NTL GOLF: ATHENS KEEPS IT ROLLING; WINS 17TH STRAIGHT LEAGUE MATCH (24 PHOTOS) (2024-08-14)
Valley Sports ReportTOWANDA — Despite losing two-time “Player of the Year” Evan Cooper to graduation, Athens, the three-time reigning NTL champions, started out 2024 with another win here at the Towanda Country Club Wednesday afternoon.
The Wildcats have now won 17 consecutive NTL matches, accumulating 102 wins in a row. Their last losses came on Sept. 14, 2021 at River Valley Golf Course on a day that Sayre went 6-0.
On Wednesday, Athens posted a four-player aggregate score of 332, while Towanda shot a 349, North Penn-Mansfield had a 365, and Wyalusing carded a 367. Cowanesque Valley was fifth on the day at 421, while Wellsboro had a 423, and Sayre had a 546.
North Penn-Mansfield’s Andy Hermansen was the low-medalist on the day with a 79, while Connor Smith of Wyalusing shot an 81.
Seniors Brady Darrow and Dylan Saxon shot matching rounds of 82 to lead Athens, while sophomore Eli Hicks carded an 83.
Darrow logged birdies on the par-5 9th hole, and the par-5 18th hole, while Saxon birdied the par-4 12th hole, and Hicks birdied the par-4 7th hole.
Freshman Ty Owen shot an 85 for the Wildcats, while freshman Brooke Lyon added a non-scoring round of 102 and sophomore Colin Congdon tacked on a 120.
Brayden Schraeder led Sayre with a 106, while Shaine Strickland carded a 127, Liam Barry added a 141, and Paul Abbey tacked on a 172.
The NTL golfers return to action Monday at Wellsboro’s Tyoga Country Club.
NTL STANDINGS1. ATHENS ...... 6-0
2. TOWANDA ... 5-1
3. NP-MANS. ... 4-2
4. WYALUSING . 3-3
5. C.VALLEY .... 2-4
6. W’BORO ...... 1-5
7. SAYRE ........ 0-6
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IN PHOTO 1: Athens senior Brady Darrow. IN TOP PHOTO: Athens senior Dylan Saxon. … PHOTOS BY CHRIS MANNING and LANCE LARCOM.
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