NP-L Hands Athens First Loss Of Season; Avenges Early-Season Loss
By: Tim Birney / May 8, 2025 / Photo: Lance Larcom
ATHENS - North Penn-Liberty scored the game's only run in the second inning to win a battle of 1-hitters in a 1-0 win over Athens here Wednesday afternoon in NTL Large School Division action.
With the win, NP-L avenges a 5-1 loss to Athens earlier this season, which snapped a 50-game regular-season win streak.
"It was a great game today with two good teams and great pitching," said Athens coach Brian Wendela. (North Penn-Liberty) has the potential to win a district title if 'Booth' pitches like that."
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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).
