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Berkshire Family YMCA Appoints New CEO

02:06PM / Tuesday, December 03, 2019

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Family YMCA's board of directors has appointed Jessica Rumlow as CEO and executive director for the organization.

Rumlow was appointed interim CEO and executive director in May after Randy Kinnas, the nonprofit's CEO for the last 19 years, moved on as director of Member Advancement for the Alliance of Massachusetts YMCAs.

"We're thrilled to work with Jess as the Y's new leader. Transition in leadership can pose several challenges; however, this has been seamless given her vast Y experience and understanding of the needs of the Berkshire County community," said Peter Moore, board president of the Berkshire Family YMCA.

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Hescock, Benzinger Look Ahead to Bowl Bids

iBerkshires.com Sports,
05:38AM / Monday, December 02, 2019

Winter has -- prematurely -- arrived back home in the Berkshires, but for at least two county alumni, their fall seasons are continuing. Wake Forest senior Jake Benzinger of Williamstown and Central Florida junior Jake Hescock of Pittsfield each has helped his college football team qualify for a bowl game. Hescock, a former Taconic High student-athlete who finished his secondary education at Connecticut's Salisbury School, is a junior at UCF. This fall, the tight end has nine catches for 87 yards and a pair of touchdowns. The UCF Knights are 9-3 and carry a two-game winning streak into the post-season. Benzinger and the Demon Deacons dropped a heartbreaker in

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Williams Women's Hockey Posts Shutout To Win Tourney

05:36PM / Sunday, December 01, 2019

BOSTON, Mass. -- Elizabeth Welch and Brianna Hill each scored a goal to lead the Williams College women's hockey team to a 2-0 win over Stevenson Sunday in the championship game of the Codfish Bowl tournament. Marissa Anderson made 14 saves to earn the shutout win in goal. Williams (4-3) travels to Elmira on Sunday. GENESEO, N.Y. -- Cnnor Kucharski scored two third-period goals for Williams to break a 4-4 tie and send the Ephs to a 6-4 win over SUNY-Geneseo. Tyler Scott scored twice in the second go give Williams a 4-3 lead, but Geneseo tied it midway through the third with a power play goal. Kucharski then scored with assists from Jack Forrest and

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Williams Men's Basketball Tops MCLA

10:10PM / Tuesday, November 26, 2019

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Spencer Spivy scored 22 points Tuesday to lead the Williams College men's basketball team to an 87-57 win over MCLA. Alex Stoddard came off the bench to score 12, and Jovan Jones had nine points and eight rebounds. MCLA got nine points from Noah Yearsley. The Trailblazers (3-4) host Russell Sage on Tuesday. Williams (4-1) goes to Albertus Magnus on Sunday. SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Emily Chang scored 28 points to lead Williams to a 68-46 win over Springfield. Gabby Martin scored 18, and Katie Brule grabbed eight rebounds for the Ephs. Williams (5-0) goes to Wesleyan next Tuesday. BEVERLY, Mass. --

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Williams Bows in NCAA Tourney as Pinard Coaches Last Game

Williams Sports Information,
05:56PM / Sunday, November 24, 2019

GRANTHAM, Pa. — Michelyne Pinard, who concluded her 18-year tenure as head coach of women's soccer on Sunday, says she is "leaving content" after a season that illustrated the core values Pinard has spent the past two decades working to instill. "Last month, going from losing six games in six weeks, compared to six games in six years, most teams would have folded," Pinard said at a press conference after No. 24 Williams (11–5–4/6–3–1 in the NESCAC) fell to No. 1 Messiah (21–1–2/7–0–1 in the MAC Commonwealth) in a penalty shootout in the Elite Eight. "The fact that this team didn't means the world

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Lanesborough Tigers Moving on to Nationals

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09:56AM / Sunday, November 24, 2019

SPARTA, N.J. -- The Lanesborough Tigers 14u won the Northeast Regionals of the World Youth Championship tournament by beating the Essex County Predators, 26-6, on Saturday. The win qualifies the Tigers to now move onto the National tournament held in Canton Ohio in December at the Hall of Fame stadium. The weekend did not start out as planned as the Tigers' first game on Friday was won by forfeit when its scheduled opponent, Mechanicville, N.Y., could not make it to the tournament. "My team was at the field suited up and ready to play in the rain and wind, but we were informed by the tournament organizers that the other team had not showed up for registration

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Williams Women's Soccer Advances in NCAA Tourney

07:47PM / Saturday, November 23, 2019

GRANTHAM, Pa. -- Claire Tolliver and Alison Lu scored first half goals to send the Williams College women's soccer team to a 2-1 win over Tufts in the NCAA Division III tournament on Saturday afternoon. Chelsea Taylor made three saves to earn the win in goal for the Ephs (11-5-3). Williams plays Messiah on Sunday afternoon for a berth in the Final Four. LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Eva Borton finished 17th to lead Williams to a third-place finish at the NCAA Division III Championships. Borton covered the 6,000-meter course in 21 minutes, 56.6 seconds. The winner, Ithaca's Parley Hannan, finished in 20:53.8. Williams finished with 168 team points; Johnson

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Meehan, Peckham Lead Williams Women to Home Win

09:39PM / Friday, November 22, 2019

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Maggie Meehan scored 23 points, and Emily Peckham grabbed 22 rebounds to lead the Williams College women's basketball team to a 62-49 win over Endicott on Friday night. Emily Chang scored 14 points, and the Ephs (3-0) outrebounded the Gulls (1-2), 65-35. Williams plays at 3 p.m. Saturday in the championship game of the Morin Memorial Tournament.

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Williams Women Win in Double OT

11:03PM / Tuesday, November 19, 2019

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Mikaela Topper scored 23 points to lead four Ephs in double figures as the Williams College women's basketball team beat Vassar, 76-65, in double overtime on Tuesday. Emily Chang scored 13, Maggie Meehan had 12, and Maddy Mandyck scored 10 to go with a team-high eight rebounds. Williams (2-0) hosts Endicott on Friday. ONEONTA, N.Y. -- Harrison Deegan scored 23 points to lead SUNY Oneonta to a 74-69 win over Williams. Cole Prowitt-Smith scored 17 points, and Jovan Jones ahd a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Ephs. Williams (2-1) hosts Wesleyan on Saturday.

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Lanesborough Tigers Head to National Tournament

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02:31PM / Tuesday, November 19, 2019

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — On Thursday, the Lanesborough Senior Tigers will head to Sparta, N.J., to take part in the Northeast Regional of the Hall of Fame World Youth National Football Championship Tournament. The Tigers are one of four teams invited from the Northeast and will start tournament play on Friday in Sparta. If the Tigers win this weekend’s tournament, they will have the opportunity to play at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, on Dec. 7-15. This group won the 2017 Juniors and 2019 Seniors Berkshire County Youth Football championships and have gone 25-0 since being together as Pee Wees back in 2015. "It’s a talented group of

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