
WAVERLY'S LAUPER NAMED DIVISIONAL 'MVP;' BELLIS NAMED 'SPECIALIST MVP; — FIVE LADY WOLVERINES EARN FIRST-TEAM HONORS
December 31, 2022 Tim BirneyWAVERLY — Waverly senior Michaela Lauper was named the IAC South Large School Divisional “Most Valuable Player,“ while freshman libero Brilynn Belles was named the “Specialist MVP,” and five of their teammate were selected first-team all-stars in recent voting by the league’s coaches.

WAVERLY RIDES FAST START TO 48-37 WIN OVER TOWANDA IN VALLEY CHRISTMAS TOURNEY TITLE TILT
December 30, 2022 Tim BirneyWAVERLY — A hot start helped Waverly hold off a late Towanda challenge, and claim their fifth straight Valley Christmas Tournament title with a 48-37 win in girls’ basketball action here Friday night.

WAVERLY GRABS LEAD EARLY IN 54-42 WIN OVER ATHENS IN VALLEY CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT TITLE GAME
December 30, 2022 Tim BirneyWAVERLY — Waverly jumped out early, and then did a good job keeping Athens at arm’s length much of the game en route to a 54-42 win to claim the boys’ Valley Christmas Tournament title Thursday night.
WAVERLY'S BEEMAN FINISHES THIRD AT WINDSOR CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT
December 29, 2022 Tim BirneyWINDSOR — Senior Ty Beeman dropped a heartbreaker in the semifinals, but wrestled back for third place, notching Waverly’s only wins here Thursday on Day 2 of the rugged Windsor Christmas Wrestling Tournament.
BEEMAN LONE WOLVERINE TO REACH SEMIFINALS AT WINDSOR CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT; THREE REMAIN ALIVE IN WRESTLEBACKS
December 28, 2022 Tim BirneyWINDSOR — Waverly senior Ty Beeman only wrestled one match, but reached the semifinals of the rugged Windsor Christmas Wrestling Tournament. He is the lone Wolverine in the winner’s bracket, but three of his teammates are still alive in wrestlebacks.

WAVERLY ROLLS TO 79-18 WIN OVER SAYRE IN OPENING ROUND OF VALLEY CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT
December 27, 2022 Tim BirneyWAVERLY — Waverly held Sayre scoreless for nearly 12 minutes in the first half, and scored 27 unanswered points en route to a 79-18 win here Tuesday night in the opening round of the girls Valley Christmas Tournament.

FAST START PROPELS WAVERLY TO 85-64 WIN OVER SAYRE IN OPENING ROUND OF VALLEY CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT
December 27, 2022 Tim BirneyWAVERLY — Junior Joey Tomasso knocked down a pair of 3-pointers in the first 79 seconds of the game as Waverly built a 16-point first-quarter lead, and never led by less than 14 for the remainder of the contest on its way to an 85-64 win over Sayre here Tuesday night in the opening round of the boys Valley Christmas Tournament.

WAVERLY BOYS SWEEP US/PB; LADY WOLVERINES SWEPT FOR FIRST LOSSES OF SEASON
December 21, 2022 Tim BirneyAUBURN — Freshman Derek Johnson rolled a 600 series to lead Waverly to a sweep of Union Springs here Wednesday in IAC bowling action, while the previously-unbeaten Lady Wolverines were swept.

WAVERLY PULLS AWAY FOR 57-28 WIN AT NOTRE DAME
December 20, 2022 Tim BirneySOUTHPORT — Notre Dame kept it close for one quarter, but Waverly put on the defensive clamps, and pulled away for a 57-28 win here Tuesday night in IAC South Large School Division girls basketball action.

WAVERLY FALLS TO SCHUYLER'S SUPERIOR DEPTH, 91-7
December 20, 2022 Tim BirneyWATKINS GLEN — Waverly won nine of 12 events, but Schuyler used superior depth to pull out a 91-75 win here Tuesday afternoon in IAC boys swimming action.
DEFENSIVE EFFORT LEADS WAVERLY TO WIN AT EDISON
December 19, 2022 Brian FeesELMIRA HEIGHTS — The Waverly Wolverines got off to a red-hot start in the first quarter, but then the offense slowed the rest of the half. One thing that never slowed was the defensive effort, and that led Waverly to a 53-46 win at Edison on Monday.

WAVERLY ROLLS TO 77-24 WIN OVER EDISON
December 19, 2022 Tim BirneyWAVERLY — Waverly scored early and often, and built a 25 point first-quarter lead en route to a 77-24 win over Thomas A. Edison here Monday night in IAC South Large School boys basketball action.
DAVENPORT, BECHY, CHANDLER PACE WAVERLY'S EFFORTS AT FINGER LAKES INVITE
December 17, 2022 Tim BirneyCORTLAND — Junior Haylie Davenport was a double-winner, and senior Kayleb Bechy and junior Micah Chandler each won one event to pace Waverly’s efforts here Saturday morning at the Finger Lakes Indoor Track & Field Invitational at SUNY Cortland.

WAVERLY RIDES BONUS-POINT WINS PAST NEWARK VALLEY
December 14, 2022 Tim TaylorWAVERLY — State-ranked Waverly picked up seven individual victories, six by fall, to defeat Newark Valley, 42-27, in IAC Division I wrestling action Wednesday evening.
