Athens Shatters School Record; Wins Cladd 3A Team Championship
By: Tim Birney / September 26, 2024 / Photo: Mike Snyder
MONTGOMERY - Athens shattered a school record on its way to the team title at District 4, Class AAA Golf championships here Tuesday at White Deer Golf Club.
The Wildcats shot a four-player aggregate score of 306, eclipsing the mark of 317 they set earlier this season, and bested runner-up Jersey Shore by 13 strokes, and third-place Selinsgrove by 15 shots.
"These were fantastic scores on a day we had rain throughout the entire day," said Athens coach Lenny Pientka. "Honestly, I do not know how they could even hold on to the club."
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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).
