THE SPORTS REPORTS: CORNING DUO SHARE ZIFF LAW FIRM BOYS 'RUNNER OF YEAR' HONORS; OWEGO'S BELOKUR EARNS ALL-REGION KUDOS (2026-01-14)
The Sports Reports
It was an exciting year for runners on both sides of the border as Corning and Towanda continued their team success, with plenty of individuals collecting hardware. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: WELLSBORO'S KOSEK NAMED GIRLS 'RUNNER OF YEAR;' TIOGA COUNTY WELL-REPRESENTED ON ALL-REGION TEAMS (2026-01-14)
The Sports Reports
Wellsboro’s Lauren Kosek had quite a season, winning several invites, the District IV, Class AA title, and even taking third at the PIAA Championships, earning her The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm All-Region "Female Runner of the Year" honors. ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: NEWARK VALLEY FALLS SHORT IN 61-48 LOSS TO WATKINS GLEN (2026-01-13)
Tioga County Sports Report
WATKINS GLEN — Watkins Glen created space during the second and third quarters, and went on to defeat Newark Valley, 61-48, in IAC South Large School boys basketball action here Tuesday.
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IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: EARLY HOLE COSTLY IN S-VE LOSS TO O-M (2026-01-13)
Tioga County Sports Report
ODESSA — Odessa-Montour bolted out to a 22-3 first-quarter lead and went on to defeat Spencer-Van Etten, 53-22, in IAC South Small School boys basketball action here Tuesday.
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IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: S-VE PULLS AWAY FROM O-M (2026-01-13)
Tioga County Sports Report
SPENCER — Lauren Gillette scored nearly half of her game-high 15 points in the third quarter as Spencer-Van Etten pulled away from Odessa-Montour for a 31-21 victory in IAC South Small School girls basketball action here Tuesday.
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IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: NEWARK VALLEY FINISHES STRONG IN 43-33 WIN OVER WATKINS GLEN (2026-01-13)
Tioga County Sports Report
NEWARK VALLEY — Newark Valley closed out the game with an 11-1 run to pull out a 43-33 win over Watkins Glen here Tuesday night in IAC South Large School Division girls basketball action. ...more

STAC WRESTLING: OWEGO DROPS SUS VALLEY, 45-36, IMPROVES TO 2-2 (2026-01-13)
Tioga County Sports Report
OWEGO — The youthful Owego wrestling team claimed victory in eight of the 14 weight classes to defeat Susquehanna Valley, 45-36, in STAC action here Tuesday, improving to 2-2 in dual meets.
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IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: THIRD-QUARTER OUTBURST CARRIES CANDOR TO 82-45 WIN OVER TIOGA (9 PHOTOS) (2026-01-13)
Tioga County Sports Report
CANDOR — Candor built an nine-point cushion at the half, then blew the game wide-open in the third quarter on its way to an 82-45 win over Tioga here Tuesday night in IAC South Small School boys basketball action. ...more

IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: CANDOR’S EXPERIENCE, 3-POINT ASSAULT TOO MUCH FOR TIOGA; MAKIE REACHES MILESTONE (2026-01-13)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Candor brought the advantage in experience to Tioga and, with a red-hot assault from 3-point range, defeated Tioga, 60-31, in IAC South Small School girls basketball action here Tuesday evening.
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WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: NEWARK VALLEY GRAD GARDNER REGISTERS THIRD DOUBLE-DOUBLE OF SEASON AT STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (2026-01-13)
Tioga County Sports Report
NACOGDOCHES, Tx. — Newark Valley grad Cha Gardner continued her strong sophomore year with back-to-back double-figure scoring games, including her third double-double of the season for Division I Stephen F. Austin. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: BASKETBALL DOMINATES TUESDAY'S SLATE OF ACTION (2026-01-13)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — Basketball dominates Tuesday's schedule with home boys games at Candor and S-VE, and girls games at Tioga and Newark Valley, while the Owego boys and girls wrestling and boys and girls swim teams hosting matches ...more

STAC BOWLING: OWEGO'S KOTSKI BANGS OUT 700 SERIES IN SWEEP OF FORKS; OWEGO GIRLS SWEPT IN TIGHTLY-CONTESTED MATCH (2026-01-12)
Tioga County Sports Report
BINGHAMTON — Connor Kotski and Evan O'Hara banged out monster series to lead Owego to a sweep of Chenango Forks in STAC Central Division boys bowling action, while the Lady River Hawks lost 5-0 in a very tightly-contested match here Monday afternoon.
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IAC BOWLING: CANDOR GIRLS SWEEP LANSING; SHORT-HANDED CANDOR BOYS SWEPT (2026-01-12)
Tioga County Sports Report
LANSING — Callie Marsh led Candor to a sweep of Lansing here Monday afternoon in IAC girls bowling action, while the short-handed Coyote boys team was swept. ...more

