Athens Falls In Five-Set Heartbreaker In Class 3A Title Match
By: Tim Birney / October 31, 2024 / Photo: Corey Mosher
After fighting from behind all night, Athens let a match point slip away in a five-set loss to Shamokin Wednesday night in the District 4, Class 3A championship match at Williamsport High School.
"It was a tough battle tonight," said Athens coach Heather Darrow. "A big rollercoaster five-game match with an amazing comeback that just wasn’t enough.
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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).
