Last Thursday, Dec. 14, the Voorheesville boys’ volleyball team had their home opener for the 2023 season, taking on the Cairo-Durham Mustangs. The Blackbirds were swept, three sets to none; 20-25, 18-25, 13-25.

On Sunday, Dec. 10, the Voorheesville Blackbirds indoor track team competed in the Tri-County Indoor track meet 2A against 12 other teams. The girls finished ninth with 21 points and the boys finished 13th with four points.

On Tuesday, Dec. 5, the Guilderland-Voorheesville swim team took on Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake at Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake. The team won 94 to 76 and Isak Brkanovic qualified for states in the 50-yard freestyle.

On Tuesday, Nov. 28, both Guilderland and Voorheesville bowling teams opened up their season at home. The Dutch faced off against Colonie and the Birds took on LaSalle. Guilderland won 23-9 (3437-3338 total pins) and Voorheesville won 26-6 (3178-2047 total pins).

On Saturday, Nov. 11, Guilderland, Berne-Knox-Westerlo, and Voorheesville cross-country runners competed against the top runners in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association competition at Vernon-Verona-Sherrill High School in Verona.

Last Wednesday, Nov. 8, Voorheesville’s Lily Farrell, their new all-time leading goal scorer, 118, surrounded by her parents and teammates signed on the dotted line for her national letter of intent to play division one soccer at Siena College.

On Saturday, Nov. 3, the Guilderland, Voorheesville and Berne-Knox-Westerlo cross-country teams competed in the Section 2 cross-country championships at Queensbury High School. The Voorheesville girls’ team repeated as champs.

On Friday, Nov. 3, the Voorheesville Blackbirds traveled to Plattsburgh High School to take on Section 7’s Saranac for the right to play in the NYSPHSAA state semifinals in the regional championship. The Birds couldn’t get past the Spartans’ defense and fell 3-0.

On Friday, Oct. 27, the top-seeded Voorheesville Blackbirds girls’ soccer took on the three seed Mechanicville in the Section 2, Class B sectional championship at Stillwater High School. The Birds scored early and then had to hold on when Mechanicville had a late push to tie.

On Monday, Oct. 23, the Voorheesville boys’ soccer team, the second seed in Class C, took on the 10th-seed Stillwater at home. The Birds started the scoring seven seconds into the game and won 8-0. They play tonight at 5 p.m. at Waterford in the semifinals.