Athens Runs League Win Streak To 18; Hicks, Saxon Lead The Way
By: Tim Birney | NTL Sports | August 27, 2024 | Photo courtesy Lance Larcom
WELLSBORO - Athens sophomore Eli Hicks and senior Dylan Saxon were at the top of the leaderboard to help Athens to its 18th consecutive win here Monday in NTL golf action.
The Wildcats shot a four-player aggregate of 322 to top second-place Towanda by 11 strokes. North Penn-Mansfield was third at 367, while Wyalusing was fourth at 371, Cowanesque Valley fifth at 396, Wellsboro sixth at 408, and Sayre seventh at 530.
Hicks fired a 73 on the 6,010 yards, par-71 Tyoga Country Club, while Saxon shot a 74.
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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).
