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Giorgi League Christens New Noel Field Court

By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
06:59AM / Tuesday, June 18, 2019

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Berkshire County's newest sports venue opened with a couple of close games on Monday night as the John Giorgi Summer Basketball League christened the new courts at Noel Field. IBerkshires.com edged Fortitude Strength and Conditioning, 49-41, in the first game, and Rivers Lawn Care/Timeless Training got past Swish, 56-50, in the nightcap. The first games on the newly resurfaced outdoor courts were to be played on Sunday, but rain forced that night's action inside the North Adams Armory. League organizer Al Giorgi this spring posted a schedule that tentatively called for the league to open on June 16, though he said at the time he was not

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Williams College Athletics Program Wins Directors' Cup

Williams Sports Information,
09:32AM / Wednesday, June 12, 2019

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – The Williams College athletic program won its 22nd Learfield IMG College Directors' Cup, emblematic of athletic supremacy in NCAA DIII with a point total of 1,117. The win for 2018-19 marks the seventh consecutive year that the Ephs have won the Cup. Only the 1998 Cup won by UC San Diego (now a member of NCAA DII) and the 2012 Cup captured by NESCAC foe Middlebury College have eluded the grasp of the Ephs. The win by Middlebury snapped an Eph win streak at 13. Mirroring the athletic success this year was the performance of the Eph athletes in the classroom, where this year 306 Ephs earned Academic All-NESCAC honors. Academic All-NESCAC honors

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Pair of Unbeatens Remain in Berkshire Adult Baseball League

Community submission,
07:30AM / Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Cornerstone and the Adams Aces won their games this weekend to stay unbeaten in the Berkshire Adult Baseball League. Cornerstone (4-0) leads the 20-year-old league after taking a pair of games. Cornerstone took a pair of games from the Great Barrington Millers over the weekend. First, Jeff Field hit a grand slam in the seventh inning to help break open a close game that ended up a 10-3 Cornerstone win. Isaiah Provencher earned the win on the mound, striking out eight. In Game 2, Cornerstone went ahead, 6-1, after two innings en route to a 9-2 win. Field homered twice and drove in eight runs in the win. Tanner Bird homered in a two-hit day. The Adams Aces

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Weekly Berkshire County Junior Golf Schedule Set

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10:19AM / Monday, June 10, 2019

The Berkshire County Junior Golf Program is open to boys and girls who are members of an Allied Golf Club and between the ages of 11‑18. The participants compete in divisions determined by their age. Categories include 13 and under, 14 and 15, and 16 and over. There are six events to be held on Mondays throughout the summer with registration at the host club scheduled from 8 to 8:30 a.m. and a shotgun start at 9. There will be optional tee times starting at 8:30 . The host club will provide a short clinic on either the rules of golf or golf etiquette before players begin, providing there is time. The fee is $10 to 15 per player, which covers prizes and lunch. The field

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Pittsfield Girls Softball Hosting Two Big Tourneys this Month

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11:38AM / Tuesday, June 04, 2019

PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The Pittsfield Girls’ Softball Leaguel once again will be very busy over the next few weeks as dozens of teams descend upon the Doyle Softball Complex on Benedict Road for two separate softball tournaments. “Battle in the Berkshires III” will take place from Friday, June 21, through Sunday, June 23, for divisions U14, U12, and U10. Following that tournament, PGS and the Doyle Complex will be hosting the Babe Ruth New England Super Regional Tournament from Friday, June 28 through Sunday, June 30. The tournament will feature all age divisions from U8 through U16. In the “Battle of the Berkshires III”, the first

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Williams Softball Finishes Fifth at DIII World Series

09:27PM / Saturday, May 25, 2019

TYLER, Texas -- Michaela Hartline homered twice for Trine in a 10-7 win over Williams College that ended the Ephs' run at the Division III College World Series on Saturday. Kirstin Mapes and Casey Pelz each homered for Williams, which got a 2-for-3 performance at the plate from Rebecca Duncan. Duncan was one of three pitchers used by Williams, throwing 3-1/3 innings and allowing two earned runs. The Ephs left the University of Texas-Tyler with a fifth-place finish in the nation and the second-best effort in program history, a 39-7 record, which tied the 2018 team's mark.

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Williams Softball Stays Alive at NCAA Tournament

10:13PM / Friday, May 24, 2019

TYLER, Texas -- Facing the end of its season, the Williams College softball team stayed alive when first-year Mara Kipnis lined an RBI-single with one out in the bottom of the 11th inning that scored Casey Pelz for a 3-2 walk-off win over top-seeded St. Thomas at Suddenlink Field Friday at the 2019 NCAA Division III National Championship. The Ephs improved to 39-6 overall, tying the most wins in a single season in the program's history. They played the loser of the Trine-Emory game slated for later Friday on Saturday at 2 p.m. (EST) in another elimination game. The victory in the national championship round was the third-ever in Williams

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Williams Softball Falls in College World Series Opener

09:29PM / Thursday, May 23, 2019

TYLER, Texas -- The Williams College softball team's debut at the 2019 Div. III national championships was a case of missed opportunities, as they fell to Texas Lutheran University, 7-1, on Thursday afternoon. The loss will pit the Ephs, now 38-6, against St. Thomas Friday at 11 a.m. in an elimination game. Madisyn Cates went 4-for-4 to spearhead the Bulldogs' attack, which included home runs from Kayla Oliveira and Phoebe Snow. The Ephs managed six hits, but left 10 runners on base in the contest, including four in the opening two innings when the game was still scoreless. Williams, the away team, had runners on first and second in the top of

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Rabasco Wins Steel Rail Half Marathon

07:28PM / Sunday, May 19, 2019

PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Pittsfield's Mark Rabasco Sunday won the Steel Rail Half Marathon with a time of 1 hour, 12 minutes, 39 seconds. Rabasco covered the course with a mile pace of 5:32 and finished nearly 12 seconds ahead of runner-up Mac Bissaillon of Merrimac. Mount Greylock graduate Emily Kaegi was the first woman across the line, finishing in 1:29:02. She was followed by April Varellas of Adams in 1:31.46. Six hundred, twenty-one competitors finished the half marathon, which is held in conjunction with an 8-kilometer race. Adams' Justin Levesque won the 8K in 30:28, more than two minutes ahead of runner-up and first woman across the line Heather

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Amherst Men's Lacrosse Tops Williams in NCAA Semi-Final

06:51PM / Sunday, May 19, 2019

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Trailing 8-7 after three quarters the Amherst College (18-3) offense and defense went to another level as the Mammoths’ offense scored the only five goals of the final quarter to notch a 12-8 win to send Amherst to next Sunday’s NCAA DIII championship game in Philadelphia. Williams (18-4) took its only lead of the game with 13 seconds remaining in the third quarter when Kevin Stump converted off a feed from Jake Haase. The Stump tally was answered 55 seconds into the final quarter when Jon Coffey scored off a feed from Matt Solberg at 14:05 to tie the game at eight all. Solberg was back 53 seconds later to net what would prove to be the

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