Berkshire County Schools Open Season In Six Basketball Games
Season openers highlight six Berkshire County contests tonight with Taconic at Monument Mountain Great Barrington Adams at Lee and McCann Tech at New Lebanon. Wahconah Mt Greylock Drury and Lee also in action as Mt Everett hosts Granby tomorrow.
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Berkshire County
Taconic High
Monument Mountain Regional High
Great Barrington
Adams High
Lee High
Lee
McCann Tech
North Adams
New Lebanon Central
New Lebanon
Ala
Monument Mountain
Bousquet Ski Area Opens Season in Berkshires
Bousquet Ski Area in the Berkshires opens for the season with skiing on the north poma lift area. Daily hours run 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. A night owl special runs Tuesday through Sunday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. for one dollar. Ladies day offers free nursery care in the base lodge.
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Bousquet
Berkshires
North Adams State, St Thomas game called off
In North Adams a scheduled basketball game between North Adams State College and St Thomas College of the Virgin Islands was canceled as St Thomas could not travel due to a tie up of school funds. No reschedule date is known.
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North Adams
North Adams State College
St. Thomas College of
the Virgin Islands
St. Thomas
Local teams open season with wins and ceremonies highlight
Lee beat St Joe's North Adams 55 48 while Lenox topped Mt Greylock 75 60 Drury defeated Chicopee High 70 53 and Wahconah beat Monument Mountain 69 49 Pittsfield and St Joe's fell as Brattleboro beat Pittsfield Vet 34 49 and St ag lost to Cardinal McCloskey 63 60 Taconic dedicates tonight with 7 15 pm games Jayvee and varsity ceremonies feature Dr Whalen and Taconic principal Paul Johann Plaques honor former officials and staff as Taconic bank starts with Leon Kelly Billy Barry Marty Phillips R M Oconnell Gary Murphy and reserves listed with team lineup and kickoff times
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Monument Mountain
Wahconah
Dalton
Lee
Mt. Greylock
Williamstown
Drury High
North Adams
Amherst
Greenfield High
Greenfield
Drury
West Springfield High
West Springfield
Lenox
St. Joe’s of
Chicopee High
Pittsfield High
St. Joe's
Pittsfield
Brattleboro High
Brattleboro
Vet
St. Ag Fost
Cardinal McCloskey
Albany
Pitts
Taconic
Jayvee
Thomas Whalen
Paul Johann
Roger W. Wellington
High School Building Commission
Supt. of
James P. Reynolds
Donald Butler
Roger O'Gara
Berkshire Eagle
Leon Kelly
Billy Barry
Marty Phillips
R. M. O’connell
Gary Murphy
Mike Briton
Chris Jacoby
Jaff Johnson
Greg Wilson
Dan Hamling
Fred Hoffman
Bruce Shutts
North Adams State Tops Keene State in NAC Battle
North Adams State College defeated Keene State College 99 to 92 to stay unbeaten in New England College Athletic Conference play at 2-0 and 4-2 overall. Rick Agnew led with 31 points, Steve Albrezzi added 26, while Kevin O'Donnell and Joe Miller reached double figures. Bob Terry led Keene with 34 points, and Bob Betters held Vic Orns to six points. O'Donnell added four assists. Next, North Adams visits Southern Massachusetts University at North Dartmouth Friday.
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North Adams
North Adams State College
New England College Athletic
Bob Betters
Pittsfield
St. Joseph’s
Keene
Vic Orns
Betters
O'Donnell
Tine
Mohawks
North Dartmouth
Southern Massachusetts University
Boston College to have tri captains next football season
Newton Mass AP report says Boston College will name three captains for the 1953 season marking the first time the Eagles appoint tri captains. The trio includes Joe Coppola Roosevelt W Y defensive back quarterback Frank Harris Maiden and halfback Fred Willis Natick.
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Newton
Mass
Boston College
Eagles
Joe Coppola
Roosevelt, W.Y
Frank Harris
Maiden
Fred Willis
Natick
Pittsfield High Opens Swim Season at Chicopee
Pittsfield High School starts its swimming season in the AA division of the Western Massachusetts Interscholastic Swimming League with a meet against Chicopee Comprehensive High at Chicopee. The roster features cocaptains Doug Snyder and Paul Bagley plus returning letterman Richard Guidetti and others, while many newcomers gain early experience as the team faces a rugged schedule.
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Pittsfield High
Chicopee Comprehensive High
Chicopee
PHS
Western Massachusetts Interscholastic Swimming League
Chicopee Comprehensive
Holyoke
East Longmeadow
Minnecaug Regional
South Hadley
West Springfield
Pittsfield
Taconic High
Joe Baivin
Paul Ciejka
Mark Roberts
Neglect Editor Defends Sports Coverage Choices
A dissenting letter wave accuses the paper of bias against area sports, but the editor explains a deliberate system for selecting stories. He cites golf, auto racing, soccer, and college teams, noting limited staff and reliance on reports, wires, and local coaches to balance coverage.
