Athens Bounces Back To Top NP-Liberty, 63-45
By: Tim Birney / December 17, 2025
ATHENS - Athens got out to a quick start, then pulled away in the second half of a 63-45 win over North Penn-Liberty here Tuesday night in NTL boys basketball action.
Athens coach Jim Lister said his squad was motivated by its losses over the weekend at the Johnson City Tip-Off Tournament.
"They were upset over the JC Tournament," said Lister. "They practiced hard, and with an edge yesterday and it showed tonight. "It's a nice team win, everyone contributed," added Lister. "It's a good start to a busy week. I'm proud of them."
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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).
