Latest news with #HobartCollege
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Penfield and HF-L punch tickets to Sectional Finals
Class A: (3)Penfield 10, (2)Fairport 7 Griffin Banister scored four times pacing Penfield to a semifinal win at Spencerport high school Friday night. The Patriots led this game start to finish. Jake Maurer added a hat trick for Penfield and Mason Schembri made 10 saves—many of which were spectacular. The Patriots jumped out to a 3-1 lead early. Robert Protz scored one of his three Fairport goals in the final three minutes of the half to close the Red Raiders within 4-3 after 24 minutes. Banninster and Maurer each scored goals in the first 68 seconds of the second half for the Patriots who eventually built an 8-4 lead. Protz answered again for Fairport and then the Raiders got a break when Penfield accidentally put a rebound into their own net with 1.8 seconds left in the quarter. The Penfield lead was down to 8-6. Schembri and the defense shut the door from there. The Raiders scored only once and were never again closer than two goals. Penfield opened the season with a five-game losing streak, but the Patriots are now 11-7. They will meet top-seeded McQuaid for the Class A title Tuesday evening at Hobart College with faceoff scheduled for 5pm. Fairport finished their season at 8-8. Class C: (2) Honeoye Falls-Lima Central 14, (3) Geneva 5 Only down by three, Geneva still had life at the start of the second half. That was until HF-L's Quinn Kailbourne opened the game up, scoring four of his six goals in the second half, leading all scorers on the night. Cash Arena for the Cougars added four goals of his own, including two in a 19-second span to end the second half. Grady Goodberlet had two of his own, followed by Jackson Coon and Marco Vengoechea with one each. Goodberlet and Coon were the key distributors of the game, with three assists each. In goal, Jason Bennett ended the night with 11 saves, only allowing one goal in the second half. On the opposite side, Ryland Dunham led the way for Geneva, with three goals, all coming in the first half. Ben Budgar added one goal and one assist for the Panthers. Jack Dunham and Dominick Verdora found their way into the box score as well. Durham assisted Budgar's first goal of the night, while Verdora scored Geneva's lone goal of the second half. HF-L will take on top-seeded Palmyra-Macedon, who come off a huge 21-10 victory over Wayne. The Class C title game is set for next Friday at Hobart College, with faceoff scheduled for 5pm. Geneva finished their season 13-5. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Canandaigua councilmember to run for state office
CANANDAIGUA, NY — Canandaigua City Councilmember Michael Mills is launching a campaign to run for state senator. Mills, a Democrat who was elected to City Council in 2023 and represents the city's Ward 1, would run in 2026 for the state Senate's 54th District seat. The office is currently held by state Sen. Pam Helming, a Republican who is former Canandaigua town supervisor. Helming was first elected to the seat in 2016. The district includes Ontario, Wayne and Livingston counties and parts of Monroe County. In a statement, Mills said the Finger Lakes region is renowned for wine and beer makers, farms that feed New York and the country, and a re-emerging manufacturing and logistics sector that delivers everything from consumer merchandise to optics equipment for solar system exploration. But, Mills stated, the region is facing challenges that include affording groceries and rent, access to quality education and health care, and securing the funds to repair aging infrastructure or protect natural resources, lakes and waterways. 'And our way of life is threatened by decision makers and businesses who exploit the Finger Lakes as a waste dump, crypto mine, and energy source that powers the rest of the state (and Canada) but not our homes and communities,' Mills said in a statement. 'This district is not immune to the partisan divide currently cleaving America. But I believe that our residents, and Americans generally, want the same thing: an on-ramp to hope and opportunity for themselves and generations to come.' Mills is a graduate of Hobart College in Geneva. He and his wife Audrey have a preschool-aged son Lewis and live in Canandaigua. Mills has owned Involvement, Inc., a communications and coaching company that helps nonprofit and business clients engage stakeholders to deliver positive outcomes, and individuals hone their leadership skills. Mills has worked in policy and economic development across agriculture, technology, retail, finance and environmental sustainability sectors at local, state, federal and international levels. Mills would run for state office in 2026. The coming city election this year is shaping up to be an active one, as three of five seats on City Council will be contested. Republican Mayor Bob Palumbo is facing a challenge from Democratic Councilmember Thomas Lyon, who is serving as an at-large councilmember. Councilmembers Sim Covington, Doug Merrill and Gwen Van Laeken are also seeking re-election to at-large seats. Merrill and Van Laeken ran last fall to serve out the remainder of the terms of two former councilmembers. The Democrats also endorsed John 'JT' Squires for the fourth at-large seat up this year. Republicans are backing two candidates, Ron Ouimette and Jadon Hoffman. Each of the seats carries a four-year term. Mike Murphy covers Canandaigua and other communities in Ontario County and writes the Eat, Drink and Be Murphy food and drink column. Follow him on X at @MPN_MikeMurphy. This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Canandaigua Councilmember Michael Mills to seek state office
