SECTION 4 DIVING: HORSEHEADS' BLAUVELT MAKES STATES, TAKES 2ND AT SECTIONAL DIVING (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-07)
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ELMIRA — Horseheads’ Mackenzie Blauvelt hit the state standard, while finishing second at the Section IV, Class A Diving championship on Friday at Ernie Davis Academy.  ...more

SECTION 4 FOOTBALL: HORSEHEADS TOPS VESTAL TO ADVANCE TO SECTIONAL FINAL (2025-11-07)
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VESTAL — The Horseheads Blue Raiders avenged a loss from earlier this season as they topped Vestal 21-7 on Friday in the Section IV, Class A semifinals.
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SECTION 4 FOOTBALL: CORNING STARTS FAST, TOPS ITHACA TO MAKE SECTIONAL FINAL (2025-11-07)
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CORNING — The Corning Hawks are headed back to the sectional final after a 52-19 win over Ithaca on Friday in the Section IV, Class AA semifinals. 
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SECTION 4 CROSS COUNTRY: CORNING BOYS HAVE 4 OF TOP SIX AS THEY WIN SECTIONALS (20 PHOTOS) (2025-11-07)
BY BRIAN FEES
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CHENANGO VALLEY — The Corning Hawks used their patented pack mentality to help them win the Section IV, Class A Championship on Thursday. ...more

SECTION 4 CROSS COUNTRY: THREE CORNING GIRLS HEADED TO STATES, TWO FOR THE FIRST TIME (20 PHOTOS) (2025-11-07)
BY BRIAN FEES
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CHENANGO VALLEY — The Corning girls had three state qualifiers on Thursday at the Section IV, Class A Championships at Chenango Valley State Park, two of them making it for the first time.
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SECTION 4 CROSS COUNTRY: KOWAL BECOMES FIRST HORSEHEADS BOYS' SECTIONAL CHAMPION IN 14 YEARS (15 PHOTOS) (2025-11-06)
BY BRIAN FEES
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CHENANGO VALLEY — As Nicholas Kowal raced toward the finish line he glanced back to see where the other runners were.
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SECTION 4 CROSS COUNTRY: BAKER EARNS TRIP TO STATES FOR BLUE RAIDERS (9 PHOTOS) (2025-11-06)
BY BRIAN FEES
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CHENANGO VALLEY — A year ago Mackenzie Baker dealt with injuries and missed the chance to run at sectionals and try and qualify for states.
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SECTION 4 CROSS COUNTRY: ELMIRA'S DEVLIN EARNS A TRIP BACK TO STATES (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-06)
BY BRIAN FEES
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CHENANGO VALLEY — Elmira’s Ella Devlin is headed back to states after a sixth-place finish in the Section IV, Class A Championships at Chenango Valley State Park.
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SECTION 4 CROSS COUNTRY: ND'S MEIER EARNS REPEAT TRIP TO STATES (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-06)
BY BRIAN FEES
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CHENANGO VALLEY — Notre Dame’s Gavin Meier knew that if he wanted to get back to states he’d have to have a big day. ...more

SECTION 4 CROSS COUNTRY: EDISON HAS PAIR OF 10TH PLACE FINISHERS AT SECTIONALS (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-06)
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CHENANGO VALLEY — Edison’s cross country teams had a pair of 10th place finishers at the Section IV, Class C Championships at Chenango Valley State Park on Thursday.

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THE SPORTS REPORTS: WELLSBORO'S KOSEK, TROY'S SMITH NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-11-06)
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Wellsboro junior Lauren Kosek earned a bronze medal at the PIAA Cross-Country Championships, and Troy senior Mason Smith led the Trojans to a big win over Wellsboro in the District 4 football playoffs. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Nov. 1. ...more

