SECTION 4 GIRLS' BASKETBALL: AFTER A SECTION TITLE A YEAR AGO THE EXPRESS ARE BACK AT WORK PREPARING FOR SEASON (24 PHOTOS) (2024-11-19)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
ELMIRA — Coming off a sectional championship a year ago the Elmira girls’ basketball team is back to work preparing for a new season.
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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' WRESTLING: HORSEHEADS GETS TO WORK AS THEY PREPARE FOR NEW SEASON (12 PHOTOS) (2024-11-19)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
HORSEHEADS — It’s a new season for the Horseheads girls’ wrestling team and this year features some new rules as the sport is going to freestyle this season. ...more

COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: LOCALS PLAYING WELL FOR NAZARETH, LITTLEFIELD NETS 16 IN COLLEGIATE DEBUT (2024-11-19)
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Edison’s Payton Littlefield had a big start to her college career for the Nazareth women’s basketball team, while Horseheads’ Madilann Johnson is also off to a strong start for Nazareth.
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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' BASKETBALL: HORSEHEADS GIRLS BACK TO WORK AS THEY LOOK TO DEFEND STAC, SECTIONAL TITLES THIS YEAR (24 PHOTOS) (2024-11-19)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
HORSEHEADS — A year after winning STAC and sectional basketball titles the Horseheads girls’ basketball team is back to work preparing for a new season.
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STSR PRESENTS THE DRAKE HVAC ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: HORSEHEADS' THOMAS AND CORNING'S MARTINEC (2024-11-18)
Southern Tier Sports Report
There were a lot of great performances this week, leading to some tough choices for the first athlete of the week honors of the season. In the end, it was Corning’s Olivia Martinec and Horseheads’ Bryce Thomas who were named the Southern Tier Sports Report, sponsored by Drake HVAC Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning Athletes of the Week.
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NYSPHSAA BOYS' CROSS COUNTRY: LOCALS RUN WELL AT STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS (11 PHOTOS) (2024-11-16)
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QUEENSBURY — Sebastian Boutwell had a 40th place finish to lead the Corning Hawks at the NYSPHSAA Class A Cross Country Championships on Saturday.
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NYSPHSAA GIRLS' CROSS COUNTRY: LOCALS HAVE STRONG SHOWING AT STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS (16 PHOTOS) (2024-11-16)
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QUEENSBURY — Olivia Martinec had a 40th place finish and the Corning girls took ninth at the Class A race at the NYSPHSAA Cross Country Championships.
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SECTION 4 FOOTBALL: ELMIRA SCORES LATE TO TOP CORNING FOR 2ND STRAIGHT SECTIONAL TITLE (24 PHOTOS) (2024-11-15)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
CORNING — The Elmira Express were just over four minutes away from having their sectional title hopes end, when they scored two times in the final 4:04 to beat Corning 35-22 on Friday night. ...more

SECTION 4 FOOTBALL: HORSEHEADS TOPS VESTAL TO WIN FIRST SECTIONAL TITLE SINCE 1998 (24 PHOTOS) (2024-11-15)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
HORSEHEADS — On Vestal’s first drive quarterback Josh Kweller dropped back and Robert Peckham came flying in and took him down.
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SECTION 4 FOOTBALL: CORNING AND ELMIRA MEET FOR SECTIONAL TITLE (2024-11-15)
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CORNING — It’s a rematch of last year as the Corning Hawks host the Elmira Express in the Section IV, Class AA Championship game.
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SECTION 4 FOOTBALL: HORSEHEADS LOOKS TO MAKE HISTORY AS THEY TRY AND WIN FIRST SETIONAL TITLE SINCE 1998 (2024-11-15)
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HORSEHEADS — The Horseheads football team will be looking to make history tonight as they play host to Vestal in the Section 4, Class A Championship.
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COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: EC PICKS UP WIN OVER PENN COLLEGE (24 PHOTOS) (2024-11-14)
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ELMIRA — The Elmira College Soaring Eagles held off the Penn College Wildcats on Wednesday night, 55-47 at Speidel Gymnasium. ...more

