NYSPHSAA FOOTBALL: OWEGO 'FINDS A WAY,' WILL FACE TOP-RANKED MONROE IN CLASS B SEMI (2025-11-28)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
OWEGO — The Owego football team’s season has already gone three weeks longer than most people imagined, but the River Hawks aren’t ready to call it quits just yet.
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HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY: OWEGO GIRLS COMPETE IN NIKE REGIONALS (2025-11-27)
Tioga County Sports Report
WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. — Seven cross country runners from Owego competed in the Nike Cross Nationals New York Open Regional held at Bowdoin Park here Saturday.
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COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: OWEGO’S HAMED HEADING TO PACE UNIVERSITY (2025-11-24)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
OWEGO — Owego volleyball standout Maggie Hamed has signed to continue her education and athletic career at Division II Pace University.
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NYSPHSAA VOLLEYBALL: CANDOR COMES UP SHORT IN CLASS D REPEAT ATTEMPT (2025-11-23)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
GLENS FALLS — Candor came up short in its bid to repeat as state champion at the NYSPHSAA Class D Volleyball Championship, falling to York, 3-0, in the finals at Harding Mazzotti Arena here Sunday.
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NEW YORK STATE FOOTBALL: LATE FIELD GOAL LIFTS OWEGO TO 36-34 WIN OVER NEW HARTFORD IN FIRST-EVER STATE GAME (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-22)

RIVER HAWKS OVERCOME STATE-RECORD EFFORT BY NEW HARTFORD RECEIVER

By TIM BIRNEY
Tioga County Sports Report
VESTAL — Junior Dylan Brace split the up rights with a 20-yard field with 3 seconds remaining in the game to lift Owego to a wild 36-34 win over Section III champ New Hartford in the New York State, Class B football quarterfinals — the River Hawks' first-ever state playoff game. ...more

NYSPHSAA VOLLEYBALL: CANDOR WINS POOL PLAY, FACES YORK IN CLASS D FINALS (2025-11-22)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
GLENS FALLS — Candor wrapped up pool play by splitting a pair of games with Weedsport, giving the Coyotes the top spot in Class D at the NYSPHSAA Volleyball Championship at Harding Mazzotti Arena here Saturday afternoon.
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NYSPHSAA VOLLEYBALL: CANDOR IN DRIVER’S SEAT FOR SPOT IN CLASS D FINALS (2025-11-22)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
GLENS FALLS — Candor has put itself in the driver’s seat for a spot in the NYSPHSAA Class D volleyball championship match after defeating Mekeel Christian Academy, 2-0, and York, 2-1, in pool play at Harding Mazzotti Arena here Saturday morning. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: OWEGO FOOTBALL, CANDOR VOLLEYBALL TAKE CENTER STAGE IN STATE PLAYOFFS (2025-11-22)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — Fresh off its first-ever Section IV title, Owego "hosts" Section III New Hartford in the New York State Class B quarterfinals at Vestal High School, while Candor is in action in the Class D volleyball state semifinals in Glens Falls in hopes of defending its state title. ...more

NYSPHSAA DIVING: OWEGO'S YOUNG FINISHES 20TH AT STATES (9 PHOTOS) (2025-11-21)
BY BRIAN FEES
Tioga County Sports Report
WEBSTER — Owego sophomore Ayla Young earned a 20th place finish at the NYSPHSAA Diving Championships at Webster Aquatic Center. 
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NYSPHSAA VOLLEYBALL: CANDOR SEEKING CLASS D REPEAT, 5th STATE TITLE (2025-11-20)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
GLENS FALLS — When Candor steps onto the court at Harding Mazzotti Arena here Saturday morning the Coyotes will look to repeat as the NYSPHSAA Class D champion and bring home their fifth state title.
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TWO GUYS TALKING SPORTS: OWEGO SENIORS DYLAN DAVIS, GARRETT PHELPS TALK ALL THINGS OWEGO FOOTBALL (2025-11-20)
Tioga County Sports Report
OWEGO — Senior two-way lineman Dylan Davis and senior QB Garrett Phelps sit down with "Two Guys Talking Sports" — The Sports Reports' Tim Birney and Radigan Media's Pat McDonald — to talk all things Tioga football, including the historic 2025 season, the program's first-ever Section IV title and state playoff game. ...more

