ATHENS - Volleyball is a game of runs, and that proved to be Athens' undoing in a four-set loss to Somerset here Wednesday night in the opening round of the PIAA, Class 4A playoffs.

DANVILLE - Despite being the top seed, Athens faced a two-hour bus trip to play third-seeded Danville on its home floor for the District 4, Class 4A volleyball title. In the end, it didn't matter as the Wildcats turned in a dominant performance to win its second straight 4A title.

TROY - Athens came out on the winning end against Troy in of one of the closest sweeps you'll ever hear Tuesday night in NTL Large School volleyball action.

WYALUSING - Athens won the first set, but Wyalusing tightened up its play and rolled to a 3-1 win here Saturday afternoon in NTL Large School Division volleyball action.

ATHENS - Athens started fast and staved off a Williamson comeback bid in a 3-1 win here Thursday night in NTL volleyball action.

ATHENS - Athens cruised to a three-set sweep of Cowanesque Valley here Tuesday night in NTL volleyball action.

After building a 2-0 lead, Athens needed to re-group to pull out the decisive fifth game in an epic 3-2 win over Towanda here Thursday night in NTL Large School volleyball 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.

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.