Rathbun, Payne Win Titles; Lead Athens To Second-Place Finish At Queen Of The Hive Tournament
By: Tim Birney / December 14, 2025
HONESDALE, Pa. - Senior Hanna Rathbun and freshman Skylynn Payne each won individual titles for the second weekend in a row, and led Athens to a second-place finish at the rugged Queen of the Hive Tournament.
Also reaching the podium for the Wildcats were runners-up sophomore Alyssa Rinebold and Evelyn Cummings, third-place finishers junior Abigail Wagner, senior Leah Nason, and sophomore Memphis Paul, fourth-place finisher sophomore Abigail Ahern, fifth-place finisher junior Joyce Clink, and sixth-place finisher freshman Chelsea Renninger.
Hughesville claimed the team title with 223 points, while Athens tallied 181 points. Easton finished third with 140, Delaware Valley was fourth with 126, and Pocono Mountain West was fifth with 119. Towanda placed eighth with 103.5 points, and Northeast Bradford was 15th with 47.
Payne, who is 9-0 with nine falls on the season, was 4-0 with four first-period pins to win the 190-pound title.
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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).
