Last Wednesday, Oct. 26, the 12-seeded Voorheesville girls’ volleyball team traveled to fifth-seeded Corinth for their first-round matchup in the Section 2, Class C sectionals. The Birds won three sets to none; 28-26, 25-18, 25-21.
The young Voorheesville Girls volleyball team had their home opener and first game in Fall Sports 2 on March 19. Volleyball is categorized as a “high-risk” sport, but the team was finally able to play.
The season may be young for the Voorheesville girls’ tennis team and volleyball team but both teams are working hard to prove they belong in their conference. The tennis team took a three-year hiatus, due to few players but came back this year to play under a new coach, Tav Daly.
For the Voorheesville girls volleyball team, the back to-back-sectional champions and 3rd in NYS was recognized by Albany County Executive Dan McCoy on Friday morning at Clayton A. Bouton high school during the executive's "Week of Champions" appreciation.
Voorheesville's Katy Bablin was selected by the American Volleyball Coaches Association to participate in a convention held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, who is an unsigned student athlete, to show off her talent on the volleyball court.
After Voorheesville lost the first set in the Section 2 Class C championship on Saturday evening at Saratoga High School in Saratoga Springs, 23-25, the Birds spread their wings and showed their talons to sweep the next three sets — 25-10, 25-17, 25-14 — to capture back-to-back sectional titles a
The Voorheesville Blackbirds girls’ volleyball team returned to the state championships — for the first time since 2013 after a four-year run — Saturday at the Glens Falls arena.
The Voorheesville Blackbirds needed one more win to be one of the final four teams, playing for the state championship in Glens Falls next Saturday. The Voorheesville team has knocked on the door to be champion several times before; the last time was in 2013.
