LaFesta Baseball Exchange Marking 30 Years Staff Reports,
07:38PM / Thursday, July 22, 2021 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The pandemic last year forced the cancellation of the long-running exchange between baseball teams in the city and Boston. But the LaFesta Baseball Exchange is back, marking its 30th year of forging connections between the state's smallest city and Boston's historic North End. "It's 30 years this year. We've played 104 games. Over 1,000 kids have gone through the program," said founder George Canales. The program grew out of a conversation with John Romano, coordinator of the North End Athletic Association. The exchange, originally part of the LaFesta Italian-American celebration at the former St. 0 Comments
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Softball in Dalton, Plenty of Baseball Everywhere Else this WeekendiBerkshires.com Sports,
12:06PM / Thursday, July 22, 2021 | |
 From one end of New England to the other and right in the middle of Berkshire County, there is a full weekend of youth sports on tap. For travel softball teams, the place to be is Dalton, where the 14th annual Dalton CRA Invitational runs from Friday to Sunday at Pine Grove Park. Sixteen teams in four age groups will play 26 games starting with Friday's openers in the 14-and-under division (5:15 p.m.) and the 10U (6 p.m.). On Saturday morning, the 12U and 16U teams join the action. The oldest age group features the biggest field with the Adams-Cheshire-Savoy Swat, Greylock Thunder and Berkshire Liberty facing teams from New York's Capital 0 Comments
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Swamp Bats Silence North Adams' BatsiBerkshires.com Sports,
09:47PM / Wednesday, July 21, 2021 | |
 KEENE, N.H. -- The Keene Swamp Bats jumped out to a 5-0 lead en route to a 9-3 win over the North Adams SteepleCats on Wednesday night. Troy Shreffler doubled and drove in three runs for Keene (20-11). Braden Golinski tripled for one of two North Adams hits. Four different pitchers combined on the win for Keene. North Adams (15-13-2) travels to Winnipesaukee on Thursday. 0 Comments
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SteepleCats Split Double-Header at North ShoreiBerkshires.com Sports,
10:49PM / Tuesday, July 20, 2021 | |
 LYNN, Mass. -- Charles Middleton went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and two RBIs to lead the North Adams SteepleCats to a 10-3 win over the North Shore Navigators and a split of their double-header on Tuesday. North Shore (14-4-2) won the opener, 6-2, after breaking the game open with four runs in the fifth. In the nightcap, Middleton led an 11-hit North Adams attack that also saw Justin Grech go 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs. Peyton Wilson struck out four in six innings of work to earn the win on the mound. Monument Mountain graduate Jared Henry provided one inning of hitless relief. North Adams (15-12-2) is at Keene on Wednesday. 0 Comments
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No Drought Conditions In Berkshire County | 12:03PM / Tuesday, July 20, 2021 | |
 BOSTON — With precipitation events occurring throughout Massachusetts over the course of the past several weeks, drought conditions in Berkshire County, along with the majority of regions in the Commonwealth, have improved. Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Kathleen Theoharides declared Level 0-Normal Conditions in all regions across the Commonwealth, except the Cape Cod region, which remains at a Level 1-Mild Drought. "Following recent rainstorms throughout much of the state and continued water conservation efforts, most regions of the Commonwealth have made a strong recovery and are now under normal conditions," said Theoharides. "However, Cape 0 Comments
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MCLA Athletics Golf Classic Returns | 04:04PM / Monday, July 19, 2021 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The MCLA Athletics Golf Classic will make its return Monday, Aug. 2 at Berkshire Hills Country Club in Pittsfield after a one year absence due to the pandemic. The Golf Classic serves as a major fundraiser for the College's Athletics Department. Over the years, the Classic has netted more than $40,000 in funds to support the MCLA's student-athletes. Jointly hosted by the offices of Institutional Advancement and Athletics, this year's event will honor 2020 and 2021 senior student-athletes, who either had significant portions of their season cut short or were unable to begin their season as a result of the 0 Comments
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SteepleCats Rally for Walkoff Win Over KeeneiBerkshires.com Sports,
10:01PM / Friday, July 16, 2021 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Braden Golinski scored on a fielder's choice in the bottom of the ninth to complete a 9-8, come-from-behind win for the North Adams SteepleCats against the first-place Keene Swamp Bats on Friday night. Keene scored three runs in the eighth to erasea a 7-4 North Adams lead and one more in the top of the ninth to take an 8-7 lead. Matt Shilling started North Adams' winning rally in the ninth with a one-out single. Golinski was then hit by a pitch. Lucas Dolon singled to drive in Shilling and tie the game. Mason Hull worked a walk to load the bases for John Marti with one out. Marti delivered a ground ball, and Keene was unable 0 Comments
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Lea Doubles Twice in SteepleCats' WiniBerkshires.com Sports,
11:41PM / Thursday, July 15, 2021 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Jeremy Lea went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles Thursday to lead the North Adams SteepleCats to a 6-2 win over the Vermont Mountaineers in the New England Collegiate Baseball League. Lea drove in three runs and raised his batting average to .313 this summer in the win. John Kozarian went 3-for-4 with a double, and John Marti went 2-for-4 in a 10-hit North Adams attack. Wilfrido Valenzuela got the win on the mound, going five innings and striking out three. North Adams (13-11-2) is home on Friday night against Keene at Joe Wolfe Field. 0 Comments
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MassWildlife Advisory: Report Dead Birds and Remove Feeders| 04:02PM / Thursday, July 15, 2021 | |
 In late May, wildlife managers in Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky began receiving reports of sick and dying birds with eye swelling and crusty discharge, as well as neurological signs. More recently, additional reports have been received from Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana. While the majority of affected birds are reported to be fledgling common grackles, blue jays, European starlings, and American robins, other species of songbirds have been reported as well. No definitive cause(s) of illness or death have been determined at this time. While there is always an increase in reports of dead birds at 0 Comments
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Lea, Middleton Lead SteepleCats to Win at Keene, N.H.iBerkshires.com Sports,
10:44PM / Wednesday, July 14, 2021 | |
 KEENE, N.H. -- Jeremy Lea and Charles Middleton each homered for the North Adams SteepleCats in a 6-3 win over the Keene Swamp Bats in New England Collegiate Baseball League on Wednesday night. Lea also doubled and drove in three runs, accounting for half of North Adams' hits in the win. Monument Mountain graduate Jared Henry threw two innings of scoreless relief, striking out one for the 'Cats. Landon Wileman also came out of the bullpen to throw two innings and pick up the win. North Adams (12-11-2) hosts Vermont on Thursday evening at Joe Wolfe Field. 0 Comments
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