Hiley Tosses Another Gem; Athens Blanks NEB, 4-0
By: Tim Birney / April 23, 2025
ROME - Sophomore Gretchan Hiley continued her dominance in the pitcher's circle in leading Athens to a 4-0 win over Northeast Bradford here Tuesday afternoon in NTL softball action.
Hiley tossed a 1-hitter, while striking out 15 and walking two in a seven-inning complete-game win.
The Wildcats only had three hits off NEB starter Kelsea Moore, who struck out eight and walked four in seven innings.
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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).
