Athens Bounces Back To Top Towanda, 1-
By: Tim Birney / August 29, 2025 / Photo: Matt Patton
ATHENS - Senior Olivia Thompson scored the game's only goal midway through the first half, and that was all the Athens defense needed in a 1-0 win over Towanda here Thursday night in NTL girls soccer win.
"It's a good bounce-back win," said Athens coach Rich Pitts. "I am so proud of the girls and how hard they worked tonight, holding a team to no shots showed how dedicated to who we are."
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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).
