Athens Boys, Girls Post Big Wins Over Bloomsburg
By: Tim Birney / February 5, 2025
ATHENS - Sophomores Brayden Pettitt and Eli Hicks, and senior Ethan Hicks won four events apiece to lead the Athens boys to a 106-50 win over Bloomsburg, while juniors Evelyn Panek and Olivia Thompson were triple-winners to lead the Lady Wildcats to a 90-59 win here Thursday in non-league swimming & diving action.
Joining Pettitt, Ethan Hicks, and Eli Hicks in the winner's circle were seniors Ryan Gorman and Ronel Ankam, who were both double-winners.
Junior Elizabeth Denlinger was a double-winner, joining Panek and Thompson as multiple winners for the Lady Wildcats.
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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).
