By: Aidan Joly Strong pitching and offense coming up big in the late innings propelled Shaker varsity baseball to victory on Wednesday afternoon at East Side Rec over Saratoga by a final score of 7-2. Heading into the fifth inning of a game that was already a pitchers’ duel, it was known that someone […]
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By: Aidan Joly “It ain’t over ‘til it’s over.” That could be the motto of Thursday’s (May 4) game between Saratoga and CBA varsity baseball at East Side Rec, as CBA came out on top 6-5 in a thriller. CBA trailed 5-4 entering the top of the seventh inning, three outs away from heading
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By: Aidan Joly Behind a strong bullpen performance and key hits, Saratoga varsity baseball led themselves to a 3-2 victory over Guilderland on Monday afternoon (May 1) at East Side Rec. The game remained close throughout, with Guilderland grabbing the first lead in the third inning on an RBI double from Christian Italiano, the
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By: Aidan Joly Behind two big innings, Saratoga varsity baseball was able to continue their hot start on Wednesday afternoon at East Side Rec as they beat Averill Park by a final score of 10-4. Heading into the bottom of the third inning with the game trailing 2-1, the Blue Streaks kicked their offense into
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By: Aidan Joly Strong hitting, pitching and defense, the keys of baseball, all went Saratoga’s way on Saturday afternoon against BH-BL as the Blue Streaks cruised to a victory by a final score of 9-1. After Saratoga wasn’t able to bring runners home in the first two innings, the Blue Streak bats came alive
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By: Aidan Joly As is the seemingly increasing theme with this year’s Saratoga varsity baseball team, another game, another walk-off. It happened again on Thursday as the Blue Streaks beat the Falcons of Albany at East Side Rec by a final score of 6-5, the team’s third walk-off win in the past five games.
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By: Aidan Joly Games between Saratoga and Shenendehowa tend to bring out the best in both teams, no matter the sport. It was no exception on Friday at Amsterdam’s Shuttleworth Park when the Blue Streaks and Plainsmen varsity baseball teams faced off in the first ever Battle of I-87. Trailing 4-1 heading into the
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By: Aidan Joly Saratoga varsity baseball played two games for their midweek slate this week, taking on Columbia on Wednesday and Ballston Spa on Thursday. The Blue Streaks went 1-1 in those two games. Saratoga vs Columbia: Wednesday It took until the bottom of the seventh, but Saratoga was able to pull off
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By: Aidan Joly An early onslaught of runs was more than enough for Saratoga to win their second game of the season on Saturday afternoon against Queensbury at East Side Rec by a final score of 11-6. Saratoga jumped out to an early 6-0 lead after a first inning that featured key hits from Kyle
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By: Aidan Joly A strong, all-lefty pitching performance gave Saratoga their first win of the 2017 season on Monday at the East Side Rec as they beat La Salle by a final score of 5-0. After a shaky first inning, Saratoga starting pitcher Keegan Leffler settled down and got into a great groove from the
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By: Aidan Joly The 2017 schedule for the Saratoga varsity football team has been released. Saratoga will be coming off a 1-6 season in 2016 with another seven games. The Blue Streaks will play three home games this fall, kicking off the season on September 1 on the road against Niskayuna before their home
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By: Skyler Stanford After months of receiving criticism and support from students and family at Saratoga Springs High School, The Wiz had it’s final performance on Saturday, March 18, 2017. Seeing that the complaints of its offensiveness have dissipated, it is likely that the skepticism for the musical was based solely on the issue of
By: Skyler Stanford If you are a student, or family member of someone in the Saratoga Springs City School District the name Michael Miller should ring a bell. Following his call to teaching, he has been cultivating young minds in the subject of history for over eighteen years. His devotion to young people cannot only
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By: Skyler Stanford Written and Directed by Jordan Peele, Get Out exceeded the expectations of critics and audiences across America. This fast-paced thriller provides a “touchstone” for discussions on race relations in our country. The hidden messages in this movie may be hard to swallow at first but forces viewers to reflect on the prejudices
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By: Aidan Joly In a game that was the polar opposite of their first meeting, Schenectady dominated Saratoga on Saturday afternoon at Hudson Valley Community College in the Class AA quarterfinals, winning by a final score of 68-51. Heading into Saturday and through the first quarter, it looked as if it would be a close
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By: Aidan Joly In Saratoga’s first sectional home game in seven years, they made sure it was a memorable one, knocking off 13-seeded Niskayuna on Tuesday night by a final score of 75-48. Saratoga jumped out to a big lead early behind a huge scoring burst in the first quarter, ending up with a 12-point
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