ATHENS — Athens jumped out to big first-half leads, and posted big wins over Northeast Bradford and Canton Thursday and Saturday to improve to 4-0 on the season in NTL junior varsity basketball action.

MILL HALL, Pa. - Junior Layla Bennett pinned her way to a title, and senior Raven McCarthy-Gardner finished second at the Queen of the Mountain tournament Sunday here at Central Mountain High School.

ATHENS — Athens fell behind early, but dominated through the middle two quarters on its way to a 52-33 win over Canton here Friday night NTL girls basketball action.

ATHENS — Mya Thompson and Sara Bronson combined for 27 points to lead Athens to a 31-25 win over Canton here Friday night in NTL junior varsity girls basketball action.

ATHENS — Athens used a 20-1 run to start the second quarter to build a 21-point halftime cushion en route to a 53-21 win over Northeast Bradford here Thursday night in NTL boys basketball action.

HERSHEY — Athens senior Matt Gorsline finished up his career at the PIAA Cross-country Championships on Saturday, while Sara and Emma Bronson gained experience for next season.

MONTOURSVILLE — Montoursville had the perfect recipe for success. It scored on a big special teams play early, established its running game, and forced four Athens turnover on its way to a 48-14 win here Friday night in the quarterfinals of the District 4, Class AAA football playoffs.

MIDDLEBURG — Top-seeded Mifflinburg scored four first-half goals, and tacked on four more in the second half in an 8-0 win over fourth-seeded Athens here Saturday afternoon in the semifinals of the District 4, Class AAA girls soccer playoffs at Midd-West High School.

MIDDLEBURG — Nick Ritter scored four goals — all in the first half — to lead second-seeded Selinsgrove to a 7-0 win over third-seeded Athens in the semifinals of the District 4, Class AAA boys soccer playoffs here Saturday afternoon at Midd-West High School.

SAYRE — A costly penalty, and a perfectly-executed extra-point kick in a steady rain on a muddy field proved to be the difference in Athens’ 7-6 win over Sayre here Friday night in the annual “Rusty Rail” rivalry game at the Lockhart Street Bowl.

ATHENS — Athens saw its 2021 season come to an end at home Thursday night with a 3-0 loss to Large School champ North Penn-Liberty in NTL volleyball action.

BLOOMSBURG — For Athens’ Emma Bronson, Thursday’s District IV, Class AA girls’ Cross Country Championship race was a long time coming. The junior had come up just short of qualifying for states last year, and wasn’t going to let it pass by again, as she, and her freshman sister Sara Bronson both qualified for States, along with Matt Gorsline in the boys’ Class AA race.

ATHENS — For all intents and purposes, Athens’ volleyball season ended Saturday with a loss in the opening round of the District 2-4 Sub-Regionals, but it still had a couple league games remaining this week.

CORNING — Athens got off to a quick start, but Corning righted the ship and won a 3-1 decision here Monday night in non-league volleyball action.

BERWICK — Last year, Berwick ended Athens’ Cinderella run through the District 2-4 Class AAA Sub-Regionals in the finals. This year, Berwick ended it before it could even get started.