FAST START PROPELS WAVERLY TO 53-29 WIN OVER ATHENS IN VALLEY CHRISTMAS TOURNEY TITLE GAME
By: Tim Birney | Waverly Athletics | December 28, 2019
ATHENS — Waverly opened the game with a 10-2 run, and never led by less than four points the remainder of the contest on its way to a 53-29 win over previously-unbeaten Athens here Saturday night in the championship game of the annual Valley Christmas Girls Basketball Tournament.
About the Author
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 Valley Sports Report (launched Aug. 10, 2009), Tioga County (NY) Sports Report (Aug. 13, 2018), and Northern Tier Sports Report (Aug. 31, 2020). Southern Tier Sports Report is set to launch in 2021.
