Athens Wins First Set; Troy Rallies For 3-1 Win
By: Tim Birney | NTL Sports | August 29, 2025
TROY - Athens started fast with a win in the first set, but defending Large School champion Troy rallied to win the next three sets for a 3-1 win here Thursday night in NTL volleyball action.
The Wildcats won the first set 25-22, but the Trojans reeled off wins of 25-14, 25-17, and 25-20.
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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).
