Athens Blanks Wellsboro, 2-0; Improves To 3-0
By: Tim Birney | NTL Sports | September 3, 2025 | Photo courtesy Lance Larcom
WELLSBORO - Athens scored a pair of second-half goals, sandwiched around junior Zach Fisher stop of a Wellsboro penalty kick, in the Wildcats' 2-0 win here Tuesday afternoon in NTL Large School Division boys soccer action.
The win snaps a six-game losing streak against the Hornets, who had won 9 of the last 10 games against the Wildcats.
"It's a very big win today for the boys and the program as a whole," said first-year Athens coach Travis Reynard. "I am beyond proud of each and every one of them for fighting an entire 80 minutes.
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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.
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