SECTION IV GIRLS BOWLING: CANDOR’S MARSH, NEWARK VALLEY’S HARTMAN QUALIFY FOR STATES (2026-02-28)
Tioga County Sports Report
WAVERLY — Candor’s Calli Marsh and Newark Valley’s Rachel Hartman have qualified for the 2026 NYSPHSAA Bowling Championships as members of the Section IV Girls Composite team.
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SECTION IV GIRLS BASKETBALL: CANDOR FALLS TO MORAVIA IN CLASS C QUARTERFINALS (2026-02-28)
Tioga County Sports Report
MORAVIA — The Candor girls basketball team’s well-accomplished season ended Friday night at the hands of a red-hot shooting Moravia team, 69-49, in the Section IV Class C quarterfinals here.
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NEW YORK STATE GIRLS WRESTLING: SVEC'S BEACH MAKES HISTORY WITH FIFTH-PLACE FINISH AT STATES (24 PHOTOS) (2026-02-26)

NEWARK VALLEY'S MERRILL GOES 0-2 IN FIRST TRIP TO STATES

BY TIM BIRNEY
Valley Sports Report
ALBANY — SVEC senior Tayah Beach made history Thursday, becoming the first two-time state place-finisher in Spencer-VanEtten school history with a fifth-place finish at the New York State Girls Wrestling Championships at the MVP Arena. ...more

NY STATE GIRLS WRESTLING: SVEC’S BEACH TO WRAP UP STORIED CAREER (2026-02-26)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
ALBANY — Spencer-Van Etten / Candor standout Tayah Beach will wrap up her high school mat career at the 2026 NYSPHSAA Girls Wrestling Championships today and regardless of the outcome, her run as an Eagle grappler will be a memorable one.
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SECTION IV BOYS BASKETBALL: EARLY SCORING SURGES SET STAGE FOR CANDOR PLAYOFF VICTORY (2026-02-25)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
CANDOR — The Candor boys basketball team took advantage of a trio of scoring bursts to defeat a scrappy group from Groton, 58-44, in the first round of the Section IV Class C playoffs here Wednesday evening.
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SECTION IV GIRLS BASKETBALL: CANDOR RALLIES TO TURN AWAY NEWFIELD CHALLENGE (2026-02-24)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
CANDOR — The Candor girls basketball team won its first postseason game since 2018 Tuesday evening and it took a late rally to turn away upset-minded Newfield, 50-42, in the first round of the Section IV Class C playoffs.
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NY STATE WRESTLING: SVEC’S BEACH SEEDED SECOND FOR CHAMPIONSHIPS; NV’S MERRILL MAKES DEBUT (2026-02-24)
Tioga County Sports Report
ALBANY — Spencer-Van Etten / Candor standout Tayah Beach has drawn the No. 2 seed for the 2026 NYSPHSAA Girls Wrestling Championships while Newark Valley 8th-grader Hadley Merrill makes her debut at MVP Arena here Thursday.
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HS WRESTLING: NFHS NETWORK TO STREAM STATE TOURNAMENTS LIVE (2026-02-24)
Tioga County Sports Report
ALBANY — The 2026 NYSPHSAA Girls Individual Wrestling Championships will be streamed live on Thursday, and the 2026 NYSPHSAA Individual Wrestling Championships will be streamed live Friday and Saturday on www.nfhsnetwork.com/associations/nysphsaa/wrestling. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: CORNING'S CRISCO, NORTHEAST BRADFORD'S KOLESAR NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-02-22)
The Sports Reports
Corning sophomore Joey Crisco won four Section IV, Class A gold medals, and Northeast Bradford Anaiah Kolesar won her second District 4 wrestling title. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Feb. 14. ...more

