SECTION 4 GIRLS' BASKETBALL: ND LOOKING TO TAKE ANOTHER STEP AS THEY PREPARE FOR SEASON (15 PHOTOS) (2025-11-20)
BY BRIAN FEES
Southern Tier Sports Report
SOUTHPORT — The Notre Dame girls’ basketball took a big step a year ago, and now they are excited as they returned to the court for the first week of practices this week.
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SECTION 4 GIRLS' BASKETBALL: NEW COACH, NEW SEASON FOR EDISON GIRLS (12 PHOTOS) (2025-11-19)
BY BRIAN FEES
Southern Tier Sports Report
ELMIRA HEIGHTS — It’s a new season with a new coach for the Edison girls’ basketball team as they hit the court to start pracctices for the new season this week.
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SECTION 4 TRACK AND FIELD: HORSEHEADS HITS THE TRACK TO PREPARE FOR SEASON (13 PHOTOS) (2025-11-19)
BY BRIAN FEES
Southern Tier Sports Report
HORSEHEADS — Cross Country seasons still going on for two Horseheads runners, but now it’s right into track and field as the Blue Raiders hit the track this week to begin practices for the season.
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SECTION 4 BOYS' BASKETBALL: NOTRE DAME HOPES TO BUILD ON LAST YEAR'S SUCCESS AS THEY START SEASON (10 PHOTOS) (2025-11-19)
Southern Tier Sports Report
SOUTHPORT — A year ago the Notre Dame boys’ basketball won their first IAC division title since 2013, and came a basket away from an IAC overall title.
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PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY: BEECHER MAKES FLAMES DEBUT IN WIN AT BUFFALO (2025-11-19)
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BUFFALO — Elmira’s Johnny Beecher made his debut with the Calgary Flames and he did it in his home state.
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SECTION 4 GIRLS' WRESTLING: BLUE RAIDERS HAVE NEW COACH, VETS AND NEW FACES IN LINEUP AS THEY OPEN YEAR (16 PHOTOS) (2025-11-18)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
HORSEHEADS — The Horseheads girls’ wrestling team heads into the season with a new coach, and a number of successful, veteran wrestlers.
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SECTION 4 WRESTLING: ELMIRA BEGINS PRACTICES AS THEY GEAR UP FOR SEASON (15 PHOTOS) (2025-11-18)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
ELMIRA — The Elmira Express wrestling team hit the mats on Monday for the first day of winter sports practices. ...more

SECTION 4 GIRLS' BASKETBALL: TWO-TIME DEFENDING SECTIONAL CHAMP BLUE RAIDERS PREPARE FOR NEW SEASON (15 PHOTOS) (2025-11-18)
BY BRIAN FEES
Southern Tier Sports Report
HORSEHEADS — Coming off their second straight sectional title the Horseheads girls’ basketball team got back to work on Monday as practices started for the winter sports season. ...more

SECTION 4 GIRLS' BASKETBALL: TWO-TIME DEFENDING SECTIONAL CHAMPS ELMIRA READY FOR NEW SEASON (15 PHOTOS) (2025-11-17)
BY BRIAN FEES
Southern Tier Sports Report
ELMIRA — It’s back to work for the Elmira girls’ basketball team coming off back-to-back sectional championships the past two seasons.
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SECTION 4 WRESTLING: NEW ERA FOR HORSEHEADS WRESTLING AS THEY OPEN NEW SEASON WITH NEW COACH (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-17)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
HORSEHEADS — There is a coaching change at Horseheads wrestling this year, but the reality is things aren’t changing much at all.
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COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: HORSEHEADS' MALONE EARNS ALL-EMPIRE 8 HONORS (2025-11-17)
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Horseheads graduate Taylor Malone earned a second-team all-Empire 8 volleyball selection.
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NYSPHSAA GIRLS' CROSS COUNTRY: CORNING'S MARTINEC TAKES 29TH TO LEAD LOCALS AT STATES (7 PHOTOS) (2025-11-16)
Southern Tier Sports Report
QUEENSBURY — Olivia Marinec of Corning had a top-30 finish to lead the local girls at the New York State Cross Country Championships.
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NYSPHSAA BOYS' CROSS COUNTRY: CORNING TAKES 3RD AT STATES, HORSEHEADS, CORNING HAVE STATE MEDALISTS (13 PHOTOS) (2025-11-16)
Southern Tier Sports Report
QUEENSBURY — Two locals earned state medals, while the Corning boys’ cross country team posted a third-place finish at the Class A State Championships at Queensbury on Saturday.
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NYSPHSAA VOLLEYBALL: CORNING STARTS FAST, BUT FALLS TO SHEN IN REGIONAL FINAL (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-15)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
OWEGO — The Corning Hawks got off to a dominant start, but in the end the Shenendehowa rallied for a 3-1 victory over Corning. ...more

