Top-Seeded Shikellamy Ends Athens' Season In Class 3A Semi-Finals
By: Tim Birney / October 27, 2024
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.
Athens coach Rich Pitts said effort was not the problem for the Wildcats.
"I think our energy was great, from the girls off the bench to the girls on the field, everyone gave everything I expected, or wanted from them. We played our hearts out, we just didn't have enough horses," said Pitts.
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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).