STAC BOYS' SOCCER: AREA ATHLETES EARN STAC HONORS (2024-11-14)
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Area soccer teams are well represented on the STAC boys’ soccer all-star teams.
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STAC GIRLS' SOCCER: AREA SCHOOLS WELL REPRESENTED ON STAC ALL-STAR LIST (2024-11-14)
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Area soccer teams are well represented on the STAC girls’ soccer all-star teams.
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IAC GIRLS' SOCCER: NOTRE DAME LANDS 8 ALL-STARS, EDISON 3 (2024-11-14)
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The Notre Dame girls’ soccer team had eight IAC all-stars, while the Edison girls had three all-stars in their first year as a varsity program. ...more

IAC BOYS' SOCCER: ND LANDS FOUR ON ALL-STAR FIRST TEAM (2024-11-14)
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The Notre Dame boys’ soccer team had four first-team IAC selections this year.
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STSR PRESENTS THE DRAKE HVAC ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: CORNING'S MARTINEC AND MAHONEY (2024-11-14)
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There were a lot of great performances this week, leading to some tough choices for the first athlete of the week honors of the season. In the end, it was Corning’s Olivia Martinec and Jaxyn Mahoney who were named the Southern Tier Sports Report, sponsored by Drake HVAC Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning Athletes of the Week. ...more

THE SPORTS REPORTS: TROY'S WOODWARD, WAVERLY'S KITTLE, OWEGO'S KATCHUK NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2024-11-14)
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Senior Evan Woodward led Troy to a rout of state powerhouse Southern Columbia in the District 4 football semifinals, while Waverly junior swimmer Mira Kittle, and Owego senior diver Kaelyn Katchuk continued to break records in the postseason. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Nov. 9.
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HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: CORNING TAKES FIRST SET, BUT FALLS IN SUB-REGIONAL ROUND (24 PHOTOS) (2024-11-13)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — A fast start helped Corning take the first set, but in the end the Hawks had their season end in the sub-regional round as they fell to John Jay 3-1.
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COLLEGE WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL: ELMIRA GRAD HOOEY HAS PLAYED IN 11 MATCHES FOR D1 LEMOYNE (2024-11-13)
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Elmira graduate Piper Hooey has played in 11 matches, with a pair of starts on the season for Division I LeMoyne.
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COLLEGE WOMEN'S WRESTLING: ELMIRA COLLEGE PICKS UP VICTORY OVER ESU, HORSEHEADS GRAD BERRY WRESTLES IN EXHIBITION MATCH (24 PHOTOS) (2024-11-12)
Southern Tier Sports Report
ELMIRA — The Elmira College women's wrestling program hosted the East Stroudsburg University Warriors in a battle of two nationally ranked programs recently inside Speidel Gymnasium. The Soaring Eagles recorded their second win in the head-to-head matchup against the Warriors with a 31-19 final score.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: FREEMAN IV HAS BACK-TO-BACK 100 YARD RUSHING GAMES FOR ALFRED, CLOSING IN ON 3,000 CAREER RUSHING YARDS (2024-11-12)
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Corning graduate Max Freeman IV has had back-to-back 100 yard rushing games for the Alfred football team.
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COLLEGE MEN'S SOCCER: HORSEHEADS GRAD TENBUS AND THE GANNON MEN'S SOCCER TEAM WIN PSAC WEST REGULAR SEASON TITLE (2024-11-12)
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Horseheads graduate Nate Tenbus and the Gannon men’s soccer team wrapped up an unbeaten PSAC West regular season.
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SECTION 4 DIVING: CORNING GOES 3-4 AT SECTION 4, CLASS A DIVING (14 PHOTOS) (2024-11-11)
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ELMIRA — Corning’s Cella McLaughlin was third, followed by teammate Wendy Lynch at the Section 4, Class A Diving Championships recently.
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WOMEN'S LACROSSE: CORNING GRAD DINARDO NAMED TO USA NATIONAL TRAINING TEAM (2024-11-11)
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Corning graduate Jenna DiNardo, a sophomore at Virginia, was named to the USA National training team.
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COLLEGE WRESTLING: ELMIRA GRAD SMITH WINS TITLE AT JOURNEYMAN CLASSIC (2024-11-11)
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BETHLEHEM, PA. — Elmira graduate Donavan Smith brought home the title in the 174D division at the Journeyman Collegiate Classic for Long Island University.
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SECTION 4 GIRLS' SWIMMING: HORSEHEADS WINS FIFTH STRAIGHT SECTIONAL CROWN (24 PHOTOS) (2024-11-10)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
WATKINS GLEN — For the fifth straight year the Horseheads girls’ swimming and diving team came home from the Section 4, Class A championship with a team title. ...more

