Johnson City Tops Athens In Woitach Tip-Off Consolation Game
By: Tim Birney / December 14, 2024
JOHNSON CITY - Johnson City raced out to an early lead, and gradually pulled away in a 54-40 win over Athens here Saturday afternoon in the consolation game of the Mark Woitach Tip-Off Tournament.
"It was tough weekend for us," said Athens coach Jim Lister. "It’s not our effort, the effort is there," noted Lister. "After four games, we are averaging 18 turnovers per game, and we just are not making the high-percentage shots.
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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).
