Patton Powers Athens In 2-0 Win Over NEB
By: Tim Birney / September 25, 2026 / Photo: Matt Patton
ATHENS - Athens senior Delanie Patton provided all the offense the Wildcats would need Thursday in a 2-0 win over Northeast Bradford in an NTL girls soccer match-up here at Alumni Stadium.
Patton broke the ice about minutes into the game when she took a feed from senior McKenna Jarvis at the top of the box, penetrated and beat the Warrior keeper with a shot to make it 1-0.
Patton scored off a rebound midway through the half to make it 2-0, and the Athens defense stifled Williamson for the remainder of the game to secure the win.
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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).
