On Tuesday, Sept. 2, the Guilderland girls’ soccer squad opened up their season on the road at Colonie High School as they took on the Wolfpack. The Dutch have a new captain in Josh Binfield. The team was playing hard from the start and the Dutch won, 4 to 1.

Last Thursday, Aug. 28, the Voorheesville girls’ soccer squad kicked off their season on the road as they took on Albany Academy for girls. The Blackbirds dominated the time of possession as they went on to win, 3 to 0.

Last Wednesday, Aug. 27, Guilderland and Bethlehem boys’ golf teams battled it out on the course at Western Turnpike Golf Course in Guilderland. The Eagles used one last flap of their wings to get past the Dutch, 150 to 154.

On Friday, April 25, the Voorheesville baseball squad battled Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk in a Colonial Council matchup at Pieter B. Coeymans School. The Blackbirds struck first but the Ravens fired back against the Birds as Voorheesville fell, 7 to 3.

Living on the edge of a single blade, Trisha Roohan, from Delmar, at top, competes in the junior lady free skate competition at the Empire State Games last Saturday afternoon at the 1980 Rink in Lake Placid, while, above, a bobsledder finishes his second run at the Mt.

Ice and snow couldn’t stop the athletes competing in the 35th annual Empire State Winter Games last weekend in Lake Placid.