Athens Scores Early, Often To Down Sayre, 17-1
By: Tim Birney / April 9, 2026 / Photo: Tim Taylor
SAYRE - Athens jumped out to a big lead early on the way to a 17-1, five-inning victory over Sayre in NTL baseball action at Riverfront Park here Wednesday.
Brendan Cooke belted a pair of two-run doubles in the top of the first.
The initial double plated Zeke Noble and Nick Grazul, who reached on a single and double, respectively. The second came after Duncan Thetga and Noble wrapped walks around Shea Davidson’s RBI single that scored Eli Hobday, and gave the Wildcats an 8-0 cushion.
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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).
