Barker seeks first sectional softball title
Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Barker’s Madelina Pavlock, shown here covering first base, and her Lady Bulldogs teammates will face Chautauqua Lake the the Section VI Class C championship game on Friday at Olean.
Seeking a first Section VI softball title top seeded Barker will face No. 2 Chautauqua Lake in the Class C championship game at 5 p.m. Friday at Olean Middle School.
Barker brings a 17-5 record into the title contest while Chautauqua Lake is 16-3.
Barker has won a pair of thrillers to advance to the finals edging No. 8 Gowanda 3-2 in the quarterfinals and No. 5 Falconer 1-0 in the semis.
Gowanda has scored a pair of lopsided 13-1 wins over No. 7 Portville in the quarterfinals and No. 6 Randolph in the semis.
The victor at Olean advances to the Far West Regional of the state playoffs.
Barker last reached the Section VI Class C finals in 2016 dropping a close 2-0 decision to Cleveland Hill.
