American Outlaws and Bailey’s Saratoga are hosting a watch party for all United States Men’s National Team (USMNT) games during the world cup. The USMNT plays Australia Friday, June 19 at 3 p.m. and Türkiye Thursday, June 25 at 10 p.m. Bailey’s Saratoga is located on 37 Phila Street.
American Outlaws is the largest supporter group for the U.S. national soccer teams, fans who pack the bars for every match and travel together to back the USMNT and USWNT.
Available to patrons are binho boards, a finger soccer board game. There will be a giveaway of USMNT gear and Sloop Brewing Co merchandise.
If the USMNT makes it out of the group stage, more watch parties will be announced. Follow American Outlaws: Saratoga Springs on Facebook for the most up to date information.
The 12th annual good karma run/walk will take place on Father’s Day, June 20, at Shenendehowa High School. Recreational walkers and hand cyclists are also welcome and encouraged to participate. There will be a yoga warm up, a kids run, Indian street food, henna and music.
The kid’s half-mile fun run starts at 9 a.m., followed by the yoga warm up at 9:15 and then the 5k at 9:30.
All net proceeds from the Good Karma 5K Run/Walk benefit AIM for Seva and the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern NY.
Participants can register individually or as a team for $43 at goodkarmany.org.
French Polynesia, Tahiti— Burnt Hills High School Graduate, Kyle Tran (20), took a 60kg silver medal at the Tahiti Open on Sunday, June 14.
Tran, who trains at the Jason Morris Judo Center in Glenville, jumped 20 spots on the 60kg world ranking list rising to a career high #113 as a result of his best performance to date. Tran will join JMJC teammates, Melissa Myers (30) and Ramon Hernandez Jr. (25) next week to compete in the Argentina Open.
Spa Catholic Boards the Bus to Binghamton (Sam Caron)
Spa Catholic Baseball are repeat Class C State Champions despite graduating five seniors last year. This year, seven seniors leave their legacy at Saratoga Central Catholic.
The championship weekend started early for the team. The boys left school early on Thursday, cheered on by their classmates and families as they boarded their bus to Binghamton.
Their bus was escorted by Saratoga police and fire department from Broadway down Route 9 as they looked forward to their semi-final clash on Friday, June 12, against Tuckahoe High School.
“It looked bleak going into the last inning” said Coach Alphonse Lambert.
With the Saints down 3-2, Junior Sandy McDonald managed to earn a walk off the Tuckahoe star pitcher, Connor Brice. This caused Brice to reach his 125-pitch limit, leading to relief pitcher Kyle Carney taking the mound.
Spa Catholic batters rattled in 3 runs in the top of the seventh to earn their first lead of the night. Central Catholic shut out Tuckahoe High batters in the bottom of the seventh inning to punch their ticket to a second consecutive spot in the Class C State Championship game.
The State Championship game was Saturday, June 13, against Kendall High School. Siena commit, Pierce Bryne, had a dominant pitching performance, only allowing 1 run.
Runs from Joey Linder, Kehil Kelly, Martin Ellie and Zach Streicher secured back-to-back State Championships for Saratoga Central Catholic.
“They just don’t give these things out,” was said frankly by Coach Lambert. “We had to dig deep.”
It took Coach Lambert 37 seasons as head coach of Spa Catholic’s baseball program to win a NYSPHSAA title. His team repeated that feat just one year later.
The Saints finished the season with an overall record of 23-3.
WILTON — The Saratoga Wilton Soccer Club’s (SWSC) U15 boys team recently qualified for nationals in Colorado. Forty years ago, when the club was founded, it served a local rec team. Now director of coaching Brad Campion says, “we have outgrown where we are at.”
There are pathways for everyone in the community from kids looking to get active to kids looking to continue their career in college. More importantly, Campion says is “how are we raising good human beings?”
Campion was hired as the director of coaching after the 2020 pandemic where the club saw a boost in players. At the time a lot of clubs of all sports around the community stopped competing. However, the players, coaches and parents of SWSC collectively decided to continue to play by wearing masks based on safety information at the time. SWSC gave kids an outlet during the isolating times of the pandemic.
Recently SWSC has enlisted in new national youth soccer leagues for their boys and girl teams. The boys will compete in the Eliete Academy League; the girls will compete in the National One League, affiliated with U.S. soccer. Both leagues allow for players interested in college soccer a pathway.
