Vough, Panek Post Athens' Best Finishes At Day 1 Of Class 3A Championships
By: Tim Birney / May 15, 2026
MILTON - Sophomore Alissa Vough and senior Evelyn Panek had the best finishes of the evening at Day 1 of the District 4, Class 3A girls track & field championships, while seniors Abby Burgess and Lizzie Gorsline advanced to the finals Saturday in their events.
Williamsport leads the team standings after Day 1 with 87 points, while Shikellamy is second with 54.5 points, and Selinsgrove is third with 46 points. Athens is in fourth place with 22.5 points.
Burgess posted the second-fastest time in the 100-meter dash preliminaries with a time of 12.46 seconds to qualify for Saturday's finals. Freshman Bilikula Wennie was 15th at 13.67 seconds.
About the Author
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).
