THE SPORTS REPORTS STRIKE PARTNERSHIP WITH SHOWCASE (2025-10-19)
When I started Valley Sports Report more than 16 years ago, the goal was to spotlight and promote local athletes. It's still my mission today and it's also why I've partnered with Showcase. ...more

TIOGA COUNTY SPORTS REPORT: SVEC'S HILBRET, GENTILE NAMED GUTHRIE COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-10-19)
Tioga County Sports Report
SVEC senior Charlie Hilbert made the most of limited carries, and SVEC 7th-grader Maddy Gentile had the best game of her young career. They are the Tioga County Sports Report / Guthrie Community Credit Union "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Oct. 18. ...more

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: OWEGO GRAD BUCHSBAUM HAS CAREER-HIGHS IN ALFRED'S LOSS AT CORTLAND (2025-10-19)
Tioga Couty Sports Report
CORTLAND — Owego grad Jack Buchsbaum, a freshman on the Alfred University football team, had the best game of his your career here Saturday in the Saxons' 65-12 loss to nationally-ranked Cortland. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: POSTSEASON GETS UNDER WAY, REGULAR SEASONS COME TO A CLOSE — AND A RARE THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL GAME (2025-10-18)
Tioga Couty Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — The soccer postseason gets under way this week with SVEC (the only boys team in all of Tioga County, and the only soccer team in the TCSR coverage area to qualify) in action, while the IAC volleyball and STAC cross country championships are also on the slate, as well as a rare Thursday night football game.
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IAC CROSS COUNTRY: MERRILL, ILLSLEY LEAD NEWARK VALLEY GIRLS TO SECOND-PLACE FINISH AT MARATHON INVITE (2025-10-17)

S-VE's ELLISON, CANDOR'S LANG POST TOP-15 FINSIHES

Tioga County Sports Report
MARATHON — Eighth-grader Hadley Merrill and senior Brook Illsley posted top-5 finishes to lead Newark Valley to a second-place finish here Saturday in the Girls Unseeded race at the rugged Marathon Invitational, while Newark Valley senior Leland Houston was top boys finisher from Tioga County. ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: OWEGO FALLS TO WAVERLY IN CRUCIAL DIVISION BATTLE (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-18)
Tioga County Sports Report
OWEGO — Waverly quarterback Ben Shaw accounted for most of the yardage on the game-winning drive as the Wolverines battled past Owego, 14-7, in a crucial Section IV football clash here Saturday afternoon.
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IAC JV VOLLEYBALL: CANDOR REMAINS UNBEATEN WITH WIN OVER UNION SPRINGS (10 PHOTOS) (2025-10-18)
Tioga County Sports Report
CANDOR — Candor remained unbeaten with a sweep of Union Springs here Friday evening in IAC Small School Division volleyball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: OWEGO FOOTBALL HOSTS WAVERLY FOR HOMECOMING (2025-10-18)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — Owego hosts Waverly for its annual Homecoming football game this afternoon. The Wolverines have a chance to clinch the Section IV, Division III title, while the River Hawks need a win to keep their chances to host a Class B playoff semi-final. ...more

IAC VOLLEYBALL: UNBEATEN CANDOR CRUISES TO SWEEP OF UNION SPRINGS (18 PHOTOS) (2025-10-17)
Tioga County Sports Report
CANDOR — Unbeaten Candor ran its record to 12-0 with a quick sweep of Union Springs here Friday night in IAC Small School Division volleyball action. ...more

SECTION IV FIELD HOCKEY: AFTON-HARPURSVILLE BREAKS OPEN 5-0 WIN OVER NEWARK VALLEY IN THIRD QUARTER (2025-10-18)
Tioga County Sports Report
NEWARK VALLEY — Afton-Harpursville broke open a close game in the third quarter with four goals on its way to a 5-0 win over Newark Valley here Friday afternoon in Section IV field hockey action. ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: SVEC PULLS AWAY FROM NEWARK VALLEY TO KEEP PLAYOFF HOPES ALIVE (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-17)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
CANDOR — The Newark Valley and Spencer-Van Etten/ Candor football teams both needed victories Friday night to stay on the heels of the front-runners in the chase for Section IV Class D playoff spots. ...more

IAC VOLLEYBALL: S-VE FALLS TO NEWFIELD IN FOUR SETS (2025-10-17)
Tioga County Sports Report
SPENCER — S-VE won the second set to even the match, but Newfield regrouped to win a pair of tightly-contested sets to pull out a four-set win here Friday night in IAC Small School Division volleyball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SVEC HOSTS NEWARK VALLEY ON GRIDIRON; TRIO OF VOLLEYBALL TEAMS HOST DIVISIONAL FOES (2025-10-17)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — A Tioga County rivalry is renewed on the gridiron tonight with SVEC hosting Newark Valley in a Section IV, Division VII match-up. ...more

