Athens Girls, Boys Post Wins Over Towanda
By: Tim Birney / January 9, 2026
ATHENS - The Athens girls and boys, thanks to five quad-winners, posted big wins over Towanda here Thursday afternoon in NTL swimming action.
Seniors Evelyn Panek, Olivia Thompson, and Elizabeth Denlinger each won four events, and senior Kayla Marshall and junior Kaitlyn Leonard were double-winners in Athens' 115-6 win over Towanda.
Juniors Brayden Pettitt and Eli Hicks were quad-winners, and senior Ty Lezak and juniors Dominic Musick and Jacob Shores were triple-winners to lead Athens to a 102-64 win over Towanda.
Read full meet coverage 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).
