Author name: The Lightning Rod

Boys’ basketball: Streaks clinch 63-52 win over Niskayuna

Sunday, January 25, 2015 by Aidan Joly Three dominant performances led the Saratoga Blue Streaks to a commanding win. The Saratoga Blue Streaks defeated the Niskayuna Silver Warriors on Friday night at Saratoga Springs High School by a score of 63-52. “We played great defense in the first half, and that gave us the big […]

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Drama Club presents “Calvin Berger” Friday and Saturday (with photos)

Thursday, January 8, 2015 by Eli Fisher The Saratoga Springs High School Drama Club will present the musical “Calvin Berger” this weekend. There will be shows on Friday, January 9 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, January 10 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The play, written by Barry Wyner and centering around four students in

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Boys basketball: Streaks pick up one win, three losses in tournament

Saturday, January 3, 2014 by Aidan Joly Saratoga was able to make their way through a tournament of many good-caliber teams. The Blue Streaks got to the finals of the 2014 Holiday Tournament, played December 27-28, before they were defeated by the Rice Green Knights, Vermont’s reigning state champions, by a score of 58-36. Alex

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Ice Hockey: Saratoga trumps Suffern 3-2 in overtime

Friday, January 2, 2014 by Matt Seehusen ​Entering a tough matchup against Section I’s Suffern Mounties, the Saratoga Blue Streaks needed to bring a plethora of energy from all 21 players. One player, however, sparked the Blue Streaks offense with 2 goals, including the game-winner. This player was junior forward Elliott Hungerford, who helped lead

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Girls’ Basketball: Columbia holds lead to overtake Blue Streaks 54-43

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 by Aidan Joly A fourth quarter comeback wasn’t enough for the girl’s Varsity basketball team to get it close against Columbia. The Columbia Blue Devils girl’s varsity basketball team defeated the Blue Streaks girl’s varsity team on Tuesday night at Saratoga Springs High School by a score of 54-43, in which

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Blue Streaks boys basketball falls to Averill Park 53-66

Saturday, December 13, 2014 by Aidan Joly Photos by Sam Cherubin for Blue Streaks Basketball With double-digit point performances from two different players, the Blue Streaks were able to stay in the game, but foul trouble kept them out. The Saratoga Blue Streaks varsity boys basketball team was defeated by the Averill Park Warriors on

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