YOUTH SWIMMING (14U): ATHENS' WILLIAMS FARES WELL AT AAU JUNIOR OLYMPIC GAMES (2018-08-02)
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DES MOINES, Iowa — Athens 8th-grader Taegan Williams garnered honors in all 10 events she entered at the 2018 AAU Junior Olympics Summer National Championships held at the Wellmark YMCA here July 26-29.
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YOUTH SWIMMING (18U): ATHENS' SHAW COMPETES AT AAU JUNIOR OLYMPIC GAMES (2018-08-02)
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DES MOINES, Iowa — Athens graduate Shawn Shaw captured a medal and three ribbons at the 2018 AAU Junior Olympics Summer National Championships held at the Wellmark YMCA here July 26-29.
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YOUTH BASEBALL (12U): ATHENS TRIO CONTRIBUTES TO TOURNEY TITLE (2018-08-01)
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SYRACUSE — After going 1-2 in pool play, the Susquehanna River Rats avenged both losses to win the Syracuse Classic here over the weekend.
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NTL FOOTBALL: LEADERSHIP WILL PLAY KEY ROLE IN ATHENS' SUCCESS IN 2018 (2018-07-31)
BY TIM TAYLOR
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WAVERLY — Athens expects to be young, but competitive in the 2018 season. That’s the impression head football coach Jack Young gave at NTL Media Day Tuesday.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: ATHENS HOSTS BIG UGLIES TRENCH CLINIC (8 PHOTOS) (2018-07-31)
BY TIM TAYLOR
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ATHENS — Usually, they are the unsung heroes of the gridiron, but on Tuesday the offensive linemen were in the spotlight at the Big Uglies Trench Clinic here at Alumni Stadium.
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YOUTH SOFTBALL: LADY LIGHTNING SOFTBALL PROGRAM HOLDING TRY-OUTS (2018-07-31)
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WYSOX — The ”Lady Lightning” travel softball program is having try-outs for its 2019 10u, 12u, 14u, 16u, and 18u fast-pitch teams this evening, as well as Friday, and Aug. 8.
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ATHENS JUNIOR HIGH EQUIPMENT PICK-UP, TRAINING CAMP SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED (2018-07-30)
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ATHENS — Equipment pick up for Athens Area School District junior high football players is Aug. 8-9 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on the Elmira Street side of the Harlan Rowe Middle School. ...more

YOUTH SOFTBALL (12U): VALLEY ASA ALL-STARS FINISH SECOND AT M-E TOURNEY (2018-07-25)

ENDWELL — The Valley ASA All-Stars finished second in the recent Maine-Endwell Tournament, dropping a 4-3 decision to the Kirkwood Kryptonite in the championship game.
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FROM THE PRESS BOX: A SUMMER OF FOOTBALL DEPARTURES ... AND A LITTLE WRESTLING (2018-07-23)
The theme of the summer has been departures — one that effects Waverly football (and basketball) directly, one that effects Waverly and Tioga football, and a third that effects Tioga football indirectly. ...more

YOUTH BASKETBALL (GIRLS): SAYRE JV COACH FORMING NEW AAU PROGRAM — 'NORTHERN TIER STEAM' (2018-07-21)
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SAYRE — Sayre junior varsity girls basketball coach Dennis Randall is looking to give more girls an opportunity to play more basketball with the formation of the Northern Tier Steam AUU travel teams. ...more

(UPDATED) YOUTH FOOTBALL: FORMER TCU, NFL LINEMEN TO LEAD 'BIG UGLIES O-LINE CLINIC' JULY 31 AT ATHENS (2018-07-19)
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ATHENS — Athens football will host the “Big Uglies O-Line Clinic,” featuring former TCU and NFL linemen Mike Keathley and David Bobo, here July 31 at the Athens Area Alumni Stadium. ...more

YOUTH BASEBALL (8U): WAVERLY HOLDS OFF ATHENS, 8-5, TO WIN GILBERT-BROWN MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT (24 PHOTOS) (2018-07-18)
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ATHENS — Waverly jumped out to an early lead, and held off an Athens challenge on its way to an 8-5 win here Wednesday evening in the championship game of the Gilbert-Brown Memorial 8U Baseball Tournament.
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SCHOLASTIC BASKETBALL: MANSFIELD WINS WAVERLY SUMMER LEAGUE TITLE; ATHENS FALLS IN SEMIS — WAVERLY, S-VE LOSE IN QUARTERFINALS (24 PHOTOS) (2018-07-18)
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WAVERLY — Top-seed Mansfield capped off an unbeaten season with a 47-39 win over seventh-seed Watkins Glen in the championship game of the Waverly Summer Basketball League playoffs here Wednesday night.
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SECTION 3 LITTLE LEAGUE (MINORS): TRI-VALLEY SHUTS OUT ATHENS, 14-0, IN ELIMINATION GAME (4 PHOTOS) (2018-07-17)
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WELLSBORO — Tri-Valley scored seven runs in the top of the second inning en route to a 14-0 win over Athens here Tuesday evening in a consolation bracket elimination game in the Section 3 Little League baseball tournament.
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SECTION 3 LITTLE LEAGUE (MINORS): KEYSTONE BLANKS ATHENS, 7-0 (9 PHOTOS) (2018-07-16)

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WELLSBORO — “Hit it where they ain't,” is a frequently-used baseball adage that eluded the Athens 9-10 All-Stars in a four-inning, 7-0, loss to Keystone in the first round of the Section 3 Minors Division tournament here Monday. ...more

YOUTH BASEBALL (8U): ATHENS TOPS TROY, 7-3 — ADVANCES TO CHAMPIONSHIP GAME OF GILBERT-BROWN MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT (2018-07-16)
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ATHENS — Athens plated a run in the bottom of the fourth inning, then added three insurance runs in the fifth inning in a 7-3 win over Troy here Sunday afternoon in the semifinals of the Gilbert-Brown Memorial 8U Baseball Tournament. ...more

SECTION 3 LITTLE LEAGUE (11U): DANVILLE ROLLS OVER ATHENS, 22-6, IN ELIMINATION GAME (2018-07-14)
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DANVILLE — Danville overcame an early deficit and pulled away in a 22-6 win over Athens here Saturday afternoon in an elimination game of the Section 3 Little League 11U baseball playoffs.< ...more