Hicks Leads Class 3A Field, Owen Makes Cut To Play In Day 2
By: Tim Birney / October 10, 2025 / Photo: Chris Manning
MONTGOMERY - Athens junior Eli Hicks leads after Day 1 of the District 4, Class AAA boys golf championships, and sophomore Ty Owen also made the cut here at White Deer Golf Course.
Hicks shot a 2-over par round of 74 on the 5,917-yard, par 72 Vintage Course, while Owen was tied for fourth with a round of 82.
Jersey Shore's Carter Girton is one stroke off the lead after shooting a 75, and Selinsgrove's Mac Defazio is in third after shooting an 81.
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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).
