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Adams Lions Club Golf Tourney Set for May 18Community submission,
04:57AM / Thursday, May 02, 2024 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. -- The Adams Lions Club’s annual golf tournament will be Saturday, May 18, at Forest Park Country Club. Teams of four will compete in a 9-hole scramble format with tee times beginning at 8 a.m. Proceeds will support Lions initiatives, including scholarships for local high school graduates and community events, such as a Halloween parade for local children and lunch for senior citizens. In addition, the club assists residents who need help with vision and hearing loss-related needs and supports research to cure eye diseases and diabetes. The entry fee is $50 per player or $200 per team and includes nine holes of golf, carts, longest drive and >> Read More |
Baseball in the Berkshires Exhibit Highlights Black, Women's TeamsCommunity submission,
08:20AM / Wednesday, April 17, 2024 | |
 WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. -- The Baseball in the Berkshires museum this week opens an exhibit focusing on the history of Black baseball and women's baseball teams in Berkshire County. "Not Your Ordinary Teams: The Unknown Story of Baseball in the Berkshires" opens on Friday, April 19, at the Old Town Hall, 9 Main St. There will be an exhibit preview on Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. On Friday, the opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. will feature a lecture at 6:30. Larry Moore, the director of Baseball in the Berkshires: A County's Common Bond, will moderate a discussion with guests Bryan House, a former Pittsfield Cub, and Joe Bateman, a former Minor >> Read More |
Local Runners Compete at Boston Marathon| 09:16AM / Tuesday, April 16, 2024 | |
 BOSTON, Mass. -- Laura Stephen of Great Barrington finished 26th in the women's 60-64 age group at Monday's Boston Marathon, the top Berkshire County finisher in their division at the 128th running of the event. Stephen crossed the finish line in 3 hours, 42 minutes, 52 seconds, 12,633rd in the overall field of more than 30,000 runners who made the trek from Hopkinton to Copley Square in Boston. More than a dozen Berkshire County residents are listed among the finishers on the Boston Athletic Association website. The fastest of that group was Dalton's Alex White, who finished in 2:38:34 to place 358th overall and 291st among men aged 18 to 39. The >> Read More |
Senior Golf Series Returns in SeptemberCommunity submission,
10:26AM / Friday, April 12, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The Berkshire County Fall Senior Golf series returns in September with events on five consecutive Wednesdays starting Sept. 18. It is the 22nd year of the series, which is a fund-raiser for junior golf in the county, and it is open to players aged 50 and up. The series will feature two divisions for each event based on the combined ages of the playing partners. Golfers play from the white tees (or equivalent) with participants 70 and over or who have a handicap of more than 9 able to play from the forward tees. Gross and net prices will be available in each division. The cost is $55 per event and includes a round of golf, food and >> Read More |
Lazits Leading Lions to First in IviesiBerkshires.com Sports,
06:01AM / Thursday, April 04, 2024 | |
 Taconic High School graduate and Columbia University junior Anton Lazits is hitting .253 for the Lions this spring. Lazits has six home runs, five doubles and 13 RBIs in starting all 22 games for the Lions, who are 10-12 overall and 5-1 in the Ivy League heading into this weekend's games at Dartmouth. He started the year with two home runs and four RBIs in Columbia's 15-6 loss at Florida on Feb. 23. Saturday's 11:30 Columbia game against the Big Green is scheduled to be telecast on ESPN-plus. Staying in the Ivies, Taconic graduatehas appeared in seven games at the University of Pennsylvania. He has drawn two walks and been hit by a pitch three times >> Read More |
Berkshire Adult Baseball League Welcomes Players for 13th SeasonBy Leland Barnes, iBerkshires.com Sports
06:27AM / Friday, March 29, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – As it enters its 13th season, the Berkshire Adult Baseball League has a new commissioner. Jared Martin takes over the reins this spring from BABL founder Lou Orazio. The league, which has games mostly on Sunday mornings with some weeknights throughout the season, runs from early May through mid-August in two divisions, the 20-and-over Division and the 33-and-over Division. “The 20+ year old division is full of mostly competitive players, while the 33+ year old division is a more fun environment and less on the competitive side of things,” Martin said. As of late March, the league has 13 teams lined up for the 2024 >> Read More |
Nine Inducted into County Girls Basketball Hall of FameBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
06:02PM / Saturday, March 23, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – The Berkshire County High School Girls Basketball Hall of Fame Saturday welcomed nine new members, including seven women who were lauded for their many successes on the hardwood. At least one also was recognized for her failures. “I think the thing I’m proudest of is not so much what she did on the court, but how she was able to put herself in a position to fail time and time again,” Frank Field said in his remarks about his daughter, 2017 Hoosac Valley High School graduate Fallon Field. “That’s not easy for kids to do. Those who do it can really excel. “No matter what the role was … whether it was the >> Read More |
Last-Minute Goal Lifts Williams Men's Lacrosse at Bates| 07:51PM / Saturday, March 09, 2024 | |
LEWISTON, Maine -- Pearse Glavin scored with 10 seconds left Saturday to give the Williams College men's lacrosse team a 15-14 win over Bates. Glavin scored four goals, and Calvin Caputo had a hat trick in the win. Matt Wetmore stopped seven shots to earn the win in goal for Williams (2-1, 1-0 NESCAC). WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Claudia Russell scored four goals Saturday to lead Williams to an 11-0 win over Bates. Anj Raman and Caroline Pratt split time in goal for Williams, combining to stop eight shots. Williams (3-0, 1-0), which has outscored its opponents, 40-5, goes to Wesleyan on Saturday. >> Read More |
Williams Men's Basketball Falls in NCAA Tourney| 10:43PM / Friday, March 08, 2024 | |
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The Christopher Newport men's basketball team Friday outscored Williams, 30-21, in the second half to earn a 60-49 win in the third round of the NCAA Division III tournament. Dalton's Brandon Roughley led Williams with 11 points. Alex Lee scored nine, and Nate Karren had a game-high 16 rebounds. Williams finishes the season with a record of 23-7. >> Read More |
Williams Men Win in Second Round of NCAA Tourney| 10:23PM / Saturday, March 02, 2024 | |
OSWEGO, N.Y. -- Cole Prowitt-Smith hit a lay-up with seven seconds left Saturday to give the Williams College men's basketball team a 79-77 win over SUNY Oswego in the second round of the NCAA Division III tournament. Prowitt-Smith scored a game-high 27 points. Nate Karren scored 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Dalton's Brandon Roughley had six points and five boards for Williams (23-6), which moves on to face Christopher Newport next week in the Sweet 16. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Matthew Johnson scored with about nine minutes left to give Williams a 14-13 win over Babson in its season opener. Calvin Caputo led Williams with eight goals. >> Read More |
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