On Wednesday, May 25, the Guilderland Dutchmen track team took part in the Section 2, Group 1 sectional championships held at Colonie High School. The girls’ team finished second with 149 points and the boys’ in ninth with 18 points.

Intensity ramps up during sectional play. The Berne-Knox-Westerlo Bulldogs and Guilderland Dutchmen measured up in their first sectional games this week.

Guilderland High School hosted three different sectional games all in one day —outdoor track and both boys and girls lacrosse. So whatever you wanted to watch, you could see it on Tuesday afternoon.

In a two-day event, the Guilderland Dutchmen winter track-and-field team took to the track Saturday, Feb. 18, in Saratoga and Monday morning, Feb. 20 at the University at Albany, in attempt to win a sectional title and to move onto the state qualifiers this Sunday.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo boys’ and girls’ basketball teams showed their teeth last week in the Class C sectional games, the boys against Berlin, Fri Feb 17 and the girls against Stillwater, Tues Feb 21.

The Guilderville girls swim team took home two Section 2 champion titles at sectionals at Shenendehowa last week, and sending 8 to the state competition.

The chilly weather didn’t keep the Guilderland and Voorheesville boys’ soccer teams from bringing their best to the pitch in the Class AA sectional semifinal, October 28, and Class B sectional final, October 29.

Guilderland preserved its stellar record this season, largely with a strong defense against Bethlehem in the Class AA sectional quarter final. The Dutch won, 12 to 7.

The Blackbirds won Friday afternoon over Broadalbin-Perth in the Class B sectional opening-round game at home.