Photos courtesy of Michael Cavanagh, high school principal

MEDINA – The National Honor Society at Medina  High School served 115 dinners to veterans and their families this evening in the school cafeteria. Trenton Crews is among the NHS members serving the group their meals.

The NHS raises funding for the annual dinner, and happily serves the meals.

Elle Gross joined the effort in serving the meals, which has become an annual event put on by the National Honor Society.

The veterans and their families enjoy the dinner in the school cafeteria. After the meal, the group headed to the auditorium for a performance by the Medina Marching Band, which recently won the state championship.

ALBION – Orleans County Court Judge Sanford Church sentenced two people to state prison today.

A Medina man was sentenced to 1 1/3 to 4 years in prison for felony driving while intoxicated and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

Jessy Miller, 32, led police on a three-county high-speed chase on March 4. He admitted in court during a previous court appearance to drinking alcohol before driving that day. His blood alcohol content was 0.15 percent, about twice the legal limit.

Miller was driving a white Blazer on Main Street in Shelby on March 4. He was allegedly doing donuts in a yard on Main Street and hit a porch. He then took off with a passenger he refused to let out. He agreed to pay $2,797 in restitution for the damage to the porch.

He also has to pay $1,320 in court and DMV fines and surcharges.

He also had pleaded guilty in Genesee County Court to first-degree reckless endangerment. Police followed him to Genesee County on March 4, where he was stopped. Miller refused to get out, but his passenger was able to get out of the vehicle. Miller then sped off, hitting the passenger with the door of the vehicle.

Miller then went to Niagara County, where he was found crashed on Mountain Road with injuries.

The sentence for his Genesee County charge is expected to be served concurrently with his time from Orleans.

Miller apologized in court today for his actions.

“I know it could have been a lot worse that it was,” he told Judge Sanford Church. “I’m getting too old to play crazy games like this.”

Miller said he has a better support system in his life now and is committed to getting treatment for his addiction.

District Attorney Joe Cardone asked the judge for a state prison sentence due to Miller’s “very concerning” conduct.

Judge Church agreed that Miller put the community in danger and gave him the maximum sentence as part of a plea agreement.

In another case today, a Rochester man was sentenced to 2 years in state prison for attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree.

Jonathan Velasquez, 25, admitted in court on June 20 to selling fentanyl and heroin to an informant with the Orleans County Major Felony Crime Task Force.

He also faced federal drug charges and has been sentenced to 37 months in prison by a federal judge. The time for the Orleans case will be served concurrently with the federal charges.

Velasquez is a first-time felony offender. He also will be on post-release supervision for 2 years.

Press Release, Lyndonville Central School

Photo courtesy of LCS: Jason Smith, superintendent of Lyndonville Central School, welcomes Sawyer Wilson as the student representative on the Board of Education. Lyndonville voters last May approved having a student as an ex officio member of the BOE.

LYNDONVILLE – The Lyndonville Board of Education approved the appointment of Sawyer Wilson, a senior at Lyndonville, to serve as its first student ex officio member during the October BOE meeting.

The voters approved a referendum in May authorizing the Board of Education to appoint a student to serve as an ex officio member. To be eligible for appointment, a student member must be a senior who has attended the district’s high school for at least two years prior to the selection. In addition, the student must have student government experience and be approved by the superintendent.

Sawyer Wilson, a life-long resident of Lyndonville, has attended the school district since kindergarten. He has been a member of the student council for a few years and was elected president this fall.

“I have known Sawyer for eight years. He is a conscientious, hard-working student,” said Jason Smith, the district superintendent. “I am confident he will be an asset to our Board of Education and will provide a true student perspective.”

Wilson’s first board meeting as an ex officio member is Nov. 12. Wilson will sit with the board members at all public meetings, will participate in all board hearings/meetings and will provide monthly reports.

As an ex officio member, he will not be allowed to attend executive sessions or receive any compensation. Wilson will serve as a non-voting member through June 2020.

The senior is excited about being the first student to sit on the LCSD Board of Education.

“The Board does a lot that we (the students) don’t see but we feel,” Sawyer said. “I hope to help students appreciate and understand this. I would like to provide the student perspective to decisions that are being made.”

Sawyer is the son of Darren and Wendy Wilson. He plans to apply to Geneseo and Nazareth Colleges and majoring in childhood education with a minor in political science or theatre.

