Hicks Fires Career-Best Round; Athens Claims Fourth Straight League Title
By: Tim Birney | NTL Sports | September 17, 2024 | Photo courtesy Nick Coyle
WAVERLY - Sophomore Eli Hicks fired a career-low round of 69 to lead Athens to its 21st consecutive NTL win, and its fourth consecutive league title here Monday afternoon at Shepard Hills Country Club.
"It's absolutely awesome to win our fourth straight NTL title," said Athens coach Lenny Pientka. "We have a good blend with two seniors - Dylan Saxon and Brady Darrow, who give us consistent golf and team leadership," he noted. "And, a good group of sophomores in Lucas Greninger, Eli Hicks ,and Collin Cogdon."
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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).
