ATHENS - Athens took a commanding lead early, and cruised to an 11-1 five-inning win over Sayre here Thursday afternoon in NTL softball action.

ATHENS - Sophomore Brendan Cooke's two-RBI single up the middle in the top of the eighth lifted Athens an 9-6 extra-inning win over North Penn-Mansfield here Monday afternoon in NTL Large School baseball action.

WYALUSING - Athens scored two runs in the top of the first inning, then blew the game open in the second on its way to a 17-4 win over Wyalusing here Thursday afternoon in NTL Large School softball action.

WYALUSING - Athens scored in every inning, including a nine-run outburst in the second inning, en route to a 19-4 four-inning win over Wyalusing here Thursday in NTL Large School Division baseball action.

WYALUSING - The Athens boys and girls both posted convincing season-opening wins over Wyalusing here on a chilly Monday afternoon in NTL Large School track & field action.

WELLSBORO - Athens plated 10 runs in the top of the fourth inning to blow open a one-run game on its way to a 16-10 slugfest win here Monday afternoon in NTL baseball action.

WELLSBORO - Athens scored plenty of runs early on its way to a 10-4 win over Wellsboro here Monday afternoon in NTL Large School softball action.

ATHENS - Athens hasn't had much luck against Troy recently, but that all changed Monday as they jumped out early, and held on late to beat the Trojans, 5-3, during NTL Large School softball action.

ATHENS - Athens scored seven runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to walk-off with a 14-4 five-inning win over defending division champion Troy in its season-opener here Monday afternoon in NTL Large School baseball action.

ATHENS - Sophomore Gretchan Hiley opened the season with a dominant performance to lead Athens to a 2-0 win over Towanda here on a windy Saturday afternoon in NTL softball action.

WILLIAMSPORT - Sophomore Zaine Campbell and freshman Treyton Barrett won titles, and Athens advanced 10 wrestlers to next weekend's North East Regionals here Saturday at the District 4, Class 3A wrestling championships at Williamsport High School.

JERSEY SHORE - Athens got off to a slow start, and never recovered in a 64-35 loss to Jersey Shore here Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the District 4, Class 4A girls basketball playoffs.

WILLIAMSPORT - Athens crowned three champs - senior Emma Renninger, junior Leah Nason, and sophomore Abigail Wagner, and advanced eight girls to Regionals here Saturday afternoon, while placing second at the District 4 Girls Wrestling Championships at Williamsport High School.

ATHENS - Sophomore McKenna Jarvis scored five straight points early in the fourth quarter to give Athens the lead for good, and senior Addison Wheeler nailed down a 39-35 win over Wyalusing with four free throws in the final 15 seconds here Monday night in NTL Large School Division girls basketball action.

NEW MILFORD, Pa. - Athens played four quarters of "intense" defense, and the offense caught up in the second half of a 65-45 win over Blue Ridge here Monday night in non-league boys basketball action.