Sports

February 1, 2019 by Tyler Charnik The most anticipated weekend in sports. The greatest platform for commercial advertising. The biggest gig in the music industry. The Super Bowl caters to all viewers by offering a variety of appeals. Super Bowl LIII between the Los Angeles Rams and the New England Patriots will be played on […]

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

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

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

By: Aidan Joly   After the game was tied at one, Saratoga rattled off five straight goals to take a 6-1 lead and carried the momentum for the rest of the game as they beat Shenendehowa on Thursday afternoon, 11-6. Plainsmen attackman Dean Cannon tied the game at one midway through the first quarter and

By: Aidan Joly   The varsity baseball programs of Saratoga and Shenendehowa faced off Wednesday in a doubleheader, which was swept by Saratoga. Game One After the game was tied at two through less than two innings, it seemed like a slugfest was in store, but that was not the case. The teams remained tied

By: Aidan Joly Down by two runs in the middle innings, Saratoga finally turned it around late in the game and needed all they could get, eventually winning in walk-off style for a 4-3 win Saturday night over Schuylerville. Schuylerville’s offense was superior early on as they scored a pair of runs in the third

By: Aidan Joly Tied 3-3 in the fifth inning, Saratoga varsity baseball’s bats came alive in a big way as they scored seven runs in the frame and held on for an 11-5 win on Friday against Niskayuna at East Side Rec. Heading into the bottom of the fifth, Saratoga had the top of the

By: Aidan Joly   A complete game from Quinn Jones and a big fourth inning paved the way for Saratoga varsity baseball on Monday as they took down the Schenectady Patriots, 5-2. In the fourth inning with the game tied 1-1, Saratoga had two runners on and two outs. They called a hit-and-run with Sam

By: Aidan Joly   Down by three runs early on, Saratoga varsity baseball did not get worried and plated nine straight runs in order to grab a 10-4 victory over Bethlehem on Wednesday afternoon. After starter Alex Henderson had struggled and was pulled after just 2 1/3 innings and down 4-1 heading into their half

by Aidan Joly   A late-inning scare will always provide some drama, and it certainly did on Friday. However, Saratoga varsity baseball held off Ballston Spa, winning 4-3. Heading into the last inning with a 4-2 lead, it seemed as though Saratoga had the game more or less won. Then, near disaster struck as Saratoga

By: Aidan Joly   Timely pitching for Mohonasen and base-running miscues from Saratoga paved the way for the Warriors to take a win against Blue Streaks varsity baseball on Monday afternoon at East Side Recreation Park, 5-3. Despite giving up a couple of hits early, Mohonasen starter Brian Lineback looked locked in during the early

By: Aidan Joly   After a bit of a slow start, Saratoga picked up their level of play in the second half, and that allowed them to cruise to a victory on Saturday night in the Class AA quarterfinals at Hudson Valley Community College, grabbing a win by a final score of 59-44. The teams

Photos by Lightning Rod photographer Ben McDonough   Saratoga’s Nick Chudy (11) scores on a jump shot despite the efforts of Shaker’s Sloan Seymour (5) in a close game at Saratoga Springs High School on Tuesday, February 13, 2018. Saratoga won, 38-35.   Saratoga’s Andrew Patnode (33) scores on a jump shot unopposed as Shaker teammates