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Berkshire Family YMCA Appoints New CEO| 02:06PM / Tuesday, December 03, 2019 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Family YMCA's board of directors has appointed Jessica Rumlow as CEO and executive director for the organization.
Rumlow was appointed interim CEO and executive director in May after Randy Kinnas, the nonprofit's CEO for the last 19 years, moved on as director of Member Advancement for the Alliance of Massachusetts YMCAs.
"We're thrilled to work with Jess as the Y's new leader. Transition in leadership can pose several challenges; however, this has been seamless given her vast Y experience and understanding of the needs of the Berkshire County community," said Peter Moore, board president of the Berkshire Family YMCA.
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Hescock, Benzinger Look Ahead to Bowl BidsiBerkshires.com Sports,
05:38AM / Monday, December 02, 2019 | |
 Winter has -- prematurely -- arrived back home in the Berkshires, but for at least two county alumni, their fall seasons are continuing. Wake Forest senior Jake Benzinger of Williamstown and Central Florida junior Jake Hescock of Pittsfield each has helped his college football team qualify for a bowl game. Hescock, a former Taconic High student-athlete who finished his secondary education at Connecticut's Salisbury School, is a junior at UCF. This fall, the tight end has nine catches for 87 yards and a pair of touchdowns. The UCF Knights are 9-3 and carry a two-game winning streak into the post-season. Benzinger and the Demon Deacons dropped a heartbreaker in 0 Comments
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Lanesborough Tigers Head to National TournamentCommunity submission,
02:31PM / Tuesday, November 19, 2019 | |
 LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — On Thursday, the Lanesborough Senior Tigers will head to Sparta, N.J., to take part in the Northeast Regional of the Hall of Fame World Youth National Football Championship Tournament. The Tigers are one of four teams invited from the Northeast and will start tournament play on Friday in Sparta. If the Tigers win this weekend’s tournament, they will have the opportunity to play at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, on Dec. 7-15. This group won the 2017 Juniors and 2019 Seniors Berkshire County Youth Football championships and have gone 25-0 since being together as Pee Wees back in 2015. "It’s a talented group of 1 Comment
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Berkshire Lax Team Competes in Regional ShowcaseCommunity submission,
10:04AM / Tuesday, November 19, 2019 | |
 EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass. -- The Berkshire Lax Club played in the New England Showcase on Sunday at East Longmeadow High School. After dropping the opening game, 5-1, to Lax Plus (Connecticut), Berkshire bounced back to beat Rev Lax (Boston), 8-3, and Mainiax (Maine), 6-5. Sierra Murray (6 goals), Hannah Bowlby (4 goals), and Sarah Polumbo (4 goals) led the way on offense. Emily Figiela, Maya Creamer, and Ainsley Able gave strong defensive efforts throughout the tournament, and Sydney Smith anchored the team in goal. 0 Comments
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Entry Level Soccer Official Class Offered| 10:45AM / Tuesday, November 05, 2019 | |
 LENOX, Mass. -- The U.S. Soccer entry-level (Grade 8) Grassroots Referee course will be offered in Berkshire County in January. The course is led by a U.S. Soccer-certified instructor and will include three parts. Students are required to complete the following: 1. Online Study Modules (approximately 4-6 hours work). To allow for verification, the modules must be completed a minimum 72 hours before classroom attendance. 2. Eight hours classroom attendance. 3. A test on the Laws of the Game - completed in the classroom, with a passing grade of 80 percent. All three parts must be completed to certify Note that U.S.-Soccer affiliated leagues can only 0 Comments
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Baseball in the Berkshires Presents 'Batmania' TalkCommunity submission,
07:51AM / Wednesday, October 23, 2019 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Just in time for Halloween, the Baseball in the Berkshires museum will host "Batmania: The History of Bats" on Sunday, Oct. 27, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts. Educator Jeff Wallace from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will give the presentation on the history of bats. Participants will be able to see, touch and handle bats from the 1850s to today, including bats used by Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Dave Mattingly, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Bryce Harper, Mookie Betts and Mike Judge. Admission is free. The Lichtenstein Center is located at 28 Renne Ave. 0 Comments
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Bay State Winter Games Return to Berkshires in January| 04:36PM / Thursday, October 17, 2019 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Bay State Games are set to host the 35th annual Winter Games in the Berkshires in 2020. The Bay State Winter Games have been held in the Berkshire region each year since 1985 except for one year because of funding. The Winter Games expects to attract hundreds of athletes and families to the Berkshire region to compete in sports like figure skating and masters ice hockey. The 2020 Figure Skating competition will take place Jan. 3-5, 2020, at Williams College. This is the earliest the competition has ever been held in Bay State Games history. This competition will feature more than 400 skaters from Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, New 0 Comments
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Strat-O-Matic Clinic To Be Held in PittsfieldCommunity submission,
03:07PM / Wednesday, October 16, 2019 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The Baseball in the Berkshires Museum is hosting a learn to play Strat-O-Matic event on Sunday, Oct. 20, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Lichtenstein Center. Billed as the original fantasy sports game, Strat-O-Matic debuted in the 1960s and allows players to "manage" teams of Major League Baseball players using statistically accurate data. 0 Comments
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YMCA Registering for Pittsfield CYC Basketball LeagueCommunity submission,
11:46AM / Tuesday, October 15, 2019 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – The Berkshire Family YMCA Pittsfield Branch is now accepting registrations for its CYC Basketball program for all boys and girls ages 4 to 12th grade. Facilitated by the Y's Pittsfield branch at 292 North St., with practice and game locations at gyms throughout Pittsfield, the league’s dates are from Nov. 9 through mid-March. The Y's CYC Basketball House League provides a high-quality experience to every athlete, especially those who need it most. Every athlete is coached using the principles of positive coaching; has fun at practices and games; feels like an important part of the team regardless of performance; has respect for self, 0 Comments
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Dalton CRA Holds 23rd Annual Just for Kicks Tournament| 09:36AM / Monday, October 14, 2019 | |
 DALTON, Mass. -- The hosts from Dalton won two divisions and placed two more teams in the finals of six divisions at the 23rd annual youth soccer CRA Just for Kicks Tournament over the weekend. Fifty-nine teams competed in the event, which uses the fields at Wahconah Regional High School and Nessacus Middle School. Dalton teams won the fifth- and sixth-grade Division 1 girls competition and the seventh- and eighth-grade girls division. Dalton's girls also were finalists in the fifth- and sixth-grade Division 2 girls, and Dalton boys were finalists in the seventh- and eighth-grade boys. Williamstown won the fifth- and sixth-grade boys Division 1 division, 0 Comments
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