North Penn-Mansfield picked up wins over Athens and short-handed Sayre here Tuesday afternoon in NTL boys and girls cross country action.

Junior Patrick Umber netted his second hat trick in as many games to lead Athens to a 10-0 win over Troy here Tuesday afternoon in NTL boys soccer action.

Athens bounced back from a tough five-set loss to North Penn-Liberty with a 3-1 win over Canton here Tuesday night in NTL volleyball action.

EAST TROY - Gianni Renzi scored on a penalty kick midway through the second half to lift Troy to a 1-0 win over Athens in a key early-season NTL girls soccer battle here Saturday afternoon.

MANSFIELD - Junior Patrick Umber scored four goals, including the first three of the game, to lead Athens to a 6-1 win over North Penn-Mansfield here Saturday morning in NTL boys soccer action.

Athens came out slow, then rallied, but ultimately couldn't overcome its miscues in a 31-21 loss to Troy in NTL football action here Friday night at Alparon Park.

Junior Allie Kemp scored her first varsity goal late in the first half, and the Athens defense made it stand up in a season-opening, 1-0, win over Northeast Bradford here Wednesday afternoon in NTL girls soccer action.

Athens seemed to be firing on all cylinders while Troy struggled to find a groove as the Wildcats swept the Trojans,3-0, here Tuesday evening.

The Athens girls and boys picked up wins over Canton, but fell to Towanda and Troy here Tuesday afternoon in NTL cross country action on the S.R.U. school course.

HORSEHEADS - Junior Ty Owen shot even-par to lead Athens to a win over Horseheads here Monday afternoon in non-league boys golf action at Soaring Eagles Golf Course.

Two-time PIAA wrestling champion and NCAA National Qualifier Brian Courtney, a 2017 Athens grad, is still working the mats, but now he owns them, as in the United Training Facility, located here on Main Street.

WYALUSING - Athens couldn't have asked for a better start to the season than its 44-0 win over Wyalusing during NTL football action Friday.

WAVERLY - Athens senior Eli Hicks shot a sub-par round to earn low-medal honors, but Towanda remained unbeaten with a four-stroke win over the Wildcats here Wednesday afternoon.

SHIPPENSBURG - Athens junior Graham Wanck and senior Abby Burgess turned in solid performances at the PIAA Class AAA Track and Field Championships here Friday at Shippensburg University.

WILLIAMSPORT - Central Columbia ace Teddi Snavely tossed a five-hitter to end Athens' quest for a Class 4A title repeat here Friday afternoon in a 10-1 win over the Wildcats in the semifinals of the District 4 softball playoffs.