Garceau Earns All-America Honors at UMass BostoniBerkshires.com Sports,
06:08AM / Monday, June 24, 2024 | |
 Wahconah Regional High School graduate and UMass Boston sophomore Aryianna Garceau earned all-America honors in the 100-meter hurdles at May's NCAA Division III Championships. Garceau took sixth in the finals with a time of 14.05 seconds after qualifying for the finals with a time of 13.97, which broke a 35-year school record. In earning all-America honors, Garceau became the 20th Beacon to achieve that honor and the first since 2018. Earlier in May, Garceau was named to the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Association's all-Region team. Garceau was second in the 100 hurdles at the Division III New England Championships and helped UMass Boston to a >> Read More |
Post 68 Juniors Shut Out North AdamsBy Leland Barnes, iBerkshires.com Sports
01:26PM / Saturday, June 22, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD , Mass — A monster fifth inning led the Post 68 Juniors to a 4-0 win against North Adams Post 125 in American Legion baseball action on Saturday at Buddy Pellerin Field. Late in the game for Post 68, a rally started which led to their ultimate victory. A combination of hits from Derek Roy, David Wildgoose and, Ethan O’Donnell resulted in two of Post 68’s runs scored. On the bump, Gavin and Ethan O’Donnell combined for seven strikeouts. “Today was a hot one,” Ethan said, “Had to work consistently and get flyouts and groundouts.” And the pair combined to allow just three total hits. In the >> Read More |
Coco’s Walkoff Hit Propels Hot Dog Ranch to PIttsfield Little League TitleBy Leland Barnes, iBerkshires.com Sports
10:39PM / Friday, June 21, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Carmelo Coco drove in the winning run in the bottom of the sixth as Hot Dog Ranch rallied from behind for the walkoff win in the championship game of the Pittsfield Little League on Friday. Sawyer Layne struck out eight hitters in three innings on the mound and hit a game-tying homer to lead off the sixth as Hot Dog Ranch took a 4-3 win over East Side Cafe to decide the first title of the newly unified Pittsfield LL. East Side Cafe took a lead early at Clapp Park when Hector Reyes drove in a pair of runs with a shot to center field to make it 2-0. Hot Dog Ranch threatened in the bottom of the frame with a walk and a double, but East Side's Mike >> Read More |
Berkshire Force Travel Team TryoutsCommunity submission,
11:21AM / Friday, June 21, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The Berkshire Force 12-and-under travel softball team will hold tryouts in mid-July at the Doyle Complex. The tryouts will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on July 15 through 19. For information, visit the Pittsfield Girls Softball Facebook page. >> Read More |
Berkshire Youth Soccer Holds Season-Ending TournamentCommunity submission,
09:21AM / Friday, June 21, 2024 | |
LENOX, Mass. -- Eight teams earned championships last weekend in the finals of the Berkshire County Youth Soccer League spring season. Teams of boys and girls in grades 5-6 and 7-8 participated in the season-ending tournament, organized by Donna Laroque and Nigel Gayle and hosted mostly at Lenox Memorial Middle and High School. One squad, the Williamstown Wildcats 12-and-under girls, is extending its season with a trip to this weekend's Massachusetts Tournament of Champions in Lancaster. Teams winning Berkshire County league titles on June 15 included: Boys B Cup Final: GYAA 2, Williamstown Soccer Club 1 Girls B Cup Final: GYAA 2, Pittsfield Soccer Club >> Read More |
'Striking Out Cancer' Event Returns June 29 in PittsfieldBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
06:00AM / Thursday, June 20, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Four years in and still swinging for the fences, the Striking out Cancer in the Berkshires fund-raiser returns on Saturday, June 29, at Clapp Park. The all-day baseball and women’s softball games are the brainchild of city resident Joe DiCicco, who conceived the event as a way to raise money to support the Jimmy Fund for cancer research and patient care at Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. For $10, any player of any ability is welcome to join in the fun. Every participant receives a T-shirt commemorating the event. The action gets under way at 9 a.m. with a ceremonial first pitch by a child who benefited from the Jimmy >> Read More |
Grega Throws Perfect Game in BABLiBerkshires.com Sports,
01:19PM / Wednesday, June 19, 2024 | |
 CHESHIRE, Mass. -- Will Grega struck out 13 in a perfect game on the mound Sunday to lead the Berkshire Bandits to a 3-0 win over the North County Kraken in a first-place battle in the Berkshire Adult Baseball League. The Bandits (5-1) took over sole possession of first place in the league's 20-and-over division over the Kracken (4-1) with the win. Grega helped his cause by going 1-for-3 with an RBI double and scoring a run on offense. Demitri Ayers was 1-for-1 with a pair of walks and a runs scored, and Abdiel Cotto singled and scored a run in the win. Jacob Hall took the loss on the mound for the Kraken with a complete-game effort, striking out eight and >> Read More |
Post 68 Seniors Top Westfield| 10:00PM / Tuesday, June 18, 2024 | |
WESTFIELD, Mass. -- Matt Burega pitched a complete game Tuesday to lead the Pittsfield Post 68 Seniors to a 4-1 win over Westfield in American Legion Baseball action at Bullens Field. Jack Reed doubled, and Ben Jacob hit a two-run single for Post 68. Pittsfield (1-0) is home against Northampton Post 28 on Wednesday evening at Clapp Park. >> Read More |
Post 68 Juniors Split Double-Header on RoadiBerkshires.com Sports,
08:34PM / Tuesday, June 18, 2024 | |
GREENFIELD, Mass. -- Jason Codey struck out 10 Tuesday to lead Pittsfield Post 68 Juniors to a 5-0 win in a double-header split against Greenfield Post 81 in American Legion Baseball action. Codey scattered three hits and walked one in the complete-game, five-inning win. Devin Reynolds and Gavin O'Donnell each doubled, and Simon Mele drove in a pair of runs in the win. Post 81 came back to earn a 3-2 win in the nightcap. Greenfield scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning to take a 3-0 lead. In the fourth, Connor Devine and Jack Farkas each drove in a run. But Greenfield's Conner Bergeron came on in relief and retired two hitters >> Read More |
Wahconah's Shippee Signs Letter to Attend Kent StateBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:41PM / Tuesday, June 18, 2024 | |
DALTON, Mass. — In August, like hundreds of thousands of recent high school graduates, Payton Shippee will leave his family and head to college. For him, unlike many, he should feel right at home. Shippee, a two-sport standout at Wahconah Regional High School, Tuesday signed a National Letter of Intent to attend and compete in track and field at Division I Kent State University in Ohio. "To have what I experienced in my collegiate athletic experience and have him follow in those footsteps is great," Shippee's dad, Gabe, said at Tuesday's signing ceremony in the atrium of the school. "I've never pushed for him to go there. I >> Read More |
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