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

TIOGA COUNTY SPORTS REPORTS: OWEGO'S BELOKUR, McHUGH, CHRYSLER, NEWARK VALLEY'S MERRILL NAMED GUTHRIE CCU 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-11-10)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — Owego senior Javan Belokur won his second straight Section IV, Class B title, while his classmates — Abigail McHugh and Jaelyn Chrysler — and Newark Valley 8th-grader Hadley Merrill also punched their tickets to the N.Y. State Championships. They are the TCSR / Guthrie Community Credit Union "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Nov. 8. ...more

COLLEGE WRESTLING: NEWARK VALLEY GRAD MIDDENDORF OFF TO STRONG START AT BROCKPORT (2025-11-10)
Tioga County Sports Report
GRANTHAM, Pa. — Newark Valley grad Trevor Middendorf, a freshman on the SUNY Brockport wrestling team, finished fourth at his first collegiate tournament on Nov. 1, and won in his first dual match. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: SECTION IV FOOTBALL TITLE GAME, STATE CROSS-COUNTRY, VOLLEYBALL MATCHES HEADLINE WEEK'S SLATE OF ACTION (2025-11-09)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — Owego seeking its first-ever Section IV title Friday night kicks off a weekend of action that also includes the N.Y. State Cross-Country Championships, and state playoff volleyball matches at Candor and Owego Saturday. ...more

SECTION IV VOLLEYBALL: CANDOR FIGHTS OFF UPSET-MINDED S-VE TO REPEAT AS CLASS D CHAMPION (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-09)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Defending state champion Candor fought off an upset-minded Spencer-Van Etten foe to win its third straight Section IV Class D volleyball title here Saturday. ...more

SECTION IV GIRLS SWIMMING: OWEGO'S MURPHY WINS GOLD, BRONZE AT CLASS B CHAMPIONSHIPS (2025-11-09)
Tioga County Sports Report
ENDWELL — Junior Ava Murphy medalled in a pair of events to pace Owego's efforts here Saturday at the Section IV, Class Girls Swimming Championships at Maine-Endwell High School. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: CANDOR, S-VE SQUARE OFF FOR CLASS D VOLLEYBALL TITLE (2025-11-09)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — Top-seeded Candor will take on fourth-seeded S-VE Sunday afternoon for the Section IV, Class D volleyball title at Tioga Central High School.
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SECTION IV VOLLEYBALL: OWEGO TURNS AWAY STUBBORN M-E TO REPEAT AS CLASS A CHAMP (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-08)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Owego battled its way past a stubborn Maine-Endwell opponent, 3-1, to win its third consecutive Section IV Class A volleyball title here Saturday.
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SECTION IV FOOTBALL: OWEGO ENDS 6-YEAR DROUGHT AGAINST M-E, ADVANCES TO CLASS B CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-08)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
ENDWELL — Owego brought an end to a six-year drought with a 19-16 upset of Maine-Endwell in the Section IV Class B football semifinals here Saturday.
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ON TAP TODAY: OWEGO FOOTBALL, VOLLEYBALL, GIRLS SWIMMING TAKES CENTER STAGE SATURDAY (2025-11-08)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — Owego's football, volleyball, and girls swim teams will be in action Saturday with a berth in the Class B title game, and trips to States on the line. ...more

SECTION IV GIRLS DIVING: OWEGO'S YOUNG WINS CLASS B TITLE; HEADED TO STATES (8 PHOTOS) (2025-11-07)
Tioga County Sports Report
ELMIRA — Owego sophomore Ayla Young handily won the Section IV, Class B Diving championship here Friday at the Ernie Davis Academy. ...more

SECTION IV GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY: OWEGO SENDING FOUR TO STATES; MISS REPEATING AS CLASS B CHAMPS BY 1 POINT (20 PHOTOS) (2025-11-06)
Tioga County Sports Report
CHENANGO FORKS, N.Y. — Owego had four runners qualify for States, and missed out on a Section IV, Class B Girls Cross-Country team title by just 1 point here Thursday on the 5K course at Chenango Valley State Park. ...more