SECTION IV INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: CANDOR’S AMAN WINS 55 DASH, QUALIFIES FOR STATES (2026-02-21)
Tioga County Sports Report
ITHACA — Candor sprinter Logan Aman captured first-place honors at the Section IV Division II Indoor Track & Field State Qualifier held at Ithaca College’s Glazer Arena Friday.
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IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: CANDOR RALLY COMES UP SHORT IN SMALL SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (2026-02-20)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
DRYDEN — The Candor boys basketball team found itself in a 19-point hole midway through the second quarter, then battled back to within two before falling to Union Springs, 71-60, in the IAC Small School championship game at Tompkins Cortland Community College Friday night.
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IAC GIRLS BASKETBALL: CANDOR FALLS TO STATE-RANKED UNION SPRINGS IN SMALL SCHOOL TITLE GAME (2026-02-20)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
DRYDEN — The Candor girls basketball team’s roster was a little thin, but its effort was enormous in a 67-49 loss to state-ranked Union Springs in the IAC Small School championship game at Tompkins Cortland Community College Friday evening.
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SECTION IV BOYS BASKETBALL: CANDOR SEEDED FIFTH IN TOUGH CLASS C BRACKET (2026-02-20)
Tioga County Sports Report
CANDOR — The Section IV Class C Boys Basketball Championships are loaded this year with six state-ranked teams and one honorable mention in the mix.
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SECTION IV GIRLS BASKETBALL: CANDOR EARNS NO. 5 SEED IN CLASS C (2026-02-20)
Tioga County Sports Report
CANDOR — Candor has earned the No. 5 seed for the Section IV Class C Girls Basketball Championships. The Coyotes (14-3) will host No. 12 Newfield (9-10) at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
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ON TAP TODAY: CANDOR GIRLS, BOYS PLAY FOR IAC TITLES; POSTSEASON BOWLING, WINTER TRACK ALSO ON SCHEDULE (2026-02-20)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — The Candor basketball teams will both play for overall IAC titles tonight at Tompkins-Cortland Community College with both taking on North champions Union Springs. Postseason bowling and indoor track & field is also on the schedule. ...more

TIOGA COUNTY SPORTS REPORT: SVEC'S BEACH, NV'S MERRILL, OWEGO'S LOVELL NAMED GUTHRIE COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-02-17)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — SVEC senior Tayah Beach won her third Section IV title and joined the 100-win club, while Newark Valley 8th-grader Hadley Merrill won her first, and Owego 7th-grader Gavin Lovell earned a bronze medal and a trip to States. They are the Tioga County Sports Report / Guthrie Community Credit Union "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Feb. 14. ...more

(UPDATED) IAC BOWLING: NEWARK VALLEY, CANDOR GIRLS FINISH 2-3 AT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS; NV BOYS PLACE THIRD (2026-02-15)
Tioga County Sports Report
WAVERLY — The Newark Valley and Candor girls placed second and third, respectively, at the IAC Girls Bowling Championships held at Valley Bowling Center here Saturday. The Cardinals were also third in the IAC Boys Bowling Championships.
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SECTION IV WRESTLING: SVEC’S VAOW, ZUFALL PLACE 6th AT STATE QUALIFIER (2026-02-14)
Tioga County Sports Report
BINGHAMTON — Spencer-Van Etten / Candor’s Rodney Vaow and Cooper Zufall claimed sixth-place honors at the Section IV Division II Wrestling Championships at Visions Veterans Memorial Arena here Saturday.
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THE SPORTS REPORTS: CORNING'S PROUDFOOT, WAVERLY'S JUDSON, ATHENS' PANEK NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2026-02-14)
The Sports Reports
Corning sophomore Nolan Proudfoot is on a historic scoring tear, while Waverly sophomore Ryleigh Judson had a good week on the hardwoods, and Athens senior Evelyn Panek had a strong showing at the Coaches Invitational. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Feb. 7. ...more

SECTION IV GIRLS WRESTLING: SVEC’S BEACH SURVIVES SCARE, EARNS THREE-PEAT (2026-02-13)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
BINGHAMTON — Friday the 13th didn’t jinx Spencer-Van Etten / Candor standout Tayah Beach although it may have frightened her a little.
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