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Berkshire County
Springfield approves afternoon high school doubleheaders move
Springfield officials ban public high school basketball crowds, shifting all home games to afternoon at City gymnasiums to quell racial tensions after Friday night unrest. Commerce, Tech, Trade, Classical, Cathedral and Holyoke Catholic affected. out of town games unchanged. College officials back policy. aim to test Friday with Commerce versus Classical and Tech versus Holyoke Catholic.
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Springfield
Springfield College
AIC Butava
James Deady
Fromt
Springfield Cathedral
Pew
Cathedral High
Commerce
Classical
Tech
Holyoke
Commerce and Tech
Trade
Holyoke Catholic
Slater
Springfield Public
Edward Stoltz
Berkshire CC Rallies Past Columbia-Greene in Tight Battle
Berkshire Community College overcame a second half deficit to defeat Columbia-Green Community College of Hudson New York at North Junior High. John Kut led Berkshire with 33 points and Jack Passetto added 21. Darryl Bank led Columbia-Greene with 24 points as Clyde Nack added 10. Officials were Jake Barnini and Ty Maren ae.
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Berkshire Community College
Columbia-Green Community College of
Hudson
N.Y
New York Staters
John Kut
Jack Passetto
Jim MacDonald
Darryl Bank
Columbia-Greene
Clyde Nack
Dan Della Giustina
Berkshire
Berkshire CC
Columbia
Zatenski
B. Boythart Briggs
Marsh Paxsetto
MacDonald
Bank
Taconic Debuts in Hockey Tonight at Springfield Coliseum
Taconic High enters interscholastic hockey with a 6 PM debut against West Springfield High at the Springfield Coliseum. The Braves’ schedule includes four games tonight, with Minnechaug Regional joining hockey this season and coach Carl Moffatt guiding Taconic from Pittsfield High.
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Taconic High
Springfield Coliseum
West Springfield High
Braves
Westfield
Chicopee
Commerce
Minnechaug
Wilbraham
Ludlow
Classical
Carl Moffatt
Pittsfield High
Taconic
PHS
Gary Fitzgerald
Shaun Connors
Ken Linehan
Tom Cullinan
Jay Collins
Jerry Coughlin
David Dean
Todd Fitzgerald
Don ‘Troy
Mike Murphy
Drew Curry
Dave Ca
Rolah
Shaun Lampiasl
Troy
N.Y
St. Joe's
Lenox School
Lenox Sink
Scheduls i
Peewee and Bantam Hockey Thrillers Rally for Wins
The Boys' Club produced several close games across Peewee and Bantam leagues. Notable feats included Tom Moffatt’s back-to-back three goal burst as the Kings tied the Maple Leafs 3-3, and Steve Riggs pacing the Penguins in a 7-1 win over the Seals.
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Maple Leafs
Tom Moffatt
Penguins
Seals
Steve Riggs
Roger Bowlby
Dave Hudson
Brian Clairmont
Canadiens
Flyers
Keith Higgins
Tim Munger
Gerald Davis
College Basketball Scores From Associated Press Roundup
East St Bonaventure 97 Detroit 68 Duquesne 87 W Kentucky 85 St Johns NY 71 Georgetown DC 64 South So Georgia 101 Maryland 68 Duke 80 East Carolina 65 Auburn 94 Mississippi State 66 Dillard 108 Alcorn A&M 101 Oglethorpe 3 Albany State GA 69 Midwest Kansas 75 Notre Dame 63 Ohio U 89 Indiana 83 Kansas St 91 Vanderbilt 78 Nebraska 92 Northern Michigan 68 Oklahoma 71 Miami Ohio 57 DePaul 161 Parsons 79 No TMinois 60 Creighton 55 La Houston 116 Los Angeles Loy 91 Texas Tech 85 Arizona 80 Stephen F Austin 9 Sam Houston Sf 75 Hon Payne 91 Angelo St 8 West Denver 64 Utah 61.
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Midwest
Kansas
Notre Dame
Ohio U
Indiana
Kansas St
Vanderbilt
Nebraska
No. Mich
Oklahoma
Miami
Ohio
DePaul
Parsons
Tminois
Creighton
la Houston
Los. Ang. Loy
Texas Tech
Arizona
Stephen F. Austin
Sam Houston
Hon. Payne
Angelo St
Far West
Denver
Utah
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Minnechaug High
Holyoxe
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Lebanon Valley Speedway
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Hockey Tonight
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Associated Press
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St. John’s
Georgetown
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