Errors Prove Costly As Athens Drops 8-4 Decision At Troy For First League Loss Of Season
By: Tim Birney / April 25, 2025 / Photo: Chris Manning
EAST TROY - Athens could not overcome seven errors as Troy handed the Wildcats their first NTL loss of the season here Thursday in Large School Division baseball action.
With the loss, Athens, now 9-2 overall, falls to 6-1 in divisional play — one game ahead of Troy and North Penn-Mansfield, both 5-2.
The Wildcats banged out three base hits in the top of the first inning, but a pick-off at second base kept them out of a potential big inning.
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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).
