Athens Blanked By Elmira; Lezak Honored With Name On 'Coaches Wall Of Fame'
By: Tim Birney | NTL Sports | September 28, 2024
ATHENS - Elmira scored a pair of first-half goals on its way to a 2-0 win over Athens here Saturday morning in non-league boys soccer action at Alumni Stadium.
Spencer Wheeler gave the Express a 1-0 lead about eight minutes into the contest, then made it 2-0 with 10:22 remaining in the first half.
"Tough one today," said Athens coach Jake Lezak. "We need to continue to work harder and find ways to score."
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Tim Birney is the founder / owner of River Road Media Group. He was born and raised in the Valley, graduating from Waverly High School in 1984.
Birney earned an Associate's Degree in Journalism from SUNY Morrisville in 1986 and a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism / Public Relations from Utica College of Syracuse University in 1988. He began his newspaper career at The Daily Review in Towanda in 1989, before moving on to The Evening Times in 1995. He spent more than 10 years at the Times, the last four as Managing Editor.
River Road Media Group includes five sites in "The Sports Reports" family that cover 24 school districts in five counties: Valley Sports Report (launched Aug. 10, 2009), Tioga County (NY) Sports Report (Aug. 13, 2018), and Northern Tier Sports Report (Aug. 31, 2020); Northern Tier West Sports Report (March 15, 2021) Southern Tier Sports Report (Aug. 16, 2021).
