NTL SWIMMING: HICKS BROTHERS, PETTITT LEAD ATHENS PAST DANVILLE; LADY 'CATS FALL (2025-01-21)

Valley Sports Report
TOWANDA — Senior Ethan Hicks, and sophomores Brayden Pettitt and Eli Hicks each won four events to lead the Athens boys to a win over Danville, while the Lady Wildcats fell to the powerhouse Lady Ironman in non-league swimming action here Tuesday.

BOYS
Athens 104, Danville 62
Senior Ronel Ankam added three wins, and sophomore Jacob Shores was a double-winner in the Wildcats' 104-62 win over Danville.

Ethan Hicks won the 200-yard freestyle in a time of 1:51.94.

Ethan Hicks also won the 100-yard freestyle in a time of 50.12 seconds, and Ankam was third in 54.27 seconds.

Pettitt led a sweep in the 200-yard IM, clocking in at 2:07.99, while sophomore Dominic Musick was second in 2:33.39, and junior Ty Lezak was third in 2:36.22.

Pettitt also won the 100-yard backstroke in a time of 56.73 seconds.

Eli Hicks won the 50-yard freestyle in a time of 23.59 seconds.

Pettitt, Eli Hicks, senior Josh Leonard and Ankam teamed to win the 200-yard medley relay in a time of 1:48.86.

Ethan Hicks, Eli Hicks, Shores, and Ankam won the 200-yard freestyle relay in a time of 1:34.4.

Pettitt, Ethan Hicks, Eli Hicks, and Ankam teamed to win the 400-yard freestyle in a time of 3:27.63.

Shores won the 500-yard freestyle in a time of 5:54.32, and sophomore Austin Quattrini was third in 6:10.84.

Lezak won the 100-yard breaststroke in a time of 1:11.37,

Leonard finished second in the 100-yard butterfly in a time of 1:02.4.

GIRLS
Danville 128, Athens 53
Athens won just three events in a 128-53 loss to reigning District 4 champ Danville.

Junior Elizabeth Denlinger won the 200-yard freestyle in a time of 2:13.53. She finished second in the 100-yard breaststroke in a time of 1:19.81.

Junior Evelyn Panek won the 50-yard freestyle in a time of 27.26 seconds, and junior Olivia Thompson was second in 28.11 seconds.

Thompson won the 100-yard backstroke in a time of 1:10.65.

Kaylee Bolt finished third in the 1-meter diving with a score of 118.5 points.

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