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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SECTION 4 FOOTBALL: CHARLANOW HAS 4 TDS AS HORSEHEADS ROLLS ON SENIOR NIGHT (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-24)
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HORSEHEADS — Dmitri Charlanow threw three touchdown passes, and ran for one more, and Horseheads got out to a 47-0 lead at the half on their way to a 60-14 win over Binghamton on Friday night.
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SECTION 4 FOOTBALL: CORNING STARTS FAST IN WIN OVER ITHACA (20 PHOTOS) (2025-10-24)
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CORNING — The Corning Hawks jumped out to a 44-6 lead at the half on their way to a 56-14 win over Ithaca on Friday night.
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SECTION 4 BOYS' SOCCER: ND ADVANCES IN SECTIONAL PLAYOFFS (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-25)
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SOUTHPORT — Down 1-0 early, the Notre Dame boys’ soccer team rallied past South Kortright/Andes in the Section IV, Class D playoffs.
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SECTION 4 FOOTBALL: ELMIRA TOPS ROME FREE ACADEMY FOR 3RD STRAIGHT WIN (2025-10-24)
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ELMIRA — The Elmira Express won their third straight game, topping Rome Free Academy 41-21 on Friday night.
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MODIFIED FOOTBALL: HORSEHEADS 8TH GRADE TEAM EDGES U-E (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-23)
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HORSEHEADS — The Horseheads eighth-grade football team held on for a 22-20 win over Union-Endicott on Thursday night.
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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)
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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

MODIFIED GIRLS' SOCCER: HORSEHEADS PICKS UP WIN OVER ELMIRA (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-23)
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HORSEHEADS — The Horseheads modified girls’ soccer team played host to Elmira on Wednesday night.
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STAC BOYS' SOCCER: CORNING WRAPS UP SEASON WITH WIN AT VESTAL (2025-10-22)
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VESTAL — The Corning Hawks boys’ soccer team wrapped up the regular season with a 4-0 win at Vestal on Wednesday night.
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PHOTO GALLERY: IMAGES FROM THE JAMES MASKER BOYS' HOOPS CAMP THIS SUMMER (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-22)
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ELMIRA — The James Masker and Wally’s Hall of Fame Boys’ Basketball camp was held at the end of the summer in Elmira.
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COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: JONES HAVING BIG SEASON FOR BROCKPORT COLLEGE (2025-10-21)
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Elmira graduate Madisen Jones is finding success in her freshman year at Brockport College.
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SECTION 4 CROSS COUNTRY: EDISON FINDS SUCCESS AT WHITNEY POINT INVITE (2025-10-21)
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WHITNEY POINT — The Edison boys took third out of the eight-team field at the Whitney Point Invitational on Tuesday afternoon.
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SECTION 4 GIRLS' SWIMMING & DIVING: CORNING FALLS TO ITHACA (2025-10-21)
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CORNING — The Corning girls’ swimming and diving team fell to Ithaca on Tuesday night, 97-84. ...more

STAC VOLLEYBALL: CORNING WRAPS UP REGULAR SEASON WITH WIN OVER ELMIRA (2025-10-21)
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ELMIRA — The Corning Hawks volleyball team wrapped up the regular season with a four-set win over Elmira on Tuesday night.
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STSR PRESENTS THE DRAKE HVAC ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: ELMIRA'S COLON AND CORNING'S MARTINEC (2025-10-21)
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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 Elmira’s Julian Colon who were named the Southern Tier Sports Report, sponsored by Drake HVAC Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning Athletes of the Week. ...more

IAC VOLLEYBALL: HORSEHEADS WRAPS UP SEASON ON SENIOR NIGHT AGAINST ITHACA (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-20)
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HORSEHEADS — The Horseheads volleyball team wrapped up the regular season with a loss to Ithaca on senior night on Monday night, 25-23, 25-18, 25-21.
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PHOTO GALLERY: HORSEHEADS MODIFIED VOLLEYBALL HOSTS CORNING (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-20)
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HORSEHEADS — The Horseheads modified volleyball teams hosted Corning on Monday night at the North Gym at Horseheads High School.
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PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY: BEECHER SCORES IN FIRST GAME OF SEASON FOR BRUINS (2025-10-20)
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Elmira’s John Beecher played in his first games of the year for the Boston Bruins and scored a goal in his first game he played.
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SECTION 4 GIRLS' SWIMMING & DIVING: ELMIRA PICKS UP WIN OVER ND (2025-10-20)
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ELMIRA — The Elmira girls’ swimming and diving team picked up a 83-60 win over Notre Dame on Monday afternoon.
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STAC CHEERLEADING: HORSEHEADS WINS STAC CHAMPIONSHIP (24 PHOTOS) (2025-10-19)
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CHENANGO VALLEY — The Horseheads Blue Raiders captured the STAC Championship on Sunday afternoon at Chenango Valley High School.
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COLLEGE SPRINT FOOTBALL: EDISON GRAD BENNETT HAVING BIG SEASON FOR MANSFIELD (2025-10-19)
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Edison grad Noah Bennett is having a big season in sprint football for 3-1 Mansfield.
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THE WEEK AHEAD: PLAYOFFS GET UNDERWAY IN SOCCER (2025-10-19)
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The postseason gets into full swing in soccer, while other sports close in on the end of the regular seasons.
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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