Mansfield Shuts Down Athens, 2-0
By: Tim Birney / October 3, 2025 / Photo: Matt Patton
ATHENS - Brooke Wilcox scored a pair of goals to lift North Penn-Mansfield to a 2-0 win over Athens here Thursday afternoon in NTL girls soccer action at Alumni Stadium.
"Sometimes the game is cruel and you can play your heart out and still lose," said Athens coach Rich Pitts.
Wilcox, off an assist from Adaline Yungwirth, found the net with 6:20 remaining in the first half to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead.
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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).
