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Submitted photo Fredonia/Westfield’s Trenton Krenzer finished 54th in the Class C boys race as Section VI won the team title at the New York State Public High School Athletic Association cross country championships Saturday at Queensbury High School.

QUEENSBURY – The Maple Grove boys finished third and the Clymer/Sherman/Panama girls placed fourth in the Class D races at the New York State Public High School Athletic Association cross country championships Saturday at Queensbury High School.

Ethan Verbosky’s eighth-place finish in 16:24 led the Red Dragons to a team total of 98 points. Port Jefferson won with 53 points and Remsen came in second with 78 points. Jacob Lewis of Maple Grove was 49th (17:37.9), Ty Kraft was 52nd (17:42), Liam Price was 54th (17:49.4) and Jack Sherry was 64th (18:07), earning the five scoring runners from Maple Grove completed.

The Wolfpack finished fourth in the girls race with 124 points. Mount Academy came in first with 52 points, followed by Lake Placid (60) and Beaver River (105). Solki Martin-Lacayo was the top finisher from Clymer/Sherman/Panama in 34th place with a time of 21:05.4. Tess Flikkema was 42nd (21:21.2), Grace Cooke was 56th (21:44.2), Caitlyn Kriner was 58th (21:52.9) and Brooke Warner was 80th (23:08.5).

The top 20 finishers from each race earned medalists.

Emma Lewis of Southwestern finished seventh in the Class C girls race with a time of 18:51.9, giving the Section VI team first place with 229 points.

Cody Kent of Frewsburg placed 15th in the Class D boys race with a time of 16:44.1. Elexa Duggan of Allegany-Limestone placed fifth in the girls Class D race with a time of 19:25.5.

Silver Creek/Forestville’s Leah Mays placed 26th in the Class C girls race with a time of 19:44.7 and Salamanca’s Ryanna Brady was 40th (20:22.9).

Section VI also claimed the Class C boys title with 190 points. Fredonia/Westfield’s Trenton Krenzer placed 54th with a time of 17:21.7.

In the Class A boys race, Clevon Wofford of Jamestown finished 74th in 16:44.

West Valley’s Olivia Harmony placed 27th in the Class D girls race with a time of 20:52, followed by Maple Grove’s Evalyn Fessel in 49th (21:30.3) and Randolph’s Gracyn Rowland in 59th (21:57.6 ).

In the Class D boys race, Jack Tharnish of West Valley was 24th (17:00.6), Chase Bolen of Gowanda was 26th (17:06.2), Grant Cornell of Franklinville/Ellicottville was 36th (17:16.1) and Gowanda’s Cashis Montour was 38th (17). :18,8).

The federation championships will take place this Saturday at Bowdoin Park in Wappingers Falls.