Author name: The Lightning Rod

Winter track looks forward to successful season

Friday, December 19, 2014 by Caleb Cohen The members of Saratoga Springs High School’s indoor track team are looking forward to another year of success in the Suburban Council. Sprinters and long distance runners complete different workouts for practice. Kylie Podeswa and Eliza Jelenik, two sprinters for the winter track team, each run about one […]

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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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Op-Ed: Project Lead The Way provides U.S. students with math and science opportunities

Sunday, November 30, 2014 by Nayeli Selkis There was once a time when the United States was revered as one of the leading countries in math and science. Sadly, that is not the case anymore. The Program for International Student Assessment is responsible for collecting tests every three years from 65 countries in order to

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Boys basketball preview: Streaks hope to improve after loss of lead scorer

Wednesday, November 26, 2014 by Aidan Joly Football season is over, and that means that basketball season is just around the corner at Saratoga Springs High School. “We are hoping to improve as a team over the course of the season,” said Blue Streaks head coach Matt Usher, who is in his second season with

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Street Outreach Project hopes to help homeless youth, offers volunteer hours

Monday, November 24, 2014 by Matt Seehusen Too many children are living on the streets, and too many people aren’t doing anything to help. One organization, however, plans to do just that. The Captain Street Outreach Project is an organization in Saratoga Springs, NY whose goal is to work with youth and families who are

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Boys Soccer: Saratoga beats Schenectady 3-0, advances in playoffs

Sunday, October 26, 2014 by Matt Seehusen With his team in a “win or go home” situation entering the 2014 sectional playoffs, Saratoga captain Noah van Zandt knew he had to make an impact against Schenectady on Friday afternoon. He did. By scoring 2 goals, van Zandt and the Blue Streaks trumped the Patriots 3-0.

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