Hileys, Delosa Lead Athens To 7-3 Win Over Canton
By: Tim Birney / May 8, 2026 / Photo: Tim Birney
ATHENS - Junior Gretchan Hiley turned in another strong performance in the pitcher's circle, and she, along with senior Maddie Hiley and freshman Abby DeLosa, delivered key hits in a 7-3 win over Canton here Thursday afternoon in NTL softball action.
The game was scoreless into the bottom of the third inning when DeLosa led off with a line-drive single to left field.
After sophomore Kendall Galasso moved her over with a sacrifice bunt, DeLosa scored on a check-swing single into right field off the bat of Gretchan Hiley to make it 1-0.
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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).
