Valley Sports ReportEAST SMITHFIELD — The Athens girls and boys picked up wins over Canton, but fell to Towanda and Troy here Tuesday afternoon in NTL cross country action on the S.R.U. school course.
The Wildcats junior high teams each notched three wins Tuesday.
The heat and humidity — temperatures in the high 80s and humidity around 85 percent — forced many runners to withdraw before completing the circuit.
GIRLS
Towanda 17, Athens 44
Troy 21, Athens 36
Athens 15, Canton 50
Freshman Paisley Smith finished fifth in a time of 24:07 to pace the Lady Wildcats, while sophomore Katyayini Kinthala was 14th in 27:28, junior Tatyana Nassar was 15th in 27:55, and senior Haylie Horton was 18th in 34:44.
BOYS
Troy 25, Athens 30
Towanda 19, Athens 42
Athens 27, Canton 28
Senior Jacob Shores finished seventh in a time of 19:53, and senior Matt Rossettie was ninth in 20:21 to pace the Wildcats.
Senior Corbin Smith finished 18th in 22:27 for Athens, while sophomore Micah Simwale was 22nd in 23:51, and junior Alex Stedge was 24th in 26:24.
JUNIOR HIGH
GIRLS
Athens 15, Troy 43
Athens 15, Canton 50
Athens 21, Towanda 39
Evelyn Owen finished second in a time of 11:03 to lead the Wildcats to a trio of wins, while Emma Madison (12:18), Lydia Swingle (12:32), and Penelope Metcalfe (13:37) finished third through fifth, respectively.
Celia Bennett was sixth in 14:05, while Cecelia Shangraw was 10th in 14:43, and Scarlett Ecker was 13th in 15:41.
BOYS
Athens 13, Troy 23
Athens 10, Towanda 26
Athens 15, Canton 50
Rowan Morales won in a time of 9:39 to lead Athens to three wins.
Tyler Horton was third in 10:43, while Sawyer Nason (11:05) and Isaac Janiszeski (11:11) finished fourth and fifth, respectively.
