Athens Holds Off Shik, 1-0; Advances To Class 3A Finals For First Time Since 2019
By: Tim Birney / October 27, 2024
LOYALSOCK - Longtime Athens coach Jake Lezak laid out a simple objective to his team: get one goal and hold on, and the Wildcats did that in a 1-0 win over Shikellamy here Saturday afternoon in the semifinals of the District 4, Class 3A boys soccer playoffs.
"Our biggest issue all season is no secret, we scored 25 goals the entire regular season, but we don't give up many," said Lezak.
The objective for us was to get one (goal), and hold them. And, we did that," added Lezak, who is in his 21st and final season. Athens will make its first trip to the District finals since 2019.
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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).