Photo by Tom Rivers: Sawyer Wilson has been active in the Lyndonville-Medina school musicals. He is shown last March during Sister Act. He played the role of a dancing custodian.

MEDINA – The canal bridge on Bates Road in Medina will close to traffic on Friday and will be off-limits to motorists for 7 months for rehabilitation work.

The state Department of Transportation has hired Crane Hogan Structural Systems for the project. This is one of seven canal bridges in the county getting extensive work as part of a $10.7 million initiative. Two of the bridges – Bennetts Corners Road in Murray and Densmore Road in Albion – are complete and have reopened to traffic this year.

The state also is currently working to overhaul canal bridges on Telegraph Road and Transit Road in Murray.

Besides Bates Road, the DOT also will work on two other bridges – Gaines Basin Road in the Town of Gaines and Marshall Road in the Town of Ridgeway.

The work includes installing galvanized steel to replace steel floor systems, low chords, gusset plates, and truss elements. Bridge railing and guide rail on the bridge approaches also will be improved and the bridges will be repainted black.

The  seven single-lane truss bridges were constructed between 1909 and 1914.

ALBION — The school district and law enforcement are investigating threatening and inappropriate messages shared among a small group of middle school students through an on-line gaming app, the school district said in a letter to the Albion community on Wednesday.

Students who were involved in the original messages have been removed from school pending completion of the investigation and completion of disciplinary action by the school, Michael Bonnewell, district superintendent, wrote in the letter.

The district’s Threat Assessment Team – with assistance from the Albion Police Department, Orleans County Mental Health Department, Orleans County District Attorney’s Office and a specialist from the FBI – are working on the situation.

“The safety of our students remains our highest priority,” Bonnewell said in the letter. “This case has been the sole activity of many of our school staff as well as of partners on the Threat Assessment Team,” he wrote. “We are grateful to those students and parents who have shared information they have regarding this or any other possible safety issue.”

The school superintendent said the district welcomes anyone in the community to share information about safety concerns by contacting the appropriate school building or his office.

The district can’t share more details about the situation at this time, he said.

“We will continue to share information as the law permits, recognize your frustration that we can’t share more, but appreciate your understanding that, as we address the problem, what we are able to say is governed by federal and state laws,” he said.

Applications to assist secondary homes open Nov. 6 through Dec. 10

Press Release, Gov. Andrew Cuomo

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the application period for the 2019 Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Flood Relief and Recovery Program is now open to qualifying secondary homeowners directly impacted by historic Lake Ontario flooding from Jan. 1, 2019 to Sept. 30, 2019.

The 2019 Flood Relief and Recovery Program will allocate up to $8 million to assist qualifying secondary homeowners and is administered through New York State Homes and Community Renewal.

Residents with second homes in Cayuga, Jefferson, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Oswego, St. Lawrence and Wayne counties are now eligible to apply to receive up to $50,000 in state funding to help offset damages to their residences. Applications for second homes will be accepted from Nov. 6 through Dec. 10.

“The aftermath of historic flooding along the shores of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River has had a disastrous impact, and we are fortunate to have the resources available to aid repairs on both primary and secondary residencies,” Governor Cuomo said. “As we embark on regionally-significant rebuilding and resiliency projects across the region, it is equally important that New York provide financial assistance to help homeowners in these communities with their recovery efforts.”

Application criteria for homeowners includes:

• Homeowners who were impacted by flooding Jan. 1, 2019 through Sept. 30, 2019.

• Second homeowner applications will be accepted from Nov. 6, 2019 through Dec. 10, 2019.

• Second homeowners with a qualified gross income of less than $275,000 may apply. However, priority will be given to those with a qualified gross income of $175,000 or less.

• Funding to address damages to secondary homes will be considered following fulfillment of primary residence applications, which will be given priority. Primary homeowners must have applied by the Oct. 31, 2019 deadline.

Applications, including the full list of eligibility criteria, are available on the New York State Homes and Community Renewal website (click here).

The funding complements Governor Cuomo’s creation of REDI, which includes a multi-agency commission that has been studying ways to strengthen infrastructure along Lake Ontario’s waterfront while bolstering the region’s local economies. Through REDI, the State has committed up to $300 million to rebuild the shoreline, as well as improve resiliency in flood prone regions along Lake Ontario.

Courtesy of Village of Medina, DRI application: The Village of Medina wants to improve public access to the Medina Waterfalls by constructing an elevated platform from the towpath. That project was part of Medina’s application for $10 million in DRI funding.

