Athens Advances Four To States; Wins Central Region Title
 

Athens Advances Four To States; Wins Central Region Title

March 1, 2026 Tim Birney

MILTON, Pa. - Led by senior Hanna Rathbun, Athens advanced four wrestlers to the PIAA Championships, and won the PIAA Central Region Girls Wrestling team championships here Saturday at Milton High School.

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Athens' Davidson Hershey-Bound After Fifth-Place Finish At Class 3A Regionals
 

Athens' Davidson Hershey-Bound After Fifth-Place Finish At Class 3A Regionals

March 1, 2026 Tim Birney

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Athens junior Connor Davidson won one match Saturday here at the PIAA, Class 3A Northeast Regional Wrestling Championships, but that win punched his ticket to the PIAA Championships at Hershey.

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Athens Boys' 400 Free Relay Punches Ticket To States; Boys Place Third, Girls Fifth At Districts
 

Athens Boys' 400 Free Relay Punches Ticket To States; Boys Place Third, Girls Fifth At Districts

February 27, 2026 Tim Birney

WILLIAMSPORT - Athens juniors Brayden Pettitt, Eli Hicks, Dominic Musick and Eli Hicks punched their ticket to States here Thursday night with a gold-medal effort in the 400-yard freestyle relay here at Day 2 of the District 4 Boys Swimming Championships at Williamsport High School.

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Pettitt, Hicks Lead Athens In Day 1 Of Districts
 

Pettitt, Hicks Lead Athens In Day 1 Of Districts

February 26, 2026 Tim Birney

WILLIAMSPORT - Junior Brayden Pettitt and Eli Hicks each recorded a pair of second-place finishes to help Athens to third place here Wednesday night after Day 1 of the District 4, Class AA Boys Swimming Championships at Williamsport High School.

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Panek Records Pair Of Third-Place Finishes To Pace Athens At Day 1 Of Districts
 

Panek Records Pair Of Third-Place Finishes To Pace Athens At Day 1 Of Districts

February 26, 2026 Tim Birney

WILLIAMSPORT - Senior Evelyn Panek had a pair of top-three finishes to pace Athens here on Day 1 of the District 4, Class AA Girls Swimming Championships at Williamsport High School.

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Grubb Finishes Second At Class AA Championships; Punches Ticket To States
 

Grubb Finishes Second At Class AA Championships; Punches Ticket To States

February 22, 2026 Tim Birney

BLOOMSBURG - Athens senior Penelope Grubb finished second Saturday at the District 4, Class AA Girls Diving Championships here at Bloomsburg High School and punched her ticket the PIAA Championships.

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Athens Crowns Four Champs; Advances Five To Class 3A Regionals
 

Athens Crowns Four Champs; Advances Five To Class 3A Regionals

February 22, 2026 Tim Birney

WILLIAMSPORT - Athens crowned four champs and one-runner-up here Saturday at the District 4, Class 3A Wrestling Championships, and will advance five wrestlers to next weekend's Northeast Regionals.

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Southern Lehigh's Sharpshooters Take Down Athens, 59-29, In Class 5A Quarterfinals
 

Southern Lehigh's Sharpshooters Take Down Athens, 59-29, In Class 5A Quarterfinals

February 21, 2026 Tim Birney

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, Pa. - Fifth-seeded Athens kept it close for about 10 minutes, but fourth-seeded Southern Lehigh's long-range took its toll in a 59-29 win here Friday night in the quarterfinals of the District 11 Class 5A boys basketball playoffs.

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Top-Seeded Central Columbia Rolls Over Athens, 64-20
 

Top-Seeded Central Columbia Rolls Over Athens, 64-20

February 20, 2026 Tim Birney

BLOOMSBURG - Unbeaten Central Columbia proved its top seed here Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the District 4, Class 4A girls basketball playoffs with a 64-20 win over eighth-seeded Athens.

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Record Falls As Athens Girls, Boys Post Big Wins Over Wellsboro On 'Senior Day'
 

Record Falls As Athens Girls, Boys Post Big Wins Over Wellsboro On 'Senior Day'

January 30, 2026 Tim Birney

ATHENS - The foursome of seniors Olivia Thompson, Elizabeth Denlinger, Evey Panek and junior Kaitlyn Leonard "set the tone" with a school-record time in the first event of the meet as the Athens girls and boys posted big wins over Wellsboro here Thursday on "Senior Day."

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Towanda Overcomes Athens' Fast Start In 48-37 Win
 

Towanda Overcomes Athens' Fast Start In 48-37 Win

January 30, 2026 Tim Birney

ATHENS - Athens jumped out to an early lead, but Towanda rallied for a 48-37 win here Thursday night in NTL Large School Division girls basketball action.

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Athens Closes Regular Season With 67-6 Win Over Ithaca
 

Athens Closes Regular Season With 67-6 Win Over Ithaca

January 29, 2026 Tim Birney

ITHACA - Athens closed out the regular season with a dominating 67-6 win over Ithaca here Wednesday night in non-league wrestling action.

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Fast Start Propels Athens To 74-27 Romp Over Sayre
 

Fast Start Propels Athens To 74-27 Romp Over Sayre

January 29, 2026 Tim Birney

SAYRE - Athens scored the first 24 points of the game on its way to a 74-27 win over Sayre here Wednesday night in NTL boys basketball action.

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Athens Cruises To Big Win Over Sayre
 

Athens Cruises To Big Win Over Sayre

January 28, 2026 Tim Birney

ATHENS - Athens scored the first 20 points of the game and coasted to a 61-10 win over Sayre here Tuesday night in NTL girls basketball action.

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Davidson Leads Three Wildcats To Podium At Rugged Coal Cracker Invite
 

Davidson Leads Three Wildcats To Podium At Rugged Coal Cracker Invite

January 25, 2026 Ed Weaver

LEHIGHTON, Pa. - Junior Connor Davidson led three Athens wrestlers to the podium here Saturday at the rugged 57-team Coal Cracker Invite at Lehighton High School.

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