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36 The Altamont Enterprise - Thursday, March 9, 2006 The Enter prise SPORTS Blackbirds spike Chatham to repeat By Tim Matteson VOORHEESVILLE — As freshmen, they wanted to repre- sent their school in the sport they love. When they were freshmen, their school had dropped volley- ball from the sports landscape. That did not stop Austin, Ian, and Adrian Michalski. The Michalski triplets — with the help of Coach Tom Kurkjian — recruited a bunch of class- mates and, in a brief period of time, turned volleyball into the best team in the school. The Blackbirds won their sec- ond consecutive Section II Class C/D championship with a three- set win over Chatham at Hudson High School on Friday. Voor- heesville won the first set, 25-15, squeaked out a 25-23, win in the second, and pounded away in the third, 25-6. Last year, the Blackbirds beat Coxsackie-Athens in three sets and then won the regional tour- nament by beating Living Word Academy of the Section III (Syracuse area). The Birds will again play for a regional title. This year, they will travel to Westmoreland High School in Section III to challenge that sec- tion's champion. \This one was a little more ex- citing,\ said Ian Michalski, after Friday's game. \They played us hard.\ \There definitely was pressure to defend our title,\ Austin Michalski added. \Every team is out to get us,\ Adrian Michalski said. The Blackbirds thwarted all The Enterprise — Frank Dees High riser: Voorheesville volleyball player Adrian Michalski jumps to spike the ball in last Friday's Class C/D Section II cham- pionship match against Chatham. The Blackbirds won the match and the championship in three sets. 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The team traded points but Voorheesville held a 23-21 lead. A kill by Adam Rugen brought Chatham within one point and got the serve back. But the en- suing serve went into the net and Voorheesville was one point away from winning the game. The Voorheesville serve went out of bounds and the score was 24-23. On the Chatham serve, the Birds played the ball well and Adrian Michalski put an end to the game with a hard-hit spike for the kill. The Blackbirds celebrated while the Chatham players looked dejected as they left the court to prepare for the final set. The Birds dominated the final game from the outset and used nine consecutive service points by Mason Junco to close out the match. Kevin Goss scored the cham- pionship point for the Blackbirds with a kill; the Birds celebrated on their side of the net. The Enterprise — Frank Dees Celebration: Voorheesville volleyball player Ian Michalski holds the Section II Class C/D championship plaque in the air to show the fans. The Blackbirds beat Chatham in three sets to win their second straight sectional title. \We knew we were in control of the match,\ Adrian Michalski said. \We didn't adjust to their tip- ping,\ Ian Michalski said of Chatham's style of offense. \They were giving us a game. It was tight and crazy.\ \We made some errors,\ Aus- tin Michalski added. \But for- the most part, we played pretty clean.\ The close call in the second game fired up the Blackbirds to win the match in the next game. \It made us want to win the next game so bad,\ Ian Michalski said. \Always together\ Ten seniors celebrated their second consecutive sectional championship. \We couldn't do this without the rest of the guys,\ Austin Michalski said. \They are a big part of the team.\ Tom Cavanaugh was the Blackbirds' third big hitter be- sides Austin and Adrian Michal- ski. 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