Author name: The Lightning Rod

Hockey: Saratoga defeats BH/BS 4-2 to advance to Section 2 final

Saturday, February 20, 2016 by Aidan Joly With momentum on the enemy side, Saratoga came out powerful and recorded a win. The Saratoga Blue Streaks defeated the Burnt Hills/Ballston Spa Spartan-Scotties on Friday night at the Weibel Avenue Ice Rink by a score of 4-2 in the Section 2 semifinals, clinching them a berth in […]

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Boys’ Basketball: Saratoga comes back against Albany to advance in playoffs

Wednesday, February 17, 2016 by Aidan Joly In Saratoga’s biggest game of the season, two players stepped up to help their team advance in the playoffs. The Saratoga Blue Streaks boys’ varsity basketball team defeated the Albany Falcons on Tuesday night at Albany High School by a score of 72-54 in the first round of

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Boys’ basketball: Saratoga falls to Shen 64-53, takes #10 seed

Wednesday, February 10, 2016 by Aidan Joly Photos by Eli Fisher Despite leading early and keeping it close, Saratoga didn’t have enough willpower to pull off an upset. The Shenendehowa Plainsmen boys’ basketball team defeated the Saratoga Blue Streaks on Tuesday night at Saratoga Springs High School by a score of 64-53 in the 2016

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Boys’ Basketball: Schenectady takes single-point win over Blue Streaks

Saturday, January 23, 2016 by Aidan Joly A fourth-quarter comeback fell just short in Saratoga’s bid to win another home game. The Schenectady Patriots defeated the Saratoga Blue Streaks varsity boys’ basketball Friday night at Saratoga High School by a score of 63-62. Down by ten points with seven minutes remaining in the game, Saratoga

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Teachers and students “Deck the Halls” just in time for the holidays

Thursday, December 24, 2015 by Skyler Stanford For the past few weeks, Saratoga Springs High School has been showing holiday spirit through a series of displays. The library, main office, nurse’s office, principals’ offices, and many classrooms have been decorated in great detail. With the help of some student volunteers, Kim Diaz and Andi Reader,

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