleheader sweep at Wellsboro Friday, and posted a pair of impressive lopsided wins here Saturday to win the Central Columbia Tournament. ...more

IAC SOFTBALL: TIOGA HOLDS OFF WINDSOR, 5-4, IN CONSOLATION GAME OF TESTA TOURNAMENT (2024-04-27)
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WINDSOR — After getting steamrolled by Batavia in the opening round, Tioga held off Windsor for a 5-4 win in the consolation game of the Testa Softball Tournament here Saturday afternoon. ...more

SECTION IV FLAG FOOTBALL: SENIORS POWER WAVERLY TO 47-14 WIN OVER JOHNSON CITY (24 PHOTOS) (2024-04-27)
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WAVERLY — Senior Paige Robinson threw three TDs passes, two to senior Erica Ryck, in the first eight minutes of the game, and senior Ally Barrett added two long TD runs later in the game to lead Waverly to a 47-14 win over Johnson City here Saturday afternoon in Section IV girls flag football action. ...more

NTL SOFTBALL: McGAUGHEY'S TWO HOME RUNS POWERS SAYRE TO 13-8 WIN OVER NOTRE DAME (24 PHOTOS) (2024-04-27)
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SAYRE — Junior Abbie McGaughey belted her first two career home runs, and drove in six runs to power Sayre to a 13-8 win over Notre Dame here Saturday in non-league softball action.
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SAYRE LITTLE LEAGUE CELEBRATES OPENING DAY AT RIVERFRONT PARK (2024-04-27)
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SAYRE — The Sayre Little League celebrated Opening Day with all the normal festivities here at Riverfront Park on a cool and overcast Saturday morning.

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ON TAP TODAY: SATURDAY FEATURES A LARGE SLATE OF ACTION (2024-04-27)
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THE VALLEY — There’s a lot of action on the road Saturday, but there will be softball at Riverfront Park, flag football at Memorial Stadium, and tennis at Waverly High School. ...more

NTL TRACK & FIELD: DOUBLE-WINNER BRONSON, BURGESS LEAD ATHENS GIRLS TO TEAM TITLE AT LASAGNA INVITE; ATHENS BOYS FINISH 10TH (21 PHOTOS) (2024-04-26)
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WYALUSING — Junior Sara Bronson was a double-winner, and sophomore Abby Burgess had four top-four finishes to lead the Athens girls to the team title here Friday at the annual Lasagna Track & Field Invite, while freshman Graham Wanck, and sophomore Brenden Comstock paced the Athens boys’ efforts. ...more

STAC TRACK & FIELD: TRIPLE-WINNER CHANDLER LEADS WAVERLY BOYS TO FIFTH-PLACE FINISH AT LASAGNA INVITE (16 PHOTOS) (2024-04-27)
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WYALUSING —  Senior Micah Chandler was a triple-winner to lead the Waverly boys to a fifth-place finish here Friday at the Lasagna Track & Field Invite, while senior Mackenzie LaForest paced the Lady Wolverines’ efforts. ...more

NTL TRACK & FIELD: SAYRE'S QUIROS NOTCHES PAIR OF SECOND-PLACE FINISHES AT LASAGNA INVITE (3 PHOTOS) (2024-04-26)
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WYALUSING — Junior Marco Quiros sprinted to a pair of second-place finishes here Friday at the annual Lasagna Track & Field Invitational. ...more

NTL BASEBALL: ATHENS, WELLSBORO SPLIT ONE-RUN DECISIONS IN TWINBILL (24 PHOTOS) (2024-04-26)
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WELLSBORO — Athens and Wellsboro split a pair of hard-fought one-run decisions here Friday afternoon in an NTL Large School Division baseball doubleheader. ...more

NTL SOFTBALL: ATHENS SWEEPS WELLSBORO IN PAIR OF THREE-INNING SHUTOUTS (24 PHOTOS) (2024-04-26)
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WELLSBORO — Athens poured 33 runs across the plate, and allowed just one hit in a doubleheader sweep of Wellsboro here Friday afternoon in NTL Large School Division softball action. ...more

IAC BASEBALL: TRUMANSBURG WALKS-OFF WITH 8-7 WIN OVER TIOGA (19 PHOTOS) (2024-04-26)
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TRUMANSBURG — Trumansburg scored on a passed ball in the bottom of the seventh inning to walk-off with an 8-7 win over Tioga in a back-and-forth affair here Friday afternoon in IAC baseball action. ...more

