Blue Streaks topple Cadets en route to Division I final berth

La Salle Institute sophomore Kyle Sacks, who scored the Cadets' only goal Saturday, winds up for a shot as Saratoga Springs goaltender Graeme Bulmer braces for a shot during a CDHSHL Division I semifinal at Weibel Rink. (Photo by Ed Burke - The Saratogian).

No. 1 seed Saratoga Springs (16-4-1) received goals from Garrison Grant and Jamie Bartoszek and held off No. 4 La Salle, 2-1, in a CDHSHL Division I semifinal at Weibel Rink in Saratoga Saturday evening.

Saratoga will face No. 3 Shaker/Colonie, the defending Section II Division I champion at Union College Thursday night. The pucks drops at 6:30 p.m.

Kyle Sacks scored La Salle's (11-12-0) only goal and Brett Bernardo made 26 saves in net for La Salle.

"I think we surprised a lot of people tonight," La Salle head coach Tim Flanigan said. "We only have two seniors and after a 2-8 start, we went 9-3 in our last 12 games. Tonight I think we just ran out of guys in the third period."

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A big thanks goes out to Stan Hudy of The Saratogian, who covered this game for us. For the full story, pick up Sunday's edition of The Record or The Saratogian.