Williams Alum Helps Canadian Softball Team Reach Bronze Medal GameWilliams Sports Information,
09:51AM / Monday, July 26, 2021 | |
 TOKYO -- On Sunday, 2009 Williams College graduate Joey Lye started at shortstop for Team Canada softball in its final preliminary round game against Italy. Canada won by mercy rule, 8-1, and Lye had a big night. She went 2-for-2 with a single and a triple, scored two runs, stole a base, and recorded one assist. Canada will face Mexico in the bronze medal game. In their preliminary round contest Canada prevailed over Mexico, 4-0. The win over Italy sets up Canada with an opportunity to win its first medal in Olympics softball at midnight on July 27. That medal game will be telecast on NBC's streaming services. 0 Comments
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North End Edges North Berkshire Squad at La Festa Baseball ExchangeBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
10:38PM / Saturday, July 24, 2021 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Despite a furious comeback effort by the team from North Berkshires, the North End hung on for a 7-5 win in Friday's opener of the La Festa Baseball Exchange. The players from both teams will hang on to the memories of the weekend even longer. "At the cookout today, when the kids sat down to eat, it wasn't by team," organizer George Canales said during Saturday's pregame ceremonies at Joe Wolfe Field. "It was three kids from North Adams and three kids from the North End. "Winning and losing isn't everything in this game. It's the friendships that are made. Just have fun tonight." Canales would 0 Comments
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MassWildlife Advisory: Report Dead Birds and Remove Feeders| 04:02PM / Thursday, July 15, 2021 | |
 In late May, wildlife managers in Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky began receiving reports of sick and dying birds with eye swelling and crusty discharge, as well as neurological signs. More recently, additional reports have been received from Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana. While the majority of affected birds are reported to be fledgling common grackles, blue jays, European starlings, and American robins, other species of songbirds have been reported as well. No definitive cause(s) of illness or death have been determined at this time. While there is always an increase in reports of dead birds at 0 Comments
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Adams Aces Earn Walkoff Win, Stay Perfect in BABLiBerkshires.com Sports,
01:37PM / Tuesday, July 13, 2021 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. -- John Yetto delivered a walkoff single in the bottom of the seventh on Sunday as the Adams Aces came from behind to beat Dalton, 3-2, and stay unbeaten in the Berkshire Adult Baseball League's 35-year-old division. Dalton took a lead in the top of the fourth with RBIs by Steve Kisiel and Jeff Aldrich. In the bottom of the seventh, Matt Ziter started the winning rally with a one-out double. Gary Munson then walked. Dan Corbett's double scored Ziter but Munson was thrown out on the play to give Dalton a 2-1 lead with two out. An error scored Corbett to tie it and put one man on for Yetto, who drove in the winning run. Cory Hillard 0 Comments
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Little League District Tourney Sets One Title Game MatchupCommunity submission,
09:47AM / Wednesday, July 07, 2021 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. -- The Pittsfield American League and Dalton-Hinsdale have advanced to the title game of the Don Gleason District 1 Little League 8-to-10-year-old championships at Olympian Meadows. The Pittsfield AL earned the top seed after a four-team round-robin with a record of 3-0. It will face Dalton-Hinsdale (2-1) on Saturday at 2 p.m. for the title. On Tuesday, Dalton-Hinsdale earned its spot in the finals with a 4-2 win over the Pittsfield National League, which finished 0-3 in the round robin. Host Great Barrington ended up with a record of 1-2. Also on Tuesday, Great Barrington’s 12-year-old team defeated the Pittsfield NL, 4-2. Earlier this 0 Comments
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County Little League Tourneys UnderwayiBerkshires.com Sports,
02:17PM / Sunday, July 04, 2021 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. -- The Don Gleason District 1 Little League 8- to 10-year-old Championship got underway last week with the Pittsfield American League jumping out to a pair of wins in pool play. The 8-10 tournament took a day off on Sunday for the holiday but gets back underway on Friday with a modified schedule to allow families to get to Wahconah Park to see the Taconic High School baseball team play its Division 3 state title game at 3. In fact, all three Little League age groups are set to play on Monday at Olympian Meadows, but the games will be held earlier due to the high school game in Pittsfield. At 10 a.m., the 9-11 tournament gets going when the 0 Comments
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Housatonic Earns Upset Win; Adams Aces Stay PerfectCommunity submission,
11:17AM / Tuesday, June 29, 2021 | |
 Ryan Shook threw three shutout innings Sunday to lead the Housatonic River Monsters to a 4-2 win over the Great Barrington Millers in the Berkshire Adult Baseball League. Shook helped his cause with a double and a run batted in at the plate. Jake Simon also drove in a run for Housatonic. Tyler Spofford went 1-for-3 with an RBI, and Spencer Cookson doubled in a run for Great Barrington. Housatonic improved to 5-4 this summer. Carter Matthews went 4-for-4, and Hunter Potash was 3-for-4 at the plate to lead BBA. Christian Robitaille was 2-for-3 with three RBIs for BBA, which got eight strikeouts over four innings from pitcher Joe Gratton. Jake Hall 0 Comments
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Great Barrington Little League Hosting District TournamentsiBerkshires.com Sports,
09:39AM / Monday, June 28, 2021 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. -- Little League post-season play gets underway on Friday evening at Olympia Meadows. The Donald Gleason District 1 8- to 10-year-old tournament is the first of three district all-star tournaments to be hosted by the Great Barrington Little League over the next couple of weeks. The three tournaments will use fields at Olympian Meadows (578 South Main St., Great Barrington) and the Sheffield Town Park (Frederic Lane). On Friday, host Great Barrington will take on the Pittsfield National League, and Dalton/Hinsdale will play the Pittsfield American League at 5 p.m. in the first games of round-robin play. After each team plays 0 Comments
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'24 Olympic Hopeful Kuster Makes Best of Bad Situation, Stays on Track with TrainingBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
05:03AM / Saturday, June 26, 2021 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Williamstown’s Cole Kuster dropped his personal record times significantly in swimming three events at the recently concluded 2020 U.S. Olympic Team trials in Omaha, Neb. The venue was something different for the Harvard University sophomore. The experience of shaving time was anything but. “For the past couple of years, I’ve been on a good trend in terms of dropping time,” Kuster said. “Since 10th grade, I’ve continually ramped up my training a little bit. In college, I started lifting weights. I continued my training and added the weights. “This past year in San Diego was a little different from my 0 Comments
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Casey Throws No-Hitter in BABLCommunity submission,
11:34AM / Wednesday, June 23, 2021 | |
 LEE, Mass. -- Rich Casey threw a five-inning no-hitter to lead the Housatonic River Monsters to a 12-1 win over the Devils last week in Berkshire Adult Baseball League action. Casey struck out six and walked four. Ben Snow, Tom Duffin and Nick Pow each had a pair of hits for the River Monsters. Pow drove in four runs, and Jake Simon drove in three. Brandon Pettit's sacrifice fly plated Mike Carnevale for the Devils' run. Elsewhere in the league's over-25 division, the pitchers for the Great Barrington Millers and Berkshire Baseball Academy combined for 41 strikeouts in the 12-inning marathon. Alex Salazar drove in a run in the top of the 12th to give 0 Comments
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