Late Surge Lifts Troy To 5-2 Win Over Athens
By: Tim Birney | NTL Sports | September 26, 2025 | Photo courtesy Matt Patton
ATHENS - Troy scored three goals in the second half to pull away from Athens in a 5-2 win here Thursday night in NTL girls soccer action at Alumni Stadium.
Troy, now 11-1 overall, is 7-0 in league play, and holds a three-game lead over the closest team in the standings.
"It was a great game by both teams," said Athens coach Rich Pitts. "I thought we really played a strong second half and hung with them in the first half."
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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).
