Sports

Basketball: Blue Streaks Defeat Burnt Hills in Boys Season Opener

By Isabelle Kelly and Julian Silva-Forbes    The Saratoga Springs Boys Varsity Basketball team tipped off their 2021 season in a near-empty gym last Friday, wearing masks throughout the game. The Blue Streaks held off the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans to begin the season with a 64-54 victory.  “It was great being back out there. I missed it all winter, but it was a nice surprise

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Season on the Line for Saratoga Hockey

By Isabelle Kelly    You step onto the freshly shaved rink, the chill and the clicking of the skates across the ice dissolves into the energy of the crowded arena. The horn sounds to signal a goal. Tension builds between the Section II rivals in the fight for the championship. A puck deflects off a goalie’s mask. Game over.   For Saratoga center Devon Wormley, this loss may have been the last game of his high school career.   As the disappointment of the Sectional loss

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Saratoga Defeats Shen, Advances to Section Finals

By Tyler Charnik and Jared Nightingale The Saratoga Blue Streaks defeated the Shenendehowa Plainsmen on Friday October 26 with a final score of 34-26, despite a late comeback attempt from the Plainsmen. Junior Quarterback Jake Williams’ opened the scoring for Saratoga in the first quarter with his first of two touchdowns. The first was caught

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Football: Saratoga Defeats Schenectady 63-46 in Shootout

By Tyler Charnik and Jared Nightingale   The Saratoga Blue Streaks defeated The Schenectady Patriots on Friday, October 12th Saratoga’s senior night, in this high scoring affair.   The Streaks took a commanding lead of 42-0 into halftime. According to Saratoga Head Coach Terry Jones, “When a score is lopsided early, we got everyone in the game.” The scoring

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FOOTBALL: Saratoga Obliterates Niskayuna 56-13 Homecoming Night

By Tyler Charnik and Jared Nightingale  The Saratoga Blue Streaks defeated the Niskayuna Silver Warriors on Friday, September 28, behind an impressive six touchdown performance from Saratoga senior Ashton Capone.   The Silver Warriors jumped out to an early 7-0 lead with 11:26 left in the first quarter and a 65 yard touchdown pass from quarterback

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Baseball: Saratoga’s season ends at hands of Ballston Spa

By: Aidan Joly   Ballston Spa varsity baseball used a huge third inning and strong pitching throughout which helped them trounce Saratoga in the Class AA quarterfinals on Wednesday afternoon at East Side Rec, 13-4. With the game tied at two heading into the third inning, the Ballston Spa offense really began to click. The

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