Author: Saratoga TODAY

SARATOGA — The Saratoga Springs City School District will honor seven individuals for their extraordinary contributions to athletics during the Blue Streak Athletic Hall of Fame Ceremony on Friday, October 7 at 4:30 pm. The ceremony will be held in the Teaching Auditorium at Saratoga Springs High School. 

A committee composed of current and former coaches; high school administrators, community members, and current and retired athletic directors reviewed the nominations and selected the honorees.  A trophy case in the lobby of the blue gym holds plaques in honor of the Hall of Fame members.

The program was established to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of outstanding athletes, coaches, administrators, and supporters. The 2022 inductees are Kevin Chartrand ‘97 (football and basketball), Peter Dickens ‘73 (football, basketball, baseball, track) William Ford ’67 (football, basketball, baseball), Megan Mangano ’97 (soccer, basketball), Susan Ruggles ’76 (field hockey, basketball, volleyball, track) Courtney West ’98 (soccer, gymnastics, track) and Dr. John MacFadden who served as a coach, teacher, administrator and superintendent of schools for the district for 38 years from 1969 – 2007. 

SARATOGA — On Tuesday, September 20, the Saratoga Blue Streaks hosted the Albany Falcons in a conference match. The scoring kicked off in the 26th minute by way of a long-range strike from Albany’s Tamim Rahmani, assisted by Hassan Mohsini.  Just six minutes later, the Blue Streaks equalized when senior Flagg Taylor converted a corner-kick that was delivered by Ryan Farr. The first half finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The second half was all Blue Streaks as they controlled most of the possession and eventually netted two more goals to make it 3-1, which is how the match finished. Saratoga registered 12 shots on goal, while Albany directed 7 shots goalward. Liam Donnelly and Ben Van Valkenburg split time in net for the Blue Streaks and came up with 6 saves between them. Albany’s goalkeeper, Brian Milligan logged 9 saves. This contest marks Saratoga’s fifth win of the season, and fourth in the league. Albany falls to 2-2-1 in league play. Looking forward, Saratoga travels to face-off against Shaker High on Saturday, September 24 for a morning match in Latham.

SARATOGA — On Tuesday, September 20, Hoosic Valley hosted Saratoga Central Catholic and came away with a 7-1 win. On what was a wet day, Hoosic took an early 2-0 lead while SCC got one back via captain Will Frankford with 5 minutes to go in the first half. Hoosic would respond soon after with a goal just before the halftime whistle to make it 3-1. This goal deflated the Saints, as the contest was all Hoosic in the second half. Corners were 10-3 in favor of Hoosic. SCC keeper Jason Pescetti came up with 13 saves, while Hoosic only needed one from their keeper. HV goals were scored by, Andrew Wood (2), Logan Reilly (2), Gabe Coffin, Tyler Cavert and Tyler Eddy.