Athens Girls Top Wellsboro; Boys Fall
By: Tim Birney | NTL Sports | September 10, 2025 | Photo courtesy Corin Shores
ATHENS - Wellsboro claimed two of the top three spots, but Athens' depth prevailed in a 25-35 win here Tuesday afternoon in NTL girls cross country action, while the Wildcat boys dropped a 21-35 decision.
Alissa Vough finished second in a time of 21:14 to pace the Wildcats.
Juniors Jacob Shores (17:50) and Matt Rossettie (19:22) finished third and fourth, respectively, for the Wildcats.
Read complete meet coverage 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).
