Athens Wins End-Of-SEASON Tournament; Claims Regular-Season Title

By: Tim Birney / September 25, 2026

MANSFIELD - Junior Brooke Lyon and freshman Lilah Carlson shared low-medal honors to lead Athens to a win at NTL End-of-Season Tournament here Thursday in girls golf action at the Corey Creek Golf Course.

Lyon and Carlson shot matching rounds of 89 to lead Athens to a three-team aggregate score of 291, while Towanda carded a 293, led by Olivia Heath's 95.

Athens also secured the regular-season title, finishing the season with a 15-0-2 record, while Towanda was 18-3-2. Sayre finished the season with a 3-10 record.

Haylie Smith added a 113 for the Wildcats, and Annie Davis tacked on a non-scoring round of 125.

Brooklyn Roberts led Sayre with a 113, while Paige Secrist shot a 146, and Madelyn Roberts carded a 148.

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).