On Saturday, Nov. 8, Berne-Knox-Westerlo, Bethlehem, Guilderland, and Voorheesville cross-country teams battled it out against the other Section 2 teams to compete for team titles and to qualify for state competition on Saturday.
On Saturday, Nov. 8, the Guilderland Dutchmen boys’ soccer team, the Section 2 champs in Class AAA, traveled to Waverly, Section 3, to battle Elmira for a trip to Saturday’s state championship.
On Friday, Nov. 7, the top-seeded Bethlehem Eagles took to the court at Saratoga High School as they took on second-seeded Columbia. The Blue Devils defense stymied the Eagles as they fell 13-25, 23-25, 25-19.
Last Thursday, Nov. 6, the Voorheesville football team traveled to Watervliet, where they started their season, to play in the last game of the year in a cross-over matchup and their head coach Joe Sapineza’s final game.
Last Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 6 through Nov. 8, Guilderland-Voorheesville and Bethlehem swim squads took to the pool at Shenendehowa to look to qualify for the state competition on Nov. 21 to 22 at Webster High School in Rochester.
On Sunday, Nov. 2, the third seeded Guilderland battled top seeded Bethlehem for the Section 2, Class A championship at Schuylerville High School. The Dutch, the reigning champs, pressured to knock in a goal but the Eagles’ defense stood tall as Bethlehem edged out the Dutch 1-0.
On Saturday, Nov. 1, the sixth-seeded Berne-Knox-Westerlo/Duanesburg soccer squad was on the pitch against top-seeded Maple Hill in the Section 2, Class C sectional final. The Beagles tried to break through the tough Wildcats defense but couldn’t as they fell 2-0.
On Saturday, Nov. 1, the second-seeded Bethlehem boys’ soccer squad took to the pitch at Queensbury High School playing against top-seeded Columbia in the finals of the Section 2, Class AA.
On Friday, Oct. 31, the fifth-seeded Voorheesville girls’ volleyball traveled to the fourth-seeded Maple Hill in the quarterfinals of the Section 2, Class C sectional tournament at Maple Hill High School. The Blackbirds fell in straight sets; 11-25, 19-25, 23-25.
Last Thursday, Oct. 30, the fourth-seeded Guilderland Dutchmen battled third-seeded Shenendehowa for the Section 2, Class AAA title at Bethlehem High School on a windy and rainy evening. The Dutch yielded the first goal but battled in the second half to tie it up at 1.
Last Wednesday, Oct. 29, the third-seeded Voorheesville Blackbirds took on second-seeded Schuylerville in the Section 2, Class B semifinals at Niskayuna High School. The Black Horses finally beat the Blackbirds’ defense and the Blackbirds fell 1-0.
Last Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 29 and 30, the Bethlehem and Guilderland Unified Bocce squads battled in their last tournament at the Italian American Community Center. Bethlehem finished third in the Blue division and Guilderland won the Black division.
