Record Falls As Athens Girls, Boys Post Big Wins Over Wellsboro On 'Senior Day'
By: Tim Birney / January 30, 2026
ATHENS - The foursome of seniors Olivia Thompson, Elizabeth Denlinger, Evey Panek and junior Kaitlyn Leonard "set the tone" with a school-record time in the first event of the meet as the Athens girls and boys posted big wins over Wellsboro here Thursday on "Senior Day."
"It was a fun meet with high spirits and low times," said Athens coach Mark Keister. "We had a boat load of season best times and good close races.
"It was also special as we recognized the seniors from both Athens and Wellsboro," he added.
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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).
