ATHENS SWEEPS PAST SAYRE
By: Tim Birney / September 21, 2021 / Photo: David Alliger
ATHENS — Athens dominated the first two sets, and fended off a Sayre
rally in the third set to post a sweep of its crosstown rival here
Tuesday night in NTL volleyball action.
The Lady Wildcats, now 2-2, won by scores of 25-14, 25-11, and 25-21.
“The
girls played well tonight,” said Athens coach Heather Hanson. “I was
pleased with their performance and they should be pleased with how they
played.”
Audrey Clare led Athens with nine service points,
including seven aces, six digs and two hits, while Jenny Ryan had six
points, including five aces, five kills, and four digs, and a team-high
13 setter assists, and Kassie Babcock added three points (two aces) and
three kills.
Ally Martin contributed five kills and five digs in
the win, while Taylor Walker had two points, two digs, and a team-high
nine kills, Ella Coyle had two points and two digs, Cailin McDaniel
added two kills and two digs, and Braelynn chipped in with two points
(two aces).
Rachel Vandermark led Sayre with four service aces
and two digs, while Emma Smith had three aces, two aces, and two digs,
Gabby Shaw registered three blocks and two digs, Alexis Frisbie recorded
eight digs, Aliyah Rawlings added three digs, and Maddison Belles
chipped in with one block.
Athens travels to Williamson Thursday, while Sayre, now 1-5, travels to Wyalusing.
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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).