PHOTO GALLERY: AREA TEAMS SWIM IN SWIM PRELIMS; LAPIERRE QUALIFIES FOR STATES (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-05)
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ELMIRA — Area swimmers hit the pool for the Section IV, Class A prelims on Wednesday night at the pool at Ernie Davis Academy.
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SECTION 4 VOLLEYBALL: CORNING DOWNS ELMIRA TO REACH SECTIONAL FINAL (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-05)
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CORNING — The Corning Hawks advanced to the Section IV, Class AAA volleyball championship game with a 3-0 win over Elmira on Wednesday, 25-12, 25-23, 25-17.
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STSR PRESENTS THE DRAKE HVAC ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: CORNING'S HAMMOND AND ND'S YOUNG (2025-11-03)
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There were a lot of great performances last week, leading to some tough choices for the week ending on Oct. 25. In the end, it was Corning’s Bryce Hammond and Notre Dame’s MK Young 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 VOLLEYBALL: EDISON EDGED IN FOUR SETS IN SECTIONALS (2025-11-03)
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WALTON — The Edison volleyball team forced four sets, but fell to second-seeded Walton in the Section IV, Class C tournament on Monday night.
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COLLEGE MEN'S WRESTLING: ELMIRA GRAD SMITH NOTCHES 3 PINS FOR EC (2025-11-03)
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BRADFORD, PA. — Elmira graduate Donavan Smith started out his season with three pins during a quad-meet at Pitt-Bradford over the weekend. 
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HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADING: HORSEHEADS WINS CLASS A SECTIONAL CROWN (2025-11-02)
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ENDICOTT — The Horseheads Blue Raiders turned in a dominant performance in winning sectionals and qualifying for the state championships.
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THE WEEK AHEAD: REST OF SPORTS HIT POSTSEASON, AS SOCCER HEADS TO STATES (2025-11-02)
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As some sports start their postseason, others head into the state championships this week.

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EIGHT-MAN FOOTBALL: EDISON CLOSES REGULAR SEASON WITH WIN, FINISHES YEAR 7-1 (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-01)
BY BRIAN FEES
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ELMIRA HEIGHTS — The Edison football team jumped out to a 24-0 lead on their way to a 24-14 win over Moravia to cap the regular season on Saturday afternoon.
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SECTION 4 FOOTBALL: HORSEHEADS DROPS HEARTBREAKING NAILBITER TO OWEGO (23 PHOTOS) (2025-11-01)
By TIM TAYLOR
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OWEGO — A breezy afternoon didn’t help Horseheads' kicking game as the Blue Raiders left five potential points and a possible victory on the field in a 13-12 loss to Owego in Section IV football action here Saturday afternoon.
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SECTION 4 GIRLS' SOCCER: ND EDGED 1-0 IN SECTIONAL FINAL (2025-11-01)
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SIDNEY — After a scoreless first half, one goal early in the second half proved to be the difference as Notre Dame fell to Groton 1-0 in the Section IV, Class C title game on Saturday.
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SECTION 4 FOOTBALL: ELMIRA TOPS BINGHAMTON TO FINISH REGULAR SEASON (2025-11-01)
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BINGHAMTON — The Elmira football team closed out the regular season with a 28-6 win over Binghamton on Saturday afternoon.
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SECTION 4 FOOTBALL: SECOND HALF THE DIFFERENCE AS CORNING FALLS AT VESTAL (2025-10-31)
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VESTAL — Corning jumped out to a 14-7 lead at the half, before Vestal rallied back to win 31-14 in the final regular season game on Friday night.
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SECTION 4 BOYS' SOCCER: DETERMINED ELMIRA WINS 2ND STRAIGHT SECTIONAL CROWN (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-30)
BY BRIAN FEES
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WAVERLY — As Ithaca’s goalie dove to make a save on the penalty kick by Elmira’s Dom Capilli, the Express forwarded raced toward the loose ball and followed up his penalty kick by burying the shot to put Elmira up in the Section IV, Class AAA final.
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SECTION 4 GIRLS' SOCCER: CORNING SHARES SECTIONAL TITLE, BUT ITHACA MAKES STATES BASED ON PKS (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-30)
BY BRIAN FEES
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WAVERLY — After getting outscored 7-1 in the first two games of the year the Corning Hawks weren’t sure what to expect this season.

