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Q&A: Pothier Tickled Pink To Still Be Wearing BlueBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
07:00PM / Saturday, September 19, 2020 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — After 3,000 games and tens of thousands of judgment calls, Rich Pothier is a fixture on Berkshire County baseball diamonds and a walking advertisement for the recruitment of young umpires. Moments before stepping behind the plate for his milestone 3,000th career game on Saturday, Pothier sounded as enthusiastic as ever and not the least surprised that career has lasted this long. "Strangely enough, yes," Pothier said when asked whether he thought he would be umpiring well into his fifth decade. "Because I've loved it right from the first day I did it. I could envision myself doing it. "I didn't have any talent as a 5 Comments
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State Awards Grants to Support Mohawk Trail Woodlands Partnership| 02:06PM / Wednesday, September 16, 2020 | |
 ROWE, Mass. — The Baker-Polito Administration announced $225,000 in grant funding to eight municipalities and a regional economic development organization to support forest stewardship and conservation, trail improvements, and nature-based tourism in the Mohawk Trail Woodlands Partnership region. The funding builds upon the Commonwealth's Shared Stewardship Agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, which established a framework for partnerships between local governments and stakeholders to advance the goals of the Mohawk Trail Woodlands Partnership (MTWP) to conserve forests and enhance regional economic 0 Comments
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Dalton CRA Hall Finds Way to Keep Tradition Going with Second ClassBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:05AM / Monday, September 14, 2020 | |
DALTON, Mass. — On a perfect day for an outdoor induction ceremony, Joanne Dowling found the perfect sentiment to capture the spirit of the Dalton CRA Athletic Hall of Fame. "I would like to share a special thank you to the Dalton CRA and the community and, in particular, Boog Powell and Dan McMahon, for giving me the opportunity to play sports as a young girl," Dowling said, reading aloud from the letter of a 2020 inductee. "My family never had the means to pay for sports, but scholarships and the generosity of those mentioned made it possible for me to participate and to thrive." Stories like that are what the CRA Hall of Fame is all about -- 0 Comments
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Youth Soccer League Offering Competitive Opportunity for High SchoolersBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
03:52AM / Friday, September 11, 2020 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — As a dad, Stephen Nesbit knows how difficult the COVID-19 pandemic has been for youngsters. As an officer in the North Adams Soccer Club, he can do something about it. "I'm a father, I have a 9-year-old and a 16-year-old," Nesbit said on Thursday morning. "Kids have been trapped in the house since March. They want to get out and run around with their friends. We're giving them a responsible option for that." The NASC and its corresponding youth groups throughout the county are working to put together competitive opportunities for players of all ages, up to and including high schoolers, who likely will not have the 2 Comments
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Bousquet Announces General Manager And Partnership With Olympic Skier| 12:33PM / Friday, September 04, 2020 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass.— Bousquet Mountain announced the hiring of new General Manager Kevin McMillian and a partnership with Olympic Skier and Pittsfield native Krista Schmidinger. General manager Kevin McMillian, currently general manager at Zoar Outdoor, will oversee the day to day operation of the mountain. He will be responsible for building out the Bousquet management team and staff and implementing an effective operating model to run the business. McMillian has been with Zoar since 1992. He brings knowledge of the outdoors and background as an experiential educator with regional schools. He was the 1996 recipient of the Massachusetts Office of Travel & 0 Comments
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Adams Aces Take BABL 35-Year-Old TitleBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
08:23PM / Thursday, September 03, 2020 | |
 DALTON, Mass. -- Gary Munson went 2-for-3 with a triple, and the Adams Aces exploded for nine runs in the third inning en route to a 12-2, five-inning win over the Berkshire Thunder to capture the Berkshire Adult Baseball League 35-and-over division championship on Thursday night. The win capped a come-from-behind best-of-three title series win and gave the Aces their fourth crown in six seasons. Cory Hillard got the win on the mound, overcoming a rough start to scatter four hits and allow no runs over the last four innings -- leaving the bases loaded in the fourth and fifth. The Aces were behind, 2-0, before they came up to bat, but they took the lead in their second 0 Comments
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Different Breed Captures BABL Title| 08:02PM / Monday, August 31, 2020 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Christian Womble homered and drove in four runs Sunday to lead Different Breed to an 8-3 win over B.B.A. in the finals of the Berkshire Adult Baseball League's 20-year-old division. The win evened the best-of-three championship series for Different Breed, which then took the league title when B.B.A. forfeited Game 3 of the series. In the 35-and-over division, the Adams Aces earend a 5-1 win over the Berkshire Thunder on Sunday to force a Game 3 in their championship series. The Aces and Thunder will play for the league title on Wednesday at 5:15 at the Dalton American Legion Field. On Sunday, Jeremy Broadwell scattered six hits in a 0 Comments
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B.B.A. Takes Game One of Berkshire Adult Baseball League Final Series| 03:33PM / Saturday, August 29, 2020 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Hunter Potash and David Delgado combined on a three-hitter Friday as B.B.A. edged Different Breed, 2-1, in eight innings in the opener of the Berkshire Adult Baseball League 20-year-old division final. Potash went seven innings to earn the win on the mound. Delgado struck out one and walked one in one inning of relief to get the save. Mike Massery and Ian Benoit each drove in a run for B.B.A., which got a pair of hits, including a double, from Dustin Vale Cruz. Izaiya Mestre doubled in a run in the bottom of the seventh for Different Breed to force extra innings. Jett Steinman and Tanner Bird combined to strike out 15 hitters in the 0 Comments
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Mele, Pittsfield Americans Blank Rivals in County Title GameBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
07:48PM / Friday, August 28, 2020 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- With a pair of four-inning wins bracketing a 4-0 win, the Pittsfield Little League American Division 12-year-old All-Stars made it look easy this week. But their manager was quick to point out that looks can be deceiving. “It’s never easy,” Ty Perrault said after his team beat the National Division All-Stars, 11-0, in four innings on Myron Gray Field. “[The Nationals] have got a great team. They’ve got a lot of hitters. “It’s just a credit to our pitching and defense. That’s kind of the trademark in our league. We stress pitching and defense, and that was there. And then the hitting, 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Public Schools Postpones All Fall Sports By Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
10:36PM / Wednesday, August 26, 2020 | |
The School Committee hears from Athletic Director Jim Abel on Wednesday. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The School Committee has voted to postpone all interscholastic athletic activities through Nov. 30. The committee heard from Athletic Director Jim Abel on Wednesday and moved on his recommendation to essentially suspend all fall athletics with hopes of resuming them at a later date. "I want athletics as much as anyone else," Abel said. "... Given our position and the type of organization that we are, I just don't think it is responsible to not offer in-person education in our schools but consider in-person athletics. It seems 0 Comments
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