The Capital Region certainly made its presence felt this past girls volleyball season, as not only did a pair of Section 2 teams make deep runs in the NYSPHSAA Championship Tournament but also saw an assortment of its athletes land on the 2023 All-State and All-Tournament Volleyball teams. Along with the announcement of the state’s […]
GLENS FALLS, N.Y. The Spartans’ celebration as the final serve from Williamsville South landed out of bounds not only filled all of Cool Insuring Arena, in Glens Falls but also could’ve likely been heard all the way down on Rt. 50, in Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake. The BHBL girls’ varsity volleyball has certainly been tested, […]
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. In this edition of the Section 2 High School roundup, we take a look back at the weekend’s sectional championship action around girls volleyball GIRLS VOLLEYBALL The girls’ sectional finals were held at Saratoga Springs High School on Friday and Saturday. SHENENDEHOWA 3, SARATOGA SPRINGS 0: In Class AAA, the No.1 Shenendehowa Plainsmen earned the three-peat, sweeping the No. 2 Saratoga Springs Blue Streaks, 3-0 (25-15, 25-9, 25-12). Starring for the Plainsmen, Reagan Ennist posted 18 kills, and nine digs, Megan Rogers recorded 18 assists, 12 service points, and seven digs, Sabrina Kinkaid registered nine kills […]
Clifton Park, NY In what was likely the biggest regular-season match of the season thus far, the Burnt Hill-Ballston Lake Spartans girls volleyball team swept the Shenendehowa Plainsmen, 3-0, on their home floor. In front of plenty of Plainsmen faithful, the Spartan girls were able to match the intensity. In the first set, the […]
CAPITAL REGION Crashing the net and diving on the hardwood, there’s been no shortage of volleyball action across Section II in recent days. Below, we chronicle girls and boys volleyball results around the Capital Region. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: In Suburban Council play, Shaker defeated Ballston Spa, three sets to one (25-18, 25-21, 21-25, 25-17). The Blue Bison improved to 3-1, while the Scotties fell to 0-4. For the Blue Bison, Geena Fratangelo recorded five aces, and 14 digs, while Kylee Snyder registered 24 assists and two aces. For the Scotties, Carlie Koebbeman had five kills, seven digs, and one block, […]