COOPER LEAD ATHENS TO SIXTH-PLACE FINISH AT SELINSGROVE INVITE
By: Tim Birney / August 20, 2022
SELINSGROVE, Pa. — Sophomore Dylan Saxon had a career-best day, and
junior Evan Cooper continued his strong play to lead Athens to a top-10
finish here Saturday in the Selinsgrove Invitational at the Susquehanna
Valley Country Club.
“It was a very tough and competitive field, and a very tough golf course,” said Athens coach Lenny Pientka.
Saxon
fired a 78 on the 6,261-yard, par-72 course, while Cooper shot an 80 to
help the Wildcats to a four-player aggregate score of 256 for a
sixth-place finish in the 30-team field.
Senior Lucas Kraft carded a 98 for Athens, and junior Nicholas Jacob added a 100.
Athens returns to action Monday in NTL golf action at the Tyoga Country Club in Wellsboro.
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).
