Wellsboro Walks Off With 6-5 Win Over Athens In 11
By: Tim Birney | NTL Sports | May 12, 2026 | Photo courtesy Lance Larcom
WELLSBORO - Wellsboro scored two runs on bases-loaded walks in the bottom of the 11th inning to pull out a 6-5 win over Athens, and clinch at least a share of the NTL Large School Division baseball title here Monday afternoon.
Athens, now 16-3, hosts Troy Tuesday, and can also earn a share of the Large School title with a win.
The game was the completion of the contested suspended due to darkness on April 21 with the score tied at 4-4 after 10 innings.
Athens scored a run in the top of the 11th, also taking advantage of base on balls.
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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).
