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Wahconah Football Program to Hold Youth Camp in AugustCommunity submission,
09:25PM / Wednesday, June 21, 2017 | |
 DALTON, Mass. -- The Wahconah Regional High School football program this summer will host a Youth FUNdamental Football camp. Coach Gary Campbell Jr., will conduct the camp, scheduled for Monday, Aug. 7, through Thursday, Aug. 10, from 6 to 8 p.m. Campbell's teams have won four out of the last five Western Massachusetts titles and in December 2016 played in the state final at Gillette Stadium for the second time in three years. Players from the Wahconah team will join Campbell to teach fundamental skills, teamwork, self-discipline and how to achieve your potential on and off the field. The coaching staff will instruct each camper in every position, and all 0 Comments
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Area Grads Wrap Up Successful Spring CampaignsiBerkshires.com Sports,
01:10AM / Wednesday, June 21, 2017 | |
 earned all-tournament recognition from the Empire 8 Conference after helping Ithaca win the conference title and a berth in this spring’s NCAA Division III Championships. On May 11, he went 6-⅔ innings on the mound, scattering four hits and one earned run in a tournament win over Elmira. Two days later, he came out of the bullpen to throw two innings of one-hit, shutout relief in the title game against St. John Fisher. He made one appearance in the NCAAs, going 5-⅔ innings in a loss to Oswego. On the season, he had a 4.52 ERA and a 6-2 record in 14 appearances. (Pittsfield) led Division I University at Albany with a .327 batting average this spring, 0 Comments
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Plenty of Nail-Biters in Berkshire Adult Baseball League| 11:33AM / Tuesday, June 20, 2017 | |
 Three pitchers combined on a 4-3 win Sunday that lifted B.B.A. into first place in the Berkshire Adult Baseball League’s 20-and-over division. Seamus Morrison, Connor Lein and Joe Delsoldato threw for B.B.A. in the win over the North County Knights, who slipped to 0-5-1 this summer. B.B.A. improved to 5-1, pushing it past Lenox and Housatonic, who are tied for second in the seven-team division at 4-2. On Father’s Day, Jesus Lay went 1-for-1 with two walks and scored twice for B.B.A. The Knights got a pair of hits from Joe Boucher. Great Barrington scored four times in the top of the seventh to take an 8-4 lead, but Lenox stormed back 0 Comments
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National Advocacy Group Weighs in on Mascot Ban ProposalBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
06:15AM / Saturday, June 17, 2017 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Even as the Turners Falls Indians softball team, Grafton Memorial Indians boys lacrosse team and Taconic Braves baseball team vie for state championships on Saturday, there is a move afoot in Boston to make sure that those teams never take the field again … at least, not with those nicknames. A longtime national discussion about the appropriateness of Native American-themed nicknames and mascots has reverberated this spring in the Bay State, where a bill on Beacon Hill would prohibit "the use of any Native American mascot by a public school in the Commonwealth." The Pittsfield School Committee is considering taking action at the local 0 Comments
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North Adams SteepleCats to Appear at Baseball in the Berkshires Exhibit| 02:43PM / Sunday, June 11, 2017 | |
 LANESBOROUGH, Mass. -- The North Adams SteepleCats will meet fans and sign autographs at the Baseball in the Berkshires exhibit at Berkshire Mall on Thursday, June 22, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Baseball in the Berkshires, A County's Common Bond, opened in the spring at what organizers hope will be a permanent location across from American Eagle and Spencer's in the mall. The exhibit is open Fridays from 3 to 9 and Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 6. The exhibit has a sattelite location at the Old Stone Store in Sheffield through July 2. 0 Comments
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Berkshire Natural Resources Council President to Depart| 01:09PM / Friday, June 02, 2017 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Natural Resources Council president Tad Ames will depart the organization on December 31, 2017, after more than 27 years of service, the last 16 as president.
Ames said that he has made the decision to resign from BNRC in order to make a change in his professional career and to seek new opportunities.
"I am now in my mid-50s and I've reached an age and a stage in my professional life where I have the opportunity to create one more chapter," he said. "It is not easy to leave a place and people whom I love so much, but I want to seize the opportunity to be part of another story. It's time to pass leadership to a new leader to bring
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National Trails Day Activities Planned at Great Barrington River Walk| 11:40AM / Friday, June 02, 2017 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Great Barrington Land Conservancy will celebrate National Trails Day at the Great Barrington River Walk with several activities throughout the day on Saturday, June 3.
At 9 a.m., a paddle and hike will be held. Canoes will be provided for a lovely Housatonic River paddle that will bring the trip to Kellogg Road and the Appalachian Trail. There, the group will put down their paddles and hoist on their packs for a gently upward 1.7 mile A.T hike up June Mountain to Home Road. Transport will be provided back to River Walk and the potluck picnic. Registration is required at info@GBLand.org. The hosts will include Christine Ward (GBLC), Dennis Regan (HVA)
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Berkshire Force Softball Team Wins Greenfield Tourney| 11:37AM / Tuesday, May 30, 2017 | |
 The 10 and under Berkshire Force softball team won the Greenfield Memorial Day Bash Tournament with a 5-0 record over the weekend of May 27-28. The team was 3-0 in pool play, outscoring the competition 35-5. The girls then won the semi-final game, 5-3, before securing a 6-5 win in the championship with clutch hitting, great fielding, and tremendous pitching. The team is coached by Will Glebus, Jessica Potter, Rick Arpante and Kevin Sherman and includes: Kamryn Renata, Audrina Maloney, Caroline Sherman, Natalie Arnhold, Taryn Bannon, Ja’Leah Rosa, Michaela Hinckley, Jaezsa Bartolotta, Amanda Pou, Cheyann Goddard and Mia Arpante. 0 Comments
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Berkshire High School Athletes, Coaches Honored at Sports CaravanBy Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
01:29AM / Thursday, May 25, 2017 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — As the 55th annual Sports Caravan Awards were given to outstanding athletes and coaches of area high schools, a moment was taken to note it would be the last year that one of those schools would be represented. Jay Anderson, president and CEO of Pittsfield Cooperative Bank, introduced the winners of the Robert "Boog" Powell Awards, and opened by noting the closing of St. Joseph's Central High School and acknowledging girls swimmer Jessie Tobin, who will be the last St. Joe athlete to be presented with a Caravan award. "What I noticed this year is how well represented each one of the schools is 0 Comments
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Locals Vying for Conference Titles on College TeamsiBerkshires.com Sports,
04:49PM / Friday, May 05, 2017 | |
 Westfield State seniorearned six points to help the Owls women’s track and field team win the Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference Championship last month. The Wahconah alumna placed fifth in the triple jump with a distance of 35 feet, 11-¼ inches, and she was eighth in the long jump, hitting a mark of 15-7-½. Earlier this spring, Farrell won the triple jump at the Springfield College Invitational, a non-team scored event. Also at the MASCAC meet, Fitchburg State’s (Drury) tied for second in the pole vault, clearing 2.9 meters and helping Fitchburg finish fourth in the conference. Monument Mountain graduate , a junior at 0 Comments
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