Force 12U Opens Play at National TourneyiBerkshires.com Sports,
05:30PM / Saturday, June 28, 2025 | |
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – The Berkshire Force 12-and-under travel softball team Saturday opened play at the Youth Softball Nationals with a pair of losses. The Sandy Springs Storm of Georgia beat the Force, 9-1, in their opener. In the Berkshire squad’s second game in pool play, it fell to the Monroeville Gators of Pennsylvania, 9-0. Layla Soules doubled to lead off the bottom of the fourth inning and scored on a Victoria Blanchard triple against Sandy Springs. The Force (0-2) is scheduled to play twice on Sunday, starting with a game against the Pittsburgh Spirit at 2 p.m. >> Read More |
Berkshire Force 14U Competes in N.Y. TournamentiBerkshires.com Sports,
05:29PM / Saturday, June 28, 2025 | |
LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. – The Berkshire Force 14-and-under travel softball team went 1-2 in a tournament on Saturday. The Force beat the Lady Bulldogs Explosion of South Glens Falls, N.Y., 5-3, and dropped games to the Battenkill Reapers (10-6) and Glens Falls Titans (8-5). Against South Glens Falls, Julia McComish earned the win in the circle, striking out seven and walking two in the complete-game, four-inning effort. Alliah DiPietro and Lexi Spratling each had a hit for the Force. >> Read More |
BHS July 4th 5K Road Race Still Going After 40 Years | 10:48AM / Thursday, June 26, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — It has been forty years since the first running of the Berkshire Health Systems (BHS) July 4th 5K kicked off in front of the parade spectators on Wahconah Street in Pittsfield. The upcoming event sponsored by BHS and under the direction of Berkshire Running Foundation's Shiobbean Lemme for the third year. In 1985 just under 200 runners took part in the race which last year registered just over 1100, bringing the attendance back to more than pre pandemic numbers. Changes have been made to the event, including the support of BHS to register all students' grades K-12 for free, which Berkshire Running Foundation offers >> Read More |
Post 68-1 Comes Back to Beat NorthamptoniBerkshires.com Sports,
08:16PM / Wednesday, June 25, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Roshan Warriar gave up one run in five innings of work on the mound Wednesday as the Pittsfield Post 68 American Legion Seniors-1 team came from behind to beat Northampton Post 28, 11-7. Northampton jumped out to a 6-1 lead midway through the second inning, but Post 68 rallied for six in the bottom of the fourth to take the lead for good. Warriar struck out three and walked two while allowing two hits after taking the mound. Ben Jacob led Pittsfield’s offense, going 3-for-5 with an RBI. Cam Zerbato, Jason Codey and Simon Mele each had two hits, including a double apiece. Codey went 2-for-3 with four RBIs. Post 68-1 (4-0) >> Read More |
Post 68 Downs WilbrahamiBerkshires.com Sports,
10:46PM / Monday, June 23, 2025 | |
WILBRAHAM, Mass. – Roshan Warriar went 2-for-3 with an RBI Monday to lead the Pittsfield Post 68-1 American Legion Baseball team to an 8-5 win over Wilbraham. Ben Jacob and Connor Devine each doubled in a four-hit attack for Post 68, which drew nine walks and took advantage of seven Wilbraham errors. Matthew Burega earned the win on the mound with four innings of work. Cam Harrington and Chase Wendling each pitched in relief. Post 68 is home on Wednesday against Northampton. >> Read More |
Berkshire Force 12Us Claim Tourney Title at HomeBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
05:44PM / Sunday, June 22, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – A tournament that featured a number of dramatic finishes saw all the drama taken out of the 12-and-under finale in the top of the first inning. The Berkshire Force scored six times in its first at-bat en route to a 14-0 win over the Greylock Thunder in the title game of the Battle of the Berkshires on Sunday afternoon. Kaylana Altman went 3-for-3 with a triple, a pair of doubles and two RBIs, and Olivia Archambault struck out seven in a complete-game, five-inning shutout in the circle to claim the 12U crown. In the tournament’s 14U division, the Dutchess Divas of New York’s Hudson Valley beat the South Shore Chaos of Bridgewater, >> Read More |
Post 68 Legion Squad Downs North AdamsiBerkshires.com Sports,
10:15PM / Friday, June 20, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Jesse Thompson went 2-for-2 and scored a pair of runs Friday to lead the Pittsfield Post 68 Senior 2 baseball team to a 9-5 win over North Adams Post 125. Cam Reynolds was 2-for-3 for Post 68, which is fielding two American Legion Senior Division teams for the first time this summer. Dylan Turner earned the win on the mound, striking out five, walking none and allowing two earned runs in six innings of work before giving the ball to Jason Fields for a scoreless seventh. It was a 4-4 game until the sixth inning, when Post 68 scored three times. Fields had an RBI single in the rally. Jayden Dimitropolis tripled, and Mason Rondeau drove in >> Read More |
Annual 'Striking Out Cancer' Event to be Held in Pittsfield| 08:10AM / Friday, June 20, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The 5th Annual "Striking Out Cancer in the Berkshires" event, featuring an all-day baseball game and women's softball, is scheduled for Saturday, June 28, at Clapp Park in Pittsfield. The event will run from approximately 9:00 AM Participation is open to individuals of high school age and up. A $10.00 donation is required to play, which includes a T-shirt. All proceeds from the event will go to the Dana Farber/Jimmy Fund. For further information, interested individuals can contact Joe DiCicco at 518-390-2512 or via email at jdlicicco7@aol.com. >> Read More |
Berkshire Bucks Win Youth Lacrosse TitleCommunity submission,
10:02AM / Friday, June 13, 2025 | |
 SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. -- The Berkshire Bucks seventh- and eighth-grade boys lacrosse team last weekend won its bracket at the Connecticut Valley Youth Lacrosse League tournament. The team went 12-0 in the regular season and advanced to the league semi-finals with a 12-5 win at home against South Hadley. The Bucks then beat Wethersfield, Conn., 15-5, on Saturday before claiming the title with an 11-7 win over Meriden, Conn. The Berkshire squad draws players from throughout the county and includes: Dayveon Kelsey, Jackson Schneider, Jackson Poudrier, Paul Tesoniero, Jackson Larabee, William Naef, Alex Harrington, Owen Brown, Isaac Gagne, Henry McCoy, Vincent Greer, Logan >> Read More |
County's Athletic Directors Recognize Senior Scholar-AthletesiBerkshires.com Sports,
12:43PM / Friday, June 06, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Twenty-two graduating seniors from Berkshire County public high schools recently were recognized by the county’s athletic directors with the inaugural Berkshire County Scholar-Athlete of the Year Awards. The honor is designed to recognize seniors who demonstrate “athletic excellence, strong academics and exemplary character, including sportsmanship, leadership and community involvement.” The list of honorees – two from each of the Berkshire County league schools – includes at least one valedictorian and one salutatorian, state champions and all-Western Mass honorees on the athletic field. The overwhelming majority >> Read More |
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