NTL WRESTLING: MOUNTIES SPLIT PAIR OF DUAL MEETS (2022-01-26)
By Lance Larcom
Northern Tier West Sports Report
BLOSSBURG — North Penn-Liberty split a pair of dual meets here Wednesday, winning the only contested match in a 54-6 win over Sayre before surrendering four forfeits and four pins in a 52-18 loss to NTL front-runner Canton. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: LADY TIGERS TAKE DOWN WILLIAMSON (2022-01-26)
Northern Tier West Sports Report
TIOGA JUNCTION — Payton Chapel and McKenna Lightner combined for 29 points and the Lady Tiger defense didn’t allow a Williamson scorer into double figures as North Penn-Mansfield topped the Lady Warriors 47-32. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: NORTH PENN-LIBERTY LOSES TO ATHENS (2022-01-26)
Northern Tier West Sports Report
LIBERTY — North Penn-Liberty struggled against a high-powered Athens squad and fell 58-21 in NTL girls’ crossover action Wednesday. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: WELLSBORO FALLS TO NORTHEAST BRADFORD (2022-01-26)
Northern Tier West Sports Report
ROME — Wellsboro fell to NTL Small School front-runner Northeast Bradford 54-29 in girls crossover action Wednesday. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: COWANESQUE VALLEY DROPS CLOSE GAME TO WYALUSING (2022-01-26)
Northern Tier West Sports Report
WESTFIELD — A big Wyalusing second quarter doomed Cowanesque Valley as the Rams would use the eight-point advantage to go on and edge the Lady Indians 45-41 in NTL girls crossover play Wednesday. ...more

NTL WRESTLING: HORNETS PIN WAY TO WIN OVER NEB (2022-01-25)
Northern Tier West Sports Report
ROME — The Hornets won four of the five contested weight classes against Northeast Bradford Tuesday and picked up six forfeit wins on their way to a 60-12 NTL dual meet win over the Panthers. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: CV RUNS AWAY WITH WIN OVER WILLIAMSON (2022-01-25)
Northern Tier West Sports Report
TIOGA JUNCTION — McGwire Painter scored 31 points for Cowanesque Valley as the Indians doubled up Williamson, topping the Warriors 64-32 in NTL boys crossover action Tuesday. ...more

NTL WRESTLING: WILLIAMSON FALLS TO WYALUSING (2022-01-25)
Northern Tier West Sports Report
BLOSSBURG — Williamson picked up four individual wins against Wyalusing Tuesday, but the Rams used four pins, a technical fall and two major decisions to top the Warriors 43-15. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: WELLSBORO WINS SIXTH STRAIGHT, ELEVENTH OVERALL (2022-01-25)
Northern Tier West Sports Report
WELLSBORO — The Hornets used balanced scoring and good defense to pick up their sixth win in a row, running away from Northeast Bradford and topping the Panthers 63-37 in NTL boys’ crossover action Tuesday. ...more

NTL WRESTLING: WYALUSING USES FOUR FORFEITS, FOUR FALLS TO TAKE DOWN MOUNTIES (2022-01-25)
Northern Tier West Sports Report
BLOSSBURG — North Penn-Liberty won four of the eight contested weight classes here Tuesday, but Wyalusing took advantage of receiving four forfeit wins and went on to down the Mounties 48-25. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: NP-MANSFIELD DROPS GAME TO WYALUSING (2022-01-25)
Northern Tier West Sports Report
MANSFIELD — North Penn-Mansfield was held to their lowest point total of the season Tuesday .. 28 points below their average .. as small school-leader Wyalusing came to town and knocked off the large school Tigers 45-31 in NTL boys crossover play. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: MOUNTIES EDGED BY ATHENS (2022-01-25)
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ATHENS — North Penn-Liberty pushed an Athens team fresh off an upset of Large School leader Troy, but came up just short and fell to the Wildcats 56-49 in NTL boys crossover play Tuesday night. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: COWANESQUE VALLEY FALLS AT TOWANDA (2022-01-24)
By Lance Larcom
Northern Tier West Sports Report
TOWANDA — Cowanesque Valley fell behind a high-powered Towanda squad early and lost 53-23 in NTL girls’ crossover action Monday. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: WELLSBORO GETS DIVISIONAL WIN OVER WYALUSING (2022-01-24)
Northern Tier West Sports Report
WELLSBORO — The Lady Hornets jumped out to an early lead and held Wyalusing to seven second-half points to pick up a 41-22 win in NTL Large School play Monday.  ...more

