Athens Boys Earn Third Win In Less Than 24 Hours; Lady Wildcats Fall To Lewisburg
By: Tim Birney | NTL Sports | January 25, 2026
ATHENS - Swimming for the second time in less than 24 hours, the Athens boys recorded a big win over Lewisburg here Saturday, while the Lady Wildcats fell in non-league swimming action.
On Friday, both Athens teams earned wins over Central Columbia and Wellsboro.
The Athens boys won 11 of 12 events on their way to a 106-18 win over Lewisburg.
Juniors Brayden Pettitt, Eli Hicks, and Jacob Shores were quad-winners for the Wildcats, and Dominic Musick was a triple-winner.
The Lady Wildcats only won two events in an 82-54 loss to Lewisburg.
Panek logged Athens' only win in an individual event, clocking in at 25.94 seconds to win the 50-yard freestyle. She finished second in the 100-yard butterfly in a time of 1:10.6.
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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.
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