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Northern Berkshire Youth Hockey Welcomes Bruins Alumni for 50th Anniversary Event| 09:18AM / Thursday, December 12, 2019 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Northern Berkshire Youth Hockey League will celebrate 50 years of hockey on Jan. 11, 2020, with a full day of hockey at the Peter W. Foote Vietnam Veterans Memorial Rink. The day will start with the league's travel teams taking to the ice to highlighting our current players. The day will end as NBYHL welcomes back alumni of its program to take on the Boston Bruins alumni at 3:00 p.m. These events will help us celebrate 50 years of hockey in Northern Berkshire. Funds raised will go to support the continued growth and availability of hockey to the youth of the region. The day will include: • Games for NBYHL's 8U, 10U, 12U, and 14U 0 Comments
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Bird Leads MCLA Men to Road Win| 10:56PM / Tuesday, December 10, 2019 | |
 CHICOPEE, Mass. -- Drury High graduate Hayden Bird led four Trailblazers in double figures with 25 points as the MCLA men's basketball team used a strong first half to earn an 89-72 win over Elms. MCLA is now 5-4 as is off until Jan. 4. Elms dips to 2-7 on the season. Bird was 9-for-14 from the floor and an impressive 7-for-10 shooting from beyond the 3-point line. He added seven rebounds. Chris Becker aided Bird's efforts with 19 points while Noah Yearsley chipped in with 17. Ki-Shawn Monroe notched 10 points, seven rebounds, and four assists. Quentin Gittens took advantage of his start to snag a team best 11 rebounds. MCLA led just 17-14 in the first 0 Comments
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Monroe Leads MCLA Men Past Rivier| 09:03PM / Saturday, December 07, 2019 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Ki-Shawn Monroe scored a career best 18 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead the MCLA men's basketball team to a convincing 92-69 win this afternoon over visiting Rivier in the Amsler Campus Center on Saturday. In the opening half, the MCLA defense held Rivier to just 26% shooting while the home team converted on a sizzling 67% of their attempts. MCLA (5-4) led just 15-12 early on, but used a 16-3 spurt to increase the lead to 31-15 with 7:22 left in the half. The Trailblazers would continue the offensive onslaught and lead 53-28 at the half. Chris Becker was outstanding in the opening half for MCLA. The center went 7-for-7 from the floor for 14 0 Comments
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MCLA Men's Basketball Reaches .500 Mark| 09:00PM / Tuesday, December 03, 2019 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Noah Yearsley scored 20 points, and the MCLA men's basketball team Tuesday erased a six-point half-time deficit to earn an 87-80 win over Russell Sage. Drury graduate Hayden Bird scored 11, and Taconic alum Quentin Gittens added eight points and four rebounds for the Trailblazers. Quran Davis and Ki-Shawn Moore added 12 and 11, respectively, as MCLA evened its record at 4-4. MCLA is home on Saturday afternoon against Rivier. 0 Comments
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Berkshire Family YMCA Appoints New CEO| 02:06PM / Tuesday, December 03, 2019 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Family YMCA's board of directors has appointed Jessica Rumlow as CEO and executive director for the organization.
Rumlow was appointed interim CEO and executive director in May after Randy Kinnas, the nonprofit's CEO for the last 19 years, moved on as director of Member Advancement for the Alliance of Massachusetts YMCAs.
"We're thrilled to work with Jess as the Y's new leader. Transition in leadership can pose several challenges; however, this has been seamless given her vast Y experience and understanding of the needs of the Berkshire County community," said Peter Moore, board president of the Berkshire Family YMCA.
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Hescock, Benzinger Look Ahead to Bowl BidsiBerkshires.com Sports,
05:38AM / Monday, December 02, 2019 | |
 Winter has -- prematurely -- arrived back home in the Berkshires, but for at least two county alumni, their fall seasons are continuing. Wake Forest senior Jake Benzinger of Williamstown and Central Florida junior Jake Hescock of Pittsfield each has helped his college football team qualify for a bowl game. Hescock, a former Taconic High student-athlete who finished his secondary education at Connecticut's Salisbury School, is a junior at UCF. This fall, the tight end has nine catches for 87 yards and a pair of touchdowns. The UCF Knights are 9-3 and carry a two-game winning streak into the post-season. Benzinger and the Demon Deacons dropped a heartbreaker in 0 Comments
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MCLA Women Fall to Fisher College| 10:01PM / Tuesday, November 26, 2019 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The Fisher College women's basketball team placed three players in double figures as the Falcons used a strong second half to pull away from MCLA for a 67-46 win on Tuesday night. After one quarter of action it was tied at 17-17. Fisher (7-5) owned a 32-27 edge at halftime, but then outscored MCLA 35-19 over the final two quarters to pull away. With the score at 34-29 after trading baskets to open the half, the Falcons outscored MCLA, 8-2, over the next few minutes to take a 42-31 lead. Eventually the Falcons led, 49-38, heading to the final quarter of play. MCLA (2-4) got no closer than 10 points over the final quarter as Fisher continued 0 Comments
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Late Free Throws Tip MCLA Men| 07:05PM / Saturday, November 23, 2019 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Becker's Guney Kilitcioglu converted a pair of free throws with just 2.2 seconds remaining to lift the visiting Hawks to a hard fought 71-70 win over the MCLA Trailblazers. Kilitcioglu scored a team best 18 points in the win as Becker improved to 3-4 on the season. The game was tied up at 35-35 at halftime and neither team led by more than eight points at any time. Becker led 45-42 after Antoine Montgomery converted one of two at the for MCLA with 15:43 remaining. Becker outscored MCLA (3-3) 10-5 over the next few minutes to take their largest lead of the day at 55-47. MCLA chipped away at the deficit and finally take the lead again 0 Comments
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Hayden Bird's Career-High Leads MCLA Men to Road Win| 11:09PM / Tuesday, November 19, 2019 | |
 CASTLETON, Vt. -- The MCLA men's basketball team erupted in the first half, shooting a torrid 68 percent, and cruised from there in defeating the Castleton University Spartans, 95-71, on Tuesday night. Drury graduate Hayden Bird scored a career 25 points off the bench to lead all scorers. He scored 17 of them in the pivotal first half. Noah Yearsley scored all 19 of his points in the opening half while Chris Becker tallied 14 of his career best 20 in the opening half of play. MCLA (3-2) never trailed as they started out hot. Becker scored on consecutive putbacks for an early 4-0 lead and when Yearsley connected from deep, MCLA led 7-0. Another Becker bucket 0 Comments
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Berkshire Lax Team Competes in Regional ShowcaseCommunity submission,
10:04AM / Tuesday, November 19, 2019 | |
 EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass. -- The Berkshire Lax Club played in the New England Showcase on Sunday at East Longmeadow High School. After dropping the opening game, 5-1, to Lax Plus (Connecticut), Berkshire bounced back to beat Rev Lax (Boston), 8-3, and Mainiax (Maine), 6-5. Sierra Murray (6 goals), Hannah Bowlby (4 goals), and Sarah Polumbo (4 goals) led the way on offense. Emily Figiela, Maya Creamer, and Ainsley Able gave strong defensive efforts throughout the tournament, and Sydney Smith anchored the team in goal. 0 Comments
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