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Bousquet Mountain Being Sold to Local Investment FirmBy Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
12:27AM / Monday, June 01, 2020 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A local private investment firm plans to buy Bousquet Mountain ski area. Mill Town Capital announced Friday that it will partner with Charlemont's Berkshire East Mountain Resort to continue the Bousquet's 85-year legacy into the future. "Bousquet is a pretty valuable outdoor recreational asset for the city of Pittsfield and we felt like we wanted to be part of that and continue that into the future," Tim Burke, Mill Town's CEO and managing director said. Mill Town, which focuses on community impact in its investments, will purchase the resort from Tamarack Ski Nominee Trust and owners Sherry and PJ Roberts. The sale 0 Comments
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Trail Conservancy Cautions Pandemic Care When Hiking By Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
07:37AM / Sunday, May 31, 2020 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Although most of the Appalachian Trail is still open, hikers are asked to practice common sense during the pandemic while on the trail or to just stay home. COVID-19 has challenged people to find new ways to stay active while practicing social distancing and local trail volunteer Cosmo Catalano, Jr said although folks are encouraged to stay home, common sense needs to be used to maintain social distancing. "The AT, along with other trails on public lands provides an important resource for people to get outdoors in a healthy way," he said. "With care and common sense, it's relatively easy for people to maintain appropriate 1 Comment
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Independence Day Road Race Canceled for 2020| 10:09AM / Thursday, May 21, 2020 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Following the announcement that the 2020 Pittsfield Fourth of July Parade has been cancelled, the organizers of the BMC Independence Day Run, a very popular 5K run held just before the parade kicks off, have decided to cancel the event. This would have been the 35th anniversary of the Independence Day Run, which raises funds to benefit Berkshire Medical Center. Organizers of the Independence Day Run cite the ongoing caution surrounding COVID-19 and the continuing need for social distancing to help prevent the spread of the virus in the Berkshires. The event is being planned for 2021 and it is hoped conditions at that time will allow for the continuation of this
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National High School Federation Offers Guidance on Return of SportsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:45PM / Tuesday, May 19, 2020 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Do not expect this spring to be the last high school sports season impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. That is the sobering takeaway from a 14-page report issued Tuesday by the National Federation of High School Associations in Indianopolis. The national group's Sports Medicine Advisory Committee wrote the report to advise the NFHS' 51 member state associations as they think about a phased return to interscholastic athletics in consultation with state health departments. "It is important to be clear that this is guidance for individual states to consider as they return to activities this fall," NFHS Executive Director Karissa 0 Comments
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Springfield Hockey Co-op Opens Opportunity for PHS GirlsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
06:46AM / Saturday, May 16, 2020 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — High school sports is a major time commitment for a teenager. It is even greater when you have to commute. But Pittsfield High freshman Kellie Harrington is looking forward to next winter having the chance to do just that, as a member of a newly formed cooperative girls hockey team at Springfield's Pope Francis Preparatory School. "There will be logistics we have to work out," Harrington said last week. "Hopefully, another girl [from PHS] will play, and we can carpool. "As a family, me and my brother both play hockey. He plays club hockey out of Springfield. It is a lot. It's really stressful. You get to a 0 Comments
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American Legion Baseball Season CancelediBerkshires.com Sports,
03:47PM / Monday, May 11, 2020 | |
 QUINCY, Mass. -- Massachusetts' American Legion Baseball season Monday became the latest sports league to see its season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a news release from the Department of Massachusetts Athletic Committee, Chairman Richard D. Paster Monday announced that the department is canceling the 2020 season effective immediately. "This is a sad day indeed for American Legion Baseball in Massachusetts and marks only the second time since 1926 that there will be no program," Paster wrote "Let's hope life returns to normal in time for the 2021 season." In a three-page memo to teams, post commanders, coaches and families, 0 Comments
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Youth Baseball, Softball Leagues Working to Salvage SeasonsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
06:26AM / Saturday, May 09, 2020 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Playing before an international television audience in Williamsport, Pa., is not the goal for Little Leaguers this year. Playing games in their own hometowns will be victory enough. Local youth baseball and softball officials are discussing how they can give youngsters an experience in the sport if and when state and local authorities give the green light. Last week, Little League announced that it is following the lead of its colleagues in professional, college and high school sports by canceling the World Series and Regional tournaments because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is not known how many other national competitions will follow 0 Comments
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Massachusetts Golf Courses Reopen Under RestrictionsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
11:14AM / Thursday, May 07, 2020 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The U.S. Golf Association's "Rules of Golf" runs more than 160 pages long. On Thursday, Massachusetts golfers got a few more rules to follow, courtesy of the COVID-19 pandemic and the commonwealth's social distancing restrictions. Local officials say the game's devotees will be ready to do whatever it takes to get back on the course. "We're ready," said Eric Mabee, the head pro at the Country Club of Pittsfield. "[Social distancing] is going to be up to the players. That's their civic duty to maintain that." It will be impossible for the courses themselves to 0 Comments
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Richardson Recognized Twice During MCLA's Athletic CelebrationBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
07:00PM / Tuesday, May 05, 2020 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Megan Richardson of Adams wrapped up two year-ending honors Tuesday as the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts celebrated its 2019-20 student-athletes. Richardson, a graduate of Hoosac Valley High School and an MCLA senior, was recognized in a Twitter poll for recording the Best Moment of the Year and Best Fall Moment. For entire year, the top moment was Richardson's shutout in goal for MCLA's women's soccer team on senior day. That afternoon against Framingham State, Richardson made 15 saves to preserve a 1-0 win, just the third of the season for the Trailblazers. Richardson finished her career at MCLA with 596 1 Comment
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NECBL Commissioner: Canceling Season the 'Responsible Thing to Do'By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
02:35PM / Saturday, May 02, 2020 | |
NECBL had to weigh the well-being of players and the logistics of trying for a postponed season before making the decision to cancel. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The directors of the New England Collegiate Baseball League waited as long as they could to hold a vote no one wanted to take and affirm a decision that was largely out of their hands. "We wanted to be a ray of hope for our communities, but the ramifications of doing so felt reckless," NECBL Commissioner Sean McGrath said on Saturday morning. Instead, the board Friday had the responsible but unenviable task of informing the league's players, fans and communities that it would not be 1 Comment
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