A Ballston Lake man was sentenced on Friday to a decade in prison for a series of burglaries in Saratoga County last summer was arrested in June 2024 after police said he broke into a home in the town of Clifton Park to steal property The homeowners woke up to Sheriff standing at the foot of their bed and called police The Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office arrived and arrested him Sheriff had the stolen items in his pocket Investigators determined that Sheriff was responsible for a series of late-night burglaries in Clifton Park and Saratoga Springs Jimmy’s Egg and the Hudson Valley Credit Union Sheriff pleaded guilty in March to burglary Sheriff received 5 years of post-release supervision The station representative that can assist any person with disabilities with issues related to the content of the public file is Brittany Moroukian. She can be contacted at bmoroukian@wnyt.com or 518-207-4710 Saratoga Springs' Janie Baringer jumps in celebration after scoring the go-ahead goal with seven seconds left during a game against Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake on Saturday Saratoga Springs' celebrates after defeating Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake on Saturday SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Springs girls’ lacrosse team has had a knack for the dramatic during its last two games although on Saturday the Blue Streaks got the job done a bit faster than they did last time Coming off of a six-overtime thriller on Thursday Saratoga Springs mounted a 14-13 comeback victory on Saturday against Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content More High Schools A post shared by Daily Gazette Sports (@dgazette_sports) More Scotia and Glenville | Newsletter More Saratoga Springs | Newsletter Contact Kyle Adams at kadams@dailygazette.net. Follow him on X and Facebook @kasportsnews Email notifications are only sent once a day Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Have the latest food and drink articles delivered to your inbox every Thursday Have the latest local news delivered every afternoon so you don't miss out on updates Sign up today to receive email newsletters of local daily obituaries Get the Register Star and Daily Mail E-edition delivered directly to your inbox Have the latest local news delivered every morning so you don't miss out on updates Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account NY (WRGB) — A Ballston Lake man could spend up to 12 years in state prison after he pled guilty to a spree of burglaries in Clifton Park and Saratoga Springs last summer pled guilty before the Acting Saratoga County Court Judge Tatiana N Coffinger to Burglary in the Second Degree in connection with a Summer 2024 spree of burglaries in the two municipalities Sheriff admitted under oath that on the evening of June 23, 2024 he broke into a home in the Town of Clifton Park with the intent to steal property inside The homeowners awoke that evening to the Defendant standing at the foot of their bed and immediately called the Saratoga County Sheriffs Office who quickly arrived at the scene The Defendant was then taken into custody without incident and was later discovered to have several items in his pockets that he had stolen from within the home and The Hudson Valley Credit Union during which money Sheriff is scheduled to be sentenced on May 2 2025 to between eight and 12 years in state prison followed by two-and-a-half years of post-release supervision; The Court will also issue full stay away Orders of Protection for the maximum period of time in favor of the victims and order the Defendant to pay full restitution Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School on Kingsley Road All programming would be preserved under a $89.1 million budget proposal brought forward by the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District that calls for a 5% increase in spending while staying under the district’s property tax cap BALLSTON — All programming would be preserved under Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District's $89.1 million budget proposal that calls for a 5% increase in spending while staying under the district’s property tax cap The proposed spending plan for the 2025-26 academic year calls for $4.2 million in new spending compared to the current $84.9 million budget that voters approved last year More Saratoga County | Newsletter More Top Stories Contact reporter Chad Arnold at: carnold@dailygazette.net or by calling 518-410-5117 A Ballston Lake woman was nearly four times too drunk to drive is accused of crashing her car just after 7 p.m according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office Lopez-Hinds had a blood alcohol content of 0.30% Lopez-Hinds was charged with aggravated DWI operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content of .08% or greater (unclassified misdemeanors) She was released on appearance tickets and is due in Ballston Town Court at a later date Rain showers early with overcast skies late Bethlehem picked up an 8-6 Suburban Council girls' lacrosse win over Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake on Thursday as Laynie Shersky scored four goals for the Eagles Lauren Brodeur and Lauren Sinuc added two goals apiece for Bethlehem Isabella Yecies tallied 12 saves in goal for Burnt Hills Janie Baringer scored the game-winner for Saratoga Springs in its 8-7 victory Aiden Tlusty led Shenendehowa with two goals and one assist The annual Ballston Lake Cleanup Day is set for Saturday Volunteers are welcome to show up at the Ballston Lake Fire Department at 8 a.m The project is a clean sweep of the trash that’s built up over the years in public areas in