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BART Boys Basketball Rallies, Falls Short in League Title GameBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
06:51PM / Thursday, February 15, 2018 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- You know a program has arrived when moral victories just don’t cut it. In that sense, the BART basketball team has arrived. Moments after losing its league championship game on a late 3-pointer after rallying from 11 points down midway through the third quarter, the Wolf Pack players were quiet, dejected and, perhaps at some level, thinking about how they can change the script next season. Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School knocked down a triple with 6.2 seconds on the clock to take a 39-38 win over a young but resilient BART squad and claim the B Division of the River Valley Athletic League. “It's amazing what 0 Comments
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BART Basketball Advances to League Title Game| 11:20PM / Tuesday, February 13, 2018 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- It was not that long ago that the BART basketball team was the kind of program others might see as a doormat. Now, the Wolf Pack is on the doorstep of winning a league championship. Brandon Bamba scored 27 points Tuesday as Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School defeated Eagle Hill, 59-52, in the semi-finals of the River Valley Athletic League’s B Division Tournament. On Thursday afternoon at the North Adams Armory, BART will host the league title game -- a far cry from the program’s early days. “Two years ago, we were getting beaten by 60 and 70 points per game,” BART coach Rob Daugherty said after 0 Comments
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Be a Smarter Curling Viewer and, Better Yet, Try It YourselfCommunity Submission,
03:18AM / Thursday, February 08, 2018 | |
 Since Pete Fenson and the U.S. men's bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics, things have not gone well for USA curling at the Olympics. In 2010, both the men's team. and the women's team. finished last during the preliminary round. In 2014, the United States won only three of their eighteen combined ga.m.es with the men finishing ninth and the women tenth after the round-robin tournament The United States should be moving up in 2018, but how much better and do any U.S. teams stand a chance to medal? The 2018 Winter Olympics will begin with the new Olympic event of mixed doubles curling. Matt Hamilton and Rebecca Hamilton will represent the United States. 0 Comments
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Berkshire Baseball Artifact Heads to Hall of FameBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
01:14PM / Tuesday, February 06, 2018 | |
 LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — For four years, the "Baseball in the Berkshires" exhibit has chronicled, preserved and displayed local artifacts of America's pastime. This month, one of those artifacts is getting the call up to "the show." Since 2016, the exhibit, now housed at the Berkshire Mall, has displayed a 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers jacket worn by Dalton's Ed Ladley during his playing days. On Feb. 13, Ladley will donate that piece of history to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y. "Two months ago, the Hall of Fame came out with an article talking about the rookie teams the New York teams had in 0 Comments
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Bay State Games Return Feb. 10| 05:39AM / Friday, February 02, 2018 | |
 WOBURN, Mass. – The 2018 Bay State Winter Games Figure Skating competition will take place on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 10 and 11, at the Williams College’s Lansing Chapman Rink in Williamstown. This marks the 33rd year of the event and features nearly 450 performances from skaters representing Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. Skaters ranging in age from 5 to over 65 represent the United State Figure Skating Association or the International Skating Institute. Local skaters scheduled to compete include: From the Pittsfield Figure Skating Club: Daniella Santamarina, Rebecca Drager, Aimee Boulais, Katie Malone, Dakota Marquis, 0 Comments
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Greylock Thunder Travel Softball Sets Tryouts| 10:58AM / Thursday, February 01, 2018 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- The Greylock Thunder Travel Softball program will hold tryouts Feb. 11 for its under-14 and under-16 squads. Any player from any town is welcome to try out for the squad. Players who participated in the fall tryouts are encouraged to attend. The Feb. 11 tryouts will be at Williams College's Towne Field House, 82 Latham St., Williamstown, from 9 a.m. to noon. Sneakers are required. The program will hold tryouts for its under-12 team at a later date. For information, email greylockthunder17@gmail.com. 0 Comments
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County Alums Posting Solid Indoor Track TimesiBerkshires.com Sports,
01:58PM / Sunday, January 28, 2018 | |
 Berkshire County was well represented at Saturday’s Massasoit Classic indoor track and field meet at Springfield College. Trinity College sophomore (Monument Mountain) won the mile run, clocking a time of 4 minutes, 33.52 seconds, to win by more than two seconds. Earlier this month, he opened the 2018 with a fourth-place finish in the 3,000 meters at the Embry-Riddle University 2018 Indoor-Outdoor Challenge in Florida. Springfield College’s and Taconic High School’s own won the 60-meter dash in a time 7.87 seconds. Two more Taconic alumni were busy representing UMass Boston at this weekend’s Terrier Classic and Wheaton College 0 Comments
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Berkshire Lacrosse Club Offers Youth Instructional Program| 05:34PM / Monday, January 08, 2018 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The Berkshire Lacrosse Club is hosting a four-day instructional program at The Infield (10 Lyman St.) starting Feb. 3. The program will focus on skill development, the rules of lacrosse, and organized game play. All equipment will be provided. The dates are Feb. 3 and 10 and March 3 and 10. The program will run in two sessions. Grades 3 to 5 from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. and grades 6-8 from 4:15 to 5 p.m. The cost is $35 through Jan. 21 and $45 after Jan. 21. Register at www.berkshirelacrosse.com For information, contact Jeff Murray at jrmurray11@yahoo.com. 0 Comments
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Westfield State Women, Men Sweep MCLABy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
07:15PM / Saturday, January 06, 2018 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- With eight former Berkshire County high school athletes on the court at MCLA on Saturday, there were a number of local families in the stands for the Trailblazers’ MASCAC-opening double-header against Westfield State. At least one family got to go home happy. Westfield State junior Lucy Barrett scored 11 points and passed out four assists to help the Owls defeat MCLA, 101-62, in the opener. In the nightcap, the Westfield State men earned a 104-87 win over the ‘Blazers despite a team-high 17 points from MCLA’s Joseph Wiggins. In the first game, Westfield State’s women used their platoon-style substitution pattern and 0 Comments
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Saturday Features Clash of Berkshire Alumnae at MCLAiBerkshires.com Sports,
02:43AM / Friday, January 05, 2018 | |
 Mount Greylock graduate is the leading scorer this winter on the Westfield State women’s basketball team. Barrett, a junior, is averaging 16.5 points per game in 12 starts. Pittsfield High alumnahas appeared in eight games off the bench, averaging 6.4 minutes per game for the 6-6 Owls, who travel to North Adams to face the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts on Saturday. That MCLA team features five area graduates from five different high schools. Drury graduateand Hoosac Valley’shave started all 11 games for the Trailblazers (4-7). Moulton is averaging 7.3 points per game and a team-high 7.5 rebounds per game. Robinson leads MCLA with 4.5 0 Comments
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