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

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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