Athens, North Penn-Liberty Battle To 1-1 Draw
By: Tim Birney | NTL Sports | September 13, 2024
ATHENS - After Athens and North Penn-Liberty each scored a first-half goal, the defenses took over, and the two teams battled through double-overtime for a 1-1 tie in NTL boys soccer action here Friday evening.
"Liberty played a tough game," said longtime Athens coach Jake Lezak. "Their keeper (Deakon Valentine) was very good tonight, with some top-notch stops."
Junior Chase Ingram, off an assist from senior Troy Rosenbloom, scored about 3 minutes into the game to give the Wildcats a 1-0 lead.
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).