In accordance with SWSC’ wholistic approach, rec teams and multiple club teams at each age group give kids of all levels an opportunity to get involved with youth soccer. “We are trying to be a place for everyone, and we can be a place for everyone,” said president of SWSC, Richie Snyder.
“We want families to know they have a good soccer product in a five to ten minuet drive,” said Campion. “We don’t want to handcuff players and parents to the car.”
Tryouts for the rec teams and travel teams are coming up from June 15 through June 23. Visit saratogawiltonsoccerclub.com for specific age group dates and times.
Schuylerville — On Saturday, June 6, Schuylerville Lacrosse beat Potsdam in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class D boys lacrosse championship regional round. The Schuylerville Horses beat the Sandstoners in overtime 11-10.
Schuylerville heads to SUNY Cortland to face Marcellus on Thursday, June 11 in the semi-finals. The team could face the winner of Bronxville and Cold Spring Harbor in the final at Hobart and William Smith College on Sunday, June 14.
SARATOGA SPRINGS —Saratoga High School golfer, Francisco Cupp finished fourth in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) boys golf championship. Cupp qualified for the New York State Federation Tournament on Sunday, June 14 at Bethpage Black Golf Course.
Only in nineth grade, his coach Jake Zanetti has high praise for the young athlete: “Francisco is an awesome golfer, and an even better person; wise beyond his years, super polite and respectful, and an all-round solid individual. He’s an extremely hard worker and has an extremely high ceiling for success on and off the course”
“He’s been with the Saratoga Golf Program for 3 seasons already and undoubtedly will continue to make a name for himself in the League, the Section, the State, and beyond,” added Coach Zanetti.
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Springs Softball beat Cicero-North Syracuse in a shut-out win on Friday, June 5. The Bluestreaks outlasted the Northstars to make it to the semifinals of the New York State High School Athletic Association Class AAA Championships.
Runs in the first and sixth inning secured the win in the seventh inning. The win improves the team’s record to 10-12 on the season.
The Bluestreaks continue their playoff run on Friday, June 12 against Lancaster at Greenlight Networks Grand Slam Park, in Binghamton.
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Central Catholic baseball beat Chapel Christian Academy in the regional round of the Class C championships on Saturday, June 6. It was a blowout victory for the Saints with a dominant 7-0 scoreline.
Carson Moser, Pierce Byrne, and Luke Dejnozka combined on the mound for a no-hit shutout. Moser had a dominant performance in the batter’s box, going 4-4 with two doubles and one run scored.
The Saints are set to travel to Binghamton for the semi-final on Friday, June 12, and the final is set for the next day. The team is looking to win back-to-back State Championships.
Golden Tempo running in the 2026 Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. Photo courtesy of NYRA.
For the third and final year of the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course, Golden Tempo took first place on Saturday, June 6. Trainer Cherie DeVaux, born in Saratoga Springs, becomes the first and only woman to train a winner of multiple Triple Crown races.
Golden Tempo turned heads at the Kentucky Derby, earning first place at 23-1 odds. Owner Daisy Phipps Pulito said after the race, “Obviously, there were doubters after the Derby, like Cherie said, we were very confident with the kind of horse we had going into the Derby and going into the Belmont. I’m glad everyone else got to see that today, too.”
Owner Phillips Pulito and Trainer DeVaux decided not to run Golden Tempo in the Preakness, the second race of the prestigious Tripple Crown. “I do think we made the right decision. I don’t think we’d have the same horse if we did run back in two weeks,” said DeVaux.
Atop Golden Tempo was seasoned jockey Jose Ortiz, who holds a personal Triple Crown. Ortiz won the Kentucky Derby/Kentucky Oaks double and his second career Belmont Stakes this year. Speaking on Ortiz’s knowhow, DeVaux said, “Jose found himself at the back of the pack, but he was going to be wide if he didn’t tuck in, which I was pleased with that. Jose just rode him super confidently. He knew he had a lot of horse under him, and at the top of the stretch, he had him in a position to make that run, and Golden Tempo did the rest.”
For the final showing of the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga, it seems fitting a connection to the prestigious racecourse. As for what’s next for Golden Tempo, “Obviously, the Travers is going to be our next big goal,” said DeVaux. “he’s going to have to take a step forward. And he proved that. So, he’s a horse that we are very excited about.”
