Thankful 5K Expanding in Ninth YearCommunity submission,
10:48AM / Thursday, October 03, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – The Berkshire Running Foundation is eager to kick off the fundraising efforts surrounding the 9th annual MountainOne Thankful 5K to be held on Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 28 at 9 a.m. at Berkshire Community College. This year the Thankful 5K expands to include walkers, virtual participants and a new training program for the community. The annual event is a fundraiser hosted by the Foundation to raise much needed funds for the South Community Food Pantry and the local Fuel Assistance Fund. The first 500 participants who register for the event receive a Thankful hat, with all the proceeds going to the designated causes. More than 400 >> Read More |
Wiffle Ball Tournament to Benefit Scholarship FundCommunity submission,
06:59AM / Tuesday, October 01, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – The fifth annual DZ24 Wiffle Ball Tournament is Saturday, Oct. 19, at Deming Park in Pittsfield. Teams of four will compete against each other based on age. Prizes will be awarded to the winners of each age group. The cost is $10 per person or $40 per team. The deadline to register is Thursday, Oct 17. Register teams via email to Justin Hopkins at justinhop@nycap.rr.com. Please provide the team name, members and their ages. Event T-shirts will be sold and pre-ordering is recommended to ensure availability. Please indicate the number of shirts and size in the registration email (adult sizes only). The pre-order cost is $20; $25 the day of >> Read More |
Berkshire South 5K Fundraiser Returns| 04:00PM / Tuesday, September 24, 2024 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Berkshire South Regional Community Center's 5K Fall Fun Run returns this year on Sunday, Sept. 29. The walk/run starts and finishes on the runway of the Walter J. Koladza Airport in Great Barrington, with check-in beginning at 8:00 a.m. and a race start time of 9:00 a.m. The annual event is a critical fundraiser for Berkshire South's free Teen Outreach Nutrition and Exercise program (TONE). New this year is a Family Scavenger Hunt, which takes place at 9:30 a.m. and is appropriate for children ages 10 and under. "Students in the TONE program learn about what it takes to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Crucially, the >> Read More |
Teams Sought for 25th Monument CupCommunity submission,
09:57AM / Monday, September 09, 2024 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. -- Registration is ongoing for the 25th annual Monument Cup 3-on-3 youth soccer tournament. The event will be held on Sunday, Sept. 29, at Monument Mountain Regional High School. Teams of up to four players are eligible to compete in boys and girls divisions in the under-10, under-12 and under-14 age groups. The registration fee is $100 per team, and all teams are guaranteed at least three matches with the top four teams in each division advancing to the semi-finals. Space is limited. Each division is capped at 16 teams. The final match in each of the six divisions will be played on Monument Mountain's varsity soccer >> Read More |
PIttsfield Resident Walking to Raise Money for Jimmy FundCommunity submission,
06:28AM / Wednesday, September 04, 2024 | |
 BOSTON -- Pittsfield resident Pam Malumphy, along with thousands of other walkers, will participate in the Boston Marathon Jimm Fund Walk on Sunday, Oct. 6. The annual event unites the community to raise funds to support all forms of adult and pediatric care and research at the nation’s premier cancer center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The Jimmy Fund Walk has raised more than $176 million for Dana-Farber in its 35-year history, raising a record-breaking $9.4 million in 2023. "For 35 years, the Jimmy Fund Walk has continuously supported lifesaving research and cancer care at Dana-Farber," Jimmy Fund Assistant Vice President of Event Fund-Raising Caitlyn Fink >> Read More |
Runners Battle Mist, Mountain in Annual RaceBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
06:03AM / Monday, September 02, 2024 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. -- An eight-mile, mostly uphill climb to the the highest point in the commonwealth is enough of a challenge for any runner. For Mount Greylock Regional School senior Rafael Mellow-Bartels, Sunday brought another problem. "I think, for me, the main challenge was just running without anybody around me," Mellow-Bartels said after completing the 48th annual Mount Greylock Road Race. "It was kind of foggy for the last two miles, so I couldn't see anybody. I had my watch, so I knew how far I was, and I knew my pace. But I didn't know where anybody else was. I think that was the challenge for me." Mellow-Bartels may have to get >> Read More |
Former NFL Player Shares Message on Overcoming AdversityBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
06:20AM / Thursday, August 29, 2024 | |
 DALTON, Mass. – By any reasonable measure, Keith Willis has been a success in sports and in life. And the former NFL tight end probably inspired a little awe among the Wahconah High School student-athletes who filled the Nessacus Middle School auditorium on Wednesday evening. But he did not come to show off. He came to show those students how to be winners themselves. “How many think it’s cool that I played for five different NFL teams?” Willis said, asking for a show of hands from the youngsters. “It’s pretty cool, right? “You know what people don’t think about? That means I was cut five different >> Read More |
A Rare Bird: Koperniak Stands Out in Triple-ABy Frank Murtaugh, The Memphis (Tenn.) Flyer
06:00AM / Wednesday, August 28, 2024 | |
 MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- I’ve interviewed professional baseball players for more than two decades. There are talented players who, honestly, aren’t that interesting away from the diamond. They’re good ballplayers, and baseball is what they know. There are also very interesting baseball players who aren’t all that talented. Now and then, though, you find yourself in the home team’s dugout at AutoZone Park with a very good baseball player who has a very interesting story to share. Like the Memphis Redbirds’ top hitter this season, outfielder Matt Koperniak. That story? It began on Feb. 8, 1998, when Koperniak was born in London. (Koperniak played for >> Read More |
Millers, Thunder Win Berkshire Adult Baseball League Titles| 07:13AM / Tuesday, August 27, 2024 | |
 The Berkshire Thunder and GB Millers each swept their way to Berkshire Adult Baseball League titles over the weekend. At Wahconah Park on Sunday, the Thunder edged the Dalton Moneymakers, 6-5, to wrap up their best-of-three championship series in the 33-and-over division of the BABL. The Thunder, which won the opener, 6-1, on Saturday, got a strong pitching performance from three different players in Game 2. Joe Bateman, Cory Hillard and Seamus Morrison combined to allow just two earned runs in the title clincher. Hillard got the win with four innings of work in relief, scattering four hits and allowing all five runs -- three unearned as the Thunder committed >> Read More |
Berkshire Adult Baseball League Playoffs Continue Wednesday| 12:19PM / Tuesday, August 20, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The Dalton Moneymakers and Tunnel City Freight will play Wednesday evening at Joe Wolfe Field in the rubber match of their Berkshire Adult Baseball League 33-and-over division semi-final. The Moneymakers last weekend rebounded from a 6-4 loss on Saturday to tie the best-of-three series at a game apiece with an 8-6 win. In the other half of the 33-year-old division bracket, the Berkshire Thunder edged the Pontoosuc Lake Monsters, 6-5, on Sunday at the American Legion Field in Dalton to take their semi-final series, 2-0. Jesus Lay went 3-for-3 with a triple, a double and a pair of RBIs in an 8-1 win for the Thunder in Game 1 of the series. In >> Read More |
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