Photos: Dutch Battled Hard To Bring Championship Home
On Sunday, Oct. 29, the Guilderland field hockey team, the top seed in Class A, battled a familiar foe in the third seed Saratoga. The two other games this year were tightly contested. It lived up to the billing, with the Dutch winning the Class A championship 2-1.
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Splitting: Guilderland’s Lydia Santabarbara spins to get in between Saratoga’s Lauren Susko (13) and Sarah Ide (15) to get into open field as teammate Skyler VanWormer looks on during Sunday’s final. Santabarbara had an assist.
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Leading the way: Guilderland’s Sadie Miller sprints up the field with the ball as Saratoga’s Claire Frasier (8) and Madelyn Miller (27) try to catch Miller. Miller had an assist.
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Chaos: Guilderland’s Lily Durivage (15), Elizabeth Schafer (6) and Alice Cavillones (10) all reach in for the ball as Saratoga’s defense try and prevent a goal.
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Scoring touch: Guilderland’s Skyler VanWormer spins away from Saratoga’s Madelyn Miller after getting the ball during the free drop as Alice Cavillones looks on. VanWormer had both goals in the Dutch’s 2 to 1 sectional championship win.
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Stick battle: Guilderland’s Hallie Czajka takes on Saratoga’s Madelyn Miller for the loose ball during the first half.
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Excuse me: Guilderland’s Laila Smith takes the ball right past the Saratoga player in the second half.
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In open space: Guilderland’s Elizabeth Schafer dribbles up the field as Saratoga’s Charlotte Drabek during the second half.
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Standing tall: Guilderland’s Leah Miller kicks the ball out with her left foot as she keeps the ball out of her goal as her teammates help. Miller made five saves in the 2-1 Sectional championship on Sunday.
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Jubilation: After the final buzzer sounded, the Guilderland field hockey team dog piled their goalie Leah Miller as Lily Durivage has happy tears when she hugs Alice Cavillones.
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Taking it all in: Guilderland’s Skyler VanWormer (24), Laila Smith (14), Elizabeth Schafer (6) giving Juliet Mullen a piggyback ride, Tess Kachadurian (25), and Alice Cavillones (10) all soak in the festivities as they clap for their opponents Saratoga.
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Smiles all-around: After coach Jennifer Sykes gave her captains the championship plaque, it was all screams of happiness as the team raised it high on Sunday afternoon.
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After everything calmed down, the Guilderland field hockey team posed for a team photo with their newly won Sectional championship.
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Spinning away: Guilderland’s Lily Durivage turns away from the oncoming Bethlehem player in the first quarter in last Wednesday’s semifinal matchup. Durivage had a goal.
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Little poke: Guilderland’s Sarah King reaches out to knock away Bethlehem’s Ava Austin stick to get the ball back for Guilderland.
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You shall not pass: Guilderland’s Carly King puts her stick along the turf to stop the Bethlehem player's progress towards Guilderland’s goal.
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Shocked: Guilderland’s Lily Durivage is wide-eyed as her teammates surround her after scoring a goal last Wednesday.
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Close in battle: Guilderland’s Skyler VanWormer looks for an opening to put in the loose ball behind the Bethlehem goalie in the third quarter.
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Waiting for it: Guilderland’s Sarah King and Bethlehem's Finleigh McClain look at the ball as it just hovers over the turf before going after it.
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Heading in: Guilderland’s Alice Cavillones takes the ball towards the goal in the third quarter on Wednesday. Cavillones had the game-winning goal.
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Lift off: Guilderland’s Sadie Miller gets the ball in the air to put back into play and in hopes it reaches an open teammate.