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Photos: Birds Clipped on the Court

The season may be young for the Voorheesville girls’ tennis team and volleyball team but both teams are working hard to prove they belong in their conference. The tennis team took a three-year hiatus, due to few players but came back this year to play under a new coach, Tav Daly.

Photos: Making a Splash

The Helderberg Valley girls’ swim team, made up of Duanesburg and Berne-Knox-Westerlo students, charged into the pool at Mohonasen High School on Thursday afternoon to battle the Warriors.

Photos: Birds Perfect on the Pitch

On Tuesday afternoon, the Voorheesville boys’ soccer team looked to keep their undefeated season going as they faced off at home against a strong foe in Mohonasen. The Birds’ impenetrable defense kept the Warriors from putting the ball in the back of the net. The Birds won, 2 to 0.

Photos: Helderberg Grit

The Helderberg Valley football team and Berne-Knox-Westerlo boys’ soccer team hit the field at home this week to play very physical games. The football team, made up of BKW and Duanesburg players, tried to stop Chatham’s running attack on Saturday but got flattened, 55 to 6.

Photos: Dutch Girls Race to Victory

Voorheesville’s cross-country team hosted its annual Blackbird Invitational on Saturday morning at the Stephen P. Wallace Park on Swift Road. This year, the invitational had a record 32 teams competing in the two division races. Voorheesville and Berne-Knox-Westerlo competed in Division 2.

Photos: Down But Not Out

The 2019 football season kicked off at home this weekend for both the Guilderland Dutchmen and the Voorheesville Blackbirds. The Dutch players faced off against Shaker, a team they’ve battled in playoffs. The Dutch fell to the formidable Bison team, 41 to 23, on Friday night.

Photos: Dutch Victory at the Net

Getting off on the right foot is key for the girls on Guilderland’s tennis and volleyball teams as they strive to get good seeds for sectional play in the coming weeks of the fall season. On Friday, both teams were in action.