COOPER, SULLIVAN LEAD ATHENS TO THIRD STRAIGHT FIRST-PLACE FINISH
By: Tim Birney / September 1, 2022 / Photo: Chris Manning
TOWANDA — Led by junior Evan Cooper, Athens had four scorers in the top
10 to win its third straight league match here Thursday afternoon in NTL
golf action at the Towanda Country Club.
Athens fired a
four-player aggregate score of 348, edging out runner-up Wyalusing by
six strokes. Wellsboro finished third with a 377, while NP-Mansfield was
fourth at 390, Cowanesque Valley was fifth at 401, Towanda was sixth at
448, and Sayre finished seventh at 461.
Cooper shot a 78 on the
par-71 TCC course to finish second on the day, with Wyalusing junior
Nick Salsman earning low-medal honors with a round of 75.
Senior
Cameron Sullivan placed fourth with an 86, while sophomore Dylan Saxon
was eighth with a 91, and junior Brady Darrow was 10th with a 93.
Senior Lucas Kraft carded a non-scoring round of 93 to finish 13th on the day, and junior Nicholas Jacob was 19th with a 101.
Senior Jackson Hubbard, in his first action of the season, led Sayre with a round of 106, and junior Tanner Green carded a 111.
Kegan
Hayford shot a 121 for the Redskins, while freshman Ryne Osmond had a
123, and junior David Hall Jr. and freshman Karter Green carded
non-scoring rounds of 128 and 139, respectively.
Athens and Sayre return to action Tuesday at Corey Creek Golf Club in Mansfield.
STANDINGS
1. ATHENS ....... 18-0
2. WYALUSING .. 15-3
3. WELLSBORO . 12-6
4. NP-MANS ...... 9-9
5. C.VALLEY ..... 6-12
6. TOWANDA .... 3-15
7. SAYRE ......... 0-18
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).
