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Unfinished no more: Fillmore wins first state title MIDDLETOWN — After an overtime thriller Nov. 12 in the state semifinal, the Fillmore boys soccer team still had to finish the job the next day. The Eagles had been in this exact spot a year ago and came up a game short of their first-ever state title in boys soccer. They didn’t let the second chance go by this season. Knotted at 0-0 at halftime of the Nov. 13 NYSPHSAA Class D state championship against Chazy (Section 7), a pair of seniors — defender Brent Zubikowski and attacking forward Mitch Ward — scored to deliver Fillmore a 2-0 victory at Middletown High School’s Faller Field. Fillmore finishes its perfect season at 23-0, winning the program’s first state title in its third chance after previous tries in 2000 and 2021. Coach Jarrett Vosburg, a former Fillmore player and assistant coach under longtime coach Jamie Mullen, led the program to its first state title in his first season as the head man in charge. “It’s difficult for me to try to put into words what today’s win means to this team, this program, and this community,” Vosburg said. “I can’t say enough about the way these guys battled this weekend. They left their heart and soul on the field in both the semi-finals and finals
games this weekend. We have preached all year about leaving no regrets, and at a perfect 23-0-0, it’s safe to say they have done just that.” Zubikowski gave the Eagles the lead just 10 minutes into the second half with a long ball out off a direct kick of reach for the goalkeeper. It was just the third goal of the season for the defender, but no doubt the biggest. After scoring twice on Nov. 12, Ward netted his 47th goal of the season on Nov. 13, a penalty kick for a 2-0 lead with 14 minutes remaining. Fillmore goalkeeper Luke Columbo manned the net again, making 13 saves to earn his 17th shutout out of 23 wins this season. “The defense is ridiculous, nine goals scored on (us) all year, 115 or so scored for us,” Ward said in an NYSPHSAA interview. “It’s a brotherhood. We all care about each other, love each other and that’s the biggest thing.” Last year, Fillmore beat Chazy in the state semifinal but lost to Mount Academy in the Class D title game. The Eagles spent a year motivated to finish what they couldn’t last time. “I haven’t stopped thinking about it since that day,” Ward said. “I have the poster on my wall of ‘Fillmore loses in state championship’ and this is what I wanted
right here.” Fillmore will graduate 12 seniors, including Ward, Zubikowski and Colombo. “All of them have played an important role in this season,” Vosburg acknowledged. “Everyone knows the role Mitch has played statistically. He’s an incredible player. But his leadership is what will be missed the most next season. Similarly, Brent commanded a defense which allowed only nine goals on the season, and only two in the entire postseason. He is the commander of our defense, and Fillmore Wins continued on PAGE 6
The Fillmore boys soccer team celebrates after defeating Chazy in the NYSPHSAA Class D state championship game on Sunday in Middletown.
Langworthy thanks supporters after win for Congress BY RICK MILLER
Nicholas Langworthy was still on a high from his landslide win in the 23rd Congressional District Tuesday night when news organizations called the New York governor’s race for Gov. Kathy Hochul. Langworthy, the state Republican chairman, had invested a lot of time and resources to help elect Rep. Lee Zeldin of Long Island as the next governor of New York.
Soon after claiming victory in the 23rd Congressional race over Democrat Max Della Pia at 9:15 p.m. in Buffalo, Langworthy flew to New York City to Zeldin headquarters for what he hoped would be a victory party. Zeldin, he believed, would be the first Republican governor in the state since George Pataki. It was not to be. Trailing Hochul by 5%, Zeldin conceded the race Wednesday afternoon. Hochul, a Buffalo
native, is the state’s first woman to be elected governor. Langworthy’s August Republican primary victory over Carl Paladino set up the contest with Della Pia, a retired Air Force colonel who is chairman of the Tioga County Democratic Party. Della Pia lost in the special election to Republican Joe Sempolinski, R-Canisteo, who is now serving the remainder of former Rep. Tom Reed’s term. In remarks to report-
ers in Buffalo shortly after the polls closed and before any results had been reported, Langworthy said, “I am very proud to be the congressman-elect from this district. But I also am very proud to be the chairman of the New York Republican Party here tonight. And I made a promise to our next governor. I wouldn’t be standing by his side tonight when we announced that he has become the Langworthy continued on PAGE 4
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