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10X10 Upstreet Arts Festival Returns in February By Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
04:00AM / Friday, January 17, 2020 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The expanded 9th annual 10X10 Upstreet Arts Festival returns to cure those winter blues this February with a new emphasis on outdoor recreation. Mayor Linda Tyer announced this year's festival events Thursday at Canoe Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary along side Parks and Open Spaces Manager James McGrath, Director of Cultural Development Jen Glockner, and Becky Cushing of Mass Audubon as a way to recommit to the city's efforts to capitalize on its recreational economy. "The art festival has amazing events and programs that give us something to look forward to in the winter months," Tyer said. "This year's 1 Comment
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BArT Tops Buxton at the Armory| 10:23PM / Thursday, January 16, 2020 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Brandon Bamba and Isaac Bamba scored 20 and 19 points, respectively, to lead the BArT Charter basketball team to a 63-23 win over Buxton on Thursday. Owen Brady and Kayla Saunders scored seven points apiece, and William Peet recorded three blocks. BArT hosts White Oak on Tuesday at the Armory. 0 Comments
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Bamba, BArT Basketball Top White Oak| 10:24AM / Thursday, January 16, 2020 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Brandon Bamba scored 35 points Wednesday to lead the BArT Charter basketball team to an 81-35 win over White Oak. Isaac Bamba scored 16 and grabbed six rebounds, and nine different members of the Wolfpack got into the scorebook. Ty Aubin just missed a double-double with eight points and 10 rebounds, and Owen Brady had six points, seven boards and three steals. BArT hosts Buxton School on Thursday at the Armory. 0 Comments
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BArT Comes Back for Big Win at the Armory| 06:20PM / Tuesday, January 14, 2020 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Down 12 points with a minute left in the third quarter, things were looking bleak for the BArT Charter basketball team on Tuesday evening.
Not as bleak as it used to when BArT took on Hardwick's Eagle Hill School. But not good by any stretch.
But then the Wolfpack rallied.
A 16-4 run spanning the third and fourth quarters tied it. An William Peets knocked down a free throw with 10 seconds left to put BArT on top for good in an 60-57 win.
"These guys never feel like you're ever down," BArT coach Robert Daugherty said. "They always play like we're gonna win.
"That's what they do. They come back. They
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Youth Soccer Officials Course OfferedCommunity submission,
03:42PM / Monday, January 13, 2020 | |
 LENOX, Mass. -- The Massachusetts State Referee Committee will offer a new soccer referee course in our area for anyone interested in becoming a USSF Soccer Official. The Berkshire County Youth Soccer League will provide a stipend toward the new offical's kit of $50, once a new official completes 10 games in a calendar year. The referee is responsible for submitting their game count. The course will be offered Sunday, Jan. 19, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Hampton Inn, 445 Pittsfield Road, Lenox. To register, go to https://www.massref.net/Central/courseofferings.cfm, click on the class for Lenox. Pre-payment of $115 made out to MSRC is required to 0 Comments
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Boston Bruins Alumni Prevail Over Northern Berkshire AlumsBy Rick Duteau, iBerkshires Sports
10:57PM / Saturday, January 11, 2020 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass — Justin Kruszyna began skating again after 16 years off the ice when his two young sons first started playing hockey two years ago. So it was only fitting that sons Tyler and Bradley were there on Saturday afternoon to watch their dad play with the rest of the Northern Berkshire Youth Hockey League Alumni against the Boston Bruins Alumni. The Kruszyna family is just one example of all the magic that was created at Peter W. Foote Vietnam Veterans Memorial Skating Rink on Saturday, as a packed house enjoyed a friendly battle between their local hockey heroes and notorious members of the Boston Bruins Alumni. Things were close at the break, before the Bruins 1 Comment
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MIAA Proposal Would Eliminate Sectional Titles, Create Statewide TourneysBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:28PM / Thursday, January 09, 2020 | |
FRANKLIN, Mass. — The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association this winter will be asked to decide whether to implement a statewide playoff system for most sports, abandoning the current structure of four sectional tournaments producing semifinalists who play for a state title. On Thursday, four members of the MIAA's Tournament Management Committee held an open press conference call (in which iBerkshires participated) at the association's office to explain the system, which the committee says is the best way to address two concerns the state hears from stakeholders: schools forced to play larger teams in sectional tournaments and the 0 Comments
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Bay State Games Recognizes 'Berkshire Heroes'| 01:25AM / Monday, January 06, 2020 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – Bay State Games presented the Berkshire Hero Award on Saturday evening to two staunch supporters of the annual Winter Games. The 2020 recipients are Nate Cariddi from Williams College and Sue Briggs of the Williamstown Chamber of Commerce. The two recipients received their awards during the Bay State Skate Figure Skating Show, which took place at the college's Lansing Chapman Rink on Saturday. Nate Cariddi is the groundskeeper lead at Williams with responsibilities including the ice rink. Cariddi has served as an important contact between the Bay State Games and the college. He and his crew also put in a lot of extra work and care during 2 Comments
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Bay State Games Figure Skating Competition Returns this Weekend| 12:30PM / Thursday, January 02, 2020 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- More than a dozen figure skaters from around the area are scheduled to compete in this weekend's Bay State Winter Games at Williams College's Lansing Chapman Rink. Three days of competition get under way on Friday evening and continue through Sunday. Seven members of the Pittsfield Figure Skating Club will compete in various divisions of the U.S. Figure Skating competition. That group includes: Daniella Satamarina, 17, of Pittsfield; Katie Malone-Smith, 41, of Hinsdale; Briana Palmieri, 17, of Pittsield; Amanda Drager, 17, of Dalton; Dakota Marquis, 14, of Lanesborough; Carly Lyon, 13, of Lee; and Caroline Gillette, 15, of 0 Comments
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Boys and Girls Club 5/6 Girls Go 4-0 at Albany Tourney| 07:57AM / Monday, December 30, 2019 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. - The Boys and Girls Club of the Berkshires fifth and sixth grade girls basketball team competed in and won the Championship at the Albany Lady Falcons Basketball Club Snowball Classic, in Albany N.Y., Dec. 28 and 29. The Boys and Girls Club of the Berkshires team played in and won four games. Team members include: Harolyn Castillo, Giselle Cormier, Bre’Jai Ellerbee, Chantel Evans, Lorelei Hoskeer, Elizabeth Klepetar, Shay Kozlowski, Amalia Lamb-Gardiner, Alivia Mauer, Evaniece O’Neil, Madison Stetz, and Kyana Summers. For more information about the Boys and Girls Club of the Berkshires, contact Dan Joslyn at 448-8258, ext. 15 or 0 Comments
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