Athens Overcomes Cold Start In 31-17 Win Over Williamson
By: Tim Birney | NTL Sports | January 25, 2026
TIOGA JUNCTION, Pa. - Defense kept Athens in the game early until its offense found its footing here Saturday afternoon in a 31-17 win over Williamson in NTL girls basketball action.
The Wildcats were kept off the scoreboard in the first eight minutes one field goal and one free throw to Williamson standout Kenna Thomas, and trailed 3-0.
Junior McKenna Jarvis scored five points, including a late 3-pointer, in the second quarter in a 9-6 Athens spurt that sent the game into the halftime locker room tied at 9-9.
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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).
