Athens Falls To Somerset In Four Sets In Class 4A Opener
By: Tim Birney / November 12, 2026 / Photo: Tim Birney
ATHENS - Volleyball is a game of runs, and that proved to be Athens' undoing in a four-set loss to Somerset here Wednesday night in the opening round of the PIAA, Class 4A playoffs.
Somerset won the first two sets by scores of 25-17 and 25-20, but Athens dominated the third set in a 25-16.
The Golden Knights closed out the match with a 25-16 win in the fourth set.
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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).
