ATHENS - Senior Olivia Thompson scored the game's only goal midway through the first half, and that was all the Athens defense needed in a 1-0 win over Towanda here Thursday night in NTL girls soccer win.

TROY - Athens started fast with a win in the first set, but defending Large School champion Troy rallied to win the next three sets for a 3-1 win here Thursday night in NTL volleyball action.

ROME - Senior Chase Ingram broke a scoreless tie early in the second half, and the Athens defense made it stand in a 1-0 season-opening win over Northeast Bradford here Wednesday afternoon in NTL boys soccer action.

WAVERLY - Junior Eli Hicks fired an even-par 37 to lead Athens to wins over Wyalusing and Sayre here Wednesday afternoon in NTL golf action on the front nine at Shepard Hills.

ATHENS - Wellsboro scored in the 15th minute of the game, and made it stand, adding an insurance goal late in a 2-0 season-opening win over Athens here Tuesday in a key early-season NTL girls soccer match-up.

ATHENS - Wyalusing pulled out a hard-fought win in the first set on its way to a season-opening sweep of Athens here Tuesday night in NTL volleyball action.

ATHENS - Junior Connor Davidson threw for four TDs, and ran for another to lead Athens to a 47-27 season-opening win over South Williamsport here Friday night in non-league football action at Alumni Stadium.

WELLSBORO - Towanda made it three in a row, but just barely, edging Athens by 1 stroke Monday in the third NTL golf match of the season here at the Tyoga Country Club.

WESTFIELD, Pa. - Towanda made it two in a row, topping runner-up Athens by 26 strokes here Thursday morning at River Valley Golf Course in the second NTL golf match of the season.

TOWANDA - Towanda had home-field advantage, and took advantage of it to post a first-place finish here in the first NTL match of 2025 at the Towanda Country Club, snapping Athens' 22-match league win streak.

W'PORT - Sophomore Gretchan Hiley had another outstanding performance in the pitcher's circle, and senior Gretchen Schmieg contributed the "biggest hit of her life" to lift Athens to a 4-1 win over Central Columbiahere Thursday afternoon at Elm Park.

SHIPPENSBURG - Coming into this season, Athens junior Abby Burgess knew the odds of getting on to the PIAA Track and Field state podium this year were longer due to them moving up to Class 3A. Still, the junior snuck into the 100-meter finals, then moved up from the eighth seed to finish fourth in the state in 12.12 seconds here Saturday at Shippensburg University.

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.

SHIPPENSBURG - Athens junior Abby Burgess has had her fair share of near-misses in her track and field career, but at the PIAA Track and Field Championships Friday she came out on the bright side of a close shave, earning a spot in the Class AAA 100-meter finals by .01 seconds.

WILLIAMSPORT - Athens sophomore Brendan Cooke hit a towering home run in the top of the second inning to tie the score, but the rest of the game was all Montoursville.