NTL CROSS-COUNTRY: CANTON'S HALBFOERSTER LEADS BRADFORD COUNTY ALL-STARS (2025-11-24)
BY CHRIS MANNING
Northern Tier Sports Report
It was another exciting season on the trails in NTL boys’ cross-country, with Canton’s Lawrence Halbfoerster leading the way.

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COLLEGE: WILLIAMSON'S SOTTOLANO GOES 4-2 AT KEYSTONE CLASSIC (2025-11-23)
BY BRYAN SEYMOUR
Northern Tier Sports Report
Lock Haven University traveled to the University of Pennsylvania for the Keystone Classic Invitational. Traveling with the team was Williamson graduate Kade Sottolano, wrestling at 285.
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NTL CROSS-COUNTRY: TOWANDA'S MARIS COBB HEADLINES BC GIRLS' ALL-STARS (2025-11-23)
BY CHRIS MANNING
Northern Tier Sports Report
It was all orange and black in NTl girls’ cross-country this season as Towanda rolled to a league title, and nearly made states as a team.

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COLLEGE: WYALUSING GRAD WOODRUFF GETS WIN IN PENN COLLEGE DUAL (2025-11-22)
BY BRYAN SEYMOUR
Northern Tier Sports Report
This week in college wrestling, our area saw Wyalusing’s Nick Woodruff and Penn College Wildcats hosting the PCT Duals with Alvernia University and Averett College ...more

NTL GIRLS' BASKETBALL: NEB SCRIMMAGES MONTROSE (2025-11-22)
Northern Tier Sports Report
MONTROSE — NEB girls’ hoops saw their first action Saturday as they traveled to Montrose for a scrimmage.

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YOUTH: TOWANDA JH GIRLS GET SWEEPS OVER WYALUSING, NPM (2025-11-21)
Northern Tier Sports Report
The Towanda girls’ hoops A-team got wins over NPM (33-26) and Wyalusing (26-21) in junior high action recently.
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NTL FOOTBALL: TROY HAS ANOTHER OUTSTANDING SEASON IN 2025 (2025-11-21)
BY CHRIS MANNING
Northern Tier Sports Report
Troy football had another dominant season in 2025, rolling to their third straight NTL title and making their third straight District IV, Class AA title game.

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NTL WRESTLING: TROY EXCITED TO BE BACK IN THE MAT ROOM (2025-11-20)
Northern Tier Sports Report
TROY — Troy wrestling is back in the mat room under the leadership of new head coach Tony Carter.

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NTL BOYS' BASKETBALL: TROY EXCITED TO GET BACK TO WORK (2025-11-20)
Northern Tier Sports Report
TROY — A youthful Troy boys’ basketball team was back on the court Thursday, led by new head coach Craig Sheeley.

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NTL GIRLS' BASKETBALL: TROY EXCITED TO BE BACK IN THE GYM (2025-11-20)
Northern Tier Sports Report
TROY — The Troy girls’ basketball team was working hard in the gym to defend their NTL title Thursday.

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NTL SAYS GOOD-BYE TO COACHING LEGEND JIM DAVIS (2025-10-19)
BY BRIAN FEES
The Sports Reports
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NTL WRESTLING: NEB BACK IN THE MAT ROOM (2025-11-19)
Northern Tier Sports Report
ROME — NEB wrestling was back in the mat room this week as they gear up for another season.

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NTL WRESTLING: GARRETT WESNESKI EXCITED TO BE BACK AT CANTON (2025-11-18)
Northern Tier Sports Report
CANTON — It’s a homecoming for Canton’s Garrett Wesneski as the 2-time state medalist has taken over the helm for Warrior wrestling this year after coaching Troy last season. ...more

NTL BOYS' BASKETBALL: KITCHEN BACK AT THE HELM AS YOUTHFUL CANTON HITS THE COURT (2025-11-18)
Northern Tier Sports Report
CANTON — Canton’s Brock Kitchen is back at the helm of boys’ basketball after a couple seasons away as he looks to rebuild the program.< ...more

