Wanck Wins Boys Race, Bronson Second In Girls Field; Both Teams Place Fourth
By: Tim Birney | NTL Sports | October 13, 2024
ROME - For Athens sophomore Graham Wanck, finishes don't get any closer than they did on Saturday at the end of the boys' varsity race of the NTL Coaches' Cross Country Invitational.
Trailing coming down the stretch, Wanck caught a fading Creed Dewing at the line to get the win in 16:15.1.
On the girls' side, senior Sara Bronson (19:45.4) took home silver as she broke the 20-minute barrier. Wellsboro's Lauren Kosek (18:36.7) took home gold.
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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).
