Editor’s note: A spread created by journalism students for class credit about the boys’ tennis team previously posted here included quotes which were marked as being from Coach Tim O’Brien. These quotes were fabricated. The Lightning Rod regrets publishing these quotes and both we and the reporters responsible apologize to Coach O’Brien and the team. […]
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February 27, 2014 Story and photos by Eli Fisher It should have been a close game. Just a few days before Tuesday’s Section 2 hockey final matchup between Saratoga and Shenendehowa at Union College, the teams were ranked #6 and #7, respectively, in the New York State Sportswriters Association statewide rankings. It was a game
February 15, 2014 Photos by TJ Marron and Adam Monroe The Saratoga junior varsity boys basketball team lost to Ballston Spa 46-45 on Tuesday (Feb. 11), preceding a 59-53 senior night win by the varsity team over the Scotties.
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February 12, 2014 by Justin Penman and Eli Fisher In a penalty-filled game Thursday night, Saratoga took down Shen 5-1, with the teams receiving seven and five 90-second penalties, respectively. The game drew a huge crowd for Saratoga for the White Out Weibel rivalry matchup. After a shaky start to the season, Saratoga finally entered
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February 8, 2014 Photos by TJ Marron and Adam Monroe The Saratoga varsity boys basketball team lost to Shenendehowa 63-31 on Tuesday (Feb. 4).
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February 4, 2014 by Justin Penman and Eli Fisher As the Blue Streaks boys basketball team was across town beginning a game they would ultimately lose to Shaker, the hockey team was on their way to their second win in a row, against Queensbury by a 6-1 margin, on Friday night. The weekend before that,
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January 20, 2013 Story and photos by Eli Fisher The SSHS hockey team (7-4-3) traveled to Monsey, N.Y. over the weekend to participate in a tournament against Suffern (12-1-0) and Pelham (11-2-1), both of Section I. Both were losses for Saratoga, with scores of 4-0 and 6-3, respectively. The Blue Streaks were already ranked below
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January 5, 2014 by Justin Penman and Eli Fisher Photos by Eli Fisher The announcer at Friday’s hockey game noted that the temperature outside would reach minus 20 F that night, while the temperature inside was “a balmy 25.” The atmosphere in the Glens Falls Recreation Center rink seemed warmer still, with a tense game
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December 28, 2013 Story and photos by Eli Fisher Saratoga’s varsity ice hockey team suffered a 3-0 loss to Pittsford on Friday, by a larger margin than last year’s state-champion team, who lost to Pittsford 5-4. However, they did better Saturday with a 3-2 win against Williamsville North. The Blue Streaks’ defense was hit-or-miss. While
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December 26, 2013 by Justin Penman and Eli Fisher Photos by Eli Fisher Saratoga hockey dominated the Shaker/Colonie team in a 6-0 win last Friday night, followed by a 5-3 defeat of Rome Free Academy on Saturday. After a heated game versus Shenendehowa Wednesday that resulted in a tie the boys needed a win Friday.
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December 20, 2013 Photos by TJ Marron Look for a full story on Wednesday’s boys basketball game here soon.
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December 19, 2013 Story and photos by Eli Fisher The last time Saratoga’s hockey team played Shenendehowa, it was a 4-0 win for the Streaks in the Section II final on their way to what would end up as their first state championship in 14 years. The rival teams faced off for the first time
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December 12, 2013 by Justin Penman Photos by TJ Marron The Saratoga girls struggled throughout the last three quarters of Tuesday’s game against Shaker Bison as they were defeated 62-35. The girls had a hard time on the foul line and holding on to the ball through out the game. The new coach for the
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December 11, 2013 by Justin Penman The Saratoga boys’ basketball team is off to a 3-0 start. They’ve been great in transition, and have had really great chemistry. Don’t be fooled by the record, however, because they still have a lot to work on. They’re taking bad shots, they’re not playing strong enough defense, and
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January 1, 2013 by Eli Fisher Photos by Adam Monroe and Eli Fisher with additional staff reports Saratoga’s state-championship-defending ice hockey team played their first two home games of the season this weekend at the Don Kauth Memorial Tournament, losing the first on Friday to Mamaroneck by a 4-3 margin and winning Saturday’s game against
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December 4, 2013 Story and photos by Eli Fisher Saratoga Springs High School’s state championship-defending hockey team dominated the under-manned Guilderland-Mohonasen-Scotia Storm on Tuesday evening at Union College’s Messa Rink. The score came to 19-2 by the end of the game, with the Storm making both of their goals during the first period of
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