Northern Tier Sports ReportATHENS — The young Towanda girls’ cross-country team made a big mark in their first NTL dual meet, beating last year’s two NTL champions - NEB (20-35) and Athens (22-36) - in their season opener Tuesday.
NEB edged Athens 24-32.
Athens’ Sara Bronson (20:50) won the race with Towanda’s Izzy Larson (21:27) and Mary-Kate Eberlin (21:40) second and third.
NEB’s Anaiah Kolesar (22:05) was fourth, followed by Knight Kenzie Brown (22:11) rounding out the top five.
NEB’s Amelia Kapr (23:16) took seventh, with Towanda’s Hannah Petty (23:44) and Layla Cobb (24:05) eighth and ninth.
The Panthers took the next three spots with Kara Dughi (24:11), Sophie Bennett (24:42) and Ruth Laudermilch (24:54).
In the junior high girls’ race Towanda defeated NEB (27-28) and Athens (24-31) while Athens and NEB tied at 18.
Towanda’s Maris Cobb (10:56) won the race.
Varsity
TOWANDA 20, NEB 35; NEB 24, ATHENS 32; TOWADNA 22, ATHENS 36
Sara Bronson (A) 20:50
Izzy Larson (T) 21:27
Mary-Kate Eberlin (T) 21:40
Anaiah Kolesar (N) 22:05
Kenzie Brown (T) 22:11
Allysa Vough (A) 22:43
Amelia Kapr (N) 23:16
Hannah Petty (T) 23:44
Layla Cobb (T) 24:05
Kara Dughi (N) 24:11
Sophie Bennett (N) 24:42
Ruth Laudermilch (N) 24:54
Angie Tavani (T) 25:05
Grace Elsworth (A) 26:07
Haylie Horton (A) 26:32
Junior High
TOWANDA 24, ATHENS 31; TOWANDA 27, NEB 28; ATHENS 18, NEB 18
Maris Cobb (T) 10:56
Stella Unser (A) 12:57
Adaline Burnett (A) 13:10
Lila Larson (T) 13:20
Julia Laudermilch (N) 13:26
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