Last Wednesday, Nov. 1, Guilderland field hockey competed in the Class A New York State High School Athletic Association State Subregionals hosted at home against Section 1’s Mamaroneck. The Tigers didn’t give the Dutch much to work with and the Dutch fell 3-0.
On Sunday, Oct. 29, the Guilderland field hockey team, the top seed in Class A, battled a familiar foe in the third seed Saratoga. The two other games this year were tightly contested. It lived up to the billing, with the Dutch winning the Class A championship 2-1.
On Friday, Sept. 15, Guilderland field hockey went across town to face off against Bethlehem for a suburban council battle. The Dutch led from the start and won, 4 to 1.
On Tuesday, Oct. 25, the Guilderland field hockey team, the second seed, took on the third seed Bethlehem at home, where Guilderland hasn’t played in four years. It was a section 2, Class A semifinal match.
On Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 18, the Guilderland field hockey team hosted the Columbia Blue Devils in the Section 2, Class A sectional quarterfinal at Afrim’s Sports Park. Guilderland took an early lead and never looked back, winning 5 to 0.
Last Wednesday, Sept. 7, the Guilderland field hockey team kicked off the 2022 season against Columbia at Afrim’s Sports Park in Latham. Both teams' defenses were put to the test all game long but Guilderland were able to squeak one past the goalie to win 1 to 0.
On Sunday, Oct. 31, the Guilderland Dutchmen Field Hockey team went through a battle in the Class A sectional championship against Shenendehowa at Schuylerville High School. Both teams went back and forth trading blows but the Plainsmen scored late to win 1-to-0.
On Thursday, Oct. 21, the Guilderland field hockey team started their quest to their second sectional title at home against Niskayuna in the quarterfinal of the Class A sectional at Afrim’s in Colonie. The Dutch sailed away to a 4-to-0 win and will face Saratoga this afternoon at Afrim’s.
On Monday, Sept. 20, the Guilderland Field hockey team faced off against Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake on the field turf at Afrim’s Sports Park in Latham. The Dutch couldn’t break the solid defense of the Spartans all game long and fell 2-to-0.
The Guilderland girls field hockey team hoped their postseason magic they had last year would help them in the 2020 postseason in the Suburban Council Championships in a crazy year due to COVID-19.