Medina village officials and many community leaders have been anxiously waiting for months to hear whether Medina would be awarded $10 million from the state for a Downtown Revitalization Initiative.

Today came the announcement from the state. The money is going to Seneca Falls.

The state has been approving $10 million for 10 different DRI each year, one for each of the 10 regions of the state. NY considers Medina and Orleans County to be in the Finger Lakes region/

This is the fourth round of the DRI, where communities submit applications and the state decides the winner. Previous $10 million grant winners in the Finger Lakes region include the City of Geneva in 2016, the City of Batavia in 2017, the Village of Penn Yan last year and now Seneca Falls.

Medina put together an application with projects that that would have improved the downtown business district, the water front by the canal, created public access by the water falls, expanded housing opportunities, and added tourism amenities and attractions.

Click here to see an article detailing Medina’s application.

Medina Mayor Michael Sidari said the village has a strong application and will try again next year for the $10 million.

Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul was in Seneca Falls today to announce the DRI award.

“With funding from the Downtown Revitalization Initiative, Seneca Falls will continue to flourish as an integral part of state and national history,” Hochul said. “As the birthplace of the women’s rights movement and a charming part of the Finger Lakes, Seneca Falls is primed for continued investment that will positively impact downtown growth. With this once in a lifetime opportunity, Seneca Falls will develop a roadmap for the future with innovative projects focused on boosting the local and regional economy.”

Seneca Falls will now begin the process of developing a Strategic Investment Plan to revitalize its downtown with up to $300,000 in planning funds from the $10 million DRI grant. A Local Planning Committee made up of municipal representatives, community leaders, and other stakeholders will lead the effort, supported by a team of private sector experts and state planners.

Photo courtesy of Albion Central School: Ed Neal and his grandson Brian Neal are recognized at Monday’s Board of Education meeting.

Press Release, Albion Central School

ALBION – The Board of Education recognized Poverty Hill Farms as a Friend of Education at Monday’s board meeting.

Ed Neal and his grandson Brian Neal accepted the award on behalf of the entire family. Ed Neal is a former president of the Board of Education.

Adam Krenning spoke about the partnership that FFA has with Poverty Hill Farms.

“The Neal family has always been willing to assist our students in the agriculture programs at Albion with anything we have needed to make the program better for our students,” Krenning said.

Tim Archer thanked the farm family for always hosting his high school Interact exchange program with an inner city school in Rochester. He said the visit to the farm is always a highlight and giving students hands-on activities and experiences on the farm is one they will never forget.

Poverty Hill Farms on West County House Road has also hosted seniors from the Workplace Internship program. The Neal family is happy to educate students about careers in agriculture and give them hands-on experiences to determine if a life in agriculture is something they may want to pursue.

Thank you Neal family for your ongoing support and willingness to educate our students!

Photo by Tom Rivers: The bronze statue of a soldier outside the Orleans County YMCA is shown on Friday evening. The Y originally was the Medina Armory, and served as a training center for soldiers. The new statue was dedicated in September.

It’s time to find the mittens, warm hats and the winter coat.

There will be freezing temperatures in the coming days. Today is forecast for a high of 43, but will fall to 34 tonight.

On Thursday, the temperatures will reach a high of 35 in Orleans County, with about a half-inch of snow expected. The temperatures will fall to 25 on Thursday night, according to the National Weather Service in Buffalo.

Friday will be mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers and a high of 32. The temps will fall to 22 on Friday night.

The weekend highs are forecast for 38 on Saturday and 44 on Sunday.

Press Release, New York State Association of Counties

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on Tuesday signed legislation (S.1668/A.4915) requiring that death certificates in cases of opioid overdose specify which opioid was involved in the death, if known.

This new law requires that information be recorded so that more data will be available to better address the opioid crisis.

“New York continues to confront the opioid epidemic in all corners of the state,” said Stephen J. Acquario, executive director of the New York State Association of Counties. “Toxicology results take an inordinate amount of time to review. This new law will help county coroners and medical examiners pin down the cause of death with more specificity than the general classification of ‘drug overdose.’”

“Law enforcement efforts to track opioid suppliers have improved, and this new statute will further assist in identifying suppliers of the opiates that led to an overdose. Governor Cuomo and state legislators continue to implement smart government policies to prevent the distribution of illegal opiates.”