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: NEWARK VALLEY GRAD FERGUSON NOTCHES DOUBLE-DOUBLE FOR ST. JOHN FISHER (2026-01-12)
Tioga County Sports Report
ROCHESTER — Newark Valley grad Hannah Ferguson had her second double-double of the season, and is on quite a roll of late for St. John Fisher. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: BOWLING TAKES CENTER STAGE ON MONDAY (2026-01-12)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — There are only two bowling matches on Monday docket, including Owego hosting Chenango Forks in a STAC Central Division match-up at the Owego Bowl. ...more

TIOGA COUNTY SPORTS REPORT: OWEGO'S MONELL, SIROTKIN, CRAWFORD-BAUER NAMED GUTHRIE COMMUINITY CREDIT UNION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-01-12)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — Owego junior Trevor Monell and sophomore Vitaly Sirotkin won titles at the River Hawk Round Robin, and Owego senior Ashlee Crawford-Bauer was 5-0 at the STAC Duals. They are the TCSR / Guthrie Community Credit Union "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Jan. 10. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: BASKETBALL TAKES CENTER STAGE (2026-01-11)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — Basketball takes center stage this week with more than half of the week's events on the hoop hardwoods. ...more

INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: CANDOR’S AMAN CONTINUES TO DOMINATE, MORSE HURDLES TO VICTORY (2026-01-11)
Tioga County Sports Report
CORTLAND — Candor’s Logan Aman continued to dominate the 55-meter dash while the Coyotes’ Lindsey Morse added a victory in the 55 hurdles at the Winter Classic held at SUNY Cortland Saturday.
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STAC BOYS SWIMMING: ALLEN PACES OWEGO'S EFFORTS AT WOLVERINE INVITATIONAL (2026-01-10)
Tioga County Sports Report
WAVERLY — Magavin Allen reached the podium in two events to pace Owego's efforts here Saturday at the Wolverine Swimming & Diving Invitat ...more

HS GIRLS WRESTLING: OWEGO’S CRAFT RETURNS TO SOUTHERN TIER MEMORIAL PODIUM (2026-01-10)
Tioga County Sports Report
ELMIRA — Owego’s RaeAnn Craft captured her second consecutive runner-up honor at the Southern Tier Memorial girls wrestling tournament held at LECOM Events Center here Saturday.
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HS WRESTLING: SVEC'S BEACH REACHES PODIUM AT SOUTHERN TIER MEMORIAL (2026-01-10)
Tioga County Sports Report
ELMIRA — Spencer-Van Etten / Candor standout Tayah Beach claimed a spot on the podium at the Southern Tier Memorial held at the LECOM Events Center here Saturday.
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HS WRESTLING: NEWARK VALLEY PLACES SIX AT SOUTHERN TIER MEMORIAL (2026-01-10)
Tioga County Sports Report
ELMIRA — Led by Cadin Creeley, Newark Valley sent six wrestlers from its boys and girls teams to the podium at the Southern Tier Memorial held at the LECOM Events Center here Saturday.
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HS WRESTLING: OWEGO’S SIROTKIN, MONELL CAPTURE TITLES AT RIVER HAWK ROUND ROBIN (2026-01-10)
Tioga County Sports Report
OWEGO — Owego’s Vitaly Sirotkin and Trevor Monell captured weight class titles at the River Hawk Round Robin held here Saturday.
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HS WRESTLING: NEWARK VALLEY PLACES FOUR AMONG TOP 3 AT RIVER HAWK ROUND ROBIN (2026-01-10)
Tioga County Sports Report
OWEGO — Despite the lack of some of its top wrestlers, Newark Valley came away with a runner-up and two third-place finishers at the River Hawk Round Robin here Saturday.
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ON TAP TODAY: WRESTLING ONCE AGAIN TAKES CENTER STAGE (2026-01-10)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — It's Day 2 of the Southern Tier Memorial in Elmira with several Tioga County wrestlers still vying for the podium. In other wrestling action, Owego hosts its annual River Hawk Round-Robin Duals. ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: HOT-SHOOTING LANSING TOPS NEWARK VALLEY, 75-50 (2026-01-09)
Tioga County Sports Report
LANSING — Lansing enjoyed a hot shooting night that Newark Valley could not match in a 75-50 loss here Friday night in IAC Large School crossover boys basketball action.

