By: Aidan Joly It was Saratoga vs Shenendehowa at its best, and courtesy of an outburst of scoring in the third quarter, it was the Blue Streaks coming out on top for the second time this season, beating the Plainsmen by a final score of 73-66 on Friday night at Shenendehowa High School. It
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By: Aidan Joly It did not take long for the Shenendehowa girls’ basketball team to show that they were the better squad on the court on Friday night as they took out Saratoga in a blowout 35-point victory, 69-34. It took just under six minutes for Shen to gain their first double-digit lead of
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By: Aidan Joly Grinding out wins is not something that Saratoga has had to get used to this season. Saturday, they had to but were able to as they held off Mekeel Christian at the Cool Insuring Arena, a game that was part of the second annual Sunmark Shootout, by a final score of
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By: Aidan Joly It took until late in the game to put it away, but Shenendehowa’s scoring came through as they beat Saratoga at Weibel Avenue Ice Rink on Wednesday night, 3-0. After a scoreless first period, Shenendehowa got going just 21 seconds into the second as Jon DiGiovanni put the puck into the
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Welcome to Hot Ones, The Lightning Rod’s “Person of the Month” feature! This month, Brian Chimel picks the brain of Veronica Miller for an exclusive interview. To view the video, click on the title of this post to find the embedded YouTube link!
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By: Aidan Joly Lots of runs on offense marked the keys for Saratoga on Friday, as they produced a blowout victory over Bethlehem, 69-44. The game was close after the first quarter, but Saratoga took it upon themselves to run away with it as they eyed their 10th straight victory. The Blue Streaks scored
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Sequoia Cumming gives a report on the Saratoga Springs Blue Streak’s 1/10/18 hockey game.
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By: Aidan Joly The Saratoga and Troy varsity basketball programs tend to bring out the best in one another. Friday’s game was no exception. The game went into overtime tied at 77, and through clutch free-throw shooting and key baskets late, Saratoga came out with a 91-87 victory. The Blue Streaks held as much
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By: Anastasia Ivanova Saratoga Springs High School is taking a ‘Green’ Initiative by working on building a compost greenhouse behind the building; a project that was started 2016. The project is managed by Mr. Haas and his Environmental Science class, with the help form the technology department. Compostable garbage is taken from the kitchen
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By: Ryan Zimmermann The annual All Stars art exhibition will feature student artists from Saratoga, Fulton and Montgomery counties from January 13th to February 10th, 2018, at the Saratoga Arts Center. The exhibition will feature pieces, selected by teachers, of all media forms ranging in sculpture to drawings. The show features exceptional student art
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By: Aidan Joly With the defense shutting down Burnt Hills early, Saratoga rode it to a victory on Friday night at Saratoga High School, taking a win by a final score of 57-38. Saratoga’s defense came out the strongest you can physically get, holding Burnt Hills without a point for the entire first quarter,
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By: Aya Awawdeh Saratoga Springs High School student democrats, Mattew Taylor, Sara Zlontick and Chrissy Demarco, submitted a club proposal to the district’s Board of Education. If approved, the Young Democrats club will start meeting in January. “The mission statement of the club is to foster political participation while listening to various view points
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Story and photo by Aidan Joly Saratoga used a huge night from Nick Chudy and their defense in order to roll to a win over Shaker on Thursday night 57-45 and extend their winning streak to five games. The game was tied early on, but Saratoga went on a 14-0 run in a span
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By: Aidan Joly An all-around performance let Saratoga continue their winning streak as they flew past Columbia Tuesday night, handling them by a final score of 65-49. Saratoga got off and running in the first half, taking high-percentage shots and using a big first quarter from Nick Chudy, who hit a trio of three-pointers.
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By: Aidan Joly On Friday night, Saratoga learned a lesson. Sometimes, you have to just stay in the game to have a chance to win. They did that as they took down Colonie at Saratoga Springs High School, upending them by a score of 61-56 to cap off a comeback effort. Up two at
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By: Aidan Joly There’s a new club at Saratoga Springs High School, and it’s one that’s getting people talking. The Saratoga Springs High School Teenage Republicans club, led by co-founder and president Meg Messitt and vice president Paul Sheehan have attracted several students so far to their meetings, have established the new club for
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