Photos: Winter's Hottest Teams
Showing their power, grace, and determination, the varsity teams from Guilderland, Berne-Knox-Westerlo, and Voorheesville gave it their all during the winter sports season.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
For the Bulldogs, the cheer team competed in its first winter cheer sectional championships where Mackenzie Hall, Micayla Sheridan, and Marianna Nagengast jumped and flipped for a fourth-place finish.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Serious baller: The BKW girls’ basketball team including Deanna Yarusso, had a good season, finishing with a record of 18-5, which ended in the Class C sectional semifinal with a loss to state runner-up Mekeel Christian Academy.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
The Blackbirds had four teams excel this winter. Joseph Gravino shown here at an earlier meet, swam for Guilderland-Voorheesville at states, finishing 14th in the 50-free with a time of 21.74 and 19th in the 100-free with a time 48.32.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Champs again: Bringing the championship back to Voorheesville in boys’ volleyball, the Blackbirds did just that going 20-0 on the season and winning their second championship in three years. Here, Voorheesville’s high school principal, Laura Schmitz, presents the plaque to the team’s captains — Miles DeFranco, John Moreau, and Braden Racey. The boys’ basketball team made it to the Class B sectional semifinal and finished with a record of 17-5.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
The Dutchmen had another strong showing in the winter season. In bowling, Brandon Indovina was part of the team that won the bronze medal at states.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
State of determination: The grace of the Dutch gymnasts sent three to compete at states. Here, Rachel Drislane, shown earlier, competed in the all-around portion at states and finished in 16th place with a score of 34.725, Drislane’s sister, Emma, finished 22nd in the vault with a score of 8.475 and Shea Thomson competed in the floor and beam at states and finished 15th with a 9.075 and 29th with 8.050 respectively. Other Dutch standouts were Erin Miceli in cross-country skiing, finishing in 28th in states, and Bella Bruno, competing in the long jump and triple jump, finishing eighth at states.