SteepleCats Edge Mystic at HomeiBerkshires.com Sports,
09:53PM / Thursday, June 19, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Nelphie Lopez went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI Thursday to lead the North Adams SteepleCats to a 4-3 win over the Mystic Schooners in the New England Collegiate Baseball League. Nick Hunkele gave up one run in five innings of work on the mound but was not around for the decision. Williamstown's Josh Polumbo threw a scoreless inning of relief, and Jeremey Cheeseman struck out a pair in one inning of scoreless relief to earn the win. North Adams (3-5) continues a four-game home stand on Friday when it hosts Sanford, Maine. >> Read More |
SteepleCats Edge Newport, R.I.iBerkshires.com Sports,
10:46PM / Wednesday, June 18, 2025 | |
NEWPORT, R.I. -- Robert Stang hit a two-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to lead the North Adams SteepleCats to a 2-1 win over the Newport Gulls on Wednesday night. Stang's first homer of the year drove in Gabriel Natividad and gave the SteepleCats at 2-0 lead. That was more than enough to lead a North Adams pitching staff led by Dawson Montesa, who earned the win with five strikeouts in five innings of work on the mound. Eli Bridenthal got the save after striking out a pair in two innings. North Adams (2-5) is home on Thursday to face Mystic, Conn. >> Read More |
Navigators Rally Past SteepleCatsiBerkshires.com Sports,
05:28PM / Tuesday, June 17, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The North Shore Navigators scored four runs in the top of the sixth on Monday en route to a 5-3 win over North Adams in New England Collegiate Baseball League action. Cuyler Baxter went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs for North Adams, which got five innings of shutout pitching from starter Kyle Salvati. The SteepleCats (1-5) go to Hartford, Vt., to play Upper Valley on Tuesday. >> Read More |
Berkshire Bucks Win Youth Lacrosse TitleCommunity submission,
10:02AM / Friday, June 13, 2025 | |
 SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. -- The Berkshire Bucks seventh- and eighth-grade boys lacrosse team last weekend won its bracket at the Connecticut Valley Youth Lacrosse League tournament. The team went 12-0 in the regular season and advanced to the league semi-finals with a 12-5 win at home against South Hadley. The Bucks then beat Wethersfield, Conn., 15-5, on Saturday before claiming the title with an 11-7 win over Meriden, Conn. The Berkshire squad draws players from throughout the county and includes: Dayveon Kelsey, Jackson Schneider, Jackson Poudrier, Paul Tesoniero, Jackson Larabee, William Naef, Alex Harrington, Owen Brown, Isaac Gagne, Henry McCoy, Vincent Greer, Logan >> Read More |
Upper Valley Rolls Past SteepleCatsiBerkshires.com Sports,
09:04AM / Friday, June 13, 2025 | |
HARTFORD, Vt. -- Anthony Greco went 2-for-4 with a double and a pair of RBIs Thursday to lead the Upper Valley Nighthawks to a 12-1 win over North Adams in the New England Collegiate Baseball League. Joseph Chambers went four innings on the mound for Upper Valley, allowing just an unearned run. Robert Stang led the SteepleCats' offense, going 2-for-4 at the plate. North Adams (1-4) is back on the road on Saturday, going to Sanford, Maine. >> Read More |
SteepleCats Can't Hold on Late in Road LossiBerkshires.com Sports,
09:00AM / Thursday, June 12, 2025 | |
KEENE, N.H. -- Michael O'Brien went 3-for-4 with a home run, a triple and four RBIs Wednesday to lead the Keene Swamp Bats to a 7-1 win over North Adams in the New England Collegiate Baseball League. Marshall Lipsey was 3-for-4 with a double and drove in a pair of runs, and four Keene pitchers combined to scatter three hits. One of those hits was from North Adams' Gabriel Natividad, who hit a solo home run in the second inning to give the SteepleCats at 1-0 lead. North Adams led until the bototm of the sixth, when Keene scored four times. North Adams (1-3) travels to Hartford, Vt., to face Upper Valley on Thursday. >> Read More |
SteepleCats Earn First WiniBerkshires.com Sports,
09:51AM / Tuesday, June 10, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- AJ Petraitis threw five shutout innings Monday as the North Adams SteepleCats earned their first win of the season, a 3-2 decision over Vermont at Joe Wolfe Field. Petraitis struck out one and scattered three hits before leaving the mound. Five more Cats combined to strike out eight over the next four innings. Collin Overholt tripled, and Cuyler Baxter went 2-for-2 at the plate to spark North Adams' offense. The SteepleCats (1-2) are off on Tuesday before making their first road trip of the season. They head to Keene N.H., on Wednesday. >> Read More |
County's Athletic Directors Recognize Senior Scholar-AthletesiBerkshires.com Sports,
12:43PM / Friday, June 06, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Twenty-two graduating seniors from Berkshire County public high schools recently were recognized by the county’s athletic directors with the inaugural Berkshire County Scholar-Athlete of the Year Awards. The honor is designed to recognize seniors who demonstrate “athletic excellence, strong academics and exemplary character, including sportsmanship, leadership and community involvement.” The list of honorees – two from each of the Berkshire County league schools – includes at least one valedictorian and one salutatorian, state champions and all-Western Mass honorees on the athletic field. The overwhelming majority >> Read More |
Jimmy Fund Fund-Raiser Returns June 28By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
12:45PM / Tuesday, June 03, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – A local fund-raiser for the Jimmy Fund keeps getting bigger and bigger. Striking out Cancer in the Berkshires returns for a fifth year on Saturday, June 28, on Buddy Pellerin Field at Clapp Park. Organizer Joe DiCicco, who started the event in 2021 in honor of his late wife, never expected to still be planning for the event five years later. “It is amazing,” he said recently. “I just didn’t know what to expect five years ago, but every year it gets bigger.” And it gets more successful. In 2024, Striking Out Cancer in the Berkshires raised $10,400, its best year yet, adding to a total of close to >> Read More |
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 |
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