NYSPHSAA VOLLEYBALL: HORSEHEADS LEADS EARLY, BUT FALLS IN REGIONAL FINAL (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-15)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
OWEGO — The first two sets everything went Horseheads way in the NYSPHSAA Class AA Regional Final.
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SECTION 4 FOOTBALL: ELMIRA MAKES HISTORY WITH 3RD STRAIGHT SECTIONAL TITLE (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-14)
By Brian Fees
Southern Tier Sports Report
ELMIRA — Down 12-6, the Elmira Express scored the next 27 points and never looked back as they topped Corning 53-18 to win the Section IV, Class AAA Championship on Friday night.
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SECTION 4 FOOTBALL: HORSEHEADS STOPPED ON 2-POINT TRY IN OT AS THEY ARE EDGED BY U-E IN SECTION FINAL (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-14)
BY BRIAN FEES
Southern Tier Sports Report
ENDICOTT — The Horseheads Blue Raiders came up two yards short in their sectional final against Union-Endicott, falling to the Tigers 21-20 in overtime on Friday.
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IAC GIRLS' SOCCER: YOUNG EARNS MVP HONORS, 9 OTHER ND, EDISON GIRLS EARN IAC HONORS (2025-11-13)
Southern Tier Sports Report
Notre Dame’s MK Young was the IAC South Large School MVP, while nine other Notre Dame and Edison girls’ soccer players earned league honors.
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COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY: ELMIRA GRAD BELANGER TAKES 26TH AT EMPIRE 8 CHAMPIONSHIPS (2025-11-13)
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ROCHESTER — Elmira graduate Caleb Belanger had a 26th-place finish, earning him all-conference honors at the Empire 8 Championships. 

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THE SPORTS REPORTS: TROY'S GILLILAND, CORNING'S MARTINEC NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-11-13)
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Troy senior Brendan Gilliland had a game for the ages to put the Trojans back in the District 4 championship game, while Corning senior Olivia Martinec punched her ticket to the N.Y. State Cross-Country Championships. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending No ...more

COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: ELMIRA GRADS LEAD EC IN SCORING IN LOSS TO MISERICORDIA (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-12)
Southern Tier Sports Report
ELMIRA — Elmira grads Lauren Miller and Amarionah Dixon both scored in double figures, but the Elmira College women’s basketball team fell to Misericordia 71-59 on Wednesday night.
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COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY: CORNING GRAD NAYLOR MAKES BIG JUMP IN FIRST YEAR AT NAZARETH, LOCAL GRADS SHINE AT EMPIRE 8'S (2025-11-12)
Southern Tier Sports Report
Corning graduate Mike Naylor was part of a team that made the NCAA Division III Niagara Region Cross Country Championshipsfor Nazareth.
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COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: HORSEHEADS GRAD BONNELL PLAYING AT D1 LEMOYNE (2025-11-11)
Southern Tier Sports Report
Horseheads graduate Sophia Bonnell is playing at the Division I level at LeMoyne this year.
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SECTION 4 GIRLS' SWIMMING & DIVING: HORSEHEADS WINS 6TH STRAIGHT SECTIONAL TITLE (2025-11-10)
Southern Tier Sports Report
WATKINS GLEN — The Horseheads girls’ swimming and diving team won their sixth straight Class A sectional title on Saturday. ...more

EIGHT-MAN FOOTBALL: EDISON FALLS BEHIND EARLY IN SECTIONAL SEMIFINAL LOSS (15 PHOTOS) (2025-11-10)
Southern Tier Sports Report
DRYDEN — The Edison football team fell behind 14-0 in the first quarter and never fully recovered as they fell to Moravia 26-16 in the Section IV, 8-man football semifinals.  ...more

COLLEGE SPRINT FOOTBALL: EDISON GRAD HAS BIG GAME FOR MU (2025-11-10)
Southern Tier Sports Report
MANSFIELD, PA. — Edison grad Noah Bennett had a big game on senior night for the Mansfield sprint football team in a 21-14 loss to Army.
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SECTION 4 VOLLEYBALL: HORSEHEADS VOLLEYBALL SWEEPS WAY TO SECTIONAL TITLE (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-09)
Southern Tier Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — A year ago the Horseheads volleyball team won three matches on the season.

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NYSPHSAA GIRLS' SOCCER: HORSEHEADS RALLIES BACK, BUT FALLS IN REGIONAL FINAL (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-09)
BY BRIAN FEES
Southern Tier Sports Report
WAVERLY — Down 3-0, the Horseheads girls’ soccer team could have given up in their regional final game against Warwick.
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NYSPHSAA CHEERLEADING: HORSEHEADS EXCITED AS THEY HEAD TO STATES (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-08)
BY BRIAN FEES
Southern Tier Sports Report
After winning both the STAC and sectional titles, it’s onto states today for the Horseheads cheer team. 
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SECTION 4 VOLLEYBALL: CORNING TOPS ITHACA IN 5 SETS TO WIN SECTIONAL TITLE (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-08)
BY BRIAN FEES
Southern Tier Sports Report
TIOGA CENTER — As Evie Starns walked off the court toward the end of Saturday’s Section IV, Class AAA volleyball title tears welled up in her eyes.  ...more

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' SOCCER: ELMIRA EDGED IN DOUBLE OT IN REGIONAL FINAL (2025-11-08)
Southern Tier Sports Report
WAVERLY — Elmira got the equalizing goal that led them to overtime on Saturday, but in the end they were edged 2-1 in the regional final.

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SECTION 4 DIVING: HORSEHEADS' BLAUVELT MAKES STATES, TAKES 2ND AT SECTIONAL DIVING (24 PHOTOS) (2025-11-07)
Southern Tier Sports Report
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)
Southern Tier Sports Report
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
Southern Tier Sports Report
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
Southern Tier Sports Report
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
Southern Tier Sports Report
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
Southern Tier Sports Report
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
Southern Tier Sports Report
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
Southern Tier Sports Report
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