THE SPORTS REPORTS: ATHENS' RATHBUN, CORNING'S JARDIN-REED NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2025-01-24)

The Sports Reports
Athens junior wrestler Hannah Rathbun reeled off nine wins on the week, while Corning senior Brenden Jardin-Reed set a new Section IV diving record. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm "Athletes of the Week," for the week ending Jan. 18.

ATHENS' RATHBUN NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL GIRLS "ATHLETE OF THE WEEK"
Rathbun not only chalked up nine wins on the week, but won the 132-pound title at the prestigious Coal Cracker Invitational.

Rathbun started her week with three first-period falls in a quad meet at Towanda.

Over the weekend, Rathbun opened the with three straight first-period falls, decking opponents in 35 and 52 seconds, then finishing off the streak in 1:26.

In the quarterfinals, Rathbun scored a 14-4 major decision over Southern Lehigh's Lucia Crossken.

Rathbun pinned Hughesville standout Avery Puderbach, the fourth seed, in 4:58 in the semifinals, then won by injury default over Montgomery's Brielle Walk in the finals.

Honorable Mentions: Towanda's Brynn Woodruff (basketball), Newark Valley's Kam Short (basketball), NP-Liberty's Haley Litzelman (basketball), and Elmira's Madison Smith (bowling).

CORNING'S JARDIN-REED NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL BOYS "ATHLETE OF THE WEEK"
Jardin-Reed put his name in a pair of record books this week in a meet against Elmira.

Jardin-Reed set the Section IV six-dive record, along with setting the team and school records with a score of 378.55.

Earlier this season, he set meet records at the Invite at The Glen and at the Waverly Invite.

Honorable Mentions: NEB's Clay Wilks (basketball), Candor's Jakobe Foster (basketball), Athens' Ethan Hicks (swimming), Athens' Brayden Pettitt (swimming), and Williamson's Anthony Baker (wrestling).

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