Athens Fends Off Late Rally In 4-3 Win Over NP-Mansfield
By: Tim Birney / April 19, 2026
ATHENS - Athens build an early lead, then fended off a late rally in a 4-3 win over North Penn-Mansfield here Saturday afternoon in NTL Large School Division baseball action.
After four scoreless innings, juniors Brady Flynn and Duncan Thetga led off the fifth inning with back-to-back singles, and Flynn scored on a wild pitch to give the Wildcats a 1-0 lead.
After a single by junior Kam Wheeler moved courtesy-runner freshman Easton Paul to third base, freshman Zeke Noble singled 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).
