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Burgess, Gorsline Register Four Top-3 Finishes; Athens Finishes Third At League Championships
By: Tim Birney | PIAA District IV | May 12, 2026
ATHENS - Senior Abby Burgess, who had the Wildcats' only win, and senior Lizzie Gorsline each had four top-three finishes to lead Athens to a third-place finish here Friday afternoon at the NTL track & field championships.
Wellsboro claimed the team title with 132 points, while Towanda was runner-up with 126.83 points, and Athens tallied 101.83 points. Williamson was fourth with 76 points.
Burgess won the 400-meter dash in a time of 1:03.06, while sophomore Marlene Roelle was ninth in 1:06.56, and freshman Eden Fedorchak was 15th in 1:09.86.
Read more about the Lady Wildcats day at the NTL Championships on Valley Sports Report.
About the Author
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).
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