ON TAP TODAY: OWEGO BOYS AT COACHES VS. CANCER ONLY GAME ON DOCKET (2025-12-28)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — The Owego boys are back in action at the Coaches vs. Cancer showcase at the Visions Federal Credit Union Arena in Binghamton. ...more

H.S. GIRLS WRESTLING: VANETTEN, BEACH PACE SVEC'S EFFORTS AT RUGGED FROSTY FREESTYLE FESTIVAL (2025-12-27)
Tioga County Sports Report
CLIFTON SPRINGS, N.Y. — SVEC junior Katelyn VanEtten placed fourth and senior Tayah Beach finished fifth here Saturday at the second annual Frosty Freestyle Festival at Midlakes High School.
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STAC BASKETBALL: SHOOTING STRUGGLES COSTLY IN OWEGO LOSS TO U-E (2025-12-27)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
BINGHAMTON — Owego struggled with putting the ball through the rim in a 54-37 loss to Union-Endicott in the Mirabito Coaches vs. Cancer tournament held at Visions Veterans Memorial Arena here Saturday evening.
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STAC WRESTLING: OWEGO HAS THREE ALIVE IN WRESTLEBACKS AT HAINES MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT (2025-12-27)
Tioga County Sports Report
OSWEGO — Owego has three wrestlers alive in wrestlebacks here after Day 1 of the Ken Haines Memorial Tournament at SUNY Oswego. ...more

IAC WRESTLING: NEWARK VALLEY ADVANCES THREE TO SEMIS AT HAINES MEMORIAL TOURNEY; CARDINALS ALSO HAVE THREE ALIVE IN WRESTLEBACKS (2025-12-27)
Tioga County Sports Report
OSWEGO — Newark Valley advanced three wrestlers into the semifinals, and has three more alive in wrestlebacks here at the Ken Haines Memorial Tournament at SUNY Oswego. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT SEASON GETS UNDERWAY (2025-12-27)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — The holiday tournament is upon us, with the Owego boys playing in the Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament at the Arena, while the SVEC girls and Owego and Newark Valley boys are wrestling at tournaments. ...more

TIOGA COUNTY SPORTS REPORT: TIOGA'S BELLIS NAMED 'FOOTBALL PLAYER OF YEAR;" OWEGO'S BRACE, BOCCASINI, TAYLOR, SVEC'S AMAN, WAVERLY'S SHAWS, TIOGA'S BOMBARD, AIELLO ALSO EARN TOP HONORS (2025-12-27)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — Coming back from a major knee injury that caused him to miss most of the 2024 season, Tioga senior Logan Bellis excelled on both sides of the ball, leading the Tigers to another state title. He is the 2025 TCSR "Football Player of the Year."
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TIOGA COUNTY SPORTS REPORT: NEWARK VALLEY’S WILLIAMS, FINTA, SVEC’S JANTZ, ACKERLY, BANKS, HOLMES, TIOGA’S VAN DUSEN GARNER TOP BOYS SOCCER HONORS (2025-12-25)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — Newark Valley senior Elijah Williams had a knack for finding the back of the net, making him the 2025 Tioga County Sports Report Boys Soccer "Player of the Year."
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TIOGA COUNTY SPORTS REPORT: CANDOR'S MAKIE, OWEGO'S HAMED SHARE 'VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR' HONORS; CANDOR'S SOPER, HEIDL, QUINLAN, TIOGA'S ZORN, ROSSI ALSO EARN TOP HONORS (2025-12-25)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — Athletic and dynamic, Candor junior Emmi Makie and Owego senior Maggie Hamed share a number of common traits on the volleyball hardwoods. They also share the TCSR 2025 All-Tioga County "Volleyball Player of the Year" honors. ...more

TIOGA COUNTY SPORTS REPORT: TIOGA’S HOWEY, POTTER, OWEGO’S DALTON, NEWARK VALLEY’S SMITH, SVEC’S STEVENS, WAVERLY’S CLONCH REAP GIRLS SOCCER HONORS (2025-12-24)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — Tioga freshman Grace Howey was a scoring machine this season and her footwork makes her the 2025 Tioga County Sports Report Girls Soccer "Player of the Year." ...more

IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: NEWARK VALLEY DROPS TIGHT BATTLE WITH NORWICH, 43-37 (2025-12-23)
Tioga County Sports Report
NEWARK VALLEY — Norwich closed the game with a 6-0 run in the final 90 seconds to pull out a 43-37 win over Newark Valley here Tuesday night in non-league girls basketball action. ...more

