Sports
Greylock Thunder Travel Squads Compete in New York, Greenfield
The Greylock Thunder 14U travel softball team went 1-1 on Saturday at the Titans Fastpitch Tournament.
Mexico Squad Edges Berkshire Force at World Series
The Berkshire Force travel softball team Saturday morning scored a run in the bottom of the sixth and had the tying run on second base but dropped a 4-3 decision to Mexico in pool play at the Babe Ruth World Series.
Anderson Leads SteepleCats Past Danbury
Aedan Anderson went 3-for-4 with a home run and a double Friday to lead the North Adams SteepleCats to a 12-8 win over Danbury, Conn., Westerners in the New England Collegiate Baseball League.
Moses Leads Force to Win in World Series Opener
Giannah Moses went 2-for-3 with a double and drove in a run on Friday to lead the Berkshire Force 12-and-under travel softball team to a 7-3 win over Davidson, N.C., at the Babe Ruth World Series.
PIttsfield Little League Bows Out at State Tourney
Melrose’s Dylan Cote drove in the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning Friday to give his team a 6-5 win over the Pittsfield Little League All-Stars in an elimination game at the State Tournament.
Vermont Tops SteepleCats
The Vermont Mountaineers Thursday overcame a two-run deficit to earn a 6-4 win and hand the North Adams SteepleCats their 13th straight loss.
Bridgewater Tops Pittsfield Little League in State Tourney Opener
Bridgewater’s Brandon Moyer scattered five hits and pitched his way out of a fifth-inning jam on Thursday to lead his team to a 4-1 win over Pittsfield in the opening game of the 12-year-old Little League State Tournament.
Gavin O'Donnell Leads Post 68 Juniors Past Westfield
Gavin O’Donnell went 3-for-4 with a pair of triples and two RBIs Thursday to lead the Post 68 Juniors to a 7-0 win over Westfield Post 124 in American Legion Baseball action at Buddy Pellerin Field.
PIttsfield 16s Fall in Babe Ruth Regional Final
The Norwalk, Conn., Babe Ruth 16-year-old All-Stars Tuesday beat Pittsfield, 2-0, in the championship game of the New England Regional.
PIttsfield 16s Adjust, Advance at New England Regional
Eddie Ferris was a key on the mound and at the plate as Pittsfield improved to 3-1 at the regional.
PIttsfield 14s Fall in Babe Ruth New England Regional Final
In the regional semi-final, Sebastian Herrera sizzled for 5 and two-thirds innings in a 7-0 Monday win over Keene, N.H., to reach the tournament finale.
Wigglesworth Leads Pittsfield Back to State Little League Final Four
The Pittsfield Little League 12-year-old All-Stars Sunday beat Holden to secure a spot in the state tournament's Final Four.
Force Wins 16U Division at Dalton CRA Tournament
Harper Keay went 3-for-4 with a pair of RBIs at the plate and threw five innings in the circle as the young Force rebounded from a loss to the New Yorkers earlier in the weekend and a disappointing showing at last week’s 14U tournament in North Adams.
Berkshire Force Top Greylock Thunder in 12U Final at Dalton CRA Tourney
Cassidy Flynn threw another complete game as the Berkshire Force 12U defeated the Greylock Thunder Klein, 10-4, in the Dalton CRA Softball Tournament Championship Game on Sunday.
North Adams Wins to Even La Festa Series
Jayden Demotropolis went 2-for-4 Sunday morning to lead the North Adams La Festa team to an 11-5 win over the North End Dodgers at Joe Wolfe Field
PIttsfield 16s, 13s Lose in Babe Ruth Regionals
Norwalk, Conn., scored eight runs in the top of the fifth to break open a scoreless game and went on to a 10-0 win over the Pittsfield Babe Ruth 16-year-old All-Stars at the New England Regional on Sunday.
La Festa Baseball Exchange Going Strong After 33 Years
The pregame ceremonies are always special at the mid-summer classic, and Saturday night was no different, as event founders George Canales of North Adams and John Romano of the North End shared the microphone and shared a hug before the 33rd edition of the exchange, which will see the North Adams squad head to Boston the weekend of Aug. 10 and 11.
SteepleCats Fall at Keene, N.H.
Nicholas Timpanelli allowed one run in five innings Saturday to lead the Keene Swampbats to a 7-2 win over the North Adams SteepleCats in New England Collegiate Baseball League action.
PIttsfield Babe Ruth 16s, 14s Win at Regionals
Eddie Ferris went 2-for-2 with a double and a pair of RBIs on a day when Pittsfield managed just three hits.
Berkshire Force 12U Tops Greylock Thunder in Dalton CRA Tourney
The Berkshire Force will play the Greylock Black again at 8 a.m. Sunday. The Thunder Purple and ACS Swat will hook up at 9:45 with the winners advancing to the 1:15 tournament final.
PIttsfield Post 68 Juniors Down North Adams
Colby Robb went the distance on the mound in the five-inning game, striking out seven and allowing two hits and no earned runs.
ACS Swat 16U Squad Tops Dalton in CRA Tourney
Rachael Wnuk hit a three-run double to help her team take a 9-0 lead, and the ACS Swat 16-year-old travel softball team earned a 12-7 win over Dalton on the first day of the 14th annual Dalton CRA Tournament.
Wigglesworth Leads Pittsfield to 2-0 Mark in Section 1 Tourney
A combined no-hitter from Weston Wigglesworth and Mateo Fox led Pittsfield over Westfield by a final score of 9-0, in the Little League Section 1 Tournament on Friday.
Pittsfield's Paronto Perfect in Opener
Pittsfield's Connor Paronto Friday fired a complete-game no-hitter to lead his Babe Ruth 16-year-old All-Star team to a 10-0 win over North Providence in the first game of the New England Regional.
Sanford Mainers Down SteepleCats
Thomas Ellisen went four innings on the mound Thursday to lead the Sanford Mainers to a 10-4 win over the North Adams SteepleCats in the New England Collegiate Baseball League.
PIttsfield Little Leaguers Advance in Section 1 Tournament
Sawyer Layne went 2-for-2 with multiple RBIs to lead Pittsfield past Athol/Orange, 17-1, in the Little League Section 1 Tournament on Thursday.
BCArc’s Golf Event Raises Funds for Individuals with Disabilities
BCArc serves around 1,000 individuals with disabilities through a range of programs that include residential services, employment support, day programs, and support for families at their homes.
Belchertown Stops Pittsfield Post 68
The visitors went on to pound out 14 more hits in a 9-1 win over Pittsfield Post 68 in American Legion Baseball action at Buddy Pellerin Field on Monday night.
Danbury Downs SteepleCats
Matthew Bucciero went 4-for-5 with three doubles Sunday to lead the Danbury Westerners to a 20-7 win over the North Adams SteepleCats at Joe Wolfe Field in the New England Collegiate Baseball League.
Pittsfield Little League 11s, 10s See Tourney Runs End
After a strong outing by pitcher Cam Ginnity, the Holden Little League 11-year-old All-Stars defeated Pittsfield, 15-1, to move on in the Section 1 tournament on Sunday at Deming Park