The turnout for Tuesday’s election was below the voter participation in recent local elections, including 2017 and 2015, when the town and county positions were on the ballot.

There were 8,084 voters at the polls for the latest election, which includes 374 during 9 days of early voting. That’s out of 23,183 registered voters in the county for a total turnout of 34.8 percent.

Many of the positions on the ballot were uncontested with only one candidate.

The position of sheriff was likely the most profile race, but only one candidate, Chris Bourke, was on the ballot. He received 78.4 percent of the vote and withstood a write-in campaign. Brett Sobieraski lost a close Republican Primary to Bourke on June 25. Many of his supporters pushed him as a write-in candidate. There were 1,570 write-in votes. Bourke received 5,693 votes.

Of the seven county legislator seats, six were unopposed. Don Allport of Gaines was challenged by Chase Tkach, a Libertarian Party candidate. Allport received 87.8 percent of the vote.

There were hotly contested races in Barre for town supervisor and Town Board seats, in Ridgeway for town supervisor, in Shelby for highway superintendent, in Gaines for Town Board positions and in Murray for town supervisor and the Town Board.

But several towns – Albion, Carlton, Kendall and Yates – didn’t have any contested races.

Four years ago, there was a hotly contested race for sheriff, between Randy Bower and Tom Drennan. That highlighted the local elections that year, when turnout was 38.2 percent (with no early voting option). That election had 8,431 voters go to the polls out of 22,069 registered voters.

Two years ago there was another local election and turnout was again at 38.2 percent – 8,693 voters out of 22,739 registered.

The Town of Murray has a new town supervisor with Joe Sidonio receiving 527 votes today and with early voting. There were also 421 write-in votes for town supervisor. Bob Miller, the incumbent, mounted a write-in campaign after Sidonio won a close Republican primary.

Sidonio’s lead is insurmountable. Board of Elections officials said there were 78 absentees ballots taken out in Murray with 69 back so far. They will be counted on Nov. 19.

Murray was one of three towns with a contested race for town supervisor. In barre, Sean Pogue, the incumbent, received 360 votes to 272 for Gerald Solazzo.

Ridgeway had three candidates running for town supervisor. Brian Napoli, the incumbent, received 833 votes to 187 for Michael Maak and 117 for David Stalker.

Dale Root also was elected highway superintendent in Shelby, defeating incumbent Michael Fuller, 551-454.

Orleans County had all seven county legislators up for election. Only Don Allport of Gaines had a challenger. He received 87.8 percent of the vote, 5,279 votes, to 722 for Chase Tkach, who ran as a Libertarian Party candidate.

Here is a list of the results:

(R = Republican, D = Democrat, C = Conservative, I = Independence, L = Libertarian, WF = Working Families)

Orleans County (8,064 ballots)

Sheriff: Chris Bourke (R, C, I), 5,693; write-in, 1,570

County Legislator At Large, West: Merle “Skip” Draper (R), 5,504

County Legislator At Large, Central (pick 1): Donald Allport (R), 5,279; Chase Tkach (L), 722

County Legislator At Large, East: John DeFilipps (R), 5,374

District # 1 (2,338 ballots): William Eick (R), 1,627

District # 2 (1,857 ballots): Lynne Johnson (R), 1,283

District #3 (1,606 ballots): Fred Miller (D), 852

District #4 (2,263 ballots): Kenneth DeRoller (R), 1,640

Town of Albion (969 ballots)

Town Supervisor: Richard Remley (R), 710

Councilperson (pick 2): Darlene Benton (D), 489; Terry Wilbert (D), 439

Town Clerk: Sarah Basinait (R), 734

Highway Superintendent: Michael Neidert (D, R), 826

Town of Barre (645 ballots)

Town Supervisor (pick 1): Sean Pogue (R, I), 360; Gerald Solazzo (Citizens for Change), 272

Town Councilperson (pick 2): Margaret Swan (R, I), 307; Kerri Richardson (C, Citizens for Change), 296; Cindy Burnside (Citizens for Change), 270; LuAnn Tierney (D), 237; and Bradlee Driesel (R, I), 105

Town Clerk: Maureen Beach (D), 362

Town Justice: Rick Root (D), 351

Highway Superintendent: Dale Brooks (R), 436

Town of Carlton (646 ballots)

Town Supervisor: Gayle Ashbery (R), 457; write-in, 9

Town Councilperson (pick 2): Dana Woolston (R), 466; John Fitzak (R), 453; write-in, 6

