ATHENS - Athens coach Jim Lister has been pleased with his team's play on the defensive end. On Saturday afternoon, the Wildcat offense was on full display in a 72-62 win over Towanda in NTL boys basketball action.

Canton won their third match in four days, besting Towanda 45-24 during NTL action Saturday.

After coming up just short at home against Sayre on Thursday Canton fell to the Redskins 53-17 during NTL boys' hoops on Saturday.

Troy rallied from a 9-point deficit going into the fourth quarter to pull out a 45-42 win over North Penn-Mansfield during NTL boys' hoops action Saturday.

Troy went 5-1 at the Battle on the Border Duals, taking second place to the hosts Williamson.

The Wellsboro Varsity Wrestling team went 1-5 at the Battle on the Border on Saturday at Williamson.

Northern Tier League Scoreboard from Friday, January 16, 2026.

The Wellsboro Lady Hornet Swim Team split a meet between Heartland Athletic Conference members Milton and Shamokin on Friday.

The Wellsboro Boys Swim team dropped a pair of close meets to Milton and Shamokin out of the Heartland Athletic Conference on Friday.

ATHENS - Athens turned in a stellar performance on both ends of the floor in a 47-14 rout of Wellsboro here Friday night in NTL Large School Division girls basketball action.

JIM THORPE, Pa. - Athens advanced six girls in the quarterfinals, and has five more alive in wrestlebacks after Friday action here at Coal Cracker Invite at Jim Thorpe High School.

The Wellsboro Varsity Girls Basketball team's offensive woes continued Friday, as they fell 47-14 to Athens on the road.

Troy girls' basketball continued to roll through the NTL on the strength of their defense, this time besting North Penn-Mansfield, 61-29, Friday.

Canton got some big wins in the middle weights as they topped NEB, 44-29, for their second straight victory.

Canton girls hoops rolled past Sayre, 47-9, during NTL action Friday. They jumped out to a 17-2 first quarter lead and never looked back.