NTL GIRLS' BASKETBALL: CANTON EXCITED TO BE BACK IN THE GYM (2025-11-18)
Northern Tier Sports Report
CANTON — The Canton girls’ basketball team was hard at work in the gym on Tuesday as they gear up for the season.
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NTL GOLF: TOWANDA'S THOMPSON IS NAMED THE NTL GOLFER OF THE YEAR (2025-11-18)
Northern Tier Sports Report
Towanda’s Boom Thompson and Athens’ Brooke Lyon were named the Male and Female NTL Golfers of the Year for 2025.< ...more

NTL SOFTBALL: TOWANDA'S WELLS SIGNS TO PLAY FOR JUNIATA (2025-11-17)
BY CHRIS MANNING
Northern Tier Sports Report
TOWANDA — Towanda’s Caedence Wells will be playing for Juniata softball at the next level after signing with Eagles on Monday.
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NTL SWIMMING & DIVING: TOWANDA GLAD TO BE BACK IN THE POOL (2025-11-17)
Northern Tier Sports Report
TOWANDA — Towanda swimmers were back in the pool on Monday for the first full week of winter sports practice.< ...more

NTL GIRLS' WRESTLING: TOWANDA EXCITED TO START YEAR TWO (2025-11-17)
Northern Tier Sports Report
TOWANDA — Towanda girls’ wrestling starts year two with a big roster, and bigger coaching staff. ...more

NTL GIRLS' BASKETBALL: TOWANDA EXCITED TO GET IN THE GYM (2025-11-17)
Northern Tier Sports Report
TOWANDA — Towanda girls’ basketball was getting up and down the court to start the week of practice Monday.

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NTL BOYS' BASKETBALL: TOWANDA EXCITED TO BE BACK ON THE COURT (2025-11-17)
Northern Tier Sports Report
TOWANDA — Towanda boys’ basketball was back to work on Monday during the first full week of winter sports practice.

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NTL GIRLS' SOCCER: TROY HAS HISTORIC 2025 SEASON (2025-11-16)
BY CHRIS MANNING
Northern Tier Sports Report
The Troy girls’ soccer team couldn’t have asked for a better season than they had in 2025, as they made school history as the first team in program history to earn a state berth.
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NTL CROSS-COUNTRY: NEB BOYS PEAK AT THE RIGHT TIME (2025-11-16)
BY CHRIS MANNING
Northern Tier Sports Report
It was a new look squad for NEB boys’ cross-country this season with a roster full of freshmen, and after getting their feet wet they improved to the point that they won their fourth straight District IV, Class A title ...more

COLLEGE: TROY GRAD SEYMOUR DOES WELL AT DUALS TOURNAMENT (2025-11-16)
BY BRYAN SEYMOUR
Northern Tier Sports Report
There is plenty of college wrestling happening this weekend. With the Division 1 National Duals and the Shorty Hitchcock Memorial Open. Our local wrestlers were spread across the country. Troy’s graduate Sheldon Seymour wrestling for Lehigh, traveling to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to take part in the National Dual, to North Penn Liberty’s Riley Oakes and Bradyen Pequignot, and Athens Caleb Nason wrestling for Millersville at the Shorty Hitchcock Invitational in Millersville, PA. 
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NTL BOYS' BASKETBALL: NEB EXCITED TO BE BACK IN THE GYM (2025-11-15)
Northern Tier Sports Report
ROME — The NEB boys’ basketball team was busy doing drills Saturday as they get ready for a 2025-2026 season where they have big goals.
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NTL GIRLS' BASKETBALL: NEB BACK ON THE COURT (2025-11-15)
Northern Tier Sports Report
ROME — NEB girls’ hoops was working on ball handling drills Saturday as they gear up to defend their NTL Small School title this year.