SECTION 4 VOLLEYBALL: CORNING GETS REDEMPTION AS THEY TOP ELMIRA TO WIN SECTIONAL TITLE (24 PHOTOS) (2024-11-11)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER— A year ago the Corning Hawks faced the Elmira Express in the sectional final, and finished the night watching Elmira celebrate a sectional title.
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EIGHT-MAN FOOTBALL: EDISON'S SEASON ENDS IN PLAYOFFS (24 PHOTOS) (2024-11-10)
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MORAVIA — A special season for the Edison football team came to an end in the Section 4, Eight-Man playoffs with a 35-0 loss to Trumansburg.
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GIRLS' SOCCER: NOTRE DAME FALLS IN REGIONAL FINAL (14 PHOTOS) (2024-11-10)
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ONEONTA — The season came to an end for the Notre Dame girls’ soccer team in the regional final against Cincinnatus, 5-0. ...more

GAME DAY CHEERLEADING: HORSEHEADS HOPING FOR STRONG SHOWING AT STATES (18 PHOTOS) (2024-11-09)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
The last time Horseheads was on the mat in a state championship the made the final at took third in the competitive cheer season last winter. ...more

SECTION IV VOLLEYBALL: EDISON FALLS TO TIOGA IN CLASS C CHAMPIONSHIP (2024-11-09)
By TIM TAYLOR
Southern Tier Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — Top-seeded Tioga ended Edison’s postseason run with a 3-0 victory in the Section IV Class C volleyball championship here Saturday. The Tigers won by scores of 25-12, 25-22 and 25-18 over the seventh-seeded Spartans.
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SECTION 4 FOOTBALL: ELMIRA DOMINATES ON DEFENSE AS THEY TOP ITHACA IN SECTIONAL SEMIS (24 PHOTOS) (2024-11-08)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
ELMIRA — A return trip to the section final, and a berth into the state tournament were at stake, and the Elmira defense made sure the Express would be moving on.
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SECTION 4 CROSS COUNTRY: ND'S MEIER FINISHES THIRD IN CLASS D, QUALIFIES FOR STATES (24 PHOTOS) (2024-11-08)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
CHENANGO VALLEY — For the first two miles on Thursday the plan was to stick with the lead pack for Notre Dame’s Gavin Meier.
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SECTION 4 CROSS COUNTRY: HORSEHEADS' KOWAL QUALIFIES FOR STATES, SYDLANSKY JUST MISSES STATES ON GIRLS SIDE (21 PHOTOS) (2024-11-08)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
CHENANGO VALLEY — As he approached the finish line a huge smile broke out on the face of Horseheads junior Nicholas Kowal.
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SECTION 4 CROSS COUNTRY: PAIR OF ELMIRA GIRLS QUALIFY FOR STATES (16 PHOTOS) (2024-11-08)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
CHENANGO VALLEY — In the past Ella Devlin was the younger runner going to states, learning from Vicky Mordvinova.
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STSR PRESENTS THE DRAKE HVAC ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: ND'S KEOUGH AND CORNING'S SMITH (2024-11-08)
Southern Tier Sports Report
There were a lot of great performances this week, leading to some tough choices for the first athlete of the week honors of the season. In the end, it was Notre Dame’s Makenna Keough and Clayton Smith of Corning who were named the Southern Tier Sports Report, sponsored by Drake HVAC Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning Athletes of the Week.
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SECTION 4 BOYS' CROSS COUNTRY: CORNING SENDS FOUR RUNNERS TO STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS (24 PHOTOS) (2024-11-08)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
CHENANGO VALLEY — While the Corning Hawks weren’t able to get their whole team to states, they claimed four of the five individual spots for the state meet.
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SECTION 4 FOOTBALL: ELMIRA SET TO OPEN PLAYOFFS AT HOME AGAINST ITHACA (2024-11-08)
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ELMIRA — The playoffs start now as the Elmira Express play host to Ithaca in the Class AA playoffs.
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THE SPORTS REPORTS: TOWANDA'S VANDERPOOL, WELLSBORO'S KOSEK, NOTRE DAME'S KEOUGH NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2024-11-08)
The Sports Reports
Towanda senior Riley Vanderpool accounted for six TDs in a postseason win, while Wellsboro sophomore Lauren Kosek ran to a Top-10 finish at the PIAA Cross Country Championships, and senior Makenna Keough led Notre Dame to a Section IV girls soccer title. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Nov. 2.
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