This past weekend, Nov. 18 and 19, Helderberg Valley’s Maura O’Donnell competed in the NYSPHSAA meet held at Webster Aquatic Center in Webster. O’Donnell competed in the 200-yard Individual Medley and the 100-yard breaststroke.

Among the state’s top 500, swimmers from Guilderville, made up of Guilderland and Voorheesville students, and Helderberg Valley, made up of Berne-Knox-Westerlo and Duanesburg students, put their talents against the best swimmers from all over New York this weekend at Ithaca College.

The Helderberg Valley girls’ swim team, made up of Duanesburg and Berne-Knox-Westerlo students, charged into the pool at Mohonasen High School on Thursday afternoon to battle the Warriors.