Athens Falls To Galeton, 1-0, On Second-Half Penalty Kick
By: Tim Birney / September 13, 2026 / Photo: Lorrie Gombocz
ATHENS - Galeton scored the game's only goal on a penalty kick midway through the second half, and made it stand up for a 1-0 win over Athens here Saturday in NTL boys soccer action at Alumni Stadium.
"Our play simply wasn’t good enough all around and we have to be better," said Athens coach Travis Reynard. "Our touches, our passes, our decisions all need to be cleaned up.
Athens had a 5-4 edge in shots-on-goal, and a 6-2 advantage in corner kicks.
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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).
