ELMIRA JUNIOR GETTING CHANCE TO REPRESENT USA AT GOODWILL GAMES IN BARCELONA (2024-03-31)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
Elmira junior Caleb Ostrander has dealt with a lot in his baseball career, as he’s had to battle back from an injury.
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HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADING: A MAGICAL END FOR THE HORSEHEADS CHEER TEAM AS THEY MAKE HISTORY (2024-03-21)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
Sometimes one moment can make history. Sometimes one moment can change everything for a group of athletes. ...more

PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL: ELMIRA GRAD MOFFE GOES FROM ELMIRA TO CHILE TO SLOVAKIA THIS YEAR AS HE FINDS PRO SUCCESS (2024-03-04)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
At the end of 2023 Tyler Moffe wasn’t sure if he would be playing basketball this year.

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HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADING: ELMIRA EXPRESS EXCITED TO COMPETE AT STATES (24 PHOTOS) (2024-03-02)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
On Friday night the Elmira cheerleaders were on the sidelines rooting on the Express basketball teams as they brought home sectional titles.
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HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADING: HORSEHEADS EXCITED FOR CHANCE TO FINISH SEASON IN BINGHAMTON FOR STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS (24 PHOTOS) (2024-03-01)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
In the biggest moments the Horseheads cheer team seem to be at their best.
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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' SWIMMING: HORSEHEADS' LI LOOKS TO CAP SUCCESSFUL SENIOR YEAR AT STATES (2024-02-29)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
There is little that Shoonfon Li hasn’t accomplished in his high school career.
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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL: DIVISION TITLE PART OF MAGICAL SEASON FOR ND, WHO OPENS SECTIONALS TONIGHT (2024-02-23)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
SOUTHPORT — When the summer began the Notre Dame boys’ basketball team had high hopes. However, the summer was a little shaky and it caused some players to have questions heading into the season.
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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' BASKETBALL: FRIENDS FROM ELMIRA AND EDISON HELP ORGANIZE A BASKETBALL GAME FOR A GREAT CAUSE (2024-01-24)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
Basketball has been a huge part of the friendship between two area friends. So, when it came to doing a senior project the two knew that basketball would be a big part of it.
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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' SWIMMING & DIVING: MCKANE, TERWILLIGER FORMED ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL DUOS YOU'LL EVER FIND (2023-11-19)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
It was sixth grade when Angie McKane and Brooke Terwilliger first hit the pool together.
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FIVE DECADES OF SWIMMING AS CHEMUNG SAILFISH CELEBRATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY (16 PHOTOS) (2023-08-31)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
One of the most enjoyable things about coaching the Chemung Sailfish for coach Keith Ess is hearing about multiple generations of swimmers in the club. ...more

SPALDING ENJOYING NEW ROLE AS A COACH WITH JOE GIBBS RACING (2023-08-23)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
WATKINS GLEN — For years Terry Spalding has spent his weekends in the pits changing tires in the NASCAR Cup series.
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IT WAS A SEASON FOR THE AGES FOR HORSEHEADS GRADUATE, AND NCAA CHAMPION, SOPHIA VERKLEEREN (2023-08-13)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
As a freshman Sophia Verkleeren was a national runner-up, and watched teammates win national titles for Williams College swimming.

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NOTRE DAME ATHLETES SIGN TO PLAY AT THE NEXT LEVEL (10 PHOTOS) (2023-07-20)
Southern Tier Sports Report
SOUTHPORT — Four Notre Dame sports standouts will continue their careers at the next level as they signed last month to play collegiate sports. ...more

HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: AFTER INJURY BANGE ENJOYING CHANCE TO RUN AGAIN AT STATES (2023-06-08)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
Midway through this season the idea of Ashton Bange running the 1600 at states seemed unlikely.
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HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: MORDVINOVA KEEPS GETTING FASTER AS SHE HEADS TO STATES (2023-06-08)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
Elmira senior Vicky Mordvinova never imagined she’d be putting up some of the times she is as she prepares for the state championships.
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HIGH SCHOOL FLAG FOOTBALL: HIGH-FLYING HAWKS ENJOYING FIRST SEASON OF FLAG FOOTBALL (2023-05-22)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
Over the past week Corning quarterback Hannah Smith threw 12 touchdown passes in a pair of games.
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HIGH SCHOOL FLAG FOOTBALL: FROM DANCE TO THE GRIDIRON, EMERSYN GARVIN FOLLOWS IN HER FAMILIES FOOTSTEPS ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD (2023-05-12)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
When it was announced that Elmira was going to have a flag football team Emersyn Garvin had plenty of family members telling her she should give it a try.
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HIGH SCHOOL FLAG FOOTBALL: ELMIRA HAS PLENTY OF FAMILIAR FACES FOR FIRST FLAG FOOTBALL TEAM (24 PHOTOS) (2023-04-20)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
ELMIRA — Flag football may be a new sport for the Elmira Express, but there are some very familiar faces that will be on the field when the team plays their first game today.
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CORNING'S GROTTENTHALER SIGNS TO PLAY DIVISION I LACROSSE AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE (8 PHOTOS) (2023-04-19)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
CORNING — For Katie Grottenthaler the goal was to play Division I lacrosse. She looked at a number of schools through the process, but when she went to Youngstown State it felt like the right place.
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SPECIAL SENIOR YEAR FOR CORNING'S RUFFIN AS HE CAPPED INDOOR SEASON AS A STATE CHAMP (2023-04-08)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
It’s senior year for Gyasi Ruffin and he knows that means his opportunities to find success in track and field are getting more limited.
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