THE SPORTS REPORTS: NOTRE DAME'S YOUNG NAMED 'GIRLS SOCCER PLAYER OF YEAR;' TIOGA COUNTY WELL-REPRESENTED ON ALL-REGION TEAMS (2026-01-26)
The Sports Reports
It was a strong season on both sides of the border, making for a talented group of players on The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm All-Region Girls’ Soccer teams. ...more

STAC JV WRESTLING: OWEGO’S DALY, GEHRING WIN CONFERENCE TITLES (2026-01-25)
Tioga County Sports Report
BINGHAMTON — Owego’s Mamas Gehring pinned all four opponents while Cael Daly recorded three tech. falls to capture individual titles at the STAC Wrestling JV Championships held at Binghamton High School on Friday.
...more

IAC GIRLS WRESTLING: MERRILL WINS TITLE, FOUR TEAMMATES ARE RUNNERS-UP AT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS (5 PHOTOS) (2026-01-24)
Tioga County Sports Report
WATKINS GLEN — Eighth-grader Hadley Merrill won a title, and four of her Newark Valley teammates were runners-up here Saturday at the IAC Girls Wrestling Championships. ...more

IAC GIRLS WRESTLING: SVEC HAS THREE CHAMPS, ONE RUNNER-UP AT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS (12 PHOTOS) (2026-01-24)
Tioga County Sports Report
WATKINS GLEN — SVEC crowned three champs and had one runner-up here Saturday at the IAC Girls Wrestling Championships at the Watkins Glen Fieldhouse.
...more

STAC BASKETBALL: OWEGO RALLIES, STUMBLES LATE IN OT LOSS TO WAVERLY (2026-01-25)
Tioga County Sports Report
OWEGO — The Owego boys basketball team rallied from an early deficit only to drop a 68-63 overtime battle to Waverly in STAC Central Division action here Saturday.
...more

IAC WRESTLING: NEWARK VALLEY CROWNS TWO CHAMPS; SENDS 16 TO PODIUM IN SECOND-PLACE FINISH AT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS (24 PHOTOS) (2026-01-24)
Tioga County Sports Report
WATKINS GLEN — Newark Valley had 16 wrestlers reach the podium, including a pair of champions — seniors Cadin Creeley and Titus Callahan — and two runners-up, in a second-place team finish here Saturday at the IAC Championships at the Watkins Glen Fieldhouse. ...more

IAC WRESTLING: WESTBROOK, SMITH, BREED PACE SVEC'S EFFORTS AT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS (13 PHOTOS) (2026-01-24)
Tioga County Sports Report
WATKINS GLEN — Senior Kamren Westbrook placed second and juniors Jak Smith and Connor Breed each finished third to lead SVEC's effort here Saturday at the IAC wrestling championships. ...more

STAC WRESTLING: OWEGO’S LOVELL CLAIMS TITLE; CURLEY, CORNWELL BREAK SEED AT CONFERENCE TOURNEY (2026-01-24)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
BINGHAMTON — Fourth-seeded 7th-grader Gavin Lovell upset two higher seeds to claim the 103-pound title at the STAC Wrestling Championships held at Binghamton High School on Saturday. ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: EDISON RALLIES TO AVENGE OT LOSS TO NEWARK VALLEY (2026-01-23)
Tioga County Sports Report
ELMIRA HEIGHTS — Edison rallied from an early deficit to defeat Newark Valley, 58-49, in IAC Large School boys basketball action here Friday, avenging an overtime loss to the Cardinals in December.
...more

IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: CANDOR DOWNS SOUTHERN CAYUGA, EXTENDS WIN STREAK TO 7 (2026-01-23)
Tioga County Sports Report
POPLAR RIDGE — The Candor girls basketball team won its seventh straight game Friday, defeating Southern Cayuga, 60-44, in an IAC Small School crossover game here.
...more

IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: S-VE STARTS SLOW, FALLS TO GROTON, 44-32 (2026-01-23)
Tioga County Sports Report
GROTON — The Spencer-Van Etten girls basketball team got off to a slow start and was unable to catch up in a 44-32 IAC Small School crossover loss to Groton here Friday.
...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: CANDOR ROLLS AGAIN, DOWNS SOUTHERN CAYUGA, 98-37 (2026-01-23)
Tioga County Sports Report
CANDOR — The Candor boys basketball team capped a 3-0 week with another offensive explosion, pumping out the points in a 98-37 IAC Small School crossover rout of Southern Cayuga here Friday.
...more

IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: KWIATKOWSKI'S CAREER NIGHT LEADS NEWARK VALLEY TO BIG WIN OVER EDISON (2026-01-23)
Tioga County Sports Report
NEWARK VALLEY — Newark Valley's Aubrey Kwiatkowski had a first quarter for the ages here Friday night in the Cardinals' 87-14 rout of Thomas A. Edison in IAC girls basketball action. ...more

INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: OWEGO’S CHRYSLER, MCHUGH WIN AT FROZEN FIVE INVITE (2026-01-23)
Tioga County Sports Report
CORTLAND — Owego’s Jaelyn Chrysler and Abigail McHugh ran to victory at the Frozen Five Invitational held Thursday at SUNY Cortland University.
...more

STAC WRESTLING: OWEGO’S LOVELL, SIROTKIN SEEDED 4TH FOR CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (2026-01-23)
Tioga County Sports Report
BINGHAMTON — Owego’s Gavin Lovell and Vitaly Sirotkin have earned No. 4 seeds for the STAC Wrestling Championships being held at Binghamton High School on Saturday.
...more

IAC BOWLING: GREEN, HARTMAN LEAD NEWARK VALLEY SWEEP OVER GROTON (2026-01-23)
Tioga County Sports Report
NEWARK VALLEY — Devon Green rolled a 637 series and Rachel Hartman shot a 533 as the Newark Valley bowling teams swept Groton at Cardinal Lanes here Thursday.
...more

IAC BOWLING: JACKSON SIZZLES AS CANDOR SWEEPS US/PB (2026-01-23)
Tioga County Sports Report
OWEGO — Malcolm Jackson was red hot on the Owego Bowl lanes Thursday as the Candor teams swept Union Springs / Port Byron in IAC Small School action.
...more

SECTION IV GIRLS WRESTLING: OWEGO HOLDS EDGE IN CONTESTED BOUTS, FALLS TO TIOGA DUE TO FORFEITS (2026-01-22)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Owego won two of the three contested bouts, but fell to Tioga, 30-19, in Section IV girls wrestling action here Thursday due to forfeits.

The Tigers took five of the six weights in which the winner received a forfeit.
...more

STAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: OWEGO HANGS TOUGH FOR A HALF IN LOSS TO WAVERLY (24 PHOTOS) (2026-01-22)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
WAVERLY — Owego put up a challenge early, but Waverly eventually pulled away for a 54-36 victory in STAC Central Division girls basketball action here Thursday.
...more

IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: CANDOR HOLDS OFF S-VE, 43-33 (2026-01-22)
Tioga County Sports Report
CANDOR — The Candor girls basketball team held off Spencer-Van Etten, 43-33, in IAC South Small School action here Wednesday night.
...more

IAC WRESTLING: SVEC CLOSES OUT REGULAR SEASON ON WINNING NOTE (2026-01-22)
Tioga County Sports Report
DRYDEN — The Spencer-Van Etten / Candor wrestling team closed out the regular season with a 36-24 victory over DRyden in IAC action here Wednesday.
...more

(UPDATED) IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: CANDOR ROLLS PAST S-VE, 102-54 (2026-01-22)
Tioga County Sports Report
SPENCER — The Candor offense was red hot as the Coyotes rolled to a 102-54 victory over Spencer-Van Etten in IAC South Small School boys basketball action here Wednesday.
...more

IAC BOWLING: NEWARK VALLEY SPLITS WITH ODESSA-MONTOUR (2026-01-22)
Tioga County Sports Report
NEWARK VALLEY — The Newark Valley bowling teams split with Odessa-Montour Wednesday, the girls winning, 4-0, and the boys losing, 4-0, in IAC action at Cardinal Lanes here.
...more

STAC BOWLING: HOT O’HARA LEADS OWEGO BOYS TO SWEEP OF FORKS; GIRLS EARN FIRST WIN (2026-01-21)
Tioga County Sports Report
OWEGO — Evan O’Hara carried the hot hand at Owego Bowl on Wednesday, rolling a 707 series to lead Owego to a 5-0 victory over Chenango Forks in STAC boys bowling action. The River Hawks’ girls team came away with their first win of the season, downing the Blue Devils, 4-1.
...more

HS JV BOYS BASKETBALL: S-VE FALLS TO ROMULUS, MARATHON (2026-01-21)
Tioga County Sports Report
SPENCER — The Spencer-Van Etten JV boys basketball team dropped games to Romulus, 47-34, and Marathon, 53-40, during the past week.
...more

IAC BOWLING: CANDOR GIRLS, TIOGA BOYS WIN IN TEAMS’ SECOND MEETING (2026-01-21)
Tioga County Sports Report
OWEGO — The Candor girls bowling team avenged a season-opening loss to Tioga, posting a 4-0 victory in IAC Small School action at Owego Bowl Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Tigers swept the boys match, 4-0. ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: NEWARK VALLEY RIDES BIG QUARTER TO 63-41 WIN OVER TIOGA (2026-01-21)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Newark Valley erupted for 25 second-quarter points to break open a tight game and defeat Tioga, 63-41, in IAC boys basketball crossover action here Tuesday night.

