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By: Aidan Joly Photos by: Isabella Franco After a shaky first half, the Blue Streaks came out in a big way in the second to put Bethlehem away en route to a sectional quarterfinal win on Friday at Saratoga Springs High School, 34-13. Saratoga jumped out to a quick 14-0 lead. Bethlehem struck back as […]

By: Aidan Joly It was a tale of two halves between two state-ranked teams, and the home team came through to win as Saratoga varsity soccer beat Shenendehowa on Thursday afternoon by a score of 2-1. Heading into the second half trailing, Saratoga was ready to make a comeback. It happened as Aidan Rice tied

By: Aidan Joly   In a game where they turned it around in the second half en route to a division-clinching win, the Blue Streaks beat the Scotties on Thursday night in Ballston Spa by a final score of 39-0 for Saratoga’s second straight shutout. Saratoga went into the second half up only 12-0 and

Story and photo by: Aidan Joly In the second half of a highly contested game, it was Jenna Graf and Sheridan Messier playing the role of heroes as they lifted their Shenendehowa varsity field hockey team to victory on Monday afternoon against Saratoga 2-1. Heading into the final 11 minutes of the afternoon, Shenendehowa had a crucial

By: Aidan Joly Having to retain a late lead and hold down a hard-charging offense, Saratoga did just that en route to a victory over Shenendehowa on Friday night at Saratoga High School by a final score of 28-14. Saratoga went into the second half with a 21-point advantage. As sports go, the game was

By: Aidan Joly In a game where running was the mainstay, Saratoga grabbed a huge first half lead and carried it to a victory on Friday night at Niskayuna High School in their 2017 season opener over Niskayuna by a final score of 46-21. Saratoga started off fast, using the ground game to march down

By: Aidan Joly   A late rally that simply ended up being not enough concluded Saratoga varsity baseball’s season and sent Shenendehowa to the sectional final, as the Plainsmen beat the Blue Streaks on Saturday afternoon at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium in Troy in the Class AA semifinals by a final score of 5-3. Shen

An all-around strong performance at the plate complemented by a gem on the mound led to Saratoga varsity baseball picking up a victory against Bethlehem in the Class AA quarterfinals on Thursday at East Side Rec by a final score of 9-1. Saratoga was quiet for the most part until the middle innings of the

By: Aidan Joly   On Saturday morning, Saratoga baseball finished up regular season play with their senior day with an event in conjunction with cancer research followed by a game against Schuylerville. The event was held for Tracy Hogben, a Saratoga resident and supporter of Saratoga athletics who was diagnosed with a brain tumor last

By: Aidan Joly   Behind a gem of a pitching performance by Alex Henderson, Saratoga varsity baseball beat Shenendehowa on Friday afternoon at Shenendehowa High School by a final score of 2-0. Henderson had no trouble getting through Shen’s order throughout the game as he allowed just three hits, walked only two and struck out

By: Aidan Joly   Strong pitching and offense coming up big in the late innings propelled Shaker varsity baseball to victory on Wednesday afternoon at East Side Rec over Saratoga by a final score of 7-2. Heading into the fifth inning of a game that was already a pitchers’ duel, it was known that someone

By: Aidan Joly   “It ain’t over ‘til it’s over.” That could be the motto of Thursday’s (May 4) game between Saratoga and CBA varsity baseball at East Side Rec, as CBA came out on top 6-5 in a thriller. CBA trailed 5-4 entering the top of the seventh inning, three outs away from heading