Town Justice: Patricia Russell (R), 459

Town of Clarendon (865 ballots)

Town Supervisor: Richard Moy (R), 647

Town Councilperson: Bruce Hovey (R), 630; Allen Robinson (R), 601

Town Clerk: Susan Colby (R), 686

Town Justice: Thomas DiFante (R), 620

Highway Superintendent (pick 1): Tracy Bruce Chalker (R, C, Non Affiliated Party), 580; Robert Freida (Community Service), 254

Town of Gaines (637 ballots)

Town Supervisor: Joseph Grube (R), 389; write-in, 23

Town Councilperson (pick 2): Ronald Mannella (R), 405; Mary Neilans (C), 338; Corey Black (R), 283; and Kenneth Capurso (L), 78

Highway Superintendent: Mark Radzinski (R), 465

Town of Kendall (613 ballots)

Town Supervisor: Anthony Cammarata (R), 491

Town Councilperson (pick 2): Barbara Flow (R), 503; Margaret Lynn Szozda (D), 232

Highway Superintendent: Warren Kruger (R), 498

Town of Murray (1,004 ballots)

Town Supervisor: Joseph Sidonio (R, C, I), 527; write-in, 421

Town Councilperson (pick 2): Neil Valentine (R, C), 714; Lloyd Chirst, Jr. (R), 544; and Dirk Lammes, Jr. (C, I), 301

Town of Ridgeway (1,181 ballots)

Town Supervisor (pick 1): Brian Napoli (R, Ridgeway Reform), 833; Michael Maak (D), 187; and David Stalker (C), 117

Town Councilperson (pick 2): Mary Woodruff (R), 868; Duane Payne (R), 821

Town Justice: Joseph Kujawa (R), 981

Highway Superintendent: John Olinger (R, Friends of John W. Olinger), 922

Town of Shelby (1,026 ballots)

Town Supervisor: Edward Houseknecht (R), 735

Town Councilperson (pick 2): John Pratt III (R), 728; Jeffrey Smith (R), 697

Town Clerk: Darlene Rich (D), 711

Town Justice (pick 1): Dawn Keppler (R), 780; Mark Wambach (C, WF), 143

Highway Superintendent (pick 1): Dale Root (R, C), 551; Michael Fuller (D), 454

Town of Yates (478 ballots)

Town Supervisor: James Simon (R), 347, write-in, 12

Town Councilperson (pick 2): John Riggi (R), 319; Susan Hrovat (R), 316, write-in, 21

Town Clerk: Michele Harling (R), 403

Highway Superintendent: Roger Wolfe (R), 397, write-in, 9

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(8,064 ballots – Pick 3): Gerald Whelan (D, R, C, WF and I), 5,867; Deborah Haendiges (D, R, C), 5,644; Gerald Greenan (R, C, SAM), 4,524; and Diane Devlin (D, WF, I), 1,833.

Chris Bourke

ALBION – Chris Bourke was elected sheriff of Orleans County today, receiving nearly 80 percent of the vote against a write-in campaign for Brett Sobieraski.

Bourke, the current undersheriff, won a narrow Republican primary against Sobieraski in June. Bourke seemed to be coasting to the election. He also was on the Conservative and Independence lines.

But in the past month, many of Sobieraski’s supporters pushed the write-in campaign. The Rochester Police Department sergeant lives in Carlton and heads a drug task force for the RPD.

Bourke received 5,693 votes today and with early voting for 78.4 percent of the total. There were 1,570 write-ins. Those ballots will be counted on Thursday.

There are also 398 absentees that went out, with 264 returned so far, Board of Elections officials said.

Bourke has worked 35 years in the Sheriff’s Office, starting as a part-time corrections officer and working his way up as a deputy sheriff, K9 officer and lieutenant.

He will succeed Randy Bower as sheriff. Bower didn’t seek re-election. Bourke said the current chief deputy, Michael Mele, will become the new undersheriff starting Jan. 1.

BARRE – Sean Pogue has the lead to continue as town supervisor in Barre, according to unofficial results announced at the Barre Town Hall.

Pogue received 322 votes today, compared to 258 for Gerald Solazzo, who ran under the independent Citizens for Change.

Pogue in his campaign said there is more to the town government that the wind turbine issue. He said that project could bring significant financial benefits to the town, wiping out town taxes and allowing Barre to invest in its highway garage, firehall and town park.

