ATHENS JUNIOR HIGH GRAPPLERS DECK NEB, 54-1
By: Tim Birney / January 21, 2021 / Photo: Matt Patton
ATHENS — Athens won all four contested weight classes, and received five
forfeits in a 54-18 win over Northeast Bradford here Thursday night in
NTL junior high wrestling action.
Karson Sipley won the first bout to take to the mat, pinning NEB’s Mason Alexander in 2:33 at 94 pounds.
At 138 pounds, Keegan Congdon pinned Jayden Crawford in 1:29.
Matthias Welles recorded a 28-second fall over NEB’s Conner Eastabrook at 170 pounds.
And, Cooper Robinson scored a fall over Hunter Comstock in 1:54 at 108 pounds.
Eli
Chapman, at 115 pounds, Sean Peters (122), Trey Souder (130), Kolsen
Keathley (145), and Caleb Nason (250) received forfeits for the junior
Wildcats.
Athens gave up six points at 80 to NEB’s Anaiah Kolesar, at 101 to Russell Martin, and at 190 to Dominick Clark.
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).
