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Berkshire County Runners Take on Boston Marathon
iBerkshires.com Sports,
10:26PM / Monday, April 21, 2025
BOSTON – Great Barrington’s Laura Stephen was the highest finishing Berkshire County resident at Monday’s Boston Marathon.   Stephen ran a time of 3 hours, 40 minutes, 25 seconds to place 33rd in the women’s division for runners aged 60 to 64.   At least a dozen Berkshire County residents were listed on the Boston Athletic Association’s finishers at the 129th running of the event.   Sharon Lokedi of Kenya won the women’s race with a record-setting time of 2:17:22.   Her fellow Kenyan, John Korir, won the men’s race in 2:04:45.   The fastest Berkshire County finisher was Lenox Memorial graduate Ted Yee, now a student at

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BCC to Host Women's Volleyball Letter of Intent Signing Press Conference
10:58AM / Friday, April 18, 2025

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) will officially launch its new athletics program with its first Women's Volleyball Letter of Intent signing ceremony and press conference on Thursday, April 24, at 3:45 p.m. at the Paterson Field House gymnasium.

High school athletes Hannah Burrows from Wahconah Regional High School, Maya Creamer from Miss Hall's School, Jazmine Gregory from Hoosac Valley High School, and Jasmin Aslan from Taconic High School will sign their letters of intent to join BCC's inaugural Women's Volleyball team for the fall 2025 semester. The college will also launch its first Men's Baseball team in spring 2026. Both sports will

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Registration Open for Benefit Soccer Tournament in Pittsfield
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10:27AM / Wednesday, April 16, 2025
PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The Pittsfield High boys soccer program will hold a 7-on-7 tournament in May to support the family of a teammate who recently received a heart transplant.   The AJ's Beating Heart 7V7 Tournament will benefit A.J. Riello, a ninth-grader at PHS who underwent succesful surgery earlier this month.   The event is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 3, at Heberg Middle School.   The cost to enter is $5 per player.   The tournament is for teams of eight to 12 players of all ages. The format is seven versus seven with a goalie.   Teams must have matching shirts, but pinnies will be available for teams without jerseys.   To

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Berkshire Running Foundation Announces 2025 Race Calendar
12:53PM / Saturday, April 05, 2025
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Running Foundation looks forward to another year of races and community engagement.    Berkshire Running Foundation announced the running race calendar for the year 2025. This year's events that cater to runners of all skill levels.   All registration information is available on the Race Calendar page of the Berkshire Running Center website Race Calendar.   MCLA Sam Gomez 5K – April 6, 2025 Puddle Jumper 5K for Lenox Memorial Middle and High School – April 12, 2025   May Day Races for the CRA – May 4, 2025 Mother's Day Race – May 11, 2025 MountainOne Steel Rail Race Weekend – May

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Garceau's National Title Highlights Winter Season for Local Collegians
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12:14PM / Thursday, March 27, 2025
Wahconah graduate and UMass-Boston junior Aryianna Garceau was crowned the school's 21st National Champion at the 2025 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field National Championships in Rochester, N.Y., posting an historic time of 8.35 seconds in the women's 60-meter hurdles.   Her championship-winning performance is an NCAA DIII Championship meet record and places her among the top two hurdlers of all time in NCAA DIII, capping off an unforgettable season.   Garceau finished with an astonishing, record-breaking 8.35 seconds finish to conclude the season undefeated against NCAA DIII competition. She now holds a new NCAA DIII Championship Meet Record, surpassing Birgen

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Berkshire Running Foundation Announces 2025 Race Calendar
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11:26AM / Tuesday, March 25, 2025
PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The Berkshire Running Foundation recently announced a year-long schedule of races and community engagement.   The season kicks off with the MCLA Sam Gomez 5K on Sunday, April 6.   “The Berkshire Running Foundation is thrilled to be working with the community partners, MountainOne, Berkshire Health Systems, Spectrum Health and many other local organizations to bring these new and classic events to the Berkshires," Executive Director Shiobbean Lemme said. "The impact the running community makes in the Berkshires continues to grow each year, with our work in since 2011 donating over $330,000 to nonprofits in the Berkshires. We are energized at the

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Girls Basketball Hall of Fame Welcomes 2025 Class
By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
03:32PM / Sunday, March 23, 2025
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – When seven former players were enshrined in the Berkshire County High School Girls Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday, their numerous accomplishments were chronicled.   Not surprisingly, some of their crowning achievements – 1,000th career points, Berkshire County MVPs and all-Western Massachusetts recognitions – came in their junior and senior years of high school.   Then, there was Pittsfield High graduate Dasen Woitkowski.   “Desan played varsity her freshman and sophomore years, missing all of her junior year and half of her senior year with an ACL injury” Hall of Fame Board member John Vosburgh related. “Going

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County's 'Super Six' Head to Final Four
By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
05:26AM / Monday, March 10, 2025
Out of 10 No. 1 seeds in the MIAA basketball tournaments this winter – five boys, five girls – nine are still playing.   Those nine did not have to play the Lee High girls basketball team.   The ninth-seeded Wildcats pulled off arguably the season’s biggest upset on Saturday when they upended No. 1 Hopedale to reach this week’s state semi-final round.   On Sunday afternoon, the Lee girls got together to celebrate their Final Four berth in style, cutting down one of the nets in their gymnasium and boarding a flatbed for a parade down Main Street.   Senior captain Mia Puleri said that Lee, which trailed by as many as 15 in the fourth quarter on

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County Stars Shine on Championship Saturday
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10:34PM / Saturday, February 22, 2025
Three Berkshire County high school basketball teams claimed Western Massachusetts crowns on Championship Saturday.   And one area high school wrestler earned a title of his own at the Division 3 State Championships.   Six area basketball teams made it to the final game of the six divisions – three boys and three girls – where county schools are classified in Western Mass.   In Class B boys, both the Pittsfield Generals and Monument Mountain Spartans made it to the tournament finale in a rematch of last year’s final. This time around, Monument Mountain came out on top at the Boys and Girls Club.   In Class C boys, Drury reached its final only to fall to

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Striking Out Cancer Event Holding Kickoff Event in February
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11:15AM / Tuesday, January 28, 2025
PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The fifth annual Striking out Cancer in the Berkshires fund-raiser will kick off with a night of music, entertainment and dancing on Feb. 22.   The event will be held at the Polish Falcon Club at 32 Bel Air Ave. at 6 p.m.   Joe Adee and the Lug Nuts, who performed at the Eastern States Exposition last summer, will be featured at the event, which is tied to a full day of baseball and softball in the summer at Clapp Park to raise money for the Jimmy Fund.   Tickets to the Feb. 22 event are $10.   For information, contact Joe DiCicco at 518-390-2512 or jdicicco7@aol.com.

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