Three Local High School Gridiron Openers in Shape for Season
Three local high school football teams enter season openers in strong physical condition with only one key player out per squad. St. Joe’s faces Northampton at Wahconah Park with Pete Clark sidelined by a cracked vertebra. Taconic debuts at Renfrew Field against Adams High missing reserve tackle Dave Hornak. Pittsfield hosts Gardner with guard Bill Koziara unavailable due to a cracked foot.
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St. Joe’s
Wahconah Park
Northampton
Pete Clark
Taconic High
Renfrew
Adams
Adams High
Dave Hornak
Bill Murray
Hornak
Sam
PHS
Joe Gleason
Gardner High
Gardner
Bill Koziara
Koziara
Gardner, Pittsfield clash in prep football openers
Gardner High faces a cautious start with one letterman back and five defensive changes as Marty Anderson leads the General Patrol. Pittsfield's Savage and Brave squads rotate players, name Jacoby and Pierce as co captains, and plan post game MVP voting while deploying Yan sak at multiple backfield spots.
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Murray
Jacoby
Pierce
Savage
Brave
Gardner High
Pittsfield
Generals
Tom Gillette
Gardner
Marty Anderson
University of Massachusetts
City Soccer Taconic PHS Tie 1 1
Taconic and Pittsfield High played to a 1 1 double overtime tie at Clapp Park in the city’s first intra city match. Ron Plumb scored for Taconic in the fourth quarter and Mark Ditmar tied it for PHS in the third period. Tracey Goodrich had a late deflected goal that kept the stalemate through overtime. Ken Linehan and Jack Phair stood out defensively for their teams. Taconic moves to 1 0 1, Pittsfield slips to 0 1 1.
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Pittsfield High
Taconic
Clapp Park
Ron Plumb
PHS
Mark Ditmar
Pittsfield
Tracey Goodriich
Nets
Ken Linehan
Jack Phair
