This past weekend, June 13 to 16, members from Guilderland and Voorheesville track teams traveled to Philadelphia for the New Balance Nationals being held at Franklin Field on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania.

Last Thursday and Friday, May 30 and 31, track athletes from Berne-Knox-Westerlo, Guilderland, and Voorheesville took to the track at Guilderland High School in hopes to compete at the state competition this coming weekend in Syracuse.

On Friday, May 24, the Voorheesville Blackbirds track team competed in the Section 2, Group 4 sectional championships at Coxsackie-Athens High School. After the rain out on Tuesday, the Blackbirds showed off their wings.

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.