Athens Crowns Four Champs; Advances Five To Class 3A Regionals
By: Tim Birney / February 22, 2026 / Photo: Tim Birney
WILLIAMSPORT - Athens crowned four champs and one-runner-up here Saturday at the District 4, Class 3A Wrestling Championships, and will advance five wrestlers to next weekend's Northeast Regionals.
Juniors Zaine Campbell, Lucas Persun, Connor Davidson, and Brendan Cooke each won their weight class, and freshman Chace VanDyke placed second in his.
Seniors Ryan Howard and Brenden Comstock, and freshman David Janiszewski each missed advancing by one spot with fourth-place finishes.
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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).
