Patton's Hat Trick Leads Athens To 5-1 Win Over Tioga
By: Tim Birney / October 15, 2025 / Photo: Matt Patton
ATHENS - Junior Delanie Patton netted a hat trick to lead Athens to a 5-1 Senior Night win over Tioga here Monday evening in non-league girls soccer action at Alumni Stadium.
"Tonight was a great send off for the seniors," said Athens coach Rich Pitts. "Last home game for them and they didn't disappoint. We moved the ball very well and overall we played very technical and tactical."
Senior Abby Burgess, off an assist from Danica May, gave the Wildcats a 1-0 lead about 11 minutes into the game.
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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).
