Williamsport Rallies Late To Top Athens, 4-1
By: Tim Birney / April 18, 2026 / Photo: Tim Birney
ATHENS - Williamsport benefited from two errors and a wild pitch to rally late for a 4-1 win over Athens here Friday afternoon in non-league baseball action.
The Wildcats took a 1-0 lead in the home half of the second inning, but a mishap on the bases may have cost them a run.
Junior Duncan Thetga reached on a catcher's interference to lead off the inning, then junior Kam Wheeler fisted a single to short right field off Williamsport's hard-throwing Cole Deitrick.
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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).
