Athens Bounces Back Behind Hileu's Arm In 3-1 Win Over Troy
By: Tim Birney / April 25, 2026
EAST TROY - Junior Gretchan Hiley tossed a four-hitter as Athens bounced back from a loss Thursday to top Troy, 3-1, here Friday afternoon in NTL Large School Division softball action.
Junior McKenna Jarvis reached second base on an outfield error to lead off the top of the second inning, and later scored on a wild pitch to give the Wildcats a 1-0 lead.
In the top of the third inning, Gretchan Hiley led off with a single, and ended up on second base after an outfield miscue on her hit. With one out, sophomore Memphis Paul lined an RBI single to right field to make it 2-0.
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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).
