Author name: The Lightning Rod

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

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

By; Aidan Joly Saratoga and Shenendehowa is considered among the best rivalries in Section II, and it lived up to that title on Tuesday night at Saratoga High School, with two very exciting games that ended in a split. In the boys’ game, Saratoga defeated Shenendehowa by a final score of 45-37 in a defensive

After Shaker made it a close game, Saratoga came up with clutch shots late to secure a victory on Friday night at Saratoga High School by a final score of 65-57 in a battle of two of the top teams in the Suburban Council. Being up by just two at the end of the third

By: Aidan Joly In a late-season game, Saratoga was able to pull out a close 56-50 win over Niskayuna on Wednesday night at Saratoga Springs High School in a big match in terms of seeding. Saratoga was up by 11 points at the end of the third quarter, but Niskayuna showed that they were not

By: Aidan Joly A trio of goals in less than three minutes put Saratoga over the edge against Shenendehowa on Wednesday night at Weibel Avenue Ice Rink by a final score of 4-2. The Blue Streaks found themselves down 2-1 after Jake Nigriny scored to give Shen the lead, but would score three goals quickly

Story and photo by: Aidan Joly   An all-around strong defensive performance led to Guilderland beating Saratoga on Friday night at Saratoga High School in a low-scoring affair by a final of 47-40. Heading into the final quarter of the night, Saratoga found themselves trailing by five but in good position to make a comeback.

By: Aidan Joly In a season where Saratoga has had little trouble scoring, they found themselves in a hole and never recovered, falling to Class A Averill Park on Wednesday evening at Saratoga High School 69-61. Saratoga entered the second quarter trailing by only two, but what came next put them down for the count.

By: Aidan Joly Continuing a season trend, Saratoga had to hold off a team in a close game, and they did it again. The Saratoga Blue Streaks defeated the Albany Falcons on Tuesday night at Saratoga High School in a close one with a final score of 66-60. Heading into halftime up by just seven

By: Aidan Joly Coming off the holiday break, Saratoga was looking to start off the calendar year with a victory, and they did that. The Saratoga Blue Streaks defeated the Spartans of Queensbury on Tuesday evening at Saratoga Springs High School by a final of 61-45 in a non-league matchup. Saratoga grabbed an early lead

By: Aidan Joly A trio of high-flying scorers and strong defensive play helped lead Saratoga to a victory. The Saratoga Blue Streaks defeated the Columbia Blue Devils on Tuesday night at Saratoga Springs High School by a score of 76-44. Three scorers, Adam Anderson, Brian Hart and AJ Lawton became the premier scoring group for

By: Aidan Joly In only their first game together, Saratoga’s new line carried them to victory. The Saratoga Blue Streaks defeated the CBA Brothers on Wednesday night at Weibel Avenue Ice Rink by a score of 5-2 in Saratoga’s inaugural league game of the season. The new line of Matt Shamberger, Jake Fauler and Jonathan