IAC BOYS SOCCER: NEWARK VALLEY BATTLES EDISON TO 1-1 TIE IN SEASON FINALE (16 PHOTOS) (2025-10-16)
Tioga County Sports Report
ELMIRA HEIGHTS — Newark Valley had the lead for nearly 50 minutes, but Thomas A. Edison scored late and the teams battled through overtime to settle for a 1-1 tie in the season finale here Thursday afternoon in IAC Large School boys soccer action. ...more

SECTION IV FIELD HOCKEY: FOURTH-QUARTER GOAL LIFTS TIOGA TO 1-0 WIN OVER NEWARK VALLEY IN SEASON FINALE (20 PHOTOS) (2025-10-16)
Tioga County Sports Report
NEWARK VALLEY — Tioga scored early in the fourth quarter to pull out a 1-0 season-ending win over Newark Valley here Thursday afternoon in Section IV field hockey action.< ...more

STAC VOLLEYBALL: OWEGO ROLLS TO SWEEP OF SETON CATHOLIC (2025-10-16)
Tioga County Sports Report
OWEGO — Central Division champion Owego kept rolling along here Thursday night with a sweep of divisional rival Seton Catholic in STAC volleyball action. ...more

SECTION IV FIELD HOCKEY: SVEC DEFEATS SIDNEY TO QUALIFY FOR SECTIONALS (2025-10-16)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
SPENCER — Spencer-Van Etten/ Candor came into Thursday's regular season finale needing a win over Sidney to qualify for the Section IV Class C field hockey playoffs.
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S-VE GRAD ENJOYING SUCCESS WITH AIR FORCE RUGBY (2025-10-16)
Tioga County Sports Report
Spencer-Van Etten graduate Ari Blaasch is enjoying some success playing rugby for the United States Air Force.
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SECTION IV BOYS SOCCER: SEVENTH-SEED SVEC OPENS CLASS B PLAYOFFS ON THE ROAD NEXT WEEK (2025-10-16)
Tioga County Sports Report
The Spencer-VanEtten / Candor (SVEC) boys soccer team will open the upcoming Section IV, Class B playoffs on the road next week. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: NP-MANSFIELD'S HERMANSEN, WELLSBORO'S KOSEK NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-10-16)
The Sports Reports
North Penn-Mansfield senior Andy Hermansen punched his ticket to the PIAA Boys Golf Championships, and Wellsboro junior Lauren Kosek won the NTL Cross Country Invite. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Oct. 11. ...more

NEW YORK STATE FOOTBALL: OWEGO REMAINS 13TH IN LATEST CLASS B RANKINGS; SVEC FALLS OUT OF CLASS D TOP 15 (2025-10-16)
The Sports Reports
TIOGA COUNTY — Tioga, Waverly, and Owego saw their spots in the latest New York State Sportswriters Association football ranking go unchanged, while SVEC dropped into the honorable mention category after its loss to Trumansburg last week. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: MAJORITY OF THURSDAY'S ACTION IS AT HOME (2025-10-16)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — There are only five events on Thursday's docket, but four of them — including field hockey matches at Newark Valley, SVEC (S-VE), and Owego — are at home. ...more

IAC VOLLEYBALL: UNBEATEN CANDOR SWEEPS PESKY GROTON (2025-10-16)
Tioga County Sports Report
GROTON — Candor posted a workmanlike sweep of a pesky Groton squad here Wednesday night in IAC Small School volleyball action.
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STAC GIRLS SWIMMING: OWEGO FALLS IN NON-LEAGUE MEET AGAINST SCHUYLER, 98-79 (2025-10-15)
Tioga County Sports Report
WATKINS GLEN — Freshman Reese Hunt was a triple-winner, but Schuyler used superior depth to win a 98-79 decision over Owego here Wednesday evening in non-league girls swimming action at Watkins Glen High School. ...more

IAC VOLLEYBALL: S-VE ROLLS TO SWEEP OF MORAVIA (2025-10-15)
Tioga County Sports Report
MORAVIA — S-VE rolled to a sweep of Moravia here Wednesday night in IAC Small School volleyball action.

