ATHENS, BOYS, GIRLS POST WINS OVER SAYRE, SULLIVAN COUNTY
By: Tim Birney / September 14, 2021 / Photo: Amanda Conklin
LITCHFIELD — The Athens boys and girls each picked up wins over Sayre
and Sullivan County here Tuesday afternoon in cross country action.
BOYS
Athens 15, Sayre 50
Athens 15, Sullivan County 50
Sullivan 15, Sayre 50
The Wildcats swept the top nine spots and posted 15-50 wins over Sullivan County and an incomplete Sayre team.
Kyle
Anthony finished first in a time of 20:19, while Matt Gorsline was
second in 20:22, Ethan Denlinger was third in 20:29, Ethan Hicks was
fourth in 20:49, and Carter Lewis was fifth in 21:20.
Sander
Bertsch (22:20), Nate Prickitt (23:12), Izaak Hobday (23:18), and
Brendan Jones (23:56) finished sixth through ninth, respectively.
Aiden
Oldroyd finished 11th for the Wildcats in 25:23, Pierce Oldroyd was
13th in 26:45, Ryan Gorman was 17th in 29:02, and Lohith Kinthala was
20th in 34:11.
Sayre’s Braylon Dekay finished 15th in 27:40, and Andrew Panek was 22nd in 41:33.
GIRLS
Athens 15, Sayre 50
Athens 18, Sullivan 37
Sullivan 15, Sayre 50
Junior
Emma Bronson and freshman Sara Bronson finished 1-2 in nearly identical
times, and Athens swept the top four spots in topping Sullivan County,
18-37, and an incomplete Sayre squad, 15-50.
Emma Bronson and
Sara Bronson clocked in at 23:54, while Thea Bentley was third in 27:11,
and Cailin Conklin was fourth in 28:09. Abby Prickitt finished 10th in
31:17.
Corey Ault finished seventh in 30:22 to lead the Lady
Redskins, while Rose Shikanga was eighth in 30:31, and Debrah Shikanga
was 12th in 33:24.
About the Author
Tim Birney
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).
