Athens Girls, Boys Both Win Quad Meet
By: Tim Birney / April 23, 2025 / Photo: Matt Patton
ATHENS - Senior Sara Bronson and junior Abby Burgess were four-time winners to lead the Lady Wildcats to wins over Troy, Wyalusing, and Sayre, while the Athens boys used superior depth to pull out three wins here Tuesday in NTL track & field action at Alumni Stadium.
"We finally had a night with nice weather and the girls really showed all the hard work they have been putting in, we had PR's all over the place," said Athens coach Mike Bronson.
Bronson won the 1,600-meter run in a time of 5:20.02, while junior Ava Hughes was second in 6:12.87, and junior Karolin Rolle was fourth in 6:55.19.
Sophomore Graham Wanck, and juniors Ryan Cook and Alex Thompson were double-winners, and the Wildcats had a host of second- and third-place finishes to pull out wins over Troy, Wyalusing and Sayre.
Get full meet coverage over at Valley Sports Report.
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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).