Ballston Lake and the surrounding watershed The community has held the event since the mid-1970s Duke softball senior Ana Gold is presented with a golden ticket to the inaugural 2025 AUSL Draft by Kim Ng following a game against Notre Dame on Thursday celebrates with her teammates after receiving a golden ticket to the inaugural 2025 AUSL Draft by Kim Ng Ballston Spa’s Ana Gold received a Golden Ticket that guaranteed her a spot in the inaugural 2025 Athletes Unlimited Softball League Draft The Duke softball infielder now knows what team she’s going to play for as she embarks on a career playing the game professionally See highlights of the Spartans win over the Blue Bison The game was played for a special cause benefiting the Nash Weston Memorial Foundation which is a non-profit that supports families of infant loss The foundation was created by NewsChannel 13’s Chris Onorato and his wife Ballston Spa's MJ Lofink at-bat during a game against Chatham at Ballston Spa High School on Thursday Chatham's Bronson Haner celebrates with teammates following a three-run homer in the second inning of a game against Ballston Spa at Ballston Spa High School on Thursday BALLSTON SPA — The Ballston Spa baseball team scored nine runs in the first inning against Chatham en route to a 16-5 non-league win Thursday a Class B school from the Patroon Conference was the second non-league opponent to face the Class AA Scotties this season Left fielder MJ Lofink was excited to play the Panthers who are coming off a record three-straight Class C state titles More Local Sports Wiggly Worm Bait Supply has been selling bait and tackle to Saratoga County fishermen since 1956 But the legacy of the bait shop started even before then Bill Ingles and his stepfather John Yell opened Yell’s Bait Shop in Whitehall during the height of the Great Depression and use the tomato soup can that they ate the tomato soup the day before,” he said Bill Ingles moved south and used his lifelong knowledge of fishing to open Wiggly Worm on Route 50 in Ballston Lake the small white building features a round sign with a cartoon worm and the slogan "I got hooked at Wiggly Worm Bait Supply." Ingles says his father took inspiration for the name from a Piggly Wiggly supermarket in Whitehall Bill Ingles sold mostly live bait like worms and small fish before his son took over in 2006 been helping my family since 1932 when they had nothing ‘Gary what is going to happen to the place when your dad passes on.' So I don’t have to do this but I choose to,” he said Ingles expanded the shop's offerings to include fishing equipment like poles and tackle While the shop may not look like much from the outside the store is decorated top to bottom in taxidermy Ingles even labels the taxidermy with scientific names so children can learn something new “This is bunny fur that my mother had in the house when I was 10 years old Then everybody liked what I was doing about teaching the kids Ingles also hands out what he calls “lucky bobbers” to kids who come in The bobbers are run-of-the-mill red and white fishing floats but what makes them lucky is the raised Wiggly Worm logo printed on the them between shelves stocked with hooks and lures large white tubs are stocked with baitfish The tanks makes the shop smell like a lake “It’s more about the kids and about the families that have been helping us and been coming in here for generations we’re working on our fifth or sixth generation of kids coming in,” he said He says he isn’t in the bait and tackle business for the money you see those kids smiling and happy when they leave they’re gonna learn about the outdoors and I’m lucky that I’m able to help them do that,” he said Wiggly Worm Bait Supply is open year-round from 6 a.m But Ingles still finds time to cast his own line three or four times a week Be one of the first to know what's coming up on WAMC See additional subscription options Five people were displaced by a fire in the Northway Eleven Apartments in Ballston Lake There was heavy fire coming from one of the units and a common attic according to the Round Lake Fire Department Four ladder trucks got the fire under control very quickly The American Red Cross is providing assistance to four adults and a 3-year-old child in four households Round Lake First Assistant Fire Chief Shaun Flynn said the cause is accidental possibly linked to a heating pad on a mattress that ignited the bedding in one bedroom unit A Ballston Lake woman is accused driving with a blood alcohol level more than four times the legal limit State Police responded to a two-car crash on Feb at the intersection of Schauber Road and Hubbs Road in Clifton Park was charged with driving while intoxicated and traffic violations She recorded a 0.34% blood alcohol concentration Vonie was released on appearance tickets and is due in Clifton Park Town Court on Feb Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake had three players with hat tricks in a 12-7 win over Guilderland in the Suburban Council Maggie Lescault had three goals and four assists Rylie Kline had three goals and two assists and Chloe Kniskern had three goals and one assists Lilly Trowbridge became the 23rd Queensbury player to score 100 goals in a 25-2 win over Scotia-Glenville in the Foothills Council She finished with five goals and five assists with Kady Duffy and Callie Usher also scoring five goals Scotia-Glenville’s Alice Nichter scored both of her team’s goals A Ballston Lake man has been indicted on 30 counts was arraigned in Saratoga County Court on Wednesday in connection with multiple incidents that prosecutors said occurred from February through September of this year Buono was arrested in September after police said he sexually