Sports Briefs: X-Country Divisional Meet, Baseball Clinic

Cross-Country Division Meet

Kevin Barry said this week that his boys cross-country team had placed fifth among 14 schools in the division meet at Sunken Meadow State Park on Oct. 23. Moreover, he said that Ryan Fowkes, East Hampton High’s top runner, a senior, had placed second in the championship race, in 17 minutes and 23 seconds, a personal best by 12 seconds, and that Evan Masi, a freshman, had placed 10th in the division team race in 18:17, bettering his previous-best Sunken Meadow time by 45 seconds.

The boys are to compete in the county meet at Sunken Meadow tomorrow, as are Ava Engstrom and Bella Tarbet, the leading runners on Diane O’Donnell’s girls team.

Kyle McGowin Baseball Clinic

Kyle McGowin, the Sag Harborite who was called up from the Syracuse Chiefs to pitch for the Washington Nationals in September, is to give a pitching clinic for 7 through 14-year-olds at the Pro Sports Academy at 990 Station Road in Bellport next Thursday, Nov. 8, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

According to a flier, McGowin will help the clinic-takers with their grips, mechanics, control, and velocity. The clinic’s cost is $50 for those registered by today, $60 for those registering after today.