THE VALLEY — Athens baseball takes on longtime NTL rival Towanda in a rare Sunday afternoon tilt, and it's at a special venue — PNC Field in Scranton, home of the SWB RailRiders, the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees.
The baseball game is not the only event on Sunday's docket as Waverly is in action at the Real Deal Track & Field Invite at Johnson City High School.
BASEBALL
Athens (6-0) vs. Towanda (3-3), 4 p.m. @ PNC Field, Scranton: The Wildcats are coming off a 12-0 win over Williamson Wednesday, while the Black Knights topped Canton, 12-2.
The two teams play again Tuesday at Towanda.
TRACK & FIELD
Waverly at Square Deal Invite, 10 a.m. @ Johnson City H.S.: The Wolverines will test their mettle against a strong field of teams from the region.
Junior Haley Larrabee will look to reach the podium in the 400-meter dash for the Lady Wolverines, and fellow sprinters freshman Kaylin Twedt and junior Kaitlyn Sutton will look to do the same in the 100 and 200.
On the boys side, junior thrower Troy Beeman and distance runners senior Nick Mattison and sophomore Chase Hine will likely lead the way.