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Saturday, March 5, 2016 by Aidan Joly Photos by Eli Fisher An early bombardment of goals made it easy for Saratoga to cruise to a win. The Saratoga Blue Streaks varsity hockey defeated the Monroe-Woodbury Crusaders (Section 9) in the NYSPHSAA quarterfinals on Saturday afternoon at Weibel Avenue Ice Rink by a score of 5-0, […]

Friday, February 26, 2016 by Aidan Joly Photos by Eli Fisher Eight goals was more than enough for Saratoga to cruise to a win. The Saratoga Blue Streaks varsity hockey defeated the Tri-Falls Rivermen (comprised of Glens Falls, Hudson Falls, and South Glens Falls) in the Section 2 final on Thursday night at Union College’s

Sunday, February 21, 2016 by Aidan Joly Saratoga missed many late opportunities, and could not pull off the upset. The Guilderland Dutchmen defeated the Saratoga Blue Streaks varsity basketball on Saturday night at Hudson Valley Community College by a score of 58-49. Trailing by eight with mere seconds left in the first quarter, trailing 19-11,

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

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

Friday, January 29, 2016 by Aidan Joly In a strong defensive effort, Saratoga was able to pin down the offense of La Salle. The Saratoga Blue Streaks varsity boys’ basketball defeated the La Salle Cadets on Tuesday night at Saratoga High School, dismantling them by a score of 53-33, in a phenomenal defensive effort by

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

Sunday, January 17, 2016 by Aidan Joly In crunch time, Saratoga had to be resilient to pull off a momentum-building win. Saratoga boys’ varsity basketball defeated the Bethlehem Eagles on Friday night at Saratoga Springs High School by a score of 67-63. Saratoga led 39-29 lead at the break, but Bethlehem went on a 10-0

Sunday, January 10, 2016 by Aidan Joly In a mid-season contest, Saratoga buckled down in the second and and pulled out with a win. The Saratoga Blue Streaks varsity boys’ basketball defeated Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans on Friday night at Saratoga Springs High School by a score of 69-56. The Spartans, who were 1-9 going

Thursday, December 24, 2015 by Aidan Joly In one of the most highly contested games of the season, Saratoga could not pull it off. The Troy Flying Horses defeated the Saratoga Blue Streaks on Tuesday night at Saratoga High School in overtime by a score of 79-76, an instant classic. With 20 seconds left in

Wednesday, December 16, 2015 by Aidan Joly With lethal shooting, Saratoga was able to pull themselves over the edge to a win. Saratoga varsity girls’ basketball defeated the Columbia Blue Devils on Tuesday night at Saratoga High School by a score of 67-59. The Blue Streaks were led by Kerry Flaherty, who took over in

Saturday, December 12, 2015 by Aidan Joly A late game charge by Colonie was too much for Saratoga to handle at the end. The Colonie Raiders defeated the Saratoga Blue Streaks varsity boys’ basketball team at Saratoga Springs High School on Friday night by a score of 54-49. Colonie led at points earlier in the

Saturday, December 5, 2015 by Aidan Joly The showing from Saratoga’s defense was not enough to get over the edge in their season opener. The Mamaroneck Tigers defeated the Saratoga hockey team on Friday night at the Weibel Avenue Ice Rink by a score of 5-3 in their 2015-2016 season opener. The Tigers found the