assaulted and choked a person at the Grand Prix Motel in Malta The incident happened over the course of several days Buono is charged with multiple counts of assault and strangulation criminal obstruction of breathing and aggravated criminal contempt Buono is being held at Saratoga County Jail The Ballston Spa community came together to honor the life of late athletic director Dave Sunkes A tribute ceremony was held prior to the varsity baseball game against Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Wednesday who served as an administrator and athletic director for the Ballston Spa Central School District for more than two decades died suddenly in September at the age of 45 Nate Barber and Luke Mootz had two hits each as Queensbury defeated Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake 3-0 in a non-league baseball game Saturday Oliver Pratt had an RBI double to help Queensbury win the battle of the Spartans HIGH SCHOOLS - Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake softball took on Jamesville-Dewitt Saturday Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake's Emily Martin up to bat during a game against Jamesville-DeWitt on Saturday Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake assistant coach Reeghan Neary second baseman Lily Morse and first baseman Jada Leggieri pose for a photo during a break in the action on Saturday Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake's Ava Yahoudy throws a pitch during a game against Jamesville-Dewitt on Saturday Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake's Emily Martin up to bat during a game against Jamesville-Dewitt on Saturday Counter-clockwise from left: Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake’s Emily Martin bats during a game against Jamesville-DeWitt on Saturday; Saratoga Springs celebrates after Jackie Cutting (in cowboy hat) hit a solo home run during a game against Jamesville-Dewitt on Saturday at Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School; Paige Rogers throws a pitch for Mechanicville during a game against Saratoga Catholic on Monday at Veterans Memorial Park NEWS10 ABC People in the Capital Region are used to seeing movies filmed around here but what happened in one local city was a horror movie scene that came to life One brave citizen helped save the day before police arrested a man in a clown mask who was carrying an electric chainsaw Local restaurant owner speaks in Washington about tariff impact Knee replacement won't stop local woman from running 5k Multiple cars had their windows smashed in at an apartment complex in Watervliet last October Police just recently charged the suspect tied to this case with a felony A team is investigating Monday to see if there was any further damage to the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse foundation after a tugboat and barge crashed into the monument last week New York is recognizing the deadly epidemic that’s impacted Indigenous people for generations May 5 is the National Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (M.M.I.P.) Awareness Day but the state is now acknowledging an awareness week Proposed rebates for electric landscaping equipment Mildred Elley to open new Amsterdam location Over $69K raised from 45th annual Crop Hunger Walk Houghton University freshman Alexa Belanger clears the bar in a high jump competition recently Houghton University freshman jumper Alexa Belanger (Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) earned two consecutive Empire 8 Conference Female Field Athlete of the Week honors She first got it for the week ending March 30 for winning the high jump at Houghton’s Highlander Invitational with a height of 1.67 meters (5 feet She earned the next week’s honor for jumping 1.68 meters (5-6) at the SUNY Geneseo Early Season Invitational Her most recent height leads the Empire 8 and is third in Division III this year The Empire 8’s Male Track Athlete of the Week was Utica sophomore Bennett Melita (Fonda-Fultonville) Melita ran a school record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Hamilton College Continental Invitational with a time of 9:08.30 breaking his previous mark of 9:15.03 that he set last year Melita’s time ranks eighth in Division III this year Contact Will Springstead at wspringstead@dailygazette.net BALLSTON SPA — There aren’t too many sporting events that start with smiles and end the same But Thursday at Ballston Spa High School provide… A Ballston Spa man is accused of causing major damage slashing a person’s tires and using a car jack to damage the front windshield and rear window allegedly drove to LaQuinta Inn & Suites on Route 9 in Queensbury to confront a male acquaintance according to the Warren County Sheriff’s Office It happened Sunday morning just before 11 a.m Meade damaged the vehicle and then left the scene Officers found him on Route 9N in the town of Lake George Meade was charged with felony second-degree criminal mischief and held pending arraignment in Warren County Centralized Arraignment Court The New York Lottery announced on Sunday that one third-prize winning Powerball Powerplay ticket was sold for the February 22 Powerball drawing They say the $100,000 winning ticket was sold at the Hannaford at 43 Round Lake Road in Ballston Lake Winning numbers for the Powerball are drawn from a field of 1 to 69 The Power Ball is drawn from a separate field of 1 to 26 the Power Play option provides players with a chance to multiply non-jackpot prizes up to 10 times The station representative that can assist any person with disabilities with issues related to the content of the public file is Brittany Moroukian. She can be contacted at bmoroukian@wnyt.com or 518-207-4710.