Hiley Sisters, Jarvis Lead Athens Past Wyalusing
By: Tim Birney / April 4, 2026 / Photo: Tim Taylor
ATHENS - Athens pitcher Gretchan Hiley threw her third double-digit strikeout game of the season as the Wildcats defeated Wyalusing, 5-1, in NTL softball action here Friday.
Hiley would strike out 10 without giving up a walk, and surrendered one unearned run.
"Gretchan being Gretchan," coach Brian Wendela said. "She just does what she does. She knew it was a big game, and she steps up to that. She's a coach's dream when she does that and she just keeps doing her thing."
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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).
