Hiley Powers Athens In 2-0 Win Over Jersey Shore, And Into First District Championship Game Since 2015
By: Tim Birney / May 25, 2025 / Photo: Tim Birney
W'PORT - Sophomore Gretchan Hiley spun a 1-hitter, and her base-running in the first inning created all the runs Athens would need in a 2-0 win over Jersey Shore here Saturday afternoon in the semifinals of the District 4, Class 4A softball playoffs here at Elm Park.
The top-seeded Wildcats improve to 20-1 on the season, and will play for its first-ever District 4 title Wednesday against second-seeded Central Columbia.
"It's been a great season, and we just want to keep it going," said Athens coach Brian Wendela. "It's been our main goal for the year ... obviously, we want to keep playing after the district championships.
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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).
