Panek Records Pair Of Third-Place Finishes To Pace Athens At Day 1 Of Districts
By: Tim Birney / February 26, 2026
WILLIAMSPORT - Senior Evelyn Panek had a pair of top-three finishes to pace Athens here on Day 1 of the District 4, Class AA Girls Swimming Championships at Williamsport High School.
The Wildcats are in fourth place in the team standings with 108 points. Danville leads the field with 182 points, while Bloomsburg is second with 154 points, Lewisburg is third with 145 points, and Milton is fifth with 105 points.
Panek was third in the 50-yard freestyle in a school-record time of 25.5 seconds, while senior Olivia Thompson was sixth in 26.43 seconds, senior Kayla Marshall was 17th in 29.27 seconds, and sophomore Brooke Lyon was 22nd in 29.47 seconds.
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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).
