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Athens Cruises To Big Win Over Sayre
By: Tim Birney | PIAA District IV | January 28, 2026 | Photo courtesy Tim Birney
ATHENS - Athens scored the first 20 points of the game and coasted to a 61-10 win over Sayre here Tuesday night in NTL girls basketball action.
The Wildcats used their pressing defense to pile up points early in the game, with junior McKenna Jarvis the main recipient of transition points. She scored 17 first-quarter points, including one 3-pointer.
Sophomore Brooklyn Roberts put the Redskins on the board with 1:48 remaining the in the first quarter to close the gap to 20-2.
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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).
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