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By Jordan J. Michael

VOORHEESVILLE –– Tom Kurkjian has coached four of his own children at Voorheesville over the past 30 years in tennis, volleyball, or sometimes both.

Blackbirds come up one play short in defensive struggle

By Jordan J. Michael

Lady Birds win first Colonial Council title

By Jordan J. Michael

By Jordan J. Michael

GUILDERLAND –– Marathon runner Danielle Blanchard, who became head coach this fall for Dutch field hockey, inspired her team to condition hard.

By Jordan J. Michael

GUILDERLAND –– The Dutchmen football team finished the season with two commanding wins, but it wasn’t enough to earn a spot in the Class AA playoffs.

By Jordan J. Michael

WATERVLIET –– The Voorheesville football team might do considerable damage in the Class C playoffs if it continues to play like it did in Watervliet on Saturday.

By Jordan J. Michael

GUILDERLAND –– The Lady Dutch tennis team sent two singles players and a doubles team to Central Park in Schenectady on Wednesday for the Section II quarterfinals and one player lived to see another match.

Greenberg wins the 10th Annual Voorheesville 5K Fall Classic Road Race

By Michael Koff

By Peter Henner

The Schenectady Chess Club’s annual championship began on Oct. 14, with 15 players divided into two preliminary sections, which will play on Thursday nights. The top players in each section will then compete in a championship section.

By Jordan J. Michael

BERNE –– The third time really is the charm.

By Jordan J. Michael

VOORHEESVILLE –– The Lady Birds’ volleyball team finds success every fall season because it relies on consistency. Voorheesville won the Class C title in 2007 and has played in the sectional final ever since.

By Jordan J. Michael

GUILDERLAND –– In 2008, the Dutch soccer team won the Class AA championship while plowing through 22 straight games without a loss. Now, in 2010, the team can’t buy a win.

By Jordan J. Michael

GUILDERLAND –– The Dutchmen football team is starting to make a habit out of winning big over undefeated opponents.

By Jordan J. Michael

BERNE –– Soccer games can take sharp turns in a short time. On Friday, the Berne-Knox-Westerlo girls’ team was on the wrong end of one of those turns.

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