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Williamstown Zoning Board Looks at Weston Field PlanBy Stephen Dravis, Williamstown Correspondent
11:52AM / Friday, May 17, 2013 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Zoning Board of Appeals on Thursday took its first look at Williams College's latest plans for Weston Field, and much of the discussion centered on lighting at the athletic complex. The panel also briefly considered whether the newly configured Weston would have adequate parking in light of the impending loss of parking capacity in the downtown core but received assurances that the college is prepared to deal with large influxes of cars on football Saturdays. The big issue was lighting. "The football field will be a turf field, which means they're going to be practicing under lights," ZBA Chairman Andrew Hoar said. "When we put the
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Williamstown Man Energizing Boston Club for Impaired RunnersBy Stephen Dravis, Williamstown Correspondent
12:15AM / Wednesday, May 15, 2013 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Since running his first marathon in 1994, Hank Art has duplicated the feat on numerous occasions. He is proudest of those days when his times were the slowest. Since 2007, Art, a professor of biology at Williams College, has put his marathoning skill to work as a guide for Achilles International, a New York-based non-profit that helps mobility-impaired runners compete in distance running events, including 26.2-mile competitions like the Boston Marathon or the New York Marathon. The latter is where Art had a revelation about the role of Achilles. "I had several epiphanies in my relationship with Achilles," he said recently. "At the [turn of the
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Bay State Summer Games Registration Now Open | 02:13PM / Thursday, May 09, 2013 | |
 WOBURN, Mass. — The Massachusetts Amateur Sports Foundation announced that registration for the 2013 Bay State Summer Games is now open. The annual Olympic-style amateur sports festival features 26 sports for athletes of all ages and abilities. The Bay State Games involves participants from over 300 communities in Massachusetts and over 7,000 participants annually. The games are now in its 32nd year. Bay State Games offers the opportunity for athletes to showcase their talents whether they are beginners or future Olympians. The 2013 Bay State Summer Games is scheduled for Friday, July 5, through Sunday, July 21, with regional qualifiers and tryouts held through the month of 0 Comments
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Williams Women's, Men's Golf Heading to Florida for ChampionshipsBy Dick Quinn, Williams Sports Info
10:16AM / Tuesday, May 07, 2013 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williams College head women's golf coach Erika DeSanty has guided her Eph team to the NCAA Tournament all four years she has served as the Ephs' coach. The NCAA Division III Women's Golf Committee announced 21 teams and six individuals that will participate in the 2013 NCAA Division III Women's Golf Championships. Williams College has been extended an at-large berth and seeded 5th in the tournament field. Eleven conferences have been granted automatic qualification and the remaining 10 teams were selected on an at-large basis from conferences and the remaining independent institutions. Six individuals, not from selected teams, also were 0 Comments
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MCLA, Williams College Split SeriesBy Jaclyn Candelet, MCLA Sports Info
10:30AM / Tuesday, April 30, 2013 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Trailblazers won Monday afternoon against cross-town rival Williams College before dropping the nightcap. Rachel Quackenbush and the Trailblazers (19-20) defense kept Williams (16-21) scoreless in the first game, winning 3-0. Quackenbush gave up five hits and struck out five. The Trailblazers got on the board quick in the bottom of the first inning. With two outs Amanda Meczywor walked and scored on Angelica Perfido's double. Sam Barbarotta then singled and Perfido scored. MCLA scored the final run of the game in the bottom of the second on a Quackenbush sacrifice fly to right. Meczywor, 0 Comments
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Former MLB Pitcher to Host Pitching Clinic| 11:47AM / Thursday, April 25, 2013 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williamstown Cal Ripken Baseball will have Northern Berkshire baseball pitcher Jonah Bayliss in town Saturday, April 27, for a one-day event at the Towne Field House on the Williams College campus. Bayliss grew up in Williamstown, played baseball at Trinity College and was drafted in the seventh round by the Kansas City Royals. His professional pitching career included time with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Toronto Blue Jays, Saitama Seibu Lions, Houston Astros and Tampa Bay Rays. There are three sessions scheduled. The first two sessions are general throwing skills sessions that will last 75 minutes. The cost for these general sessions is 0 Comments
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Williams Baseball Team Defeats RPI, 4-2By Nathan Thompson, Williams Sports Info
10:09AM / Thursday, April 25, 2013 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williams College led early and held on to defeat a strong Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute team, 4-2. Williams got out to a 2-0 after one and led 3-2 after three. Both offenses went quiet in the middle innings, but Williams added an insurance run in the seventh and stranded several Engineers in scoring position to win. With the win, Williams moves to 11-19 on the season, while RPI falls to 21-8. Williams started the scoring in the bottom of the first. Leadoff hitter Darren Hartwell singled on a line drive to left center. During two-hole hitter Kelso Stevens's at bat, Hartwell stole second. Stevens eventually flew out to shallow right, but 0 Comments
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Ephs Rally Falls Short Against Lord JeffsBy Emily Jablonski, Williams Sports Info
10:01AM / Monday, April 22, 2013 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williams College men's lacrosse lost, 10-9, against Amherst College on Saturday. The first few minutes of the game foreshadowed a competitive battle, as both teams fought for clear possession. After about three minutes, Devin Acton found the back of the net for the Lord Jeffs (3-8, 3-6 NESCAC). The Lord Jeffs perpetuated their momentum, winning the following face-off and taking two shots, though both attempts were unsuccessful. With 8:40 remaining in the quarter, freshman Jack Lauroesch scored off of a feed from Colton Growney for Williams (5-7,3-6, NESCAC) to even the score. Shortly after, however, Amherst's Aaron Mathias and Ramsey Bates each 0 Comments
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Lord Jeffs Defeat EphsBy Nathan Thompson, Williams Sports Info
10:45AM / Monday, April 15, 2013 | |
 AMHERST, Mass. — Williams fell to Amherst, 7-2, at Amherst's Memorial Field on Sunday. Amherst got out to a 5-0 lead after four innings before the Ephs responded with two in the fifth. Amherst added two insurance runs in the bottom of the fifth to secure the victory. With the win, Amherst swept the three-game series and moved to 16-5 (6-0 NESCAC West), while Williams fell to 9-16 (2-7 NESCAC West). Amherst began the scoring in the bottom of the first, with an RBI ground-rule double by Aaron Hero giving them a 1-0 lead. They doubled their lead in the second on a Brendon Hardin RBI single. Hero homered in the third to extend the Amherst lead to 4-0. The Lord Jeffs 0 Comments
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Williamstown Planners OK New Weston Field ProposalBy Stephen Dravis, Williamstown Correspondent
03:02PM / Thursday, April 11, 2013 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Planning Board on Tuesday approved Williams College's revised plans for renovating Weston Field, which are largely similar to plans the town approved five years ago before a building moratorium on campus delayed the project. The $22 million project is expected to begin after the football season ends this fall.
Attorney Jamie Art, Williams project manager Jason Moran and Julie Sniezek of Williamstown engineering firm Guntlow & Associates appeared before the planners to explain modifications that have been made.
The board determined that the plans for new buildings on the site (grandstands and a new locker room facility) have
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