Troy Blanks Athens, 2-0, In Key Early-Season Battle
By: Tim Birney | NTL Sports | September 11, 2025 | Photo courtesy Chris Manning
EAST TROY - Troy took a major step toward its sixth straight NTL girls soccer title Wednesday afternoon with a 2-0 win over Athens.
"The game didn't disappoint in the play on the field," said Athens coach Rich Pitts. "Troy is a well-coached, dynamic team that made us better today.
"I could not be happier with the effort we put in tonight, and look forward to the next time we play them," added Pitts.
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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).
