Bronson, Burgess Lead Athens To 10th Straight League Championship
By: Tim Birney | NTL Sports | May 10, 2025 | Photo courtesy Chris Manning
ATHENS - Senior Sara Bronson and junior Abby Burgess each had two first-place and two second-place finishes to lead Athens to its 10th straight NTL Championship here Friday afternoon at the league meet at Alumni Stadium.
The Wildcats claimed the team title with 133 points, while Wellsboro was second with 102.5 points, Towanda was third with 100.5, Williamson was fourth at 96 points, and Troy was fifth with 75.
"I couldn't be more happy with how the girls performed tonight," said Athens coach Mike Bronson. "They, without a doubt, exceeded my expectations.
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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).
