Athens Back On The Defensive; Edges Williamson, 1-0
By: Tim Birney / September 21, 2025
TIOGA JUNCTION, Pa. - Senior Chase Ingram scored late in the first half, and the Athens defense made it stand for more than 48 minutes in a 1-0 win over Williamson in a key NTL boys soccer battle here Saturday afternoon.
With the win, Athens improves to 7-1-1, and 6-0-1 in league play. The Wildcats lead Wellsboro, 5-1 in league play, by 1 game.
"It definitely took some time to get use to the grass, considering turf is what we are used to," said Athens coach Travis Reynard. "But, we settled in and adjusted and were able to create some great combinations at times and apply pressure to Williamson's back line."
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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).
