By: Aidan Joly A late game drive for Saratoga following a touchdown came up just short and clinched Ballston Spa a playoff berth. The Ballston Spa Scotties defeated the Saratoga Blue Streaks on Friday night at Ballston Spa High School in a defensive thriller by a score of 13-6. Getting the ball with 7:55 to […]
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By: Aidan Joly A few inches could have saved the game for Saratoga, and one goal proved to be the difference. The CBA Brothers triumphed over the Saratoga Blue Streaks on Tuesday night at Saratoga Springs High School by a score of 1-0 in Saratoga’s 2016 Senior Night. The game was a defensive affair on
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Sunday, February 8, 2015 by Aidan Joly Full video of the game / SSCSD via YouTube It was senior night at Saratoga Springs High School, and the Blue Streaks had a spark. The Saratoga Blue Streaks defeated the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans on senior night Friday night at SSHS behind a big first half on
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014 The following video features SSHS students, staff, and others talking about what success means to them. It was produced by the Saratoga Springs High School Introduction to Journalism class taught by Jill Cowburn.
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Saturday, June 14, 2014 by Izabel Cavotta, Ryan Cherry, Caleb Cohen, and Casie Henderson This is the second of a series of podcasts entitled This Saratoga Life produced by freshmen students in Damian Ubriaco’s English 9 Honors class. The theme of this episode, hosted by Casie Henderson, is “From Middle School to High School”. Won’t
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Monday, June 9, 2014 by Dominic Cognetti, Dane Feldhaus, Molly Gagnon, and Mimi Liebers This is the first of a series of podcasts entitled This Saratoga Life produced by freshmen students in Damian Ubriaco’s English 9 Honors class. The theme of this episode, hosted by Dominic Cognetti, is “Accidents”. Won’t play? Download MP3
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January 11, 2014 This video is an entry for the New York State Public High School Athletic Association’s 2013-14 Battle of the Fans contest, produced by Saratoga Springs High School’s online student-run newspaper, The Lightning Rod. The music is “Just Stay” from SSHS student band Blue Streak Blvd.
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From the Editors We will be filming the Saratoga student section this Friday, December 20th at the home high school hockey game against Shaker (6:45 PM at Weibel Ice Rink) for a NYSPHSAA video contest. Email us at editor@thelightningrod.net or comment on this post if you would like to be part of the interview segment
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