Athens Rides Big First Inning To 17-1 Rout Of Milton
By: Tim Birney / May 5, 2026
MILTON - Athens poured 12 runs across the plate in the top of the first inning in a 17-1 three-inning win over Milton here Monday afternoon in non-league baseball action.
Junior Duncan Thetga knocked in the first two runs of the game with a single, and junior Connor Davidson followed with a two-run double to right field make it 4-0.
After a wild pitch made it 5-0, senior Eli Hobday stroked an RBI single to right field, and junior Alex McQuay lined an RBI double into the gap to make it 7-0.
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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).