"At halftime, we were feeling pretty good about only being down 10, given the way they were shooting the ball," said Newark Valley coach Scott ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: STATE-RANKED UNION SPRINGS STARTS FAST IN 92-27 WIN OVER S-VE (2026-01-09)
Tioga County Sports Report
UNION SPRINGS — State-ranked Union Springs poured in 40 points in the first quarter on its way to a 92-27 rout of Spencer-VanEtten here Friday night in IAC boys basketball crossover action. ...more

IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: CANDOR JUMPS AHEAD EARLY IN PHYSICAL, 56-35, WIN OVER MARATHON (2026-01-09)
Tioga County Sports Report
CANDOR — Candor jumped out to an early lead and made it last in a physical, 56-35, win over Marathon here Friday night in IAC Small School Division girls basketball action. ...more

IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: SMITH LEADS CANDOR IN 63-50 WIN OVER MARATHON (2026-01-09)
Tioga County Sports Report
MARATHON — Candor fended off a second-half rally with a strong fourth quarter, and Matthew Smith had a career-night in a 63-50 win over Marathon here Friday night in IAC Small School Division boys basketball crossover action.
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IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: UNION SPRINGS RUNS PAST S-VE, 62-23 (2026-01-09)
Tioga County Sports Report
SPENCER — Spencer-VanEtten struggled to score against Union Springs' rugged defense here Friday night in a 62-23 loss in the IAC girls basketball action. ...more

HS WRESTLING: SVEC KEEPS FIVE ALIVE AT SOUTHERN TIER MEMORIAL (2026-01-09)
Tioga County Sports Report
ELMIRA — Five Spencer-Van Etten / Candor wrestlers remain alive in the consolation bracket at the Southern Tier Memorial wrestling tournament being held at LECOM Events Center here.
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HS WRESTLING: NEWARK VALLEY’S CREELEY, WOODIN REACH SEMIS; THREE OTHERS ALIVE AT SOUTHERN TIER MEMORIAL (2026-01-09)
Tioga County Sports Report
ELMIRA — Newark Valley’s Cadin Creeley and Logan Woodin have advanced to the semifinals of the Southern Tier Memorial wrestling tournament being held at LECOM Events Center here.
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HS GIRLS WRESTLING: SVEC’S BEACH CAN AVENGE LOSS IN SOUTHERN TIER MEMORIAL SEMIS; ZUFALL ALIVE IN WRESTLEBACKS (2026-01-09)
Tioga County Sports Report
ELMIRA — Spencer-Van Etten / Candor standout Tayah Beach will get a shot at redemption in the semifinals of the Southern Tier Memorial girls wrestling tournament being held at LECOM Events Center here.
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HS GIRLS WRESTLING: OWEGO’S CRAFT MOVES CLOSER TO FINALS REPEAT; CRAWFORD-BAUER IN WRESTLEBACKS AT SOUTHERN TIER MEMORIAL (2026-01-09)
Tioga County Sports Report
ELMIRA — Owego’s RaeAnn Craft is one win away from a return to the finals of the Southern Tier Memorial girls wrestling tournament held at LECOM Events Center here.
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HS GIRLS WRESTLING: NEWARK VALLEY’S MERRILL ADVANCES TO SEMIS AT SOUTHERN TIER MEMORIAL; THREE OTHER CARDINALS STILL ALIVE (2026-01-09)
Tioga County Sports Report
ELMIRA — Hadley Merrill highlighted the efforts of the fledgling Newark Valley girls wrestling team on day one of the Southern Tier Memorial wrestling tournament held at LECOM Events Center here Friday.
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IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: PHILLIPS, KWIATKOWSKI LEAD NEWARK VALLEY PAST LANSING, 42-38 (2026-01-09)
Tioga County Sports Report
NEWARK VALLEY — Elizabeth Phillips had a breakout game, and Aubrey Kwiatkowski came though in the clutch to lift Newark Valley to a 42-38 win over Lansing here Friday night in IAC Large School crossover girls basketball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: GIRLS HOOP, SOUTHERN TIER MEMORIAL TAKE CENTER STAGE (2026-01-09)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — There are a trio of girls basketball games in Tioga County tonight with Candor, S-VE and Newark Valley, but wrestling fans will be focused on the third annual Southern Tier Memorial wrestling tournament at the LeCom Event Center in Elmira. ...more

IAC BOWLING: CANDOR SPLITS WITH WATKINS GLEN (2026-01-08)
Tioga County Sports Report
OWEGO — The Candor and Watkins Glen bowling teams split an IAC match held at Owego Bowl here Thursday. The lady Coyotes won by a 4-0 score while the boys fell, 3-1.
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STAC WRESTLING: FORKS DOMINATES UPPER WEIGHTS TO DEFEAT OWEGO (2026-01-08)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
OWEGO — Chenango Forks won the final six weights to break a tie and defeat Owego, 56-21, in STAC Central Division wrestling action here Thursday.
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ON TAP TODAY: BOWLING, WRESTLING TAKES CENTER STAGE ON LIGHT NIGHT OF ACTION (2026-01-08)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — There are only three events, but all three are in Tioga County with Owego wrestling and Candor bowling hosting matches, and Newark Valley on the road against Tioga at Waverly's Valley Bowling Center. ...more