St. Stanislaus School benefit, 9 to 4 in Kolbe Hall, Adams. Bake sale, snack bar, games, Chinese auctions, money raffle, crafts, and pierogi.
Blackinton Union Church, 1373 Massachusetts Ave., North Adams; 10 to 2. Crafts table, bake sale, Chinese auction, the Christmas table, and kid's grab bag. Lunch $4, $2 kids.
First Congregational Church, North Adams, 9-2.
Nov. 28 Becket Federated Church, Route 8, holiday bazaar from 9-3. Lunch, crafts, baked goods, holiday and other items. Information: Mary Peltier, Parish House, 413-623-5217.
Dec. 5
Holiday Fair at First Congregational Church, 25 Park Place, Lee, from 10 to 3; handcrafted items, raffles, children's shop, bake sale, cut Christmas trees and lunch from 11 to 1. Includes angel-themed goods from SERRV. Information, 413-243-1033 or www.ucc-lee.org.
Dec. 12-13
North Adams Country Club, crafts 9-4; food from That's a Wrap from 11-2. Information: Sheryl Morehouse at 413-822-3329.
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SteepleCats Rick Zmudzien 09:16AM / Wednesday, July 15, 2009
MANCHESTER, Conn. – Starting pitching has been a strength for the SteepleCats all season long and Tuesday night in Manchester was no exception. Sean Burns, making just his second start of the season, pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out 12 Silkworms as the SteepleCats defeated the Silkworms 2-1.
Burns allowed just four hits over his seven innings of work. At one point, he struck out seven straight Silkworms. His 12 strikeouts tie a SteepleCats single game high this season. Brach Davis also struck out 12 batters last night at Lowell.
The SteepleCats broke a scoreless tie in the top of the sixth inning. Designated hitter Ted Blackman singled to right to lead off the inning. After a Brandon Macias fly out, center fielder John Schultz doubled to deep right center to score Blackman from first.
The SteepleCats extended their lead to 2-0 in the seventh inning. Catcher David Villasuso walked with two outs and scored on third baseman Bo Reeder’s double off the center field wall.
The Silkworms scored their lone run of the game in the eighth inning off reliever Ryan Fraser. Shortstop AJ Rusbarsky walked to lead off the inning and moved to second base on designated hitter Matt Grosso’s single to center field. Rusbarsky then scored from second base on center fielder Ted Zentek’s single up the middle.
After the run scored, Fraser was lifted in favor of Kevin Fuqua. Fuqua retired the next three batters in order to end the eighth inning. He came back out for the ninth and closed the door on the Silkworms to earn his seventh save of the season. Burns picked up the win and improved to 1-0 on the season. Joe DiRocco pitched six innings for the Silkworms, allowed one run on four hits and two walks and took the tough luck loss.
The Silkworms (7-18) are off tomorrow, and will play a split doubleheader at home on Thursday against the North Shore Navigators and Danbury Westerners. The SteepleCats will return home to Joe Wolfe Field to take on the Holyoke Blue Sox at 7 p.m. For more information, please visit www.steeplecats.com.
