Pettitt, Hicks Lead Athens In Day 1 Of Districts
By: Tim Birney / February 26, 2026
WILLIAMSPORT - Junior Brayden Pettitt and Eli Hicks each recorded a pair of second-place finishes to help Athens to third place here Wednesday night after Day 1 of the District 4, Class AA Boys Swimming Championships at Williamsport High School.
Bloomsburg leads the team standings with 170 points, while Danville is second with 158 points, Athens has 157 points, Central Columbia is in fourth place with 128 points, and Mifflinburg is in fifth place with 127 points.
Pettitt placed second in the 200-yard IM in a school-record time of 1:57.87, and senior Ty Lezak was sixth in 2:21.16.
Hicks placed second in the 50-yard freestyle in a time of 22.2 seconds, and freshman Shayan Ankam was ninth in 25.05 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).
