Athens Closes Regular Season With 67-6 Win Over Ithaca
By: Tim Birney / January 29, 2026
ITHACA - Athens closed out the regular season with a dominating 67-6 win over Ithaca here Wednesday night in non-league wrestling action.
Seniors Ryan Howard (157 pounds) and Brendan Comstock (285), juniors Connor Davidson (172) and Brendan Cooke (189), and freshman Josh Saxon (103) scored pins for the Wildcats, who won 8 of the 9 contested weight classes.
Read more about the Wildcats' big win 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).