Solazzo and two other Citizens for Change are critical of the project, and the town’s communication with residents about meetings and information with Heritage Wind.

The results announced tonight don’t include early voting, absentees or affidavit ballots.

There were five candidates on the ballot for two other Town Board seats. Richard Bennett and Larry Gaylard both didn’t seek re-election.

Kerri Richardson has the most votes tonight with 282 followed by 272 for Margaret Swan. Richardson is the president of Clear Skies Above Barre, a citizens group that has pushed for bigger setbacks, smaller turbines and more studies on the health and environmental impacts of the turbines. Richardson ran under the Citizens for Change and also was backed by the Conservative Party.

Swan was endorsed by the Republican Party.

Cindy Burnside, another Citizens for Change candidate, also is close with 256 votes for a Town Board seat.

LuAnn Tierney, a Democrat, received 202 votes. She ran as a team with Pogue and Swan.

Bradlee Driesel, a Republican, was on the ballot but withdrew from the race. He still received 101 votes.

Other candidates were unopposed in Barre including Town Clerk Maureen Beach, 327 votes; Town Justice Rick Root, 317 votes; and Highway Superintendent Dale Brooks, 403 votes.

In the race for Orleans County Sheriff, Chris Bourke received 417 votes in Barre today, while there were 92 write-ins.

Brett Sobieraski, who lost a close Republican Primary to Bourke in June, has been promoted by many of his supporters for a write-in campaign. The election officials at Barre didn’t have the names for the write-ins tonight.

Orleans Hub will have more election coverage later.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Barker captains Ciara Gregoire, Katrina Clare and Rachel Hurtgam hold the championship trophy high moments after the Lady Raiders downed Eden 4-0 in the Section VI Class C field hockey championship game late this afternoon on the new blue turf field at Alden.

Making a successful title defense, top seeded Barker pulled away in the second half to blank No. 6 Eden 4-0 in the Section VI Class C field hockey championship game this afternoon on the new blue turf field at Alden.

Rachel Hurtgam and Katrina Clare both scored a pair of goals to spearhead the offense for Barker which also bested Eden 2-1 in last year’s title contest.

The sectional championship is the Lady Raiders 14th  in the last 18 years.

“We possessed the ball pretty well and I think the experience we got last year is helping us quite a bit,” said Barker Coach Jeff Costello.

The victory propels the Lady Raiders into the Class C Far West Regional against Section V representative East Rochester at 11 a.m. Saturday at Williamsville North.

The Regional will also be a rematch as Barker nipped East Rochester 4-3 in overtime last year.

Unable to capitalize on eight penalty corner opportunities in the first half Barker held a slender 1-0 lead at the break as Hurtgam scored on a shot from close range off an assist from Clare with just 2:11 remaining.

Rachel Hurtgam scores the first of her two goals, a tally which gave Barker a 1-0 half-time lead. The Eden goalie is Cecelia Karpinski.

Eden did mount a good scoring threat just before the half off two corner opportunities but couldn’t capitalize as Barker goalie Courtney Hillman came up with a big save.

Eden then put together it’s only other big scoring threat early in the second half but again could not take advantage off three more corner chances as Hillman came up with another key save.

Barker finally opened up a little breathing room at 2-0 as Hurtgam scored her 11th goal of the season with 18:53 remaining off an assist from Madison Gancasz.

The Lady Raiders then closed out the win with a flurry as Clare scored with 11:14 remaining and again with only 4 seconds to go which was her team leading 18th goal of the season.

The shutout was the third in as many sectional games for the Lady Raiders which  blanked No. 8 Newfane 6-0 in the quarterfinals and No. 4 Roy-Hart 2-0 in the semifinals.

Eden advanced by downing No. 3 Akron 1-0 in the quarterfinals and No. 7 Holland 2-1 in the semis.

Barker will take a 16-3 overall record into the regionals.

(Click here to see Katrina Clare score Barker’s 4th goal with 4 seconds left in the game.)

(Click here to see the Barker fans cheer on the team.)

(Click here to see Barker celebrate at the end of the game.)

(Click here to see Barker receive their Sectional patches.)

Barker’s Katria Clare, at left, who scored a pair of goals, here works to gain control of the ball against Eden’s Casey Wach.

Barker’s Serena Harris, at right,  brings the ball up field as Emma Tambacas defends for Eden.