Photos: Third in New York
The Voorheesville Blackbirds competed in the pool-play portion of the girls’ volleyball state tournament on Saturday afternoon in Glens Falls. The Birds battled hard and played their best against the three teams, finishing with a record of 3-4. They forced a playoff game against Millbrook in hopes of playing for the state title against the now back-to-back state champion, Portville.
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All out: Voorheesville's Katy Bablin goes for a dig during the playoff game against Millbrook. The Birds lost, 16 to 25; during the pool play, they split sets: 22-25, 25-21. Bablin had 34 service points, seven aces, 27 assists, and six digs for the whole tournament.
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Coming up big: Voorheesville's Victoria Konicki gets the ball over Millbrook’s Callie McGuire in the first set of the first match against Millbrook. Konicki had 26 kills, 11 blocks, and one dig.
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Laser focus: Voorheesville's Marie Julian squats down to make sure she gets her forearms on the ball during a Millbrook serve in the playoff game. Julian had four service points, four kills, and two digs.
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Key helper: Voorheesville's Julia Frances puts the ball in play in the second set against Portville. Frances had one service point and six digs and was given the team’s sportsmanship award in the opening ceremonies.
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Bumping up: Amelia Rowland gets her forearms on the ball during the second set in the first match against Millbrook. Rowland had 26 service points, three aces, and 13 digs.
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Full extension: Voorheesville’s Hannah Lewis jumps as high as she can to attempt to block Millbrook’s Erin Fox’s spike attempt. The ball went past Lewis and went to the teammate behind her Amelia Rowland. Lewis had one assist and five digs.
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Flipping it over: Voorheesville’s Hannah Boehlke tries to get the ball past the hands of Millbrook’s Bella Darnell. Boehlke had four blocks.
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Easy bump: Voorheesville’s Lindsay Blair gets low on one knee to hit the ball toward a teammate. Blair had one service point and one dig.
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Maximum effort: Voorheesville’s Marie Julian, right, lunges for a Portville serve with help from Victoria Konicki during the second set in the Blackbirds second match in the New York State pool play on Saturday afternoon. Julian had four service points, four kills, and two digs and Konicki had 26 kills, 11 blocks, and one dig in the pool play.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Ball’s up: Voorheesville’s Jada Akers gets her arms onto a Portville serve in the second set of the Portville match. Akers had nine service points and three assists.
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Tipping past the defense: Voorheesville’s Katy Bablin attempts to flick the ball past the boundary pole on the net and get it past the hands of Mattituck’s Rylie Skrezec during the first set of the third match in pool play. Bablin had 34 service points, seven aces, 27 assists, and six digs.