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IAC VOLLEYBALL: EDISON PULLS OUT HARD-FOUGHT SWEEP OF NEWARK VALLEY; NV JVs WIN (2025-10-15)
Tioga County Sports Report
ELMIRA HEIGHTS — Edison pulled out wins in the closely-contested first two sets on its way to a sweep of Newark Valley here Wednesday night in IAC Large School Volleyball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: ALL OF WEDNESDAY'S ACTION ON THE ROAD (2025-10-15)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — There are four events on the docket Wednesday, including three volleyball matches, but all four are on the road. ...more

STAC BOYS GOLF: PRENTISS SHOOTS 85, SNYDER CARDS 96 AT STAC CHAMPIONSHIPS (2025-10-14)
Tioga County Sports Report
ELMIRA — Senior Sawyer Prentiss shot an 85, and senior Duke Snyder carded a 96 at the STAC Boys Golf Championships here Tuesday at the Soaring Eagles Golf Course. ...more

STAC VOLLEYBALL: OWEGO EARNS 10TH SWEEP WITH WIN OVER WAVERLY (2025-10-14)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
OWEGO — Owego swept Waverly in STAC volleyball action here Tuesday evening, earning the River Hawks their 10th sweep of the season. The scores were 25-7, 25-16 and 25-13.
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SECTION IV FIELD HOCKEY: GENTILE NETS FOUR GOALS; SVEC BLANKS NEWARK VALLEY, 8-0 (2025-10-14)
Tioga County Sports Report
SPENCER — Seventh-grader Maddy Gentile scored a career-high four goals to lead SVEC to an 8-0 win over Newark Valley on Senior Night in Section IV, field hockey action.
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COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY: OWEGO GRAD STEELE SCORES IN BACK-TO-BACK MISERICORDIA WINS (2025-10-14)
Tioga County Sports Report
DALLAS, Pa. — Owego grad Ashleigh Steele, a freshman on the Misericordia field hockey team, recently scored goals in back-to-back Cougars wins. ...more

WOMEN'S COLLEGE SOCCER: NEWARK VALLEY GRAD FINTA RECORDS THIRD HAT TRICK, AND DISHES OUT THREE ASSISTS IN SUNY BROOME WIN (2025-10-14)
Tioga County Sports Report
BINGHAMTON — Newark Valley grad Adrianna Finta, a freshman on the SUNY Broome women's soccer team, registered her third hat trick in four matches, and dished out three assists recently to help the Hornets to their second win in a row. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: HOME EVENTS RULE TUESDAY'S SLATE (2025-10-14)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — Most of today's action is in Tioga County, with Owego volleyball and boys soccer hosting STAC foes, the Newark Valley boys hosting a non-league soccer foe, and SVEC hosting Newark Valley in field hockey action. ...more

IAC BOYS SOCCER: SVEC SCORES TWICE IN SECOND HALF; TOPS TIOGA, 2-0 (2025-10-13)
Tioga County Sports Report
CANDOR — SVEC scored a pair of second-half goals to pull out a 2-0 win over Tioga here Monday morning in IAC boys soccer action. ...more

TIOGA COUNTY SPORTS REPORT: NEWARK VALLEY'S WILLIAMS, OWEGO'S HAMED, CANDOR'S MAKIE NAMED GUTHRIE COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-10-13)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — Newark Valley senior Elijah Williams had a rare four-goal game, while Owego senior Maggie Hamed and Candor junior Emmi Makie had big weeks on the volleyball hardwoods. They are the Tioga County Sports Report / Guthrie Community Credit Union "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Feb. 11.
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ON TAP TODAY: SVEC BOYS HOSTING TIOGA ON SOCCER PITCH IN ONLY GAME OF DAY (2025-10-13)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — SVEC hosts Tioga County rival Tioga on the boys soccer pitch at Candor High School in the only game on Columbus Day Holiday. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: FALL SEASON WINDING DOWN, SCHEDULE LIGHTENS (2025-10-12)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — The fall season is winding down, and in turn, the schedules are lightening up for the Tioga County teams. ...more

IAC VOLLEYBALL: S-VE FINISHES SECOND IN SILVER BRACKET AT DRYDEN TOURNAMENT (2025-10-11)
Tioga County Sports Report
DRYDEN — S-VE finished 3-3 in pool play, and went on finish second in the Silver Bracket at the Dryden Volleyball Tournament here Saturday. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: CANDOR, S-VE AT DRYDEN VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT IN SATURDAY'S ONLY ACTION (2025-10-11)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — Just one event on Saturday's docket, and it has a pair of Tioga County teams on the road at the Dryden Volleyball Tournament. ...more

IAC GIRLS SOCCER: NEWARK VALLEY FALLS TO O-M, 3-2, IN FINAL SECONDS (2025-10-11)
Tioga County Sports Report
ODESSA — O-M standout Leah Antes scored in the final seconds to lift the Grizzlies to a 3-2 win over Newark Valley here Friday night in IAC South girls soccer action. ...more