Athens Outslugs Canton In 15-7 Win
By: Tim Birney / May 15, 2025
CANTON - Athens jumped on Canton early, but needed a late surge to pull away for a 15-7 six-inning win here Wednesday afternoon in NTL baseball action.
The Wildcats scored five runs in the top of the first inning in a rally that featured an RBI double by sophomore Brendan Cooke and an RBI single by sophomore Connor Davidson, but the Warriors rallied to close the gap to 6-5 after two innings, and tied the game at 7-7 after four innings.
In the top of the fifth inning, Athens loaded the bases on an error and two walks, then took an 8-7 lead on a wild pitch.
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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).
