Athens Pulls Out 2-1 Lead At Chenango Valley
By: Tim Birney / October 4, 2025
BINGHAMTON - Senior Lizzie Gorsline buried a long free kick into the back of the net with 6 1/2 minutes remaining in the game to lift Athens to a 2-1 win over Chenango Valley here Friday night in non-league girls soccer action.
Pitts was pleased his team was able to overcome adversity to notch the win.
"I'm super-happy for the girls," said Pitts. "They dug deep within themselves to pull out a huge win after playing (Thursday) night and not getting the result they wanted.
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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).
