Thetga's Walk-Off Single Caps Wildcats' Comeback Win Over NP-M
By: Tim Birney / May 8, 2025 / Photo: Lance Larcom
ATHENS - North Penn-Mansfield rallied with five runs in the top of the seventh, but sophomore Duncan Thetga's walk-off RBI single in the home half capped Athens' wild 8-7 win here Wednesday afternoon in NTL Large School Division baseball action.
With the win, Athens (13-2 overall), improves to 10-1, and leads Troy (10-5, 8-3) by 2 games with three games remaining to play. NP-M falls to 9-4, 7-4.
"That was a tough game - an absolutely hard-fought win," said Athens coach Charlie Havens.
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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).
