Athens Turns In Strong Performances At Ernie Shartle Invite
By: Tim Birney / January 18, 2025
TUNKHANNOCK - Sophomore Brayden Pettitt and senior Ethan Hicks each had four top-three finishes, and sophomore Eli Hicks had four top-six finishes to lead the Athens boys here Saturday at the Ernie Shartle Invite, while junior Elizabeth Denlinger had four top-four finishes to pace the Lady Wildcats.
"Athens had a fantastic showing at the Ernie Shartle Invite," said Athens coach Mark Keister. "Every swimmer came away with at least one season-best time.
"We had strong competition in every event and our swimmers stepped up to the challenge," added Keister. "This will help us prepare for the remaining season and post-season competition."
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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).
