Athens Rides Early PK To 1-0 Win Over Wellsboro
By: Tim Birney | NTL Sports | October 1, 2025 | Photo courtesy Matt Patton
WELLSBORO - Junior Delanie Patton converted a penalty kick about five minutes into the game, and the Athens defense made it stand in a 1-0 win over Wellsboro here Tuesday afternoon in NTL Large School Division girls soccer action at Alumni Stadium.
"We played a full 80-minute game," said Athens coach Rich Pitts. "I could not be prouder of this group ... they worked so hard tonight to get the win. "Delanie with a great PK, but we had numerous other chances to finish the game off," added Pitts. "Their goalkeeper is one of the best in the league, and proved it tonight."
The Wildcats had an 11-5 advantage in shots-on-goal and a 5-2 edge in corner kicks.
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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).