SECTION IV BOYS CROSS COUNTRY: OWEGO'S BELOKUR REPEATS AS CLASS B CHAMP; ALLEN, SAUNDERS ALSO PUNCH TICKET TO STATES (15 PHOTOS) (2025-11-06)
Tioga County Sports Report
CHENANGO FORKS, N.Y. — Senior Javan Belokur repeated as champion as Section IV, Class B Boys Cross-Country champion here Thursday at the Chenango Valley State Park 5K course, and a pair of of his River Hawk teammates — senior Magavin Allen and junior Levi Saunders — also punched their tickets to the New York State meet. ...more

SECTION IV BOYS CROSS COUNTRY: NEWARK VALLEY FINISHES FOURTH AT CLASS D CHAMPIONSHIPS (20 PHOTOS) (2025-11-06)

MAXWELL LEADS CANDOR; BEACH PACES S-VE

Tioga County Sports Report
CHENANGO FORKS, N.Y. — Senior Marcos Escalante and sophomore Leland Houston posted top-20 finishes to lead Newark Valley to a fourth-place finish here Thursday afternoon at the Section IV, Class D Cross-Country Championships. ...more

SECTION IV VOLLEYBALL: CANDOR GOES 5-1 TO WIN CLASS D POOL PLAY (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-06)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
CANDOR — Defending state champion Candor took the next step in repeating as queens of the court by posting a 5-1 record in Section IV Class D volleyball pool play here Thursday.
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SECTION IV VOLLEYBALL: S-VE SURPRISES, ADVANCES IN CLASS D POOL PLAY (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-06)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
CANDOR — Spencer-Van Etten came into Section IV Class D volleyball pool play as the No. 4 seed, but split with the top two teams here Thursday. With a 4-2 record on the night, the Panthers earned the right to play for the championship this weekend.
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SECTION IV GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY: NEWARK VALLEY'S MERRILL PUNCHES TICKET TO STATES; LEADS CARDINALS TO SECOND-PLACE FINISH AT CLASS D CHAMPIONSHIPS (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-06)

S-VE'S ELLISON, CANDOR'S LANG POST TOP-20 FINISHES

Tioga County Sports Report
CHENANGO FORKS, N.Y. — In her first year running cross country, 8th-grader Hadley Merrill is headed to States after a runner-up finish here Thursday at the Section IV, Class D Girls Cross-Country Championships at the 5K Chenango Valley State Park course. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: CROSS COUNTRY, VOLLEYBALL TAKE CENTER STAGE (2025-11-06)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — The Section IV Cross Country championships and postseason volleyball take center stage on Thursday. ...more

SECTION IV GIRLS SWIMMING: MURPHY PACES OWEGO'S EFFORTS AT CLASS B PRELIMS (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-06)
Tioga County Sports Report
ENDWELL — Junior Ava Murphy had a first- and a second-place finish to pace Owego's efforts here Wednesday at the Section IV, Class B girls swimming preliminaries. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: WELLSBORO'S KOSEK, TROY'S SMITH NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-11-06)
The Sports Reports
Wellsboro junior Lauren Kosek earned a bronze medal at the PIAA Cross-Country Championships, and Troy senior Mason Smith led the Trojans to a big win over Wellsboro in the District 4 football playoffs. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Nov. 1. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: OWEGO, WAVERLY IN ACTION AT CLASS B GIRLS SWIM CHAMPIONSHIPS (2025-11-05)

OWEGO'S YOUNG TOP SEED AT FRIDAY'S SECTION IV DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Tioga County Sports Report
ENDWELL — Waverly is the top seed in eight of the 11 events, including all three relays, at the Section IV, Class B Swimming Preliminaries here Wednesday evening at Maine-Endwell High School. ...more

