Athens' Shores Leads Valley Contingent At Dash In The Dark
By: Tim Birney | NTL Sports | September 20, 2025
OWEGO - Athens junior Jacob Shores posted a top-20 finish to lead the Valley contingent, which also included runners from Waverly and Tioga, here at the second annual "Dash in the Dark" at Owego Free Academy.
There were 302 boys runners combined between varsity (179) and JV (123) field, and 186 more in the junior high race.
Shores clocked in at 17:09.1 to finish 19th, and junior Matt Rossettie was 31st in 17:35.8.
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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).
