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Saratoga Defeats Colonie, Honors Legendary ’72 Team

8th Grader Chase Matter

by Jaynie Ellis Saratoga TODAY

Photos by Super Source Media.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Springs Varsity Wrestling beat Colonie as the school’s undefeated 1972 team cheered them on.

Before the match on Jan. 25, Toga’s wrestling program recognized eight members of the legendary l971-1972 wrestling team and the 50th anniversary of their undefeated championship season in the Northern A Conference. The team was 13-0 in dual meets, and outscored other teams that season 502-222. The members of the team that attended and were honored: Tony Devizzio, Bob Millis, Steve Harwood, Scott Perkins, Ed Pinn, Tim Cogan, Rick Mark, and assistant coach Bob Guglielmo.

Members of Saratoga Springs High School’s undefeated ’71-’72 varsity wrestling team.

Saratoga went on to defeat Colonie 50-24. Results of the individual matches are listed below:

126: Chase Matter (Saratoga Springs) maj. dec. Anthony Rildolfo (Colonie) 10-2 132: Taylor Beaury (Saratoga Springs) pin Ben Rounds (Colonie) 3:32 138: Kyle Griskowitz (Saratoga Springs) pin Rhad Miller (Colonie) 5:22 145: Woudener Clement (Colonie) fft. 152: Gordon Murray (Saratoga Springs) pin Kevin Regan (Colonie) 0:32 160: John Truesdell (Colonie) pin Victor Santabar (Saratoga Springs) 1:37 172: Sachiel Chuckrow (Saratoga Springs) pin Emiliano Torres (Colonie) 0:37 189: Emiliano Torres (Colonie) pin Patrick McKinley (Saratoga Springs) 2:15 215: Will Hotaling (Colonie) pin Patrick Mckinley (Saratoga Springs) 1:02 285: Bilal Moqbil (Colonie) pin Lucas Fros (Saratoga Springs) 3:36 102: Danny Dacey (Colonie) pin Alyssa Aarkazna (Colonie) 1:29 110: Luke Stoutenburg (Saratoga Springs) pin Austin Lafountain (Colonie) 5:44 118: Trey Edwards (Saratoga Springs) maj. dec. Guy Jubert (Colonie) 10-1

Freshman Taylor Beaury

See "Masks Still Required in Schools" pg. 18 See "SPAC 2022 Classical Season" pg. 26

SNOW FEST 2022

Winter Weather in Saratoga: A Lion or A Lamb?

West Mountain’s annual Snowfest event, sponsored by Curtis Lumber and Honest Weight Food Co-Op, takes place January 29, 2022 from 2-6 p.m.

Hit the slopes for free skiing and snowboarding at this event filled with winter fun and live music from the Coverups.

For your free four-hour ride ticket vouchers, head to Curtis Lumber at the Rt 67 location in Ballston Spa and Honest Weight Food Co-op. Redeem your vouchers for skiing on January 29 at 2 p.m. at West Mountain. Vouchers are limited. Tubing, lessons and rentals are not included. Pre-book your rentals online at westmountain.com, and pre-reserve your lessons by calling 518-636-3699 ext. 336. Tubing tickets can also be pre-purchased online at westmountain.com.

Tips on best practices during winter weather. Image: CDC.

SOME HANDY RESOURCES FOR THE WINTER SEASON:

• The National Weather Service provides local forecasts by zip code, or municipality, and includes an extended 7-day forecast, as well as hourly forecasts for the upcoming 48 hours that includes likely precipitation. Go to: www.weather.gov. • The CDC provides a checklist for preparing for a storm, how to stay safe during and after a winter storm, and what you need to do when the power goes out unexpectedly. Go to: www.cdc.gov/disasters/winter/index.html. • National Grid provides a real-time Outage Map with status updates, and a weblink to report a power outage. Go to: outagemap.ny.nationalgridus.com.