ABC News
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Aussie chef Joseph Lidgerwood wins second Michelin star Seoul restaurant
Tasmanian chef Joseph Lidgerwood has scored a second Michelin Star with his restaurant Evett in South Korea. But he's not putting his success down to his cooking class at Hobart College. "I think I was the only person out of 20 of us in the class that failed," Mr Lidgerwood told ABC Hobart. "I got 'not competent' on my grade 11 home economics class … I still remember that. It still haunts me to this day." Mr Lidgerwood opened a Korean fine dining restaurant in Seoul's Gangnam district in 2018. The Hobart-trained chef serves Korean food, cooked over a wood fire, using seasonal ingredients including golbaengi (moon snails) and haesam (sea cucumber), foraged on South Korea's east coast. "Most of the time, what we source, especially like a really unique ingredient, we'll probably just try to highlight it in a couple of different [ways]," Mr Lidgerwood said. "So, we do a pickling of it, a roasting of it." His restaurant was awarded a Michelin star for its high-quality cooking 12 months after opening and a second star this year. Mr Lidgerwood said the accolade was "pretty mind-blowing" and meant "more people at the restaurant, for sure". "I kind of worked my whole career at either one, two or three Michelin [star restaurants]," he said. "So, for me, personally, it's a great achievement, but also for the team who's put in so much work, it means a lot." While Mr Lidgerwood failed cooking at high school, Hobart College was also where he discovered his love for it and the joy of being physically engaged in cooking. "But I always found that every time I would do my home economics class or my cooking class, I found it a lot of fun. "And I loved that kind of actually active movement as opposed to sitting down. So, it was more, not like I wanted to cook, it's just I knew I wasn't going to be able to do anything else." Mr Lidgerwood trained at some of Hobart's leading restaurants before leaving the state in 2007, wanting to "to push" himself and "see what was out there". He ran pop-up restaurants in 20 countries, including, the US, UK, Nepal and South Africa, before landing in Seoul in 2018. "Korea surprised me in the best way. I was fascinated by the depth of traditional food culture, especially fermentation," he said. "Before coming to Korea, I thought it would be just barbecue, kimchi and [South Korean boy band] BTS, but actually living here and learning the culture through the food gave me such an appreciation." Mr Lidgerwood lives in South Korea with his wife, Ginny Kim, who is Korean, and he has been learning the language. The process of opening a restaurant as an Australian in South Korea was, however, challenging. "And then there was the language barrier. Now it's easier as I've applied myself and got to a level that I can communicate without barriers, but at the start it was rough, which made even small things more complicated." At the restaurant in Seoul, Mr Lidgerwood leads a team of about 30. He communicates mostly in Korean, and last year was part of Netflix's Korean reality cooking competition show Culinary Class Wars. "I've always enjoyed cooking. I've always loved the energy of a kitchen. I've loved the camaraderie of kitchens. And I love cooking food," Mr Lidgerwood said. "I don't see it as like a clock-watching kind of job. It's something where you're always moving; you're always trying to improve yourself, improve the food and deliver a great experience. For me, it's been life's passion." While Mr Lidgerwood hasn't ruled out a future food venture in Tasmania, he said life in Seoul was good. Mr Lidgerwood said he always contemplated doing something in Tasmania. "Most of my favourite food in Korea is very simple food like soups or the pancakes. So, I'd love to do something more probably simple [there]," he said. "As a chef, I love my life here. It's an incredibly safe city to live in. That [may] sound weird to say, but after you live in London and SF [San Francisco], I really appreciate not having my stuff stolen or having to cross the road late at night. "Additionally, everything is open late. I can finish at midnight, get some food, and have a sauna."