NTL BASEBALL: SAYRE FINISHES OFF WILLIAMSON WITH 11-RUN INNING IN 15-4 WIN (24 PHOTOS) (2024-04-26)
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SAYRE — Sayre shook off another slow start, and scored 11 runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to invoke the 10-run “mercy rule” in a 15-4 win over Williamson here Friday afternoon in NTL Small School baseball action at Riverfront Park. ...more

NTL SOFTBALL: WILLIAMSON TOPS SAYRE, 17-4 (2024-04-26)
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SAYRE — Williamson started scoring in the third inning, and didn’t stop on its way to a 17-4 win over Sayre here Friday afternoon in NTL Small School softball action at Riverfront Par ...more

COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY: WAVERLY'S VAUGHN SIGNS TO RUN CROSS COUNTRY AT SUNY COBLESKILL (2 PHOTOS) (2024-04-26)
By TIM BIRNEY
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WAVERLY — When Waverly senior Elizabeth Vaughn visited Cobleskill it was as if she had already been there, and that’s because she had been, when her sister Reagan was being recruited to run at the college. ...more

NTL JUNIOR HIGH BASEBALL: ATHENS SWEEPS SAYRE DOUBLEHEADER IN VASTLY DIFFERENT WAYS (2024-04-26)
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SAYRE —  Athens swept a doubleheader from Sayre, but did it in drastically different ways — winning the first game in a 22-1 blowout, and holding on for a 9-8 win in the second here Thursday in NTL junior high baseball action at Riverfront Park. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: LASAGNA TRACK & FIELD INVITE, WAVERLY-ONEONTA BASEBALL MATCH-UP HIGHLIGHTS BUSY FRIDAY (2024-04-26)
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THE VALLEY —  Baseball and softball comprise the majority of Friday’s docket, with the marquee match-up featuring an unbeaten Oneonta baseball team visiting Waverly, but the Lasagna Track & Field Invite in Wyalusing headlines the day’s action. ...more

COLLEGE BASEBALL: SAYRE GRAD HANAFIN HAS HIT SAFELY IN 10 OF LAST 11 GAMES FOR PENN COLLEGE (2024-04-25)
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WILLIAMSPORT — Sayre grad Quinn Hanafin, a senior on the Penn College baseball team, has hit safely in 10 of his last 11 games, including a string of four consecutive multi-hit games. ...more

IAC GOLF: SICKLER LEADS TIOGA TO LOPSIDED WIN OVER S-VE (18 PHOTOS) (2024-04-25)
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WAVERLY — Senior Evan Sickler won low-medal honors to lead Tioga to a lopsided win over S-VE in IAC boys golf action here Thursday afternoon at The Club at Shepard Hills. ...more

IAC SOFTBALL: FEEKO, LUTHER POWER TIOGA IN 20-1 ROUT OF MARATHON (15 PHOTOS) (2024-04-25)
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TIOGA CENTER — Sophomore RaeAnne Feeko and junior Erin Luther led Tioga’s 19-hit attack in support of Luther’s 1-hitter in a, 20-1, five-inning win over Marathon here Thursday afternoon in IAC Small School softball action. ...more

STAC TENNIS: CHENANGO VALLEY SWEEPS SHORT-HANDED WAVERLY (8 PHOTOS) (2024-04-25)
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WAVERLY — Chenango Valley won all five contested matches to post a 7-0 win over short-handed Waverly in STAC tennis action here Thursday afternoon. ...more

WOMEN'S COLLEGE SWIMMING: ATHENS SENIOR COBB SIGNS TO SWIM AT WILKES UNIVERSITY (2024-04-25)
By TIM BIRNEY
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ATHENS — Athens senior Grace Cobb signed a National Letter-of-Intent to continue her swim career at Wilkes University here Thursday during a brief ceremony in the high school gymnasium. ...more

JV BASEBALL: ATHENS TOPS TIOGA IN 15-10 SLUGFEST (2024-04-25)
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ATHENS — Athens scored six runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to take control of early back-and-forth affair on its way to a 15-10 win over Tioga here Wednesday afternoon in non-league junior varsity baseball acti ...more

ON TAP TODAY: ALL OF THURSDAY'S SLIM SLATE OF ACTION IN THE VALLEY (2024-04-25)
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THE VALLEY — There are only three events on the docket Thursday, and all of them are North of the Border, with the Tioga softball and Waverly tennis teams at home, and the Tioga golf team playing S-VE at Shepard ...more