Athens Crowns Two Champs - Cooke And Barrett; Places Second At Jarvis Tournament
By: Tim Birney / December 7, 2025 / Photo: Tim Birney
ATHENS - Junior Brendan Cooke and sophomore Treyton Barrett each won weight-class titles here Saturday at the annual Jarvis Memorial Wrestling Tournament, while four of their teammates were runners-up.
Seniors Karson Sipley and Brenden Comstock, a first-year wrestler, junior Lucas Persun and freshman Chace VanDyke each placed second for the Wildcats, and juniors Connor Davidson and Zaine Campbell, and senior Ryan Howard were each fourth-place finishers.
Read the complete tournament recap on Valley Sports Report.
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).
