Umber's Four Goals Powers Athens In 6-1 Win Over North Penn-Liberty
By: Tim Birney / September 6, 2026 / Photo: Lorrie Gombocz
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.
A great second game from the boys," said Athens coach Travis Reynard.
"We started off fast," he noted. "Our goal was to put them under pressure early and capitalize on our chances to put the game out of reach."
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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).
