On Saturday, April 13, the Voorheesville Blackbirds’ track team had to battle two foes: the weather and other track teams in the Green Dragon Relays at Cornwall High School.

Last Thursday and Friday, June 1 and 2, the Berne-Knox-Westerlo, Guilderland, and Voorheesville track teams competed to qualify for the New York State Public High School Athletic Association competition. The Dutch will have three relay teams and eight individuals competing.

On Tuesday, May 23, the Voorheesville track team competed in the Section, Group 4 sectionals at Stillwater High School. The team is sending three relays and four individuals to the State Qualifiers at Shenendehowa on June 1 and 2.

With COVID protocol still going on within the schools, Section 2 track n’ field sectionals were held in groups, based on school size, this past week at different schools.

Track athletes from Guilderland, Voorheesville, and Berne-Knox-Westerlo made a last try on Thursday and Friday to get to the state competition near Syracuse next weekend. Only two qualified: Noah Tindale and Isabella Bruno — both from Guilderland.

The outdoor track and field teams of Berne-Knox-Westerlo, Voorheesville and Guilderland sent many athletes to the state qualifiers last Thursday and Friday at Shenendehowa High School.