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BNRC Re-opens Access Trail to Mahanna Cobble By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:21AM / Friday, January 15, 2021 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass — Hikers can now enjoy a new access trail to Mahanna Cobble that is open during the winter. Berkshire Natural Resources Council, Bousquet Mountain and Mill Town Capital on Wednesday re-opened the improved trail to the cobble, a conservation reserve owned and managed by BNRC.
"BNRC appreciates a strong partner in Bousquet Mountain and Mill Town as we seek to offer improved hiking experiences close to community centers, year-round. We are thrilled to finally have four-season access to this beautiful new trail and destination in central Berkshire," BNRC President Jenny Hansell wrote in a press release. "Thanks to the generosity of Mill Town and
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Williamstown's Benzinger Signs with Indianapolis ColtsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
05:29PM / Wednesday, January 13, 2021 | |
 All football players dream of making it to the Hall of Fame. Mount Greylock graduate Jake Benzinger is hoping his NFL career gets its start in Canton, Ohio. This week, the offensive lineman out of Wake Forest University signed a free agent contract with the Indianapolis Colts. “I was home in Williamstown for the holidays and a little while afterward,” he said Wednesday in a telephone interview. “I was actually visiting my girlfriend in Dallas when I got the call that Indy was interested probably a week ago. “On Monday, I flew out there. It all happened pretty fast.” Benzinger, who last spring signed as an undrafted free agent 1 Comment
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No Baystate Winter Games Figure Skating in Williamstown this Year| 01:07PM / Friday, December 04, 2020 | |
 WOBURN, Mass. -- After spending the last 35 years in the Berkshires, the Bay State Winter Games Figure Skating competition will not take place in Williamstown in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This decision was based on the Bay State Games overriding concern to protect the health and safety of all participants, coaches, judges, volunteers, and spectators. Other factors that lead to this decision include state guidelines limiting public events, the uncertainty of whether the Williams College Lansing Chapman Rink will open in 2021, current limitations on use of Williams College facilities by outside groups and protocol requirements from national figure skating governing 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock Making Winter Plans for High School SportsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
02:11AM / Wednesday, November 25, 2020 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mount Greylock Regional School District is making winter plans for its athletic programs. On Monday, Athletic Director Lindsey von Holtz proposed a plan to the School Committee for four competitive varsity teams in the upcoming season: boys and girls basketball and boys and girls cross country skiing. Von Holtz said Mount Greylock in years past has offered opportunities for its students to compete on cooperative teams in ice hockey, wrestling and swimming, but for various reasons those are not in the cards this winter. The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association has moved competitive wrestling to the spring due to restrictions that 0 Comments
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NESCAC Cancels Winter Sports SeasoniBerkshires.com Sports,
01:25PM / Thursday, October 08, 2020 | |
 HADLEY, Mass. -- The New England Small College Athletic Conference presidents Thursday afternoon announced that they are canceling winter sports for the 2020-21 academic year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "With the fall semester for NESCAC institutions well underway, the health and safety of students, faculty, staff and the broader community remain our foremost concerns," reads an email signed by all of the league's presidents on the NESCAC website. "Our institutions have limited travel off campus, restricted visitors to campus, and implemented strict protocols on physical distancing. To further mitigate the risk of exposure to COVID-19 and protect the well-being 0 Comments
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Archambault Leads Wahconah to Fall Ball Win over Mount GreylockBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
07:27PM / Saturday, September 19, 2020 | |
 DALTON, Mass. -- Zach Archambault hit a grand slam to center field and pitched a strong inning of relief to close out a 14-4, five inning win for Wahconah against Mount Greylock in Babe Ruth baseball on Saturday at Pine Grove Park. Archambault gave the hosts a double-digit lead in the bottom of the third. After Lucas Wildrick, Colin Mackie and Drew Wendling each worked a walk, Archambault blasted a one-out homer that cleared the fence and made it 13-2. It was 14-2 going to the top of the fifth, but the Mounties mounted a rally. Oscar Low and Josh Polumbo each walked ahead of Dylan Harrison's RBI single. After Jake Gitterman walked to load the bases, Wahconah 0 Comments
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Q&A: Pothier Tickled Pink To Still Be Wearing BlueBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
07:00PM / Saturday, September 19, 2020 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — After 3,000 games and tens of thousands of judgment calls, Rich Pothier is a fixture on Berkshire County baseball diamonds and a walking advertisement for the recruitment of young umpires. Moments before stepping behind the plate for his milestone 3,000th career game on Saturday, Pothier sounded as enthusiastic as ever and not the least surprised that career has lasted this long. "Strangely enough, yes," Pothier said when asked whether he thought he would be umpiring well into his fifth decade. "Because I've loved it right from the first day I did it. I could envision myself doing it. "I didn't have any talent as a 5 Comments
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Youth Soccer League Offering Competitive Opportunity for High SchoolersBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
03:52AM / Friday, September 11, 2020 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — As a dad, Stephen Nesbit knows how difficult the COVID-19 pandemic has been for youngsters. As an officer in the North Adams Soccer Club, he can do something about it. "I'm a father, I have a 9-year-old and a 16-year-old," Nesbit said on Thursday morning. "Kids have been trapped in the house since March. They want to get out and run around with their friends. We're giving them a responsible option for that." The NASC and its corresponding youth groups throughout the county are working to put together competitive opportunities for players of all ages, up to and including high schoolers, who likely will not have the 2 Comments
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Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary Nearing Fundraising Goal| 09:41AM / Monday, August 24, 2020 | |
 LENOX, Mass. — Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary is nearing its Opening Doors to Nature capital campaign goal of $1.2 million to address the sanctuary's aging facilities Through donations, Mass Audubon's Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary is now within $200,000 of its $1.12 million goal to fund the program barn expansion project. The capital campaign was created to help ensure the sanctuary's aging facilities are brought up to date, with a focus on accessibility and related amenities. The centerpiece will be an energy-efficient addition to the 18th-century program barn that includes modern restrooms, expanded lobby area, expansive decking, 0 Comments
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Williams Track, Cross Country Teams Raise Money for Social Justice Causes| 01:11PM / Wednesday, August 05, 2020 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- In light of the recent conversation surrounding systemic racism in the United States, the Williams College track and field and cross country teams united to raise money for the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) and the Atlanta HBCU Alumni Alliance. "I thought that this was a really good way to be actionable," pole vaulter Cris Young said. "Williams is a private institution that holds a lot of wealth in and of itself, but I knew a lot of members of the Williams community are often in a financial place to be donating whether it's $5 or $300." The Equal Justice Initiative is a nonprofit organization that is committed to 0 Comments
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