- Mike Zummo
Newburgh Free academy sophomore Devin Batelic finished 81st on Saturday at the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class A cross country championships at Vernon-Vernon-Sherrill High School.
Batelic finished the course in 17:53.3, about 1:48 off the pace set by state champion Solomon Holden-Betts of Section 8’s Baldwinsville.
Section 4’s Corning won the overall team championship with 60 points and Section 9 finished seventh with 512 points. Section 11 was best with 337 points.