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BKW soccer coach inducted into state hall of fame

by H. Rose Schneider

BERNE — A long-time soccer coach for Berne-Knox-Westerlo is the newest member of the New York State Boys’ Soccer Coaches’ Hall of Fame. He was named on Nov. 11.

The inductee, Jim Gillis, coached boys’ varsity soccer for 22 years. During that time, his team totaled 202 wins and attended five league championships.

Marinopoulos at RPI earns football awards

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute student-athlete George Marinopoulos of Slingerlands has earned a weekly football award from the Liberty League.

Photos: Birds' Wings Clipped in State Semis

The Voorheesville Blackbirds girls’ volleyball team returned to the state championships — for the first time since 2013 after a four-year run — Saturday at the Glens Falls arena.

Photos: Guilderville’s Best Compete at States

Three relay teams along with four individual swimmers and two divers from the Guilderville team — made up of girls from Guilderland and Voorheesville — competed at Ithaca College in Friday and Saturday at the New York State Public High School Athletic Association state championships.

Photos: Birds go 1-5 in pool play, season falls short Saturday

The Voorheesville girls’ volleyball team took part in the state semifinals at the Glens Falls arena for the Class C New York State Public High School Athletic Association championships on Saturday morning.

Photos: Guilderville’s State-Sized Splash

The Guilderville girls’ swim team — with athletes from Guilderland and Voorheesville — dove and jumped from the blocks at the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Swimming and Diving championships on Friday during the preliminaries at Ithaca College in efforts to win a state cha

Tomelden is STRIDE athlete of the year

by Sean Mulkerrin

ALTAMONT — Altamont resident Victor Tomelden has been named STRIDE Adaptive Sports Athlete of the year.

Tomelden graduated from Guilderland High School last year and is now a student at Landmark College in Putney, Vermont. He is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts.

Photos: Blackbirds swoosh back to States

The Voorheesville Blackbirds needed one more win to be one of the final four teams, playing for the state championship in Glens Falls next Saturday.

Photo: Nine Guilderland Athletes sign their letter of intent

On Monday afternoon, nine of Guilderland's top athlete's signed their college letter of intent to officially play collegiate sports next year.

Three runners battle for a state title

by Michael Koff

Three local runners, two from Voorheesville and one from Berne-Knox-Westerlo, slogged through the mud and snow at the State Cross-Country competition at Wayne High School in Ontario Center in western New York Saturday, racing against the fastest runners in New York. Each ran on the 3.1 mile course.

Photos: Blackbirds Swoosh Past Red Storm to take Regional Final

The Voorheesville Blackbirds needed one more win to be one of the final four teams, playing for the state championship in Glens Falls next Saturday. The Voorheesville team has knocked on the door to be champion several times before; the last time was in 2013.

Photos: Birds Claw to Sectional Title, Glide to Regional Final

Saturday’s thrilling Section 2 Class C sectional championship match between Voorheesville and Lake George was a nail-biter until the end when the Blackbirds, trailing at first, pulled out a victory — shrieking and leaping with joy.

Photos: Racing to States

Berne-Knox-Westerlo, Voorheesville, and Guilderland sent their best runners to compete for team and individual titles to advance to Saturday’s state tournament at Wayne High School of Section 5 in Ontario Center in western New York.

Photos: Guilderville Makes A Splash to States

The Guilderland-Voorheesville girls’ swim team battled for a sectional title last Thursday through Saturday in hopes of qualifying for the state competition on Nov. 17 and 18 at Ithaca College. Guilderville is sending three relay teams along with numerous solo swimmers.

Photos: Blackbirds thrilling Class C championship ends with a title

On Saturday evening at Saratoga High School, the Voorheesville girls' Volleyball team battled with Lake George for the Class C championship which saw the Blackbirds win the title after being down two sets to none to win in five sets.

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