Golf kicks off the return of HS sports
School sports competitions returned at last this week — with golf. Guilderland is in the Suburban Council, which is playing both low- and moderate-risk sports this fall.The state considers golf to be a low-risk sport for spreading the coronavirus so it is one of only a few sports in which the Western Athletic Conference — Berne-Knox-Westerlo’s league — and the Colonial Council — Voorheesville’s league — will participate. Other fall sports are being postponed till March.
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Determined: The Berne-Knox-Westerlo Bulldogs’ number-one player, Will Boltri, puts some power into his swing off the first tee on Friday afternoon at Cobleskill Golf Club. The Bulldogs finished only six holes due to darkness. Boltri shot a 30 and his team lost to Middleburgh, 8-and-a-half to six-and-a-half.
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Downswing: The Bulldogs’ number-two player, Caleb Schrader, hits the ball down the fairway on the first hole as teammate Will Boltri looks on. Schrader shot a 37. The Western Athletic Conference, BKW’s league, is participating only in low-risk sports this fall.
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Off to walk the course: Guilderland’s top two male golfers, Evan Schreivogl and Derek Griffin, walk from the first tee box after hitting their first shots on Tuesday afternoon at Western Turnpike Golf Course, playing against Colonie. Griffin led the Dutch with a 43 and Schreivogl a 47 in the 273-to-312 win. Guilderland has both a boys’ and girls’ team.
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Eyes forward: Guilderland’s number-one male golfer, Evan Schreivogl, follows through his swing on the first tee as he watches to see where his ball landed. Schreivogl shot a 47.
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Where did the ball go? Guilderland’s number-three male golfer, Chad Maurer, hits from the first tee on Tuesday afternoon. Maurer shot a 46.
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Full power: Guilderland’s number-four male golfer, Mitchell Riley, smashes his tee shot from the first tee on Tuesday at Western Turnpike Golf Course. Riley shot a 45.
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Where to put this? Guilderland’s number-one golfer on the girls’ team, Megna Naidu, looks down the first hole from the tee box before she smacked her tee shot down the fairway. Naidu shot a 50.
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Powerful hit: Guilderland’s number-two female golfer, Hanna Mitchell, watches her tee shot fly toward the fairway on the first hole. Mitchell led the girls’ team, with a 48, in its victory over Colonie on Tuesday. Mitchell and Megna Naidu were the only two girls to finish due to darkness. After-school sports are later this season since Guilderland High School classes start later due to staggered bus runs to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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Small blast: Guilderland’s number-three female golfer, Jane Fanning, hits the ball off the first tee.
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Masked up: Guilderland’s number-four female golfer, Lizzie Ryan, hits her first tee shot as a player from Colonie looks on during Tuesday afternoon’s match at Western Turnpike Golf Course in Guilderland.
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Getting ready: Voorheesville’s number-one golfer, Jack Barringer, takes a practice swing before teeing off on the first hole at Orchard Creek Golf Course in Altamont on Thursday afternoon. Barringer shot a 48. It was the Blackbirds’ first match of the five-week season.
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Cranking back to swing: Voorheesville’s number-two golfer, Adam Farney, completes his backswing on the tee box on the first hole. Farney shot a 50. The Voorheesville Blackbirds beat Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk, 192 to 217.
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Fore! Voorheesville’s number-four golfer, Brady Carrow, smacks his tee shot down the middle on the first hole. Carrow led the Blackbirds on Thursday with a 46.