JOHNSON CITY - Norwich used a big second quarter to open up a 19-point halftime lead on its way to a 70-47 win over Athens here Friday night in the opening round of the Mark Woitach Tip-Off Tournament.

LIBERTY - Athens came up big in the second half to force overtime, but came up short in the extra session in a 66-63 loss to North Penn-Liberty here Thursday night in NTL boys basketball action.

TIOGA JUNCTION, Pa. - Junior Adam Kemp had a career night to lead Athens to a season-opening 85-55 win over Williamson here Tuesday night in NTL boys basketball action.

ATHENS - Athens raced out to a 33-0 lead with three falls and three technical falls in the first six bouts on the way to a 45-30 win over Williamson in the first dual of the NTL wrestling season.

ATHENS - Juniors Elizabeth Denlinger and Evelyn Panek led the Athens girls to a win over Tunkhannock Wednesday afternoon in non-league swimming action, while sophomore Brayden Pettitt was a triple-winner, including a school-record performance in a Wildcat loss.

ATHENS - Athens got off to a fast start, but struggled offensively over the final three quarters in a 44-23 season-opening loss to Johnson City here Wednesday night in non-league girls basketball action.

ATHENS - Attending Bucknell has becoming a tradition for the Bronsons, but Athens senior Sara Bronson, who signed a National Letter-of-Intent to run cross country for the Division I program, is only attending the Patriot League school because it's the "right fit" for her.

HERSHEY - Athens senior Sara Bronson finished her high school career at the PIAA, Class AA Cross-Country Championships Saturday with a career-best 51st-place finish.

SHAMOKIN - Athens fell to top-seed Shamokin, 50-7, in a District 4, Class 4A football semi-final match-up here Friday night.

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.

Top-seeded Selinsgrove took advantage of an Athens miscue to break a scoreless tie early in the second half on its way to a 2-0 win Wednesday night in the District 4, Class 3A boys soccer championship game at the Balls Mills Soccer Complex.

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.

LOYALSOCK - Top-seeded Shikellamy scored three goals in an eight-minute span midway through the first half on its way to a 5-0 win over fourth-seeded Athens here Saturday afternoon in the semifinals of the District 4, Class 3A girls soccer playoffs.

WILLIAMSPORT - After a hard-fought first set, third-seeded Athens dominated the final two in a sweep of second-seeded Danville here Saturday evening in the semifinals of the District 4, Class 3A volleyball championships.

ATHENS - Athens scored four TDs in the fourth quarter to blow open a close game on its way to a 51-6 win over Sayre Friday night in the annual Rusty Rail rivalry game here at Alumni Stadium.