On Saturday, March 8, Berne-Knox-Westerlo, Bethlehem, Guilderland, and Voorheesville indoor track athletes took to the track at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in the New York State Public High School track championships.
Last Wednesday, March 5, the top-seeded Voorheesville Blackbirds were looking to take that next step and get to a sectional final but first had to get past Coxsackie-Athens in the Section 2, Class B sectional semifinal.
On Saturday, March 1, Class B top-seed Voorheesville girls’ basketball squad hosted the eighth-seeded Corinth at Clayton A. Bouton. The Blackbirds used their full-court-pressure defense all game long to pull out a 56-to-41 win.
Last Thursday, Feb. 25, the Voorheesville boys’ volleyball squad battled for the Section 2, Class C championship against Catskill. The Birds fought hard against the tough Cats team but fell in straight sets; 20-25, 19-25, 18-25.
On Tuesday, Feb. 25, the third-seeded Voorheesville boys hosted a first-round Section 2, Class B sectional game against 14-seed Cairo-Durham. The Mustangs kept the game close in the first half but the Blackbirds dug their talons in and pulled away with a 61-to-41 win.
From Thursday to Saturday, Feb. 13 to 15, the Guilderland-Voorheesville swim team competed against the other top Division 1 schools in the Section 2 championships at Shenendehowa High School. Isak Brkanovic qualified for multiple events at states on March 7.
On Tuesday, Feb. 11, the Voorheesville Blackbirds’ bowling squad took part in the Section 2, Class B sectionals at Boulevard Bowl in Schenectady. The Blackbirds bowled well to finish sixth overall out of 24 teams with 5438 in total pins.
On Saturday, Feb. 1, in a Sectional-type atmosphere, Berne-Knox-Westerlo and Voorheesville battled on the court for the Helderberg Cup at Clayton A. Bouton High School. It was a physical matchup all game long as the Bulldogs pulled out a 58-to-51 win, securing the Helderberg Cup.
On Friday, Jan. 31, the Storm hockey team traveled to the Albany County Hockey Facility to battle the Christian Brothers Academy on a snowy evening. The Storm started slow but in the last two periods picked up the pressure but ultimately fell, 5 to 4.
