Athens Pulls Out Sweep Of Cowanesque Valley
By: Tim Birney / October 18, 2024
ATHENS - Athens pulled out a hard-fought win in the opening set, then rallied to win the third set to complete a sweep of Cowanesque Valley here Thursday night in NTL volleyball action.
The Wildcats swept CV by scores of 25-22, 25-14, and 28-26.
"It was a very exciting match for the girls," said Athens coach Heather Darrow. "I am really proud of them for coming back from a big deficit in the third set - to continue to fight and win was so great to see."
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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).
