THE SPORTS REPORTS: CORNING'S PROUDFOOT, WAVERLY'S JUDSON, ATHENS' PANEK NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-02-14)
The Sports Reports
Corning sophomore Nolan Proudfoot is on a historic scoring tear, while Waverly sophomore Ryleigh Judson had a good week on the hardwoods, and Athens senior Evelyn Panek had a strong showing at the Coaches Invitational. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Feb. 7. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: POSTSEASON WRESTLING IN FULL SWING (2026-02-14)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The postseason is in full swing, and Saturday's action features three different postseason wrestling tournaments, the Section IV swim championships, and the finals of the NTL Showdown at Mansfield University. ...more

DISTRICT 4 WRESTLING: SAYRE'S BROWN TOP SEED AT NORTH SECTION TOURNAMENT (2026-02-13)
Valley Sports Report
WELLSBORO — Sayre will only have three wrestlers in action Saturday at the District 4, Class AA North Section Championship at Wellsboro High School, but one will be a top seed. ...more

SECTION IV GIRLS WRESTLING: TOOMEY WINS SECTIONAL GOLD; NELSON PUNCHES TICKET TO STATES WITH RUNNER-UP FINISH (24 PHOTOS) (2026-02-13)
Valley Sports Report
BINGHAMTON — Tioga junior Amelia Toomey won her first title, and junior Kyah Nelson was a runner-up to advance to the New York State Championships for the fourth time here Friday at the Section IV Girls Wrestling Championships. ...more

SECTION IV GIRLS WRESTLING: WAVERLY'S VANDERHOOF, RYLOTT PUNCH TICKETS TO STATES WITH SECOND-PLACE FINISHES (24 PHOTOS) (2026-02-13)
Valley Sports Report
BINGHAMTON — Senior Emma Vanderhoof and freshman Gianna Rylott punched their tickets to the New York State Girls Wrestling Championships with runner-up finishes here Friday at the Section IV Championships. ...more

SECTION IV WRESTLING: TIOGA HAS SEVEN TOP-3 SEEDS, WAVERLY SIX AT DIVISION 2 CHAMPIONSHIPS (2026-02-13)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Waverly has three top seeds, and Tioga has two here Saturday at the Section IV, Division Wrestling Championships at the Visions Veterans Memorial Arena. ...more

DISTRICT 4 GIRLS WRESTLING: ATHENS HAS FIVE WRESTLERS SEEDED IN TOP-FOUR AT DISTRICTS (2026-02-13)
Valley Sports Report
WILLIAMSPORT — The Athens girls will have five wrestlers seeded in the top-four in their weight class here Saturday at the District 4 Girls Wrestling Championships at Williamsport High School. ...more

STAC JV BOYS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY WRAPS UP SEASON WITH 64-40 WIN OVER OWEGO (2026-02-13)
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly led by five at half, but pulled away in the second half to close out its season with a 64-40 win over Owego here Thursday in STAC Central Division junior varsity boys basketball action. ...more

STAC JV GIRLS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY CLOSES REGULAR SEASON WITH WIN OVER OWEGO (2026-02-13)
Valley Sports Report
OWEGO — Waverly held Owego to just one field goal in the first half and cruised to a 42-9 win here Wednesday night in STAC Central Division junior varsity girls basketball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: TIOGA, WAVERLY GIRLS VIE FOR STATE BERTHS AT SECTION IV WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS (2026-02-13)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The best wrestlers in Section IV gather at Visions Veterans Memorial Arena for the girls wrestling championships here Friday afternoon. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: ATHENS AVENGES EARLY SEASON LOSS WITH 56-32 WIN OVER NEB; ADVANCES TO SHOWDOWN FINALS (2026-02-12)
Valley Sports Report
ROME — Athens took control in the second quarter, then pulled away I the second half to avenge a regular-season loss with a 56-32 win over Northeast Bradford here Thursday night in the semifinals of the NTL Boys Basketball Showdown. ...more

