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Hileys Lift Athens To 3-0 Win Over Wellsboro
By: Tim Birney | PIAA District IV | April 22, 2026 | Photo courtesy Lance Larcom
WELLSBORO - Junior Gretchan Hiley tossed a 2-hitter and recorded her 400th career strikeout, and senior Maddie Hiley smacked the go-ahead home run in Athens' 3-0 win over Wellsboro here Tuesday afternoon in NTL Large School baseball action.
"Today was a great pitching matchup," said Athens coach Brian Wendela. "Both girls really executed their game plans and pitched well."
Both teams managed just one hit through the first three innings, and the score was tied at 0-0.
Facing an 0-2 count, Maddie Hiley a pitch over the left field fence to give the Wildcats a 1-0 lead.
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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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