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: WINTER WEEK 7 (2022-01-23)
Northern Tier West Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — NTWSR presents our Athletes of the Week for girls’ basketball, boys’ basketball and wrestling. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: WILLIAMSON FALLS AT WYALUSING (2022-01-22)
Northern Tier West Sports Report
WYALUSING — Williamson got a game-high 15 points from sophomore Taylor Rae Jones, but it wouldn’t be enough as the Warriors fell to the Rams 56-28 in NTL girls’ crossover play Saturday. ...more

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: CV DROPS NON-LEAGUE GAME AT MEADOWBROOK (2022-01-22)
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MILTON — Cowanesque Valley fell behind early and lost 33-15 to Meadowbrook Christian Academy in a non-league girls’ basketball match-up Saturday. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: NP-LIBERTY REBOUNDS WITH WIN OVER WILLIAMSON (2022-01-21)
By Lance Larcom
Northern Tier West Sports Report
LIBERTY — After a close, two-point loss earlier in the week to Canton, Derek Litzelman and Noah Shedden combined for 34 points Friday night to lead the Mounties to a 55-42 win over Williamson. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: COWANESQUE VALLEY LOSES ON LATE BUCKET BY TOWANDA (2022-01-21)
By Lance Larcom
Northern Tier West Sports Report
WESTFIELD — Cowanesque Valley opened up a tie ballgame with a big third quarter, only to see Towanda rally back into the game and hit a last-second shot to hand the Indians a heartbreaking 65-64 loss Friday. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: TIGERS TAKE DOWN PANTHERS FOR NINTH WIN (2022-01-21)
By Lance Larcom
Northern Tier West Sports Report
ROME — North Penn-Mansfield big man Brody Burleigh continued his consistent play this season and scored 19 points against Northeast Bradford to lead the Tigers to a 56-37 win over the Panthers in NTL boys crossover action Friday. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: WELLSBORO TOPS SAYRE FOR FIFTH STRAIGHT WIN (2022-01-21)
By Lance Larcom
Northern Tier West Sports Report
SAYRE — A second-straight 20-point effort by Liam Manning and 18 points from Peyton McClure helped Wellsboro outlast Sayre and pick up their fifth win in a row, downing the Redskins 62-56 in NTL boys’ crossover action Friday. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: NP-MANSFIELD TOPPED BY ATHENS (2022-01-21)
By Lance Larcom
Northern Tier West Sports Report
MANSFIELD — The Lady Tigers were held to two first-quarter points and six in the first half en route to a lopsided 56-21 loss to Athens in NTL Large School girls basketball action Friday. ...more

NTL WRESTLING: BLACK KNIGHTS ROLL TO WIN OVER WELLSBORO (2022-01-20)
By Lance Larcom
Northern Tier West Sports Report
WELLSBORO — The Hornets picked up a meet-opening fall at 215 pounds from Justice Harlan, but Towanda would sweep the remaining matches and go on to top Wellsboro 59-6 in NTL wrestling action Thursday. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: WILLIAMSON TOPPED BY ATHENS (2022-01-20)
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ATHENS — Williamson fell behind early to Athens and couldn’t recover as the Wildcats ran away with a 58-27 win over the Lady Warriors in NTL girls crossover action Thursday. ...more

HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING: WELLSBORO SWIMMERS COMPETE AT TOWANDA (2022-01-20)
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TOWANDA — Wellsboro athletes competed as independents at a recent Towanda/Athens swim meet, recording several winning and District qualifying times. ...more

NTL GIRLS BASKETBALL: NP-MANSFIELD FALLS TO NEB (2022-01-20)
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MANSFIELD — The Lady Tigers were held under six points in every quarter of their game with Northeast Bradford Thursday and dropped their crossover matchup with the Panthers, 46-18. ...more

