Athens Crowns Six Champs At Panther Valley Classic
By: Tim Birney / December 21, 2025
CRESSON, Pa. - Athens crowned six champions and had three others finish in the top-four here Saturday in girls wrestling action at the Panther Valley Classic here on the campus of Mount Aloysius College.
Seniors Hanna Rathbun and Leah Nason, junior Joyce Clink and Abigail Wagner, sophomore Memphis Paul and freshman Skylynn Payne all claimed weight class titles, while freshman Evelyn Cummings was a runner-up, sophomore Alyssa Rinebold and freshman Millicent Steves each finished third, and sophomore Abigail Ahern was a fourth-place finisher.
For Rathbun and Payne, it's their third title each this season.
Clink went 4-0, including a trio of first-period falls, to win the 124-pound weight class.
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).