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: NEWARK VALLEY GRAD GARDNER IN STARTING LINE-UP AT DIV. 1 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (2025-11-04)
Tioga County Sports Report
NACOGDOCHES, Tx. — Newark Valley grad Cha Gardner, a sophomore on the Stephen F. Austin women's basketball team, started and narrowly missed a double-double in a season-opening win over Nelson University Monday. ...more

TIOGA COUNTY SPORTS REPORT: NEWARK VALLEY'S MERRILL, OWEGO'S FARRELL NAMED GUTHRIE COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION 'ATHELTES OF THE WEEK' (2025-11-04)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — Newark Valley 8th-grader Hadley Merrill had a strong showing at the IAC Cross-Country Championships, while Owego junior John Farrell helped the River Hawks to a win over Horseheads. They are the Tioga County Sports Report / Guthrie Community Credit Union "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Nov. 1. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: POSTSEASON VOLLEYBALL, GIRLS SWIMMING, FOOTBALL TAKES CENTER STAGE (2025-11-03)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — Girls swimming, volleyball, cross country, and football take center stage as the calendar flips to November and the fall season winds to ...more

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: CANDOR GRADS SWARTZ, HORNICK LEAD HARTWICK TO PAIR OF WINS — END REGULAR SEASON ON EIGHT-MATCH WIN STREAK (2025-11-03)
Tioga County Sports Report
ONEONTA — Candor grad Shelby Swartz had back-to-back triple-doubles, and fellow Candor Braelyn Hornick grad averaged nearly 40 setter assists in wins over the weekend that ran Hartwick College's win streak to eight matches in a row. ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: NEWARK VALLEY DROPS SEASON FINALE TO GROTON (2025-11-01)
Tioga County Sports Report
GROTON — Groton scored a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns to defeat Newark Valley, 28-14, in Section IV Division VII football action here Saturday.
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SECTION IV FOOTBALL: OWEGO BATTLES PAST HORSEHEADS ON SENIOR RECOGNITION DAY (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-01)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
OWEGO — A stubborn Owego defense and Horseheads’ kicking woes highlighted the River Hawks’ 13-12 Section IV football victory on Senior Recognition Day here Saturday afternoon.
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ON TAP TODAY: NEWARK VALLEY, OWEGO WRAP UP REGUALR-SEASON PLAY ON THE GRIDIRON (2025-11-01)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — There are just two games on the docket Saturday, with Newark Valley wrapping up the regular season on the road, and Owego playing a postseason tune-up at home. ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: SVEC PLAYOFF HOPES DOUSED WITH LOSS TO TIOGA (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-31)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Tioga dominated play in the trenches and racked up several big offensive plays to rout of Spencer-Van Etten/Candor, 36-7, and clinch the Division VII title in Section IV football action at Haggerty Field here Friday night. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SVEC ON THE ROAD AT TIOGA IN KEY CLASS D FOOTBALL MATCH-UP (2025-10-31)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — The only game on Friday's docket is an old-time IAC rivalry of sorts as Tioga hosts Tioga County rival SVEC in a game that has Section IV, Class D playoff implications. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: WELLSBORO'S KOSEK, SVEC'S AMAN NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-10-30)
The Sports Reports
Wellsboro junior Lauren Kosek won a District 4 cross country title, and SVEC senior Logan Aman continued a torrid season on the gridiron. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Oct. 25. ...more

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: CANDOR GRAD SWARTZ HAS DOUBLE-DIGIT ASSISTS IN THREE CONSECUTIVE GAMES (2025-10-30)
Tioga County Sports Report
KEUKA PARK, N.Y. — Candor grad Phoebe Swartz, a freshman on the Keuka College volleyball team, had double-digit setter assists in all three matches last week for the Wolves. ...more

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: OWEGO GRAD GEORGIA SETS NEW HIGHS IN KILLS, BLOCKS, POINTS (2025-10-30)
Tioga County Sports Report
POTSDAM, N.Y. — Owego grad Logan Georgia, a freshman on the SUNY Potsdam volleyball team, recorded a new career-highs in service points, kills, and blocks Friday in the Bears' loss to SUNY Fredonia. ...more