Athens Rides Big Inning To 16-10 Win Over Wellsboro
By: Tim Birney | NTL Sports | March 26, 2025 | Photo courtesy Lance Larcom
WELLSBORO - Athens plated 10 runs in the top of the fourth inning to blow open a one-run game on its way to a 16-10 slugfest win here Monday afternoon in NTL baseball action.
Wellsboro drew first blood with a pair of runs in the bottom of the first inning on a two-run home run by Marek Mascho, but took the lead for good with four runs in the top of the second inning.
Junior Eli Hobday led off the top of the second inning with a single, and sophomore Brady Flynn followed with a double. After senior Dylan Saxon drew a walk to load the bases, junior Karson Sipley singled into center field to close the gap to 2-1.
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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).
