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Photos: Sluggish Start Doesn’t Hurt Bulldogs

On Saturday, Feb. 19, the Berne-Knox-Westerlo girls basketball team started their Section 2, Class C sectional game at home against Rensselaer. The Bulldogs had a slow start but finished strong to hold off the Rams in their 52-38 win.

Photos: Guilderville Finishes in 3rd, States Up Next

On Friday, Feb. 18, the Guilderville boys swim team, made up of Guilderland and Voorheesville athletes, took to the pool at Shenendehowa Aquatic Center for the Section 2, Division 1 sectional championship.

Photos: Blackbirds Cruise in First Round, Fall in Second

On Thursday, Feb. 17, the Voorheesville girls basketball team started their Section 2, Class B sectional game at home as the 13th seed against 20th seeded Mekeel Christian Academy.

Photos: Dutch Finish Third, Send Two to States

On Wednesday, Feb. 16, the Guilderland gymnastics team took to the mat at the Section 2 championships at Shaker High School.

Photos: Blackbirds Finish Strong In Class B’s

On Tuesday, Feb. 15, it was the Class B schools' turn to see who will represent Section 2 at the state competition. Voorheesville was one of them. Voorheesville finished 11th with a total of 5158 in the six games.

Photos: Dutch Bowling Finishes Eighth In Class A

On Monday, Feb. 14, the Guilderland bowling team participated in the Section 2, Class A sectional championships at Boulevard Bowl in Schenectady. The Dutch finished eighth with 5613 total pins.

Photos: Tickets Punched for Three Wrestlers

On Saturday, Feb. 12, seven Guilderland Dutchmen and three Berne-Knox-Westerlo/Middleburgh wrestlers competed against all Section 2 teams to earn a spot at the state competition later this month at the MVP Arena.

Photos: Dutch Cheer Spectacular At Bethlehem Bash

On Saturday, Feb. 5, the Guilderland varsity competitive cheerleading team took to the mat for the Bethlehem Bash at Bethlehem High School. This year, the team is competing in the large division, composed of all girls, instead of usually being in the coed division.

Photos: Dutch Send Six To Compete At States

On Saturday, Feb. 5, the jumpers and runners of the Guilderland Indoor Track competed to earn spots on the Section 2 team to compete on March 5 for the state competition. Then on Monday, postponed from last Thursday due to weather, the throwers competed.

Photos: Seven Dutchmen Will Battle for a ticket to States

On Sunday morning, Feb. 6, the Guilderland Dutchmen wrestling squad competed in the Class A sectional championships at Shaker High School in Latham. The nine wrestlers battled for a ticket to the state competition at the MVP Arena in Albany.

Defending champs, Sled Warriors psyched for glory in Lake Placid

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

On Tuesday evening, a Lake Placid athlete, Maxwell Menkel, ran to the hardware store on the edge of Altamont carrying a torch.

Photos: Dutch Don’t Let The Cold Stop Them

There was a slight breeze on Tuesday, Feb. 1, as the Guilderland Nordic team took to the Ski Bowl course at Gore Mountain. The girls finished in fourth with 46 points and the boys in eighth with 99 points.

Photos: Dutch and Blackbirds Bring Home Sectional Champs

This past weekend, starting on Jan.27 thru Jan.30, Guilderland, Voorheesville, and Berne-Knox-Westerlo indoor track teams took to the track in an attempt to bring home Section 2 titles.

Photos: Dutch Raise Awareness at Purple Passion

On Friday, Jan. 28, the Guilderland Dutchmen gymnastics team participated in the Purple Passion fundraiser event along with Saratoga, Bethlehem and Shaker. Guilderland performed well even though team scores weren’t scored.