Athens Boys, Girls Notch Wins Over CV, Sayre
By: Tim Birney | NTL Sports | September 18, 2024
WESTFIELD, Pa. - The Athens boys, led by sophomore Graham Wanck and senior Ethan Hicks, had four of the top five finishers in a win over Cowanesque Valley, and the Lady Wildcats also picked up a win over the short-handed Indians in NTL cross country action.
The Athens boys topped CV, 24-33, and Sayre, which had just one runner, 15-50.
The Athens girls bested CV, 15-50. (Sayre did not field a runner.)
See the full meet results on Valley Sports Report.
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).
