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Photos: Guilderville splashes Blue Streaks

The Guilderland-Voorheesville girls’ swim team is already making big splashes. Even before sectionals, swimmers have qualified for state competition: two relay teams, two individual swimmers, and two divers. Guilderville swam against Saratoga at home on Wednesday afternoon, winning, 92 to 72.

Small-game hunting seasons open

Several small-game hunting seasons open Oct. 1. In addition, special youth-only hunting seasons for pheasants and waterfowl open prior to the start of the regular season.

Marinopoulos plays for RPI football

George Marinopoulos of Slingerlands is a member of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute football team. A business and management major he has helped the Engineers to a 3-0 start.

O’Brien is an x-c Hawk

Brenna O'Brien of Altamont is a member of the 2017 women’s cross country team at the State University of New York College at New Paltz.

Photos: First Finishers Fly

The Voorheesville Blackbirds’ cross-country runners showed off their speed and determination against the Albany Academies and Watervliet on Tuesday afternoon at Albany Academy.

Photos: Cougars Claw Bulldogs

With the season winding down, the Berne-Knox-Westerlo golf team battled Canajoharie last Thursday at Sycamore Country Club in Coeymans Hollow, losing 12 to 3.

GHS swimmer to raise more money for his sister’s rare disease

by Elizabeth Floyd Mair

GUILDERLAND — Guilderland High School senior Michael Ardito is preparing to make his fourth and final annual swim across Boston Harbor this weekend, to raise money to find a cure for the rare disease that affects his younger sister, Kati.

Photos: Bulldogs Tamed

The Berne-Knox-Westerlo girls’ soccer team was playing hard and not giving up on Friday afternoon at home, even if the record doesn’t show it.

Photos: Run for Glory

The Berne-Knox-Westerlo Bulldogs and the Guilderland Dutchmen raced in the 47th Guilderland International Cross Country Invitational Saturday at Tawasentha Park in Guilderland.

Photos: Gridiron Grit

The Voorheesville Blackbirds and Guilderland Dutchmen are facing this season with new field generals since their mainstays graduated in June. The Dutchmen and Blackbirds opened the season last Friday and Saturday.

Photos: Birds Claw Cannoneers

The Voorheesville girls’ volleyball team might have lost some key players from last year’s sectional final team but came back reloaded and is poised to return to sectional play this year as the team beat Watervliet last Thursday, easily winning three straight sets.

Photos: 2017 Altamont 5K

It was the final leg of the 2017 Hilltown Triple Crown that ended in Altamont on August 26th.

Photos: Dutch forehand their way to victory

The Guilderland Girls Varsity tennis team is off to a powerful start to the season by winning the Oneida Invitational and two suburban council wins. 

Photos: Ballsy Battle

The Guilderland Dutchmen and Voorheesville Blackbirds had a tough opening match on the pitch to start of the season for both teams on Tuesday August 29th.