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YOUTH: TOWANDA JH GIRLS TAKE TWO FROM NPL (2025-11-15)
Northern Tier Sports Report
The Towanda junior high girls’ hoops teams picked up a pair of wins against NP-Liberty Saturday ...more

NTL CROSS-COUNTRY: TOWANDA RUNNERS HAVE BANNER RAISING SEASONS (2025-11-15)
BY CHRIS MANNING
Northern Tier Sports Report
The Towanda cross-country teams had big goals going into the 2025 season, and they nabbed most of them, while others were just out of reach.
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YOUTH: TOWANDA JH BOYS HOOPS SPLITS WITH WELLSBORO (2025-11-15)
Northern Tier Sports Report
Towanda boys’ junior hoops split with Wellsboro recently, winning the B game 31-18 while they lost the A game 33-25.< ...more

NTL FOOTBALL: TROY FALLS TO SOUTHERN COLUMBIA IN D4 FINAL (2025-11-15)
BY CHRIS MANNING
Northern Tier Sports Report
CATAWISSA — On Troy’s first drive they were stopped on fourth-and-short, and it proved to be a bad omen for the game as the Trojan offense not got going in their 42-0 loss to Southern Columbia during the District IV, Class AA title game Friday.

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NTL FOOTBALL: YOUTHFUL TOWANDA BATTLES THROUGH 2025 SEASON (2025-11-14)
BY CHRIS MANNING
Northern Tier Sports Report
The young Towanda football team had plenty of growing pains this season, and a few injuries in the mix, too, though by the second half of the year they were a much improved team as they went 3-7.

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NTL VOLLEYBALL: TOWANDA HAS WILD DISTRICT QUALIFYING SEASON IN 2025 (2025-11-14)
BY CHRIS MANNING
Northern Tier Sports Report
It was a season on the edge for Towanda volleyball, with plenty of ups-and-downs. By the end, though, they achieve their goal of earning a district berth as they finished the season 10-10.

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YOUTH: CANTON JH BOYS, GIRLS EARN HOOPS WINS (2025-11-13)
Northern Tier Sports Report
CANTON — Canton boys junior high hoops picked up a pair of wins over NP-Liberty on Thursday, as the A team won 26-18, while the B team was victorious 30-9.
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NTL VOLLEYBALL: TROY HAS BANNER RAISING SEASON (2025-11-13)
BY CHRIS MANNING
Northern Tier Sports Report
It was a banner raising for Troy in more than one way in 2025 as they repeated as NTL Large School champions, while also claiming their first district title since 2014.
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NTL BOYS' SOCCER: NEB POSTS STRONG 2025 SEASON (2025-11-13)
BY CHRIS MANNING
Northern Tier Sports Report
The senior led NEB boys’ soccer team had a bounce back season, going 13-5 on the year after a few seasons finishing just under .500.

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NTL VOLLEYBALL: YOUTHFUL CANTON SHOWS POTENTIAL IN 2025 (2025-11-13)
BY CHRIS MANNING
Northern Tier Sports Report
It was an up-and-down season for Canton volleyball as they showed their potential at times, and their youth at others times as they finished the season 8-11.
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NTL FOOTBALL: TROY HEADS TO SOUTHERN COLUMBIA WITH DISTRICT TITLE ON THE LINE (2025-11-13)
BY CHRIS MANNING
Northern Tier Sports Report
The game that seemed fated from the beginning of the season - Troy (11-1) vs. Southern Columbia (11-1) - finally here. This year it’s for the District IV, Class AA title with kick-off at 7 p.m. on Friday down at Catawissa.

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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)
The Sports Reports
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

NEW DISTRICT IV GIRLS' CLASSIFICATIONS FOR THE NEXT TWO SEASONS (2025-11-12)
Northern Tier Sports Report
The PIAA just dropped their new classifications for the 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 sports seasons, and there’s plenty of moving up and down.

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BOYS' CLASSIFICATIONS FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS (2025-11-12)
Northern Tier Sports Report
The PIAA just dropped their new classifications for the 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 sports seasons, and there’s plenty of moving up and down.

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