Elmira Slips Past Athens, 1-0
By: Tim Birney / October 6, 2026
ATHENS - Elmira scored midway through the second half to break a scoreless tie, and then made it stand up in a 1-0 win over Athens here Monday night in non-league boys soccer action at Alumni Stadium.
"It’s always fun getting together with coach (Derek) Hamilton and coach (Steve) Mastronardi, and playing against many of my club players I coach," said Athens coach Travis Reynard.
Elmira's Nolan Kennedy scored the game's only goal with 19:09 remaining, taking advantage of an Athens slip-up in its own end.
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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).
