Athens Knocks Off Towanda, 2-1
By: Tim Birney / September 13, 2026 / Photo: Matt Patton
TOWANDA - Freshman Everleigh Waring gave Athens an early lead, and the Wildcat defense did the rest in a 2-1 win over Towanda here Saturday afternoon in NTL girls soccer action at the Endless Mountains Sports Complex.
Eight minutes into the game, senior Brinley Nichols sent a cross in front of the Towanda goal, and Waring knocked it into the goal to give the Wildcats a 1-0 lead.
The game remained 1-0 for more than 57 minutes until senior Delanie Patton, off an assist from Nichols, scored with 15 minutes remaining in the contest to make it 2-0.
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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).