SECTION IV SWIMMING: WAVERLY DUO ADVANCES TO CLASS B CHAMPIONSHIPS (2026-02-12)
Valley Sports Report
ENDWELL — Waverly senior Finn Williams and sophomore Ramey Grazette both advanced to Saturday's Class B Championships with top-16 finishes here Wednesday at the Section IV, Class B boys swimming preliminaries at Maine-Endwell High School.
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ON TAP TODAY: ATHENS-NEB MATCH-UP BOYS NTL SHOWDOWN ONLY GAME ON DOCKET (2026-02-12)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The only game on Thursday's docket has Athens on the road at Northeast Bradford for the semifinals of the NTL Boys Basketball Showdown. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: SAYRE FALLS IN SEASON FINALE AT THOMAS A. EDISON (20 PHOTOS) (2026-02-11)
Valley Sports Report
ELMIRA HEIGHTS — Edison jumped ahead early and cruised to a 54-25 win over Sayre in the season finale here Wednesday night in non-league girls basketball action. ...more

STAC BOYS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY STEAMROLLS OWEGO, 89-29 (16 PHOTOS) (2026-02-11)

SHAW BREAKS SCHOOL-RECORD FOR CAREER 3-POINTERS

Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Waverly jumped out to a double-digit lead early, and never looked back in an 89-29 rout of Owego here Wednesday night in STAC Central Division boys basketball action. ...more

WOMEN'S COLLEGE SWIMMING: WAVERLY'S KITTLE SIGNS TO SWIM FOR DIVISION I BRYANT UNIVERSITY (2026-02-11)
By TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
WAVERLY — Senior Mira Kittle will leave the Waverly swim program as its most highly-decorated swimmer ever, having raised the bar for future generations. She raised it even higher Wednesday when she became the first Waverly girl to commit to swim for a Division I program. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS' SCHULTZ, PANEK, WAVERLY'S JUDSON, TIOGA'S PALMER NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-02-11)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Athens junior Lucas Schultz, TIoga senior Dominic Palmer, and Waverly junior Ryleigh Judson had big weeks on the hardwoods, and Athens senior Evelyn Panek had a big day at the Coaches Swimming Invitational. They are the VSR / Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Feb. 6. ...more

VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: WAVERLY'S SHAW, ATHENS' CUMMINGS, JARVIS NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-02-11)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Waverly senior Hogan Shaw hit a career milestone, while Athens freshman Evelyn Cummings won her first tournament in her new weight class, and Athens junior McKenna Jarvis had a big week. They are the VSR / Bishop Brothers Construction "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Jan. 31. ...more

IAC BOWLING: TIOGA BOYS SWEEP NEWARK VALLEY; LADY TIGERS SETTLE FOR 2-2 TIE (2026-02-11)
Valley Sports Report
NEWARK VALLEY — The Tioga boys used a balanced attack to post a sweep of Newark Valley Tuesday afternoon, while the Lady Tigers salvaged a split in IAC bowling action here at Cardinal Lanes. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY-OWEGO BOYS HIGHLIGHT LIGHT NIGHT OF ACTION (2026-02-11)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The Waverly boys host divisional rival Owego on the hoop hardwoods, and the Waverly swimmers are in postseason action at M-E to highlight a light night of action Wednesday. ...more

NTL SWIMMING: ATHENS BOYS SALVAGE TIE WITH DANVILLE WITH 1-2 FINISH IN FINAL EVENT; LADY 'CATS FALL (2026-02-10)
Valley Sports Report
DANVILLE — The Athens boys won 10 of 12 events, but needed a 1-2 finish in the meet-closing 400-yard freestyle relay to over Danville's superior depth and salvage an 86-86 tie here Tuesday afternoon in non-league boys swimming & diving action. ...more

STAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY RALLIES, FALLS TO OWEGO IN FINAL SECONDS (2026-02-10)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
OWEGO — Trailing by 11 heading into the final minute of the third quarter, the Waverly girls basketball team rallied to take a late lead over Owego before dropping the STAC Central Division clash, 37-36, in the final seconds here Tuesday evening.
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NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: MOUNT CARMEL PULLS AWAY IN FOURTH QUARTER; TOPS ATHENS, 60-44 (2026-02-10)
Valley Sports Report
MOUNT CARMEL — Mount Carmel used a 19-5 fourth-quarter run to blow open a close game in a 60-44 win over Athens here Tuesday night in non-league boys basketball action. ...more

IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: TIOGA FALLS TO STATE-RANKED UNION SPRINGS IN SEASON FINALE (2026-02-10)
Valley Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — State-ranked Union Springs pulled away in the second quarter and rolled to a 59-15 win over Tioga here Thursday night in IAC Large School girls basketball crossover action. ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: STATE-RANKED UNION SPRINGS DELIVERS FROM LONG-DISTANCE IN 85-52 WIN OVER TIOGA (2026-02-10)
Valley Sports Report
UNION SPRINGS — State-ranked Union Springs raced out to a quick double-digit lead, and cruised to an 85-52 win over Tioga here Tuesday night in IAC Large School crossover boys basketball action. ...more

STAC JV BOYS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY RACKS UP WINS OVER HORSEHEADS, CHENANGO FORKS; IMPROVES TO 14-4 (2026-02-10)
Valley Sports Report
HORSEHEADS — Waverly dominated through the middle two quarters on its way to a 79-47 win over Horseheads here Monday night in STAC junior varsity boys basketball action. ...more

STAC JV GIRLS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY HOLDS OFF CHENANGO FORKS, 43-38 (2026-02-10)
Valley Sports Report
BINGHAMTON — Waverly built an eight-point lead over three quarters, then held on for a 43-38 win over Chenango Forks here Friday night in STAC junior varsity girls basketball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: MAJORITY OF TUESDAY'S ACTION ON THE ROAD (2026-02-10)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The only home game on a busy Tuesday has the Tioga girls hosting Union Springs in its season finale, but the Waverly girls are in action just a short trip up Route 17C to Owego. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: ATHENS RALLIES LATE, BUT FALLS TO WYALUSING IN OVERTIME (2026-02-09)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Athens made a late run to force overtime, but Wyalusing dominated the extra session in a 48-41 win here Monday night in NTL Large School Division girls basketball action. ...more

STAC BASKETBALL: RECORD-BREAKING NIGHT PROPELS WAVERLY IN 86-46 WIN OVER HORSEHEADS (22 PHOTOS) (2026-02-09)
Valley Sports Report
HORSEHEADS — Waverly knocked down a school-record 16 3-pointers, including a record-breaking eight treys in the opening stanza in an 86-46 rout of Horseheads here Monday night in STAC boys basketball crossover action.
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STAC BOWLING: WAVERLY BOYS SECOND, LADY WOLVERINES FOURTH AT LEAGUE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS (2026-02-09)
Valley Sports Report
VESTAL — The Waverly boys lost out on a team championship by nine pins in a second-place finish, while the Lady Wolverines placed fourth Monday at the STAC Team Bowling Championships here at Midway Lanes. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: LITZELMAN POWERS NP-L TO 60-20 WIN OVER SAYRE (2026-02-08)
Valley Sports Report
SAYRE — Haley Litzelman scored 26 first-half points to help North Penn-Liberty to a 28-point halftime lead on its way to a 60-20 win over Sayre here Monday night NTL Small School Division girls basketball action. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: BIG FIRST QUARTER PROPELS ATHENS TO WIN OVER WYALUSING; BERTH IN NTL SHOWDOWN (18 PHOTOS) (2026-02-09)
Valley Sports Report
ATHENS — Freshman Aiden Briggs sparked an early run that put Athens in control as the Wildcats clinched a spot in the NTL Showdown with a 68-52 win over Wyalusing here Monday night in NTL boys basketball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: STAC BOWLING, ATHENS HOOPS HEADLINES MONDAY'S SLATE (2026-02-09)
Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — The Waverly boys and girls will vie for a STAC team bowling championship this afternoon, while the Athens boys and girls JV and varsity hoop teams play a rare doubleheader to headline Monday's slate. ...more

STAC COMPETITIVE CHEER: WAVERLY WINS CLASS C LEAGUE TITLE FOR FIRST TIME (2026-02-09)
Valley Sports Report
ENDICOTT — For the first time in program history, Waverly won the competitive cheer Southern Tier Athletic Conference, Class C title here Sunday at Union-Endicott High School. ...more