Athens Blanks Tioga, 13-0, In Battle Of Unbeatens
By: Tim Birney / April 18, 2025 / Photo: Tim Birney
TIOGA CENTER - Sophomore Gretchan Hiley pitched four strong innings, and Athens took control of the game in the second inning on its way to a 13-0 five-inning non-league softball win over Tioga here Thursday afternoon.
With the win, Athens improves to 7-0, while Tioga falls to 6-1.
"It's another quality win," said Athens coach Brian Wendela. "We got to see Tioga play yesterday in a doubleheader and they have a solid team."
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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).
