CV BOYS TOP ATHENS FOR LARGE SCHOOL TITLE; LADY 'CATS 1-2 IN FINAL DUAL OF SEASON
By: Tim Birney / October 12, 2021 / Photo: Chris Manning
ROME, Pa. — The Athens boys won two of three decisions, but Cowanesque
Valley’s win over the Wildcats secured the NTL Large School cross
country title here Tuesday.
BOYS
Cowanesque Valley 24, Athens 31
Athens 22, NEB 35
Athens 16, Canton 42
CV
swept the top three spots, and handed Athens its first loss of the
season, but the Wildcats topped NEB and Canton to finish 9-1 on the
season. CV finished the season at 10-0.
Senior Matt Gorsline
finished fifth in a time of 17:53 to lead Athens, while junior Ethan
Denlinger (18:18), senior Kyle Anthony (18:54), and freshman Carter
Lewis (18:59( finished sixth through eighth, respectively.
Senior
Sander Bertsch finished 13th for the Wildcats in 20:03, while sophomore
Nate Prickitt was 16th in 20:21, and senior Izaak Hobday was 17th in
20:43
GIRLS
Cowanesque Valley 26, Athens 29
Athens 26, Canton 29
NEB 22, Athens 33
Freshman
Sarah Bronson won the race, but only one other Lady Wildcat runner
finished in the top 14 as they went 1-2 in the four-team meet.
Bronson clocked in at 21:28, while sophomore Thea Bentley was seventh in 25:45.
Sophomore
Cailyn Conklin finished 15th in 27:21, while sophomore Emily Henderson
was 16th in 27:38, and senior Ruby Kinsman was 19th in 32:08.
JUNIOR HIGH
Boys
Athens 15, Canton 50
Athens 23, NEB 36
Athens 16, CV 41
Athens’
top five runners finished in the top eight as the junior Wildcats
earned wins over Canton, NEB, and Cowanesque Valley in NTL junior high
cross country action.
Graham Wanck finished second in 10:44, and
Eli Hicks was third in 10:54 to lead Athens, while Ty Lezak (12:42),
Zach Fisher (12:49), and Charan Venkataswamy (12:58) finished sixth
through eighth, respectively.
Girls
Athens 20, CV 35
Athens 15, Canton 50
NEB 18, Athens 43
Addison
Bruns finished third, and Olivia Cheresnowsky was seventh, but they
were the top two finishers aside from NEB’s top five runners, leading
Athens to wins over Canton and Cowanesque Valley.
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).
