ATHENS - "Grit and heart," said first-year Sayre baseball coach Todd Green. "That's what the boys played with today."

SHIPPENSBURG - Athens junior Sara Bronson broke her own school record in the 1,600-meter run, and sophomore Abby Burgess reached the podium Saturday at the rugged Riddick Track & Field Invitational here at Shippensburg University.

ATHENS - Athens scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to break a 3-3 tie, and senior Nicholas Jacob pitched 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief to help the Wildcats to a 6-3 win over Towanda here Friday afternoon in NTL Large School Division baseball action.

ATHENS - Towanda took a while to find its groove at the plate, but reeled off 11 unanswered runs on its way to an 11-2 win over Athens here Friday afternoon in NTL Large School Division softball action.

ATHENS - Junior newcomer Jase Babcock won four events, and seniors Emma Pernaselli and Kelley Reid were triple-winners to lead Athens to wins over Williamson, NEB, and Canton Tuesday afternoon in a four-team NTL track & field meet here at Alumni Stadium.

ATHENS - Junior Savannah Persun tossed a two-hitter, and Athens pounded out 14 hits in a five-inning, 11-1, win over Northeast Bradford here Tuesday afternoon in NTL softball action.

ATHENS - A pair of Northeast Bradford pitchers limited Athens to four hits in a 5-1 win here Tuesday afternoon in NTL baseball action.