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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
iBerkshires.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

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4th Annual Northern Berkshire Alumni Hockey Game
08:00AM / Wednesday, February 12, 2025
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Hockey enthusiasts can mark their calendars for the 4th Annual Alumni Game on Sunday, Feb. 23, at 4 p.m. at the Peter W. Foote Vietnam Veterans Memorial Skating Rink.   Alumni from McCann Tech, Hoosac Valley, Drury, and Mount Greylock will face off in a match, with tickets available for $10. Fans can also join the players for a skate after the game, included with the ticket price (skaters must bring their own skates).   The event will feature a bake sale and a 50/50 raffle to raise funds. Alumni interested in participating can reach out to druryhockeyboosterclub@gmail.com for more information.  

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McCann Tech Hockey Program Hosting Alumni Game
iBerkshires.com Sports,
11:15AM / Tuesday, January 21, 2025
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The North County high school hockey cooperative program is inviting former players to participate in the fourth annual alumni game on Sunday, Feb. 23.   The game will be played at 4 p.m. at the Peter W. Foote Vietnam Veterans Memorial Rink.   The co-op, currently hosted by McCann Tech, also includes players from Hoosac Valley, Mount Greylock and Drury.   Tickets to the event are $10 and include the opportunity to skate with the players after the contest.   The cost for players is $40. Alumni interested in playing can visit here.

 

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Local Figure Skaters Compete at Bay State Games
iBerkshires.com Sports,
09:56AM / Monday, January 06, 2025
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Pittsfield's Sophia Collins Sunday led a sweep of the podium for the Christmas Brook Figure Skating Club in one her events at the Bay State Winter Games.   Hundreds of figure skaters from around the commonwealth and around New England participated in the annual event.   Collins took a gold medal in the Aspire 1 Girls Free Skate Group D on Sunday morning at Williams College's Lansing Chapman Rink.   Teammates Mila Juras of Cheshire and Alyse Wright of Pittsfield took bronze and silver, respectively, in the event.   Christmas Brook FSC, which hosted the three-day competition, earned eight gold medals in U.S. Figure Skating-sanctioned

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Berkshire High Schools Release Statement on Fan Behavior at Athletic Events
04:00PM / Wednesday, December 04, 2024
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire County superintendents, principals, and athletic directors have released a statement addressing fan behavior and sportsmanship at high school athletic contests.   Ahead of the Winter Sports Season, all Berkshire County superintendents and principals met to discuss concerns regarding conduct at school sponsored athletic events. As a result of this meeting, a message was crafted as a reminder of the expectations for conduct at all sporting events.    According to the statement:   Berkshire County superintendents, principals, and athletic directors feel that there is a need to address fan behavior and sportsmanship at high school athletic

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Swann, Williams College Harriers Compete at NCAA Championships
iBerkshires.com Sports,
11:31AM / Friday, November 22, 2024
Mount Greylock Regional School alumna Kate Swann and the Williams College women's cross country team are in Terre Haute, Ind., Saturday morning to compete at the NCAA Division III Championship.   Williams crushed the field at the 24-team regional championship in New London, Conn., to qualify for the national championship.   On Nov. 16 at the Mideast Regional, Williams finished with 59 points, well ahead of runner-up Rensselaer Polytechnic, which collected 110 points.   Swann, a junior, was the second Williams runner across the finish line, finishing 10th overall with a time of 21 minutes, 36 seconds on the 6-kilometer course.   Williams has finished first or second

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Soldier On 5K Sunday in Pittsfield
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11:11AM / Tuesday, November 05, 2024
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Soldier On and the Berkshire Running Foundation will host the inaugural Soldier On 5K Walk/Run Sunday, Nov. 10 at the First Street Common in Pittsfield at 9 a.m.   This event will help support the mission at Soldier On. Soldier On is a private nonprofit organization committed to ending veteran homelessness. Since 1994, the organization has been providing homeless veterans with transitional housing and supportive services.   In 2010, Soldier On opened the first Gordon H. Mansfield Veterans Community, a permanent housing cooperative that provides formerly homeless veterans with safe, sustainable, affordable housing – transitioning them from

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