Goal In Final Seconds Forces Athens To Settle For 1-1 Draw With Williamson
By: Tim Birney / October 16, 2024
ATHENS - Williamson scored with 8.1 seconds remaining in regulation to forge a 1-1 draw with Athens here Tuesday afternoon in NTL boys soccer action.
"Eight seconds … The progress of this team and how well we played tonight will not be seen by those who focus on a mistake with 8 seconds left," said Athens coach Jake Lezak.
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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).
