VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: ATHENS' WANCK, TIOGA'S HANEY, HOWEY NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2024-09-29)

Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Athens sophomore Graham Wanck ran to the best finish in school history at the prestigious McQuaid XC Invitational, and Tioga junior Sophia Haney and 8th-grader Grace Howey led the Tiger soccer team to a 3-0-1 mark on the week. They are the Valley Sports Report / Bishop Brothers Construction “Athletes of the Week,” for the week ending Sept. 28.

ATHENS’ WANCK NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION BOYS “ATHLETE OF THE WEEK”
Wanck began the week Tuesday with a first-place finish in a tri-meet with Wyalusing and Wellsboro, winning the race by 53 seconds.

On Saturday, Wanck finished fifth in a field of 410 runners in the A-1 Small School varsity race. He was 26th in the merged results in a field of 2,491 runners.

Honorable Mentions: Sayre’s Karter Green (football), Athens’ Eli Hicks (golf), Waverly’s Xavier Watson (football), Waverly’s Ben Shaw (football), Tioga’s Jake Browne (football), Waverly’s Griff Walter (golf), Athens’ Dylan Saxon (golf), Athens’ Ty Owen (golf), and Athens’ Connor Davidson (football).

TIOGA’S HANEY, HOWEY NAMED BISHOP BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION GIRLS “ATHLETES OF THE WEEK”
Haney scored five goals and dished out seven assists, and Howey tallied seven goals, and doled out four assists in four games this week, in which Tioga was 3-0-1.

On Monday, Haney scored three goals and dished out three assists, and Howey had three goals and two assists in a 10-3 win over Moravia.

On Wednesday, Haney scored one goal and doled out three assists, and Howey scored four goals and had two assists in a wild 8-6 win over SVEC.

Haney scored one goal in Tioga’s 2-1 win over Newark Valley on Friday. The Tigers played to a 0-0 tie with Groton Saturday.

Honorable Mentions: Athens’ Sara Bronson (cross country), Athens’ Alissa Vough (cross country), Tioga’s Kali Bailey (volleyball), Athens’ Delanie Patton (soccer), Sayre’s Rylee Lantz (volleyball), and Waverly’s Audrey Kellogg (swimming).

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