Hiley Spins No-Hitter; Athens Blanks Troy, 1-0, To Win Second Straight Large School Title
By: Tim Birney / May 13, 2026 / Photo: Tim Birney
ATHENS - There are signature performances, and then there are signature performances.
Junior Gretchan Hiley turned in a performance verging on iconic Tuesday, tossing a no-hitter and striking out 17 in a 1-0 win over Troy to clinch the Wildcats second straight outright NTL Large School Division title.
"It was a great performance by Gretchan," said Wendela. "She was just a couple of walks away from a perfect game today. It was really nice to see with the NTL championship on the line and Troy coming to play with a purpose. She also got her 500th strikeout as a junior, you don’t see that happen very often," added Wendela. "It was a pretty impressive day for her. She really looked sharp with her pitches, and we're going to need that going into postseason play."
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).
