Burgess, Gorsline Lead Athens Girls To Third Place At Lasagna Invite
By: Tim Birney / April 25, 2026 / Photo: Tim Taylor
WYALUSING - Senior Abby Burgess was a double-winner and placed in four events, and senior Lizzie Gorsline placed in four events to lead the Lady Wildcats to a third-place finish here Friday at the Lasagna Invitational, while junior Graham Wanck broke the school record in the 1,600-meter run.
"We had a great meet tonight," said Athens coach Mike Bronson. "The girls finished third as a team in a really competitive meet.
"Abby Burgess had a great night, and Alissa Vough ran great races to PR in both the 1600 and 3200.
"The boys team also had a strong meet," added Bronson. "Graham Wanck ran great in the 1600, then came back in the 3200 and ran another solid race."
Read more coverage from the Lasagna Invite on Valley Sports Report.
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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).
