Athens Rolls To 59-17 Win Over North Penn-Liberty
By: Tim Birney / January 16, 2026
LIBERTY - Athens won the final 10 weight classes to overcome an early deficit on its way to a 59-17 win over North Penn-Liberty here Thursday night in NTL wrestling action.
The Mountaineers jumped out an early 17-0 lead thanks to a technical fall by Bodhi Nickerson at 107 pounds, a pin by Charles Amuck at 114, and an Athens forfeit at 121.
Junior Zaine Campbell put the Wildcats on the board with a 19-4 technical fall win over Hoyt Pequignot.
Read full match coverage on Valley Sports Report.
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).