ON TAP TODAY: A LOOK AT TODAY'S SCHEDULE IN THE WEST (2022-01-20)
Northern Tier West Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — Barring any of the now-normal cancellations/postponements, all five West girls' basketball squads will be in action today, along with the Wellsboro grapplers. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: NP-LIBERTY EDGED BY CANTON (2022-01-19)
By Lance Larcom
Northern Tier West Sports Report
LIBERTY — North Penn-Liberty and Canton traded leads seven times through the first half and the Mounties stayed within striking distance throughout the second, but a strong fourth-quarter start by the Warriors would prove to be too much for the Mounties to overcome and Canton edged NPL 51-49 in NTL Small School play. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: WELLSBORO OVERCOMES SLOW START TO TOP TOWANDA (2022-01-19)
By Lance Larcom
Northern Tier West Sports Report
TOWANDA — Wellsboro gave up 27 first-quarter points to open their game with Towanda, tightened up on defense and chipped away at the deficit and took down the Black Knights 59-52 in NTL Large School boys basketball action Wednesday. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: WYALUSING RUNS AWAY FROM COWANESQUE VALLEY FOR WIN (2022-01-19)
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WYALUSING — Cowanesque Valley was able to hang with Wyalusing for a quarter here Wednesday, but was held to 11 points over the final three quarters and fell to the Rams 64-27 in NTL Small School boys basketball action. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: WILLIAMSON SUFFERS LOPSIDED LOSS AT ATHENS (2022-01-19)
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ATHENS — Williamson gave up a 32-point first quarter points en route to a lopsided 92-37 loss to Athens in NTL Large School division action on Wednesday. ...more

COLLEGE WOMENS BASKETBALL: UPDATE ON WELLSBORO'S CATHRYN BROUGHT AT LYCOMING (2022-01-18)
By Lance Larcom
Northern Tier West Sports Report
WILLIAMSPORT — Cathryn Brought, a Wellsboro grad, continues to build on her sophomore season as a member of the Lycoming College women’s basketball team. ...more

COLLEGE WOMENS BASKETBALL: UPDATE ON CV'S ABBY ACKLEY AT PSU BERKS (2022-01-18)
By Lance Larcom
Northern Tier West Sports Report
READING, PA — Cowanesque Valley alum Abby Ackley has had a solid start to her collegiate basketball career, getting significant playing time for her Penn State Berks women’s basketball squad. ...more

WEST BASKETBALL SCORING LEADERS (2022-01-17)
By Lance Larcom
Northern Tier West Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — Here are the most up-to-date scoring totals for boys and girls basketball teams and players in the West, as of January 17th. ...more

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: WINTER WEEK 6 (2022-01-16)
Northern Tier West Sports Report
TIOGA COUNTY — Our honorees this week led their respective teams to some wins, some near-wins and showed consistency throughout their week of contests. ...more

HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING: NP-LIBERTY HAS STRONG SHOWING AT MATNESS AT THE MACC (2022-01-15)
Northern Tier West Sports Report
MONTGOMERY — North Penn-Liberty took six wrestlers to compete at the Matness at the MACC Tournament on Saturday and came away with a fifth-place finish, as five of their six wrestlers picked up multiple wins on the day. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: WILLIAMSON LOSES TO TOWANDA (2022-01-15)
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TIOGA JUNCTION — Williamson jumped out to an early lead by scoring 18 first-quarter points against Towanda Saturday, but the Black Knights would limit the Warriors to 18 points the rest of the way, cruising to the 70-36 win. ...more

HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING: WELLSBORO COMPETES AT MATNESS AT THE MACC (2022-01-15)
Northern Tier West Sports Report
MONTGOMERY — Wellsboro competed at the Matness at the MACC on Saturday, picking up seven wins among the eight Hornet grapplers on-hand. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: DOMINICK'S TIP-IN AT BUZZER, LIFTS NP-MANSFIELD TO 64-62 OVERTIME WIN OVER TOWANDA (2022-01-14)
By CHRIS MANNING
Northern Tier West Sports Report
TOWANDA — Coming in NP-Mansfield had lost two of its last three games after starting the season 6-0. If the Tigers wanted to keep their hopes of an NTL Large School title alive, they’d have win at Towanda on Friday, but were facing a spirited Towanda squad that took an 8-point lead early in the fourth quarter. However, Karson Dominick wasn’t about to let them lose another one. ...more

NTL BOYS BASKETBALL: WILLIAMSON FALLS TO TROY, 89-44 (2022-01-14)
Northern Tier West Sports Report
TIOGA JUNCTION – Williamson fell to Troy 89-44 in NTL Large School Division boys’ basketball action on Friday.
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