Hicks Day 1 Leader At D4 Championships; One Of Six Wildcats Advance To Day 2
By: Tim Birney / October 9, 2026 / Photo: Chris Manning, Lance Larcom
MONTGOMERY - Athens senior Eli Hicks finished both the front nine and the back nine strong and sits atop the leaderboard after Day 1 of the District 4, Class AA boys golf championships here Thursday at the White Deer Golf Course.
Hicks birdied the par-4 ninth hole to finish the front nine with an even-par 36, and then birdied the par-3 17th and par-5 18th holes for a 1-over par 37 on the back nine.
Hicks' 73 is one shot better than Lewisburg's Bryce Bussom's 74, and two shots better than Loyalsock's Garrett Ranking's 75.
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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).
