Athens Edges Reigning N.Y. State Class B Champ In Overtime For Pitts' 100th Career Win
By: Tim Birney / September 14, 2024
BATH - Junior Abby Burgess scored in the final minute of the first overtime period to lift Athens to a 2-1 win over reigning N.Y. State Class B champion Bath-Haverling here Saturday afternoon in non-league girls soccer action.
The victory was the 100th career win for Athens coach Rich Pitts, who credited all his players for his success at Athens.
Read Coach Pitts' comments, and the rest of the story, on Valley Sports Report.
About the Author
Tim Birney
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).