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: TIOGA COUNY TRIO LEADS HARTWICK COLLEGE INTO EMPIRE 8 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH (2025-11-20)

HAWKS ADVANCE TO ECAC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Tioga County Sports Report
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — The Tioga County trio — Candor grads Braelyn Hornick and Shelby Swartz, both seniors, and Owego grad Sophia Palladino, a junior — led Hartwick College to a title match meeting with top-seeded and nationally-ranked St. John Fisher here Saturday at Empire 8 Championships. ...more

NEW YORK STATE DIVING: OWEGO'S YOUNG FOURTH SEED AT STATE MEET (2025-11-20)
Tioga County Sports Report
WEBSTER, N.Y. — Owego sophomore Ayla Young will make here debut here Friday at the New York State Swimming & Diving Championships at the Webster Aquatic Center, and she'll do it as a top-5 seed. ...more

COLLEGE FLAG FOOTBALL: FORMER OWEGO COACH TAKES REINS AT WILLIAM SMITH (2025-11-19)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
GENEVA, N.Y. — Former Owego flag football coach Rusty Virkler will return to the gridiron in 2027 at William Smith College. The school recently announced that Virkler has been hired as the Herons’ first head coach.
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WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: NEWARK VALLEY GRAD GARDNER HELPS STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TO WIN OVER HOUSTON (2025-11-18)
Tioga County Sports Report
NACOGDOCHES, Tx. — Newark Valley senior Cha Gardner, a sophomore on the Division I Stephen F. Austin women's basketball team, continued her solid play in the early-going with a season-high 13 points in an 82-78 win over Houston Monday night. ...more

IAC BOYS SOCCER: NEWARK VALLEY'S WILLIAMS, FINTA NAMED FIRST-TEAM DIVISIONAL ALL-STARS; FOUR TEAMMATES EARN SECOND-TEAM HONORS (2025-11-18)
Tioga County Sports Report
NEWARK VALLEY — Newark Valley's high-scoring senior Elijah WIlliams, and defensive stalwart junior Vince Finta were named IAC South Small School Divisional all-stars, while four of their teammates earned second-team honors.< ...more

COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY: NEWARK VALLEY GRAD DAY FINISHES OFF CAREER AT NATIONALS (2025-11-18)
Tioga County Sports Report
MIDDLETON, Conn. — Newark Valley grad Phaedra Day finished off her career at the NCAA Division III field hockey championships. ...more

IAC BOYS SOCCER: SVEC LANDS THREE-FIRST DIVISIONAL ALL-STARS, AND THREE SECOND-TEAMERS (2025-11-17)
Tioga County Sports Report
SPENCER / CANDOR — SVEC junior Kyle Jantz and sophomores Nate Morse and Connor Hunt were named IAC South Large School Division first-team all-stars, while a trio of Eagles earned second-team recognition. ...more

TIOGA COUNTY SPORTS REPORT: NEWARK VALLEY'S MERRILL, OWEGO'S BRACE NAMED GUTHRIE COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-11-17)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — Newark Valley 8th-grader Hadley Merrill made her mark in her first trip to the N.Y. State Cross-Country Championships, while junior Dylan Brace led Owego to its first-ever Section IV football title. They are the Tioga County Sports Report / Guthrie Community Credit Union "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Nov. 15. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: OWEGO'S YOUNG, OWEGO FOOTBALL, CANDOR VOLLEYBALL AT STATES HEADLINE WEEK'S DOCKET (2025-11-17)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — Winter sports practices begin today, there are still two teams, and an Owego diver still competing in the fall postseason. ...more