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SECTION 4 GIRLS' SOCCER: HORSEHEADS WINS FIRST OUTRIGHT SECTIONAL TITLE (2025-10-30)
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ENDICOTT — A year ago the Horseheads Blue Raiders won their first sectional title, when they shared the crown with Vestal after a tie in the sectional final.
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THE SPORTS REPORTS: WELLSBORO'S KOSEK, SVEC'S AMAN NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-10-30)
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Wellsboro junior Lauren Kosek won a District 4 cross country title, and SVEC senior Logan Aman continued a torrid season on the gridiron. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Oct. 25. ...more

SECTION 4 GIRLS' SOCCER: ND RALLIES TWICE, ADVANCES TO SECTIONAL FINAL (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-29)
By Brian Fees
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SOUTHPORT — Down a goal two different times, the Notre Dame girls’ soccer team rallied to advance to the Section IV, Class C championship game.
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IAC CROSS COUNTRY: ND'S MEIER FINISHES 6TH TO LEAD LOCALS AT IAC CHAMPIONSHIPS (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-29)
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MARATHON — Notre Dame’s Gavin Meier had a sixth-place finish to pace the local runners at the IAC Championships on Wednesday.
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SECTION 4 VOLLEYBALL: BRACKETS SET FOR SECTIONAL TOURNEY (2025-10-29)
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The brackets are set for the Section IV volleyball championships, which kick off next week.  ...more

STAC JV VOLLEYBALL: CORNING RALLIES IN 3RD SET TO WIN 4TH STRAIGHT STAC JV TITLE (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-28)
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CORNING — The Corning Hawks JV volleyball team won their fourth straight STAC Championship, rallying back from 13-7 down in the third set to top Vestal and finish the year a perfect 15-0.
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SECTION 4 BOYS' SOCCER: SEASON ENDS FOR ND IN SECTIONAL SEMIS (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-28)
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SOUTHPORT — The season came to an end for the Notre Dame boys’ soccer team on Tuesday night as they fell to Edmonton in the Section IV, Class C semifinals.

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COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL: CORNING'S HENDERSON LEADS SIENA IN SCORING IN EXHIBITION (2025-10-28)
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Former Corning standout Isaiah Henderson led Siena in scoring in their exhibition game recently. ...more

STAC CROSS COUNTRY: CORNING HAS HUGE DAY AT STAC CHAMPIONSHIPS (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-27)
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ENDICOTT — The Corning boys dominated their way to a STAC Championship, while the Hawks had a runner-up finisher on the girls side at Union-Endicott High School.

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THE WEEK AHEAD: SOCCER HITS SECTIONAL FINALS, FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON WINDS DOWN (2025-10-27)
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As the high school football season winds down, the playoffs are in full swing with sectional finals in soccer this week.
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SECTION 4 GIRLS' SOCCER: CORNING TOPS ELMIRA TO REACH SECIONAL FINAL (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-25)
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CORNING — The Corning Hawks girls’ soccer team topped Elmira 3-1 in the Section IV, Class AAA semifinals on Saturday night. ...more

SECTION 4 GIRLS' SOCCER: YOUNG NETS HAT TRICK AS ND ADVANCES TO SECTIONAL SEMIS (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-25)
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SOUTHPORT — MK Young had a hat trick as the Notre Dame girls’ soccer team topped Greene 3-1 in the Section IV, Class C quarterfinals.
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SECTION 4 BOYS' SOCCER: CORNING EDGED BY ITHACA IN SECTIONAL SEMIS (2025-10-25)
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ITHACA — The season came to an end for the Corning boys’ soccer team as they were edged by Ithaca on Saturday night, 2-1 in the Section IV, Class AAA semifinals.
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EIGHT-MAN FOOTBALL: EDISON WINS SHORTENED GAME AGAINST ND (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-25)
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ELMIRA HEIGHTS — The Edison and Notre Dame football game had an early ending on Saturday afternoon as the game was stopped with three and a half minutes left in the first half.
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STAC JV VOLLEYBALL: CORNING CRUISES INTO STAC JV FINAL (12 PHOTOS) (2025-10-25)
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CORNING — The Corning JV volleyball team picked up a two-set win over Susquehanna Valley in the STAC semifinals on Saturday morning, winning 25-6, 25-11.

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