ATHENS' HICKS, DENLINGER FINISH IN TOP-12 AT BOB GREENE INVITE
By: Tim Birney / October 6, 2022 / Photo: Chela Bubniak
NEWARK VALLEY — Athens sophomore Ethan Hicks, and senior Ethan Denlinger
each finished in the top-12 here Thursday afternoon in the boys race at
the Bob Greene Cross Country Invitational.
The Wildcats finished
10th in the team standings with 242 points, while Tioga and Waverly
fielded incomplete teams. Delhi won the team title with 93 placement
points, while runner-up Owego had 101, and third-place Ithaca had 127
points.
Hicks finished eighth in a field of 121 runners in a time of 18:21.2, and Denlinger was 12th in 18:38.7.
Senior
Nate Prickitt finished 57th for the Wildcats in a time of 20:25.2,
while freshman Sam Sensing was 84th in 22:30.2, freshman Caleb Simwale
was 95th in 23:28.6, sophomore Aiden Oldroyd was 102nd in 24:18.5, and
sophomore Pierce Oldroyd finished 108th in 24:56.8
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).