COLLEGE WRESTLING: NEWARK VALLEY GRAD MIDDENDORF PLACES THIRD AT WILKES INVITATIONAL (2025-11-16)
Tioga County Sports Report
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Newark Valley grad Trevor Middendorf, a freshman on the SUNY Brockport wrestling team, finished third in his weight class Saturday at the Wilkes Invitational. ...more

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: OWEGO GRAD BUCHSBAUM FINISHES FRESHMAN YEAR AT ALFRED U. WITH BEST GAME OF SEASON (2025-11-16)
Tioga County Sports Report
ALFRED, N.Y. — Owego grad Jack Buchsbaum, a freshman on the Alfred University football team, had the best game of his career, including his first collegiate TD, in the Saxons' season-ending 34-20 win over SUNY Morisville here Saturday at Yunevich Stadium. ...more

NYSPHSAA CROSS COUNTRY: OWEGO REGISTERS SEVERAL PRs, STRONG PERFORMANCES AT STATE MEET (2025-11-15)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
QUEENSBURY — Owego put in a strong showing at the NYSPHSAA Cross Country Championships here Saturday, establishing several personal records in the process.
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NYSPHSAA CROSS COUNTRY: NEWARK VALLEY 8TH-GRADER IMPRESSES, JUST MISSES MEDAL IN STATE DEBUT (2025-11-15)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
QUEENSBURY — Newark Valley’s Hadley Merrill put together an impressive debut at the NYSPHSAA Cross Country Championships here Saturday, just missing out on a medal.
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NYSPHSAA VOLLEYBALL: OWEGO EDGED IN REGIONAL FINAL (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-15)
By BRIAN FEES
Tioga County Sports Report
OWEGO — A point here, and a point there proved to be the difference on Saturday as the Owego volleyball team was edged by Islip in the NYSPHSAA Class A Regional Final.
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N.Y. STATE VOLLEYBALL: CANDOR SWEEPS TUPPER LAKE; WINS PROGRAM'S 12TH REGIONAL TITLE, ADVANCES TO CLASS D SEMIFINALS (2025-11-15)
By TIM BIRNEY
Tioga County Sports Report
CANDOR — Defending Class D state champion took one step closer to defending its title with a sweep of Section X runner-up Tupper Lake in the state quarterfinals here Saturday morning. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: STATE VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS TIP OFF AT CANDOR, OWEGO; 10 TIOGA COUNTY RUNNERS AT N.Y. STATE XC MEET (2025-11-15)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — The state volleyball playoffs tip off at Candor and Owego this morning, while 10 Tioga County runners will be in action at the New York State Cross-Country Championships at Queensbury High School. ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: OWEGO WINS FIRST-EVER SECTION TITLE; THUMPS WAVERLY, 27-7, IN CLASS B FINALS (23 PHOTOS) (2025-11-14)
By TIM BIRNEY
Tioga County Sports Report
CONKLIN, N.Y. — It's not often you can say you were the first to do anything, but the 2025 Owego River Hawks can always lay claim to being the first team in program history to win a Section IV football title after beating Waverly, 27-7, here Friday night in the Class B championship game. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: OWEGO, WAVERLY SQUARE OFF FOR CLASS B FOOTBALL TITLE (2025-11-14)
Tioga County Sports Report
CONKLIN, N.Y. — Owego and Waverly will square off for the second time this season, but this time the Section IV, Class B title — and a state playoff berth — is on the line. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. here at Susquehanna Valley High School. ...more

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: OWEGO GRAD GEORGIA ENDS FRESHMAN SEASON WITH BIG DAY AT NET (2025-11-14)
Tioga County Sports Report
POTSDAM, N.Y. — Owego grad Logan Georgia, a freshman on the SUNY Potsdam volleyball team, had her best day at net on the season-ending Senior Day. ...more

NYSPHSAA CROSS COUNTRY: OWEGO’S CHRYSLER HEADING TO 5th STATE CHAMPIONSHIP MEET; FOUR OTHER RIVER HAWKS RETURNING ALSO (2025-11-14)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
QUEENSBURY — Owego standout Jaelyn Chrysler will make her fifth appearance at the NYSPHSAA Cross Country Championships here Saturday. The senior will be joined by four other River Hawks making repeat appearances — Abigail McHugh and Stella Palladino in the girls event, and Javan Belokur and Magavin Allen in the boys meet.
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NYSPHSAA CROSS COUNTRY: NEWARK VALLEY’S MERRILL MAKING STATE MEET DEBUT (2025-11-14)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
QUEENSBURY — Newark Valley 8th-grader Hadley Merrill will make her debut as the Cardinals’ lone state qualifier at the NYSPHSAA Cross Country Championships here Saturday, but she won’t be alone. She has a whole community behind her.
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NEW YORK STATE FOOTBALL: TIOGA STILL ATOP CLASS D RANKINGS; WAVERLY 7TH, OWEGO 14TH IN CLASS B (2025-11-13)
The Sports Reports
TIOGA COUNTY — Tioga's and Waverly's state rankings remain unchanged, and Owego jumped up four spots heading into this weekend's Section IV championship football games at Susquehanna Valley High School. ...more

IAC GIRLS SOCCER: SVEC'S LYON, STOUFFER NAMED FIRST-TEAM DIVISIONAL ALL-STARS; THREE TEAMMATES NAMED TO SECOND TEAM (2025-11-13)
Tioga County Sports Report
SPENCER / CANDOR — Sophomore Allie Lyon and junior Meradyth Stouffer led a young SVEC team to a 4-11 season. They were both named IAC South Large School Division first-team all-stars, while a trio of their teammates were tabbed second-seamers. ...more

TWO GUYS TALKING SPORTS: OWEGO'S TAYLOR DISCUSSES RIVER HAWK FOOTBALL, FRIDAY'S CLASS B TITLE GAME (2025-11-13)
The Sports Reports
OWEGO — Owego football coach Patton Taylor sits down with "Two Guys Talking Sports" — The Sports Reports' Tim Birney and Radigan Media's Pat McDonald — to discuss River Hawk football, and Friday's Section IV, Class B championship game against Waverly.
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THE SPORTS REPORTS: TROY'S GILLILAND, CORNING'S MARTINEC NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-11-13)
The Sports Reports
Troy senior Brendan Gilliland had a game for the ages to put the Trojans back in the District 4 championship game, while Corning senior Olivia Martinec punched her ticket to the N.Y. State Cross-Country Championships. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending No ...more

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: TIOGA COUNTRY TRIO LEADS HARTWICK COLLEGE INTO EMPIRE 8 SEMIFINALS (2025-11-11)
Tioga County Sports Report
ONEONTA — Led by a trio of Tioga County grads — Candor's Braelyn Hornick and Shelby Swartz, and Owego's Sophia Palladino, Hartwick College opened the Empire 8 Championship Tournament with a sweep of Utica University here Saturday. ...more

MEN'S COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY: OWEGO GRAD STUART RUNS TO TOP-10 FINISH AT EMPIRE 8 CHAMPIONSHIPS (2025-11-11)
Tioga County Sports Report
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Owego grad Jace Stuart, a junior on the St. John Fisher men's cross country team, raced to a top-10 finish here recently in the Empire 8 Men's Cross Country Championship, which the Cardinals hosted. ...more

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: NEWARK VALLEY GRAD BENJAMIN BEGINS SENIOR SEASON AT ALFRED STATE (2025-11-11)
Tioga County Sports Report
ALFRED, N.Y. — Newark Valley grad Taylor Benjamin, a senior on the Alfred State women's basketball game, stuffed the stat sheet in a season-opening loss to Penn College here Friday. ...more

COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY: OWEGO GRAD CHEESEMAN SCORES IN REGULAR-SEASON FINALE FOR HARTWICK COLLEGE (2025-11-10)
Tioga County Sports Report
KEUKA PARK, N.Y. — Owego grad Lexi Cheeseman, a freshman on the Hartwick College field hockey team, scored her second goal of the season in the Hawks' regular-season finale, a 6-1 win over Keuka College. ...more