Runners heading to states
Silver Creek's Mays, Golembieski to make trip to Queensbury
Submitted Photo Pictured, from left, are: Maple Grove’s Lily Elliss, Frewsburg’s Grace Gilevski and Allegany-Limestone’s Elexa Duggan during the Class D girls race at the Section VI Cross Country Championships on Friday at Elma Meadows Golf Course.
Submitted Photo Clymer/Sherman/Panama won the Class D boys race at the Section VI Cross Country Championships on Friday at Elma Meadows Golf Course. Pictured, from left, are: Matthew Bartlett, Ethan Taylor, Ely Smith, Christopher Phelps, Gabe Reynolds, Flynn Fadale, Zach Odell and Brody Ellis.
Submitted Photo Frewsburg won the Section VI Class D girls cross country championship Friday at Elma Meadows Golf Course. Pictured, from left, are: Lucy Moore, Greta Gilevski, Grace Gilevski, Raegan Cheney, Olivia Nelson, Alexis Darling, Alina Whippo and Skye Carter.
Submitted Photo Pictured, from left, are: Maple Grove’s Lily Elliss, Frewsburg’s Grace Gilevski and Allegany-Limestone’s Elexa Duggan during the Class D girls race at the Section VI Cross Country Championships on Friday at Elma Meadows Golf Course.
Submitted Photo Clymer/Sherman/Panama won the Class D boys race at the Section VI Cross Country Championships on Friday at Elma Meadows Golf Course. Pictured, from left, are: Matthew Bartlett, Ethan Taylor, Ely Smith, Christopher Phelps, Gabe Reynolds, Flynn Fadale, Zach Odell and Brody Ellis.
Submitted Photo Frewsburg won the Section VI Class D girls cross country championship Friday at Elma Meadows Golf Course. Pictured, from left, are: Lucy Moore, Greta Gilevski, Grace Gilevski, Raegan Cheney, Olivia Nelson, Alexis Darling, Alina Whippo and Skye Carter.
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ELMA -- Led by second-place individual finisher Grace Gilevski, the Frewsburg girls are heading to the state cross country meet.
They'll be joined there by Clymer/Sherman/Panama's boys.
Both teams won Class D titles on Friday at the Section VI Championships, held at Elma Meadows Golf Course.
For the Bears, it'll be the first time they'll head to the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Championships since 2002. Frewsburg also won titles during the COVID-19 season of 2020 and 1992.
Gilevski's second-place time of 20:21.26 led the Bears. She was followed by teammates Raegan Cheney in fourth (20:32.83), Skye Carter in eighth (21:17.71), Alina Whippo in 10th (21:32.95) and Greta Gilevski in 17th (22:15.07). Frewsburg's 32 points outpaced second-place Maple Grove (53), third-place Allegany-Limestone (58), fourth-place Gowanda (117) and fifth-place Cattaraugus-Little Valley (122).
The five individuals who will represent Class D at the state meet are first-place Elexa Duggan of Allegany-Limestone (20:12.22), third-place Lily Elliss of Maple Grove (20:28.66), fifth-place Abby Higgins of Allegany-Limestone (20:47.48), sixth-place Hayden Barlow of Wilson (20:59.40) and seventh-place Hannah Monaco of Barker (21:01.18).
For the Wolfpack, who won Class D with 25 points, it'll be the first time they'll head to the state meet since Sherman took back-to-back teams in 2002 and 2003.
Third-place Christopher Phelps led Clymer/Sherman/Panama with a time of 17:07.53, followed by fourth-place Flynn Fadale (17:09.05), fifth-place Zack Odell (17:26.28), eighth-place Ely Smith (17:34.08) and 15th-place Brody Ellis (18:29.30).
Other individuals who will run at the state meet are first-place Noah Klahn of West Valley (16:31.21), second-place Nolan Wilczewski of Allegany-Limestone (16:58.78), sixth-place Jack Sherry of Maple Grove (17:27.47), seventh-place Peyton Wagner of Barker (17:29.85) and ninth-place Liam Price of Maple Grove (17:37.06).
Maple Grove's boys finished second in Class D with 49 points, followed by Barker (53), Gowanda (134), Frewsburg (135), Franklinville/Ellicottville (138), Brocton (209) and Middle College (226).
Clymer/Sherman/Panama's Savannah Whitney won the Class C girls race with a time of 19:00.56 to qualify for the state meet. East Aurora's girls won the team title with 49 points.
Fredonia/Westfield's Meredith Lendt finished eighth (19:56.45) and teammate Sydney Yerico took 11th (20:22.10) while Clymer/Sherman/Panama's Grace Cooke was 12th (20:26.44) in Class C.
Springville's girls were second with 66 points, followed by Iroquois (102), Fredonia/Westfield (107), Clymer/Sherman/Panama (109), Eden (168), Akron (190), Newfane (197), Southwestern (237), Alden (239), Albion (282) and Falconer/Cassadaga Valley (308).
Silver Creek/Dunkirk/Forestville will be sending a pair of girls to the state meet in Class B after Leah Mays took fourth in 20:21.64 and Emma Golembieski was sixth in 20:40.68.
Niagara Wheatfield won the girls Class B title with 55 points, followed by Hamburg (77), Starpoint (105), City Honors (133), Williamsville East (136), Silver Creek/Dunkirk/Forestville (139), Grand Island (183), Pioneer (197), Amherst (219), Lake Shore (234), Kenmore East (260) and Kenmore West (277).
Jamestown's Thomas Kathman qualified for the state meet with a second-place showing in the Class A boys race with a time of 16:06.05. Teammate Caleb Johnson was 19th (17:33.24).
Clarence won the Class A boys title with 47 points, followed by West Seneca (51), Lancaster (97), Williamsville North (129), Lockport (145), Orchard Park (155), Frontier (194) and Niagara Falls (206).
East Aurora won the Class C boys crown with 15 points, taking the top six spots and seven of the top eight. Eden was second with 104 points, followed by Fredonia/Westfield (133), Iroquois (148), Akron (206), Medina (209), Albion (226), Alden (230), Falconer/Cassadaga Valley (231), Springville (276), Olean (299), Depew (305), Southwestern (305), Tonawanda (332), Newfane (346), Cleveland Hill (387), Salamanca (423) and Bennett (533).
West Seneca won the girls Class A title with 56 points, followed by Lockport (63), Lancaster (85), Frontier (93), Orchard Park (94), Clarence (141), Williamsville North (144), Jamestown (184) and Niagara Falls (277).
London Hamilton was the top Jamestown girls finisher in 16th with a time of 20:44.73.
Hamburg won the Class B boys title with 32 points, followed by Grand Island (67), Lewiston-Porter (123), Amherst (140), City Honors (142), Williamsville East (161), Lake Shore (181), Starpoint (206), Kenmore East (254), Niagara Wheatfield (255), Williamsville South (257), Kenmore West (276), Pioneer (379), Sweet Home (406) and Silver Creek/Dunkirk/Forestville (406).
The state meet will be held Saturday, Nov. 14 at Queensbury High School.