Photos: Blackbirds Fly
On a cold and rainy Tuesday afternoon, the Voorheesville boys’ and girls’ varsity outdoor track teams battled the Albany Academies, Watervliet, and Cobleskill-Richmondville at home. The girls flew away by winning against all three teams, beating Cobleskill-Richmondville, 72 to 68; besting Albany Academy for Girls, 89 to 46; and conquering Watervliet, 102 to 20.The boys battled hard and were able to win against one of the teams. They lost to Cobleskill-Richmondville, 98 to 36, and to Albany Academy, 100 to 41, and won against Watervliet, 70 to 44.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Soaring high: Voorheesville’s Leureah Cummings clears a height during the girls’ pole-vaulting event. Cummings finished in a tie with Atkinson from Albany Academy with a height of 7 feet, 6 inches.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Running together: Voorheesville’s 4-by-800 relay teams started off the meet. Here, Veda Hensel, left, starts the first leg of the relay that saw the girls’ team win with a time of 10:49, while teammate Lukas Fisher and the boys finished with a time of 10:46.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Speed demon: Voorheesville’s Abigail Parker, middle center, uses her quick feet and sprints away in the 200-meter dash. Parker’s time was 27.8 seconds.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Running hard with his game face: Voorheesville’s Carl Treiber sprints to a win in the 400-meter race with a time of 51.9 seconds.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Going up and over: Voorheesville’s Braden Racey clears 11 feet even, and finishes in second place for the boys’ pole vault.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Leader of the pack: Voorheesville’s Evan Esslin competed in the boy’s 1600-meter run where he won with a time of 4:42.