Athens Scores In Final Minutes To Tie Williamsport, 1-1
By: Tim Birney | NTL Sports | October 6, 2024
WILLIAMSPORT - Athens scored in the final minutes of regulation to salvage a 1-1 tie with Williamsport here Saturday afternoon in non-league boys soccer action.
"I was very proud of the boys today," said longtime Athens coach Jake Lezak.
"We got a few big saves from (Zach) Fisher and (Brayden) Onofre," he noted. "The boys played a great second half … it's a great step forward for us."
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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).
