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Photos: Blackbirds receive more accolades

For the Voorheesville girls volleyball team, the back to-back-sectional champions and 3rd in NYS was recognized by Albany County Executive Dan McCoy on Friday morning at Clayton A. Bouton high school during the executive's "Week of Champions" appreciation.

Photos: Dutch Collar Scotties

The Guilderland girls’ basketball team won a Suburban Council matchup against Ballston Spa at home on Friday evening. The Dutch’s full-court pressure kept the Scotties off kilter all game long, giving Guilderland the victory, 69 to 48.

Photos: Dutch Defeat Cold

As temperatures hovered around freezing, the Dutchmen took to the hills at the Lapland Lake trails against 10 other teams on Tuesday afternoon for the Guilderland Nordic Invitational in Northville.

Photos: Blackbirds Batter Bluehawks

The Blackbirds are soaring again this year. The Voorheesville boys improved their record to 6 and 1 on Thursday when they beat the Bluehawks in Hudson. Voorheesville still has some of the core players from a team that has won back-to-back Class C/D regional titles.

Photos: Blackbirds Bowled Over by Crusaders

The Voorheesville Blackbirds bowling team had a tough time trying to find the pocket for strikes last Thursday afternoon against the Catholic Central Crusaders at home at Town ’N’ Country lanes in Guilderland. The Blackbirds lost, 22.5 to 9.5, and 2633 to 2320 in total pins.

Photos: Combat on the Mat in the Jamie Mormile Invitational

The annual tournament, hosted by the Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk wrestling team, is named for an RCS wrestling booster who was 29 when he died of cystic fibrosis in 2010.

Where high school athletes are today

These local athletes are playing in college:

— Kathryn Johnston of Altamont was on the volleyball team for the State University of New York College at Oneonta;

— Katelyn McDonough of Guilderland was on the volleyball team for the State University of New York College at Oneonta;

Photos: Dogs Dominate

The Berne-Knox-Westerlo girls’ basketball team is back to full strength and winning ways.

Photos: Bulldogs Tames on the Track

The Berne-Knox-Westerlo Bulldogs indoor track team, may be small, but the bite and heart are big. The Bulldogs took to the track at Hudson Valley Community College on Saturday morning in Troy.