STAC MODIFIED CROSS COUNTRY: OWEGO’S DALY, SCHAFFER WIN CENTRAL DIVISION TITLES; GIRLS TEAM VICTORIOUS ALSO (18 PHOTOS) (2025-10-25)
Tioga County Sports Report
ENDICOTT — Owego’s Cael Daly and Lillie Schaffer won individual Central Division titles and the girls team was also victorious at the STAC Cross Country Championships held at Union-Endicott's Ann G. McGuinness Elementary School course Saturday.
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STAC JV CROSS COUNTRY: SENKO, ROSENBERGER LEAD OWEGO TO CENTRAL DIVISION TITLES (14 PHOTOS) (2025-10-25)
Tioga County Sports Report
ENDICOTT — Brady Senko and Nola Rosenberger won their races to lead the Owego JV teams to Central Division titles at the STAC Cross Country Championships held at Union-Endicott's Ann G. McGuinness Elementary School course Saturday.
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STAC CROSS COUNTRY: OWEGO BOYS, GIRLS TEAMS; CHRYSLER, BELOKUR WIN CENTRAL DIVISION TITLES (14 PHOTOS) (2025-10-25)
Tioga County Sports Report
ENDICOTT — Jaelyn Chrysler and Javan Belokur captured individual division victories as the Owego teams won Central Division titles at the STAC Cross Country Championships held at Union-Endicott's Ann G. McGuinness Elementary School course Saturday. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: STAC CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS ONLY EVENT ON SATURDAY'S DOCKET (2025-10-25)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — The only event on Saturday's docket is the STAC Cross Country Championships at Union-Endicott's Ann G. McGuinness Elementary School course. ...more

STAC VOLLEYBALL: OWEGO SWEEPS MAINE-ENDWELL; ADVANCES TO STAC TITLE GAME (2025-10-24)
Tioga County Sports Report
OWEGO — Owego bounced back from a loss 24 hours earlier with a quick sweep of Maine-Endwell in the semifinals of the STAC volleyball championships. ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: OWEGO BLANKS JC, CLINCHES NO. 3 SEED (12 PHOTOS) (2025-10-24)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
JOHNSON CITY — The Owego defense continues to put forth solid efforts, this time blanking Johnson City in a 20-0 Section IV Division III shutout here Friday night.
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SECTION IV FOOTBALL: NEWARK VALLEY UPSET BID COMES UP SHORT (12 PHOTOS) (2025-10-24)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
NEWARK VALLEY — Newark Valley flirted with an upset on Senior Night, but came up short against Trumansburg, 28-21, in Section IV Division VII football action here Friday night.
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SECTION IV BOYS SOCCER: SUS VALLEY BRINGS ‘A’ GAME AGAINST SVEC IN CLASS B QUARTERFINALS (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-24)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
CONKLIN — State-ranked Susquehanna Valley brought its “A”game to the pitch to defeat Spencer-Van Etten/ Candor, 4-0, in the Section IV Class B boys soccer quarterfinals here Friday evening.
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ON TAP TODAY: 'FOOTBALL FRIDAY,' POSTSEASON SOCCER, VOLLEYBALL TAKE CENTER STAGE (2025-10-24)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — Football Friday is joined on center stage by postseason boys soccer, and conference volleyball championships. ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: SVEC CRUSHES GROTON TO SET UP SHOWDOWN WITH TOP-RANKED TIOGA (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-23)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
SPENCER — The Spencer-Van Etten / Candor defense pitched a shutout and the offense scored 40 or more points for the fifth time this season as the Eagles crushed Groton, 41-8, in Section IV Football Conference Division VII action here Thursday night.
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STAC VOLLEYBALL: OWEGO DROPS FIVE-SETTER TO WINDSOR IN REGULAR-SEASON FINALE (2025-10-23)
Tioga County Sports Report
OWEGO — Owego dropped a five-set marathon to Windsor in the regular-season finale here Thursday night in STAC volleyball action.
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THE SPORTS REPORTS: TROY'S SMITH, SVEC'S GENTILE NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-10-23)
The Sports Reports
Troy senior QB Mason Smith had a game for the ages, and SVEC 7th-grader Maddy Gentile had a week that bodes very well for the future of the Eagles' field hockey program. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Oct. 18. ...more

IAC JV VOLLEYBALL: CANDOR SWEEPS S-VE TO WIN SMALL SCHOOL TITLE (22 PHOTOS) (2025-10-23)
Tioga County Sports Report
CANDOR — Candor bounced back from its only loss of the season to sweep S-VE here Wednesday night to win the IAC Small School championship game. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: RARE THURSDAY FOOTBALL GAME TAKES CENTER STAGE (2025-10-23)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — A rare Thursday football game, with SVEC hosting longtime IAC rival Groton, and the final regular-season event (non-football) of the 2025 fall season. ...more

STAC GIRLS SWIMMING: OWEGO TOPS GREENE; FALLS TO UNBEATEN WAVERLY IN REGULAR-SEASON FINALE (2025-10-22)
Tioga County Sports Report
GREENE — Owego wrapped up the regular season by splitting a pair of decisions in a double-dual meet here Wednesday in girls swimming action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: OWEGO GIRLS SWIM CLOSES OUT REGULAR SEASON AT GREENE (2025-10-22)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — The Owego girls swim team closes out the regular season Wednesday evening with a rare double-dual meet at Greene.
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COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY: S-VE GRAD KUNZMAN RECORDS FIRST COLLEGIATE POINT AT NAZARETH COLLEGE (2025-10-22)
Tioga County Sports Report
ROCHESTER — S-VE grad Lily Kunzman, a freshman on the Nazareth College field hockey team, recorded her first collegiate point recently in a win over Morrisville State.
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COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: TIOGA COUNTY TRIO LEADS HARTWICK TO FOUR STRAIGHT WINS (2025-10-22)
Tioga County Sports Report
ONEONTA — Candor grads Braelyn Hornick and Shelby Swartz, and Owego grad Sophia Palladino have led Hartwick College to four straight wins in recent play. ...more

IAC VOLLEYBALL: S-VE DROPS FIVE-SET THRILLER TO DRYDEN IN SEASON FINALE (2025-10-20)
Tioga County Sports Report
SPENCER — S-VE led 2-1, but Dryden rallied to pull out a five-set thriller here Monday night in the regular-season finale in IAC volleyball action. ...more

IAC VOLLEYBALL: TIOGA HANDS CANDOR FIRST LOSS IN REGULAR-SEASON FINALE (14 PHOTOS) (2025-10-20)
Tioga County Sports Report
CANDOR — Tioga denied Candor an unbeaten regular season with a 3-0 win here Monday night in the final IAC volleyball match heading into the postseason. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: TIOGA-CANDOR VOLLEYBALL RIVALRY RENEWED (2025-10-20)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — There are only two games on Monday's docket — the biggest  has no significance in the IAC volleyball standings, but it's a big-time rivalry match as Candor hosts Tioga ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS STRIKE PARTNERSHIP WITH SHOWCASE (2025-10-19)
When I started Valley Sports Report more than 16 years ago, the goal was to spotlight and promote local athletes. It's still my mission today and it's also why I've partnered with Showcase. ...more

TIOGA COUNTY SPORTS REPORT: SVEC'S HILBRET, GENTILE NAMED GUTHRIE COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-10-19)
Tioga County Sports Report
SVEC senior Charlie Hilbert made the most of limited carries, and SVEC 7th-grader Maddy Gentile had the best game of her young career. They are the Tioga County Sports Report / Guthrie Community Credit Union "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Oct. 18. ...more

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: OWEGO GRAD BUCHSBAUM HAS CAREER-HIGHS IN ALFRED'S LOSS AT CORTLAND (2025-10-19)
Tioga Couty Sports Report
CORTLAND — Owego grad Jack Buchsbaum, a freshman on the Alfred University football team, had the best game of his your career here Saturday in the Saxons' 65-12 loss to nationally-ranked Cortland. ...more

THE WEEK AHEAD: POSTSEASON GETS UNDER WAY, REGULAR SEASONS COME TO A CLOSE — AND A RARE THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL GAME (2025-10-18)
Tioga Couty Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — The soccer postseason gets under way this week with SVEC (the only boys team in all of Tioga County, and the only soccer team in the TCSR coverage area to qualify) in action, while the IAC volleyball and STAC cross country championships are also on the slate, as well as a rare Thursday night football game.
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IAC CROSS COUNTRY: MERRILL, ILLSLEY LEAD NEWARK VALLEY GIRLS TO SECOND-PLACE FINISH AT MARATHON INVITE (2025-10-17)

S-VE's ELLISON, CANDOR'S LANG POST TOP-15 FINSIHES

Tioga County Sports Report
MARATHON — Eighth-grader Hadley Merrill and senior Brook Illsley posted top-5 finishes to lead Newark Valley to a second-place finish here Saturday in the Girls Unseeded race at the rugged Marathon Invitational, while Newark Valley senior Leland Houston was top boys finisher from Tioga County. ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: OWEGO FALLS TO WAVERLY IN CRUCIAL DIVISION BATTLE (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-18)
Tioga County Sports Report
OWEGO — Waverly quarterback Ben Shaw accounted for most of the yardage on the game-winning drive as the Wolverines battled past Owego, 14-7, in a crucial Section IV football clash here Saturday afternoon.
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IAC JV VOLLEYBALL: CANDOR REMAINS UNBEATEN WITH WIN OVER UNION SPRINGS (10 PHOTOS) (2025-10-18)
Tioga County Sports Report
CANDOR — Candor remained unbeaten with a sweep of Union Springs here Friday evening in IAC Small School Division volleyball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: OWEGO FOOTBALL HOSTS WAVERLY FOR HOMECOMING (2025-10-18)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — Owego hosts Waverly for its annual Homecoming football game this afternoon. The Wolverines have a chance to clinch the Section IV, Division III title, while the River Hawks need a win to keep their chances to host a Class B playoff semi-final. ...more

IAC VOLLEYBALL: UNBEATEN CANDOR CRUISES TO SWEEP OF UNION SPRINGS (18 PHOTOS) (2025-10-17)
Tioga County Sports Report
CANDOR — Unbeaten Candor ran its record to 12-0 with a quick sweep of Union Springs here Friday night in IAC Small School Division volleyball action. ...more

SECTION IV FIELD HOCKEY: AFTON-HARPURSVILLE BREAKS OPEN 5-0 WIN OVER NEWARK VALLEY IN THIRD QUARTER (2025-10-18)
Tioga County Sports Report
NEWARK VALLEY — Afton-Harpursville broke open a close game in the third quarter with four goals on its way to a 5-0 win over Newark Valley here Friday afternoon in Section IV field hockey action. ...more

SECTION IV FOOTBALL: SVEC PULLS AWAY FROM NEWARK VALLEY TO KEEP PLAYOFF HOPES ALIVE (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-17)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
CANDOR — The Newark Valley and Spencer-Van Etten/ Candor football teams both needed victories Friday night to stay on the heels of the front-runners in the chase for Section IV Class D playoff spots. ...more

IAC VOLLEYBALL: S-VE FALLS TO NEWFIELD IN FOUR SETS (2025-10-17)
Tioga County Sports Report
SPENCER — S-VE won the second set to even the match, but Newfield regrouped to win a pair of tightly-contested sets to pull out a four-set win here Friday night in IAC Small School Division volleyball action. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: SVEC HOSTS NEWARK VALLEY ON GRIDIRON; TRIO OF VOLLEYBALL TEAMS HOST DIVISIONAL FOES (2025-10-17)
Tioga County Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — A Tioga County rivalry is renewed on the gridiron tonight with SVEC hosting Newark Valley in a Section IV, Division VII match-up. ...more

IAC BOYS SOCCER: NEWARK VALLEY BATTLES EDISON TO 1-1 TIE IN SEASON FINALE (16 PHOTOS) (2025-10-16)
Tioga County Sports Report
ELMIRA HEIGHTS — Newark Valley had the lead for nearly 50 minutes, but Thomas A. Edison scored late and the teams battled through overtime to settle for a 1-1 tie in the season finale here Thursday afternoon in IAC Large School boys soccer action. ...more

SECTION IV FIELD HOCKEY: FOURTH-QUARTER GOAL LIFTS TIOGA TO 1-0 WIN OVER NEWARK VALLEY IN SEASON FINALE (20 PHOTOS) (2025-10-16)
Tioga County Sports Report
NEWARK VALLEY — Tioga scored early in the fourth quarter to pull out a 1-0 season-ending win over Newark Valley here Thursday afternoon in Section IV field hockey action.< ...more

STAC VOLLEYBALL: OWEGO ROLLS TO SWEEP OF SETON CATHOLIC (2025-10-16)
Tioga County Sports Report
OWEGO — Central Division champion Owego kept rolling along here Thursday night with a sweep of divisional rival Seton Catholic in STAC volleyball action. ...more

SECTION IV FIELD HOCKEY: SVEC DEFEATS SIDNEY TO QUALIFY FOR SECTIONALS (2025-10-16)
By TIM TAYLOR
Tioga County Sports Report
SPENCER — Spencer-Van Etten/ Candor came into Thursday's regular season finale needing a win over Sidney to qualify for the Section IV Class C field hockey playoffs.
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S-VE GRAD ENJOYING SUCCESS WITH AIR FORCE RUGBY (2025-10-16)
Tioga County Sports Report
Spencer-Van Etten graduate Ari Blaasch is enjoying some success playing rugby for the United States Air Force.
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SECTION IV BOYS SOCCER: SEVENTH-SEED SVEC OPENS CLASS B PLAYOFFS ON THE ROAD NEXT WEEK (2025-10-16)
Tioga County Sports Report
The Spencer-VanEtten / Candor (SVEC) boys soccer team will open the upcoming Section IV, Class B playoffs on the road next week. ...more