ATHENS' ROE WINS BRONZE MEDAL AT DISTRICT DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
By: Tim Birney / March 4, 2021 / Photo: Shannon Place
BLOOMSBURG — Athens senior Emma Roe finished third at the District 4
Diving Championships here at the Bloomsburg Middle School, improving on
last year’s finish and point total.
Roe, in just her second year
of diving, tallied 317.05 points, bettering last year’s total of 314.6
points, which earned her a fourth-plat finish.
Danville’s
Gabrielle Hackett won individual gold medal with 339.2 points, and is
the only diver advancing to States this year due to the reduction in
numbers as a result of Covid.
Central Columbia’s Ava Snyder won the silver with 332.05 points, and Bloom’s Alayna Lovelace finished fourth with 315.3 points.
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).
