Wanck, Burgess, Bronson Lead Athens At Lasagna Invite
By: Tim Birney | NTL Sports | April 26, 2025 | Photo courtesy Chris Manning
WYALUSING - Sophomore Graham Wanck led the Athens boys to a fifth-place finish here Friday at a rainy Lasagna Track & Field Invite, while junior double-winner Abby Burgess and senior Sara Bronson helped the Lady Wildcats to a fourth-place finish.
Wanck won the 1,600-meter run in a time of 4:30.93, while sophomore Lucas Persun was 17th in 4:55.72, and sophomore Matt Rossettie was 20th in 4:59.31.
Burgess won the 100-meter dash in a time of 12.22 seconds.
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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).
