By: Tim Birney / September 13, 2022 / Photo: Lance Larcom
WESTFIELD, Pa. — All six of Athens’ golfers placed in the top 15, and
the Wildcats took first place for the fifth consecutive week here at the
NTL golf match at River Valley Country Club.
The Wildcats shot a
four-player aggregate score of 356 to top runner-up Wyalusing by 12
strokes. North Penn-Mansfield was third at 374, edging out Cowanesque
Valley, which was fourth at 378.
Wellsboro placed fifth at 378, while Towanda was sixth at 432, and Sayre was seventh at 498.
Athens junior Evan Cooper finished third with an 83, and sophomore Dylan Saxon was fourth with an 86.
Senior
Lucas Kraft shot a 93 to finish 11th for the Wildcats, while sophomore
Brady Darrow shot a 94, senior Cameron Sullivan carded a non-scoring
round of 95, and junior Nicholas Jacob shot a non-scoring round of 96.
Cowanesque
Valley junior Jordan Vargeson was low-medalist on the way with a 79,
edging out second-place finisher Andrew Green of North Penn-Mansfield by
one stroke.
STANDINGS: 1. Athens, 30-0; 2. Wyalusing, 25-5; 3.
(tie) Wellsboro, 17-13 and North Penn-Mansfield, 17-13; 5. Cowanesque
Valley, 11-19; 6. Towanda, 5-25; 7. Sayre, 0-30.
The NTL golfers return to action Monday at the Towanda Country Club.