NV’s Tim Wojtysiak drained a pair of 3-pointers and scored 10 points in the period while Cooper Davis tacked on nine points including one three as it built a 40-17 cushion at the half. The Tigers got four points from Gavin Kithcart and a trey from James Miller. ...more

IAC JV GIRLS BASKETBALL: S-VE WINS BACK-TO-BACK CROSSOVERS (2026-01-20)
Tioga County Sports Report
SPENCER — The Spencer-Van Etten JV girls basketball team won back-to-back Iac crossover games, defeating Southern Cayuga, 23-6, on Monday and Dryden, 25-20, on Tuesday.
...more

STAC BOWLING: SUS VALLEY TAKES 9 OF 10 POINTS IN WIN OVER OWEGO (2026-01-20)
Tioga County Sports Report
OWEGO — The Susquehanna Valley boys bowling team, chasing the STAC Central/East title, defeated Owego, 4-1, in action at Owego Bowl Monday. The Sus Valley girls swept the River Hawks, 5-0.
...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: ELMIRA'S CAPILLI NAMED 'BOYS SOCCER PLAYER OF YEAR;' TIOGA COUNTY WELL-REPRESENTED ON ALL-REGION TEAMS (2026-01-20)
The Sports Reports
It was a big year for soccer teams on both sides of the border, and no one had a better season than Elmira’s Luca Capilli, earning him The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm All-Region "Boys’ Soccer Player of the Year." ...more

ON TAP TODAY: OWEGO WRESTLING, NEWARK VALLEY BOYS HOOP HIGHLIGHTS TUESDAY'S SLATE (2026-01-20)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — Owego wrestling wraps up the regular season Tuesday, while the Newark Valley boys hit the road to renew their rivalry with Tioga on a light night of action. ...more

IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: S-VE PULLS AWAY WITH STRONG SECOND HALF; TOPS SOUTHERN CAYUGA, 30-17 (2026-01-19)
Tioga County Sports Report
SPENCER — Spencer-VanEtten played a strong second half to pull away from Southern Cayuga in a defensive  struggle here Monday night in IAC Small School Division crossover girls basketball action. ...more

HS GIRLS WRESTLING: SVEC’S BEACH, ZUFALL PLACE AT WINDSOR LADY BLACK KNIGHTS INVITATIONAL (2026-01-19)
Tioga County Sports Report
WINDSOR — Spencer-Van Etten / Candor’s Tayah Beach placed third and Taylor Zufall took seventh at the Windsor Lady Black Knights Invitational here Monday.
...more

HS GIRLS WRESTLING: OWEGO’S DALY 5TH AT WINDSOR LADY BLACK KNIGHTS INVITATIONAL (2026-01-19)
Tioga County Sports Report
WINDSOR — Owego’s Michaela Daly wrestled to a 5th-place finish at the Windsor Lady Black Knights Invitational here Monday.
...more

HS GIRLS WRESTLING: NEWARK VALLEY PLACES 4 AT WINDSOR LADY BLACK KNIGHTS INVITATIONAL (2026-01-19)
Tioga County Sports Report
WINDSOR — Newark Valley placed four wrestlers in the top eight at the Windsor Lady Black Knights Invitational here Monday.
...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: CANDOR HOLDS OFF WINDSOR IN 67-60 WIN (22 PHOTOS) (2026-01-19)
Tioga County Sports Report
CANDOR — Candor built a double-figure lead in the second quarter, then held off a third-quarter rally to top Windsor, 67-60, here Monday night in non-league boys basketball action.
...more

ON TAP TODAY: WRESTLING, HOOPS HEADLINES HOLIDAY SCHEDULE (2026-01-19)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — The Windsor Lady Black Knight Wrestling Invite headlines Monday's holiday schedule, but the Candor boys and S-VE girls hoop teams will also be in action. ...more

INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: OWEGO’S HEATH WINS HURLEY 600; McHUGH, CHRYSLER, RELAY PLACE HIGH (2026-01-18)
Tioga County Sports Report
ITHACA — Owego’s Gavin Heath captured top honors in the 600-meter run at the Hurley Invitational held at Ithaca College Friday.
...more

INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: CANDOR’S MORSE CAPTURES HURDLES BRONZE (2026-01-18)
Tioga County Sports Report
ITHACA — Candor’s Lindsey Morse placed third in the 55-meter hurdles at the Hurley Invitational held at Ithaca College Friday.
...more

STAC BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING: OWEGO’S ALLEN TRIPLE WINNER IN LOSS TO SUS VALLEY (2026-01-18)
Tioga County Sports Report
CONKLIN — Magavin Allen won a pair of individual events, and teamed with Vincent Kneller, Eric Schrader and Javan Belokur to win a relay, but Owego fell to Susquehanna Valley, 103-69, in STAC boys swimming and diving here Friday.
...more