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Longtime Youth Baseball Umpire Pothier Dies at 62By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
12:38PM / Wednesday, March 16, 2022 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Berkshire County baseball community this week is mourning the loss of veteran umpire Rich Pothier, who died on a trip to Florida after nearly five decades behind the plate at various levels of amateur ball. "That's what he does," Don Singleton said of Pothier's regular trips to the Sunshine State during March. "Originally, he was scheduled to go see the Red Sox or the Tigers or whatever. "It's MCLA week, and they're down there. I know in the past he'd go to an MCLA game in the morning and the Tigers in the afternoon. "It was kind of his spring training." Pothier's passion for 3 Comments
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Northern Berkshire 12U Squad Wins Spring Fling TitleBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
08:06PM / Sunday, March 13, 2022 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ashton Solomon recorded a hat trick and set up a goal Sunday to lead the Northern Berkshire Youth Hockey League 12U travel team to a 7-1 win over White Plains, N.Y., in the title game of the Spring Fling tournament. The Black Bears finished the two-day tournament with a 3-0 record. Northern Berkshire settled for just one banner in the first weekend of its home tourney. In the 14U title game, Whitesboro, N.Y., held off a Black Bear comeback in the third period to earn a 3-2 win. Next week, the NBYHL hosts 15 teams in three age groups – 8U, 10U and 18U – for three days of games from Friday through Sunday at the Peter W. Foote 0 Comments
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MCLA Men's, Women's Basketball Fall in Conference Playoffs| 09:34PM / Tuesday, February 22, 2022 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Fitchburg State's Dayne Allen hit a pair of free throws with eight seconds left Tuesday to give the Falcons a 77-76 win over MCLA in the quarter-finals of the MASCAC tournament. Trevian Hinson scored a game-high 29 points as Fitchburg State (7-17) prevailed in a back-and-forth game that featured eight ties and 13 lead changes. Noah Yearsley scored 25 to lead MCLA (10-13), which got 15 points and seven assists from Quentin Gittens. Hayden Bird scored 11 an grabbed seven rebounds for the Trailblazers. BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Destiny Fitzgerald scored 20 points Tuesday to lead Bridgewater State to a 79-40 win over MCLA in the MASCAC 0 Comments
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Bird Scores 1,000th Career Point in MCLA Road WinMCLA Sports Information,
12:23AM / Saturday, February 19, 2022 | |
 BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Quentin Gittens scored a game-high 24 points and Hayden Bird added 21 points, including the 1,000th of his career, to lead the visiting MCLA men's basketball team to a 79-73 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference victory over Bridgewater State University on Friday. The Trailblazers improve to 10-12 on the season and 5-6 in the MASCAC, while the Bears fall to 4-18 overall and 2-9 in conference play. The Bears (4-18, 2-9) and the Trailblazers (10-12, 5-6) will wrap up regular season play on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. from MCLA's Amsler Campus Center Gym. Taconic graduate Gittens finished with a double-double as he also pulled down 0 Comments
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Bird, Yearsley Lead MCLA Men in Road WinMCLA Sports Information,
10:18PM / Monday, February 07, 2022 | |
 FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- The MCLA duo of Hayden Bird and Noah Yearsley combined to score 41 points in leading the Trailblazers past the Framingham State Rams, 74-62, in MASCAC action on Monday. MCLA (8-10, 3-4) never trailed in this one. The Trailblazers jumped out to an 8-2 lead after back-to-back 3-pointers from Drury graduate Bird just under three minutes into the game. The Rams (3-18, 1-8) answered with six straight tying the game on jumper with just less than 15 remaining in the first half. A few minutes later leading 14-13, the Trailblazers rattled off a 10-0 run capped by a Yearsley jumper taking a 24-13 lead with just over six to play in the first. The 0 Comments
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MCLA Women, Men Fall to Westfield StateMCLA Sports Information,
06:48PM / Sunday, January 30, 2022 | |
 WESTFIELD, Mass. -- Jordan Grant and Melissa Gray combined for 44 points as the Westfield State women's basketball team defeated MCLA, 106-37, on Sunday. The Owls climbed to 11-9 on the season, and 5-2 in conference play after defeating MCLA on Sunday afternoon at the Woodward Center in Westfield, Mass. MCLA, which played with just six players and missing several regular starters, slipped to 0-16 overall and 0-6 in the MASCAC. Drury High graduate Brooke DiGennaro was a bright spot for MCLA, as she led the Trailblazers in scoring with 25 points along with 10 rebounds. MCLA travels to Fitchburg State on Wednesday. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Westfield 0 Comments
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Fitchburg State Men Edge MCLAMCLA Sports Information,
10:16PM / Monday, January 24, 2022 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Fitchburg State's Dayne Allen posted 13 points and grabbed 18 rebounds to help lift the visiting Falcons men's basketball team past the MCLA Trailblazers, 60-59, in a low scoring affair from the Amsler Campus Center. The Falcons are now 4-11 overall but more importantly move to 2-2 in the league. MCLA drops their third straight contest as they're now 6-9 overall and 1-3 in the conference. Fitchburg (4-11, 2-2 MASCAC) held a ten-point lead at 30-20 just before halftime until Dylan Morris-Gray connected from long range to slice the deficit to 30-23 at the half. MCLA (6-9, 1-3) continued to surge at the start of the second half as it posted 0 Comments
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State Officials Urge Public to Stay Safe On and Near Ice | 06:06PM / Saturday, January 22, 2022 | |
 BOSTON – Environmental and public safety officials urge the public to practice caution on and near apparent frozen lakes, ponds, streams and rivers. The Massachusetts State Police (MSP), the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), the Department of Fish and Game (DFG) and the Massachusetts Environmental Police (MEP) are cautioning the public about the potential dangers of thin ice on the state's many lakes, ponds, streams and rivers, and ask the public to be responsible and mindful of local conditions, aware of the possible dangers while on the ice and to remain diligent in following prudent ice safety practices. "Many factors including 19 Comments
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Salem State Women Edge MCLAMCLA Sports Information,
10:57PM / Wednesday, January 19, 2022 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Visiting Salem State received 25 points and 20 rebounds from Liz Zaiter as it pulled away late from MCLA to earn a 55-50 win Wednesday evening. The two teams played it pretty tight for most of the contest. The visiting Vikings (3-10, 1-1 MASCAC) led 22-16 at halftime, but MCLA (0-13, -3) rallied to take a 38-37 lead after three quarters of play. Later in the fourth, MCLA led 45-44 after a Hannah Mazzeo layup with 3:50 left to play. From there, the Vikings went on a 9-0 spurt to take control. Irianis Delgado started the run with a layup and Zaiter knocked down a jumper after a defensive stop. The dagger was a 3-point hoop from Kylie Gates to 0 Comments
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Berkshire County Baseball Umpires Offer Training for New OfficialsCommunity submission,
11:35AM / Tuesday, January 18, 2022 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The Berkshire County Baseball Umpires will offer an initial class for prospective candidates on Thursday, Feb. 3. The class will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Italian American Club on Newell St. The exam fee is $45. Prospective candidates should contact Don Singleton at 413-884-4353 or rainier@bcn.net 2 Comments
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