North Adams Softball League Honors Founding MemberCommunity submission,
10:17AM / Thursday, May 15, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Pat Torchia Softball League recently honored longtime member Carol Boucher. Boucher has been part of the slow-pitch league since its start 50 years ago. The last original member of the league, Boucher was given the "Carol Boucher Heart of the League Award" by her fellow athletes. >> Read More |
CIAO Soccer Hall of Fame Inducts Members, Awards ScholarshipsCommunity submission,
10:43PM / Friday, May 09, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – The CIAO Soccer Hall of Fame induction and scholarship banquet was held on Thursday, May 8, at Berkshire Hills Country Club in Pittsfield. The 2025 inductees were honored, and 21 scholarships were presented to one boy and one girl senior soccer player from each high school in the county (chosen by their high school coaches). Committee Chairmen Al Belanger and Patrick West introduced inductees and scholarship winners at the event. The nomination committee included, in addition to Belanger and West, Chris Dumas and Richard Asher. Marisa Andrews led the banquet committee and Nikki O’Neil was the architect of the >> Read More |
Bishop Earns Conference Honor at St. Michael'siBerkshires.com Sports,
06:59AM / Tuesday, May 06, 2025 | |
 St. Michael's College first-year catcher and Drury High School graduate Brooke Bishop was named the Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Week in mid-April. Bishop went .389 at the plate with a .667 slugging percentage and .450 on-base percentage in a 3-3 week for the Purple Knights to earn the honor on April 21. Last week, St. Michael's was eliminated in the NE10 tournament with a 2-0 loss to top-seed Pace, the No. 15-ranked team in Division II at the time. Needing two wins against Pace to advance in the tourney, St. Michael's won Game 1, when Bishop went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI. She also had a hit in the second game. Bishop ended her first >> Read More |
Golfers Sought for Mike Deep Memorial TournamentCommunity submission,
12:33PM / Wednesday, April 30, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Thursday, May 1, is the deadline to register to play in the Mike Deep Memorial Tournament, scheduled for Juen 7 at Waubeeka Golf Links. The tournament is being held to raise funds for a memorial bench at the course in Deep's honor and to benefit the Mike Deep Memorial Scholarship fund, which supports students from McCann Tech, Drury and Mount Greyloock. The cost for a team of four is $175 per person. The event will feature lunch at noon and a shotgun start at 1 p.m. with a scramble format. There will be a 50/50 raffle at the event. To sign up, call 413-458-8355 or visit the pro shop at Waubeeka. >> Read More |
Annual Berkshire Charity Hockey Draft Tournament| 08:14AM / Sunday, March 30, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Annual Berkshire Charity Draft Tournament is set to take place on April 12 and 13 at the The Peter M. Foote Rink. This event will bring together hockey enthusiasts and local community members to raise funds for No Paws Left Behind, a local animal shelter dedicated to rescuing and caring for animals in need. During the tournament, food and supplies for No Paws Left Behind will be collected at the rink. Donations of pet food, blankets, toys, and other essential items are greatly appreciated and will directly benefit the shelter's residents. The success of this event would not be possible without the support of our sponsors: Key >> Read More |
Garceau's National Title Highlights Winter Season for Local CollegiansiBerkshires.com Sports,
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 >> Read More |
Berkshire Running Foundation Announces 2025 Race CalendarCommunity submission,
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 >> Read More |
Girls Basketball Hall of Fame Welcomes 2025 ClassBy 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 >> Read More |
County's 'Super Six' Head to Final FourBy 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 >> Read More |
County Stars Shine on Championship SaturdayiBerkshires.com Sports,
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 >> Read More |
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