By: Aidan Joly An all-around performance let Saratoga continue their winning streak as they flew past Columbia Tuesday night, handling them by a final score of 65-49. Saratoga got off and running in the first half, taking high-percentage shots and using a big first quarter from Nick Chudy, who hit a trio of three-pointers. […]
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By: Aidan Joly On Friday night, Saratoga learned a lesson. Sometimes, you have to just stay in the game to have a chance to win. They did that as they took down Colonie at Saratoga Springs High School, upending them by a score of 61-56 to cap off a comeback effort. Up two at
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By: Aidan Joly There’s a new club at Saratoga Springs High School, and it’s one that’s getting people talking. The Saratoga Springs High School Teenage Republicans club, led by co-founder and president Meg Messitt and vice president Paul Sheehan have attracted several students so far to their meetings, have established the new club for
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By: Aidan Joly Late in games, the battle under the basket can be the main factor. This was the case in Tuesday night’s varsity basketball game between Saratoga and CBA, with the Brothers coming out on top by a final tally of 60-58. The game went into the final eight minutes with Saratoga owning a
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By: Daniel Eaton Photo by: Shannon Thomas Marteen’s hair, clothing, music videos, and lyrics make him seem like a bust who will enjoy his fifteen minutes of fame and never be heard from again. However, the 16-year-old from Berkeley has gained immense stardom during the course of his short musical career. With the
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Welcome to Hot Ones, The Lightning Rod’s new “Student of the Month” feature! This month, Brian Chimel delves into the mind of Saratoga’s own Elias Wohl for an exclusive interview. This is part 2! To view the video, click on the title of this post to find the embedded YouTube link!
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Story and photos by: Aidan Joly A pair of late goals led Baldwinsville to a regional final win, as they beat Saratoga in field hockey on Sunday at Shenendehowa High School by a final score of 4-3. Heading into the final 15 minutes of action with the score tied 2-2, Baldwinsville was coming closer
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Story and photos by: Aidan Joly Behind a potent offensive attack in the first half, Troy carried that into the second half, and it led them to their second Class AA championship in a row, this time against Saratoga at UAlbany’s Bob Ford Field by a final score of 28-6. It was just five plays
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Welcome to Hot Ones, The Lightning Rod’s new “Student of the Month” feature! This month, Brian Chimel delves into the mind of Saratoga’s own Elias Wohl for an exclusive interview. To view the video, click on the title of this post to find the embedded YouTube link! Part two will be released later today.
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By: Aidan Joly In a game with a crazy amount of scoring, it ended up coming down to the wire in a sectional final field hockey game, with Saratoga taking down Shenendehowa by a final score of 4-3. It took just 1:15 for the scoring to begin Monday as Lindsey Frank took a corner and
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Story and photos by: Aidan Joly Instant classic. That’s the only way to describe the sectional semifinal football game between Shaker and Saratoga on Friday night in Saratoga, with the Blue Streaks coming out on top by a final of 29-22. The game went into the half with Saratoga up 19-14, ironically the same
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Story and photo by: Aidan Joly In the playoffs, especially in soccer, anything can and will happen. This proved true as 8-seeded La Salle took top-seeded Saratoga to overtime on Saturday afternoon at Saratoga High School, but eventually fell 1-0 on a game-winner from Evan Farr. Heading into the second half, both teams were looking
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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
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Story and photo by: Aidan Joly Despite it being a game that did not count towards postseason seedings, Saratoga made sure they finished the season strong, trouncing La Salle in Troy on Friday night by a final score of 40-7. The game entered the second quarter tied up at seven apiece, and that was
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Story and photo by: Aidan Joly On homecoming night, Saratoga used a dominant first half to cruise to a win on Friday against Albany, winning 40-12. It took less than three minutes for the Blue Streaks to get on the board as they marched up the field in their inaugural drive and ended it with
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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
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