Athens Tops Selinsgrove; Falls To Powerhouse Hughesville
By: Tim Birney / January 8, 2026
SELINSGROVE - Athens pulled pulled out a win over Selinsgrove Wednesday night, but powerhouse Hughesville proved a bit too much as the Wildcats split a pair of girls wrestling duals.
Freshman Skylynn Payne scored a key fall late in the match to stop Selinsgrove's momentum in the Wildcats' 42-36 win.
After the Seals opened the match with a fall at 100 pounds, sophomore Alyssa Rinebold pinned Gianna Coker in 58 seconds to even the match at 6-6.
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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).
