Athens Blows Game Open In Second Half, Blanks NEB, 5-0
By: Tim Birney / September 27, 2026 / Photo: Lorrie Gombocz
ATHENS - Athens scored four second-half goals on its way to a 5-0 win over Northeast Bradford here Saturday in NTL boys soccer action at Alumni Stadium.
"A great performance by the boys today," said Athens coach Travis Reynard. "They executed the plan well and got the result we wanted. We saw different players make an impact all over the field."
Junior Riley Patterson scored two goals, and sophomore Caden Brennan, and seniors Kamdyn Wheeler and junior Jacob Gorsline each had one goal.
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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).