IAC VOLLEYBALL: CANDOR'S SOPER, MAKIE NAMED FIRST-TEAM ALL-STATE, DIVISIONAL MVPs; HEIDL, TERIBURY ALSO EARN ALL-STATE, IAC HONORS (2025-12-23)
Tioga County Sports Report
CANDOR — Candor senior Nicola Soper and junior Emmi Makie were voted IAC South Small School Division co-Most Valuable Players, and were also named first-team Class D all-state, and four of their teammate — two first-team and two second-team — received all-star recognition recently in voting by the league's coaches.
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IAC VOLLEYBALL: S-VE'S GILLETTE EARNS ALL-STATE HONORS; SEVEN PANTHERS EARN DIVISIONAL ALL-STAR RECOGNITION (2025-12-23)
Tioga County Sports Report
SPENCER — S-VE had seven players earn IAC South Small School all-star recognition, including first-teamers senior Lauren Gillette and junior Amani Diboun, in recent voting by the division's coaches. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: NEWARK VALLEY GIRLS GAME STILL ON (2025-12-23)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — Despite weather causing postponements all over the Twin Tiers, the Newark Valley home non-league girls basketball game is still on. ...more

TIOGA COUNTY SPORTS REPORT: OWEGO’S BELOKURS, HEATH SWEEP BOYS CROSS COUNTRY AWARDS (2025-12-23)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — Owego senior Javan Belokur garnered the Section IV Class B champion honor this season and went on to pace the Tioga County contingent at the NYSPHSAA Boys Cross Country Championships in November. ...more

TIOGA COUNTY SPORTS REPORT: OWEGO’S CHRYSLER NAMED TOP GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER; NEWARK VALLEY’S MERRILL, RIVER HAWKS’ HEATH EARN HONORS ALSO (2025-12-23)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — Owego senior Jaelyn Chrysler capped her high school career with her fifth trip to the NYSPHSAA Girls Cross Country Championships in November. ...more

HS WRESTLING: SVEC GOES 3-3 AT MARK CODY DUALS (2025-12-22)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
BINGHAMTON — Kameron and Kollen Westbrook recorded 5-1 records as the Spencer-Van Etten/ Candor wrestling team went 3-3 at the Mark Cody Duals here Monday.
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THE WEEK AHEAD: MAJORITY OF CHRISTMAS WEEK'S ACTION ON SATURDAY (2025-12-21)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — The winter sports season takes a pause for Christmas this week, but will pick up steam for a few days at the end of the week leading into New Year's break next week. ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: S-VE DROPS A PAIR AT WATKINS GLEN HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT (2025-12-21)
Tioga County Sports Report
WATKINS GLEN — Spencer-VanEtten dropped a three-point decision to Marcus Whitman Saturday in the opening round of the Watkins Glen Holiday Tournament, then was steamrolled by South Seneca in the consolation game Sunday. ...more

HS WRESTLING: NEWARK VALLEY TAKES SECOND AT GREG PARTRIDGE DUALS (2025-12-22)
Tioga County Sports Report
CORNING — Five wrestlers went undefeated as the Newark Valley wrestling team posted a 4-1 record to take second place at the 8th Annual Greg Partridge Memorial Duals here Saturday.
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HS WRESTLING: LOVELL HEADLINES OWEGO EFFORT AT NORTH COUNTRY INVITATIONAL (2025-12-21)
Tioga County Sports Report
PHILADELPHIA, N.Y. — Owego 7th-grader Gavin Lovell garnered runner-up honors to headline the River Hawks’ effort at the North Country Invitational at Indian River High School here Saturday.
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STAC GIRLS WRESTLING: OWEGO’S CRAFT THREE-PEATS; CRAWFORD-BAUER EARNS FIRST TITLE (2025-12-20)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
BINGHAMTON — Owego senior RaeAnn Craft became a three-time champion at the STAC Girls Wrestling Championships at Chenango Forks High School Saturday, and was joined atop the podium by classmate Ashlee Crawford-Bauer.
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ON TAP TODAY: WRESTLING — BOYS AND GIRLS — TAKES CENTER STAGE SATURDAY (2025-12-20)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — Wrestling, including the Girls STAC Championships, takes center stage on Saturday, but none of it is in Tioga County. ...more

STAC BOYS BASKETBALL: OWEGO FALLS AT ONEONTA, 69-53 (2025-12-19)
Tioga County Sports Report
ONEONTA — Oneonta took the lead early, and gradually pulled away for a 69-53 win over Owego here Friday night in STAC boys basketball action. ...more

STAC JV GIRLS BASKETBALL: DEFENSE COMES THROUGH IN OWEGO VICTORY (2025-12-19)
Tioga County Sports Report
OWEGO — The Owego defense stepped it up in the fourth quarter as the River Hawks rallied past Oneonta, 28-26, in STAC JV girls basketball action here Friday night.
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BOYS WRESTLING: NEWARK VALLEY RALLIES TO BEAT HORSEHEADS; FALLS TO WAVERLY AT 'TAKE DOWN CANCER DUALS' (24 PHOTOS) (2025-12-19)
Tioga County Sports Report
WAVERLY — Newark Valley overcame an early 22-point deficit to rally for a 44-34 win over Horseheads, but could not duplicate the feat in a 58-22 loss to powerhouse Waverly here Friday night at "Take Down Cancer Duals." ...more

STAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: THIRD-QUARTER OUTBURST CARRIES OWEGO PAST ONEONTA (2025-12-19)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
OWEGO — Owego erupted for 21 third-quarter points and went on to defeat Oneonta, 51-40, in STAC girls basketball action here Friday night.
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ON TAP TODAY: HOOPS, WRESTLING TAKE CENTER STAGE FRIDAY (2025-12-19)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — Basketball and wrestling dominate Friday's schedule with hoop games at Newark Valley, S-VE, and Candor and Newark Valley wrestling two matches at Waverly.
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STAC WRESTLING: OWEGO HOLDS OFF JOHNSON CITY IN 39-38 WIN (2025-12-19)
Tioga County Sports Report
JOHNSON CITY — Owego took advantage of early forfeits and three wins on the mat to build a big lead, then held on for a 39-38 win over Johnson City here Thursday night in STAC wrestling action. ...more

IAC WRESTLING: NEWARK VALLEY CRUISES PAST MARATHON ON SENIOR NIGHT (2025-12-18)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
NEWARK VALLEY — The Newark Valley boys wrestling team ran its string of IAC dual meet victories to nine here Thursday evening, smoking Marathon, 78-5, on Senior Night.
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IAC GIRLS WRESTLING: NEWARK VALLEY DOWNS MARATHON IN FIRST HOME DUAL MEET (2025-12-18)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
NEWARK VALLEY — The Newark Valley girls wrestling team celebrated their first-ever home dual meet with an 18-5 victory over Marathon in IAC action Thursday evening. It was also Senior Night for the Cardinals.
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IAC BOWLING: CANDOR GIRLS SWEEP GROTON; SHORT-HANDED BOYS SWEPT (2025-12-18)
Tioga County Sports Report
OWEGO — The Candor girls earned four points against a short-handed Groton Thursday afternoon in IAC bowling action, while the short-handed Candor boys dropped a 4-0 decision here at the Owego Bowl. ...more

STAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: OWEGO FREE ACADEMY RALLIES FROM EARLY DEFICIT; TOPS WINDSOR IN OT THRILLER (2025-12-18)
Tioga County Sports Report
WINDSOR — Owego Free Academy, trailed by double-digits in the first quarter, but rallied to pull out a 56-52 overtime win over Windsor here Wednesday night in STAC girls basketball action.
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ON TAP TODAY: NEWARK VALLEY WRESTLING, CANDOR BOWLING HIGHLIGHTS SMALL THURSDAY SLATE (2025-12-18)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — Newark Valley wrestling and Candor bowling are the only home events on a light Thursday night of action. ...more

IAC GIRLS BOWLING: NEWARK VALLEY GIRLS SWEEP WATKINS GLEN; BOYS FALL 3-1 (2025-12-18)
Tioga County Sports Report
WATKINS GLEN — The Newark Valley boys won the first game, but Watkins Glen answered to win a 3-1 decision here Tuesday, while the Cardinal girls swept the short-handed Lake Hawks in IAC bowling action at Harborside Lanes.
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STAC WRESTLING: WAVERLY OVERPOWERS YOUNG RIVER HAWKS IN 65-16 WIN (13 PHOTOS) (2025-12-17)
Tioga County Sports Report
WAVERLY — Owego jumped out to a quick 10-0 lead, but Waverly stormed back to win 11 of the last 12 bouts, including nine by first-period fall, in a 65-16 win here Wednesday night in STAC wresting action. ...more

IAC GIRLS WRESTLING: SVEC CALMS THE UNDERSTAFFED STORM (2025-12-17)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
SPENCER — Katelynn VanEtten won the only contested bout as Spencer-Van Etten/ Candor shut out Schuyler, 36-0, in IAC girls wrestling action here Wednesday. ...more

IAC WRESTLING: SVEC FALLS TO SCHUYLER’S EXPERIENCE, DEPTH (2025-12-17)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
SPENCER — The Spencer-Van Etten/ Candor wrestling team fell victim to Schuyler’s experience and depth in a 58-17 loss in IAC action here Wednesday.
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TIOGA COUNTY SPORTS REPORT: OWEGO'S CRAFT, NEWARK VALLEY'S CALLAHAN NAMED GUTHRIE COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-12-17)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — Owego senior RaeAnn Craft made a triumphant return to the mats Friday, while senior Titus Callahan was dominant in capturing the 190-pound title at the Dave Buck Memorial Tournament. They are the TCSR / Guthrie Community Credit Union "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Dec. 13. ...more

IAC JV GIRLS BASKETBALL: SECOND-QUARTER SURGE LEADS NEWARK VALLEY PAST DRYDEN (2025-12-17)
Tioga County Sports Report
NEWARK VALLEY — Newark Valley outscored Dryden by 10 points in the second quarter en route to a 29-16 victory in IAC Large School JV girls basketball action here Tuesday.
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