NINE ATHENS GRAPPLERS HONORED FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AS DISTRICT 4 ALL-STARS
By: Tim Birney / April 8, 2021
ATHENS — The Athens varsity wrestling team had nine members earn
District 4 All-Academic team honors, including six to make the first
team, which requires a 3.8 or higher grade-point average.
Senior
Zach Stafursky, juniors Gavin Bradley and Karter Rude, and sophomore
Chris Bathgate each had 4.0 GPAs, while sophomore Jake Courtney
registered a 3.9 GPA, and junior Kaden Setzer carried a 3.8 GPA to earn
first-team honors.
Senior Kyler Setzer qualified for second-team
honors with a 3.6 GPA, and freshmen Josh Courtney (3.1 GPA) and Mason
Vanderpool (3.0) earned honorable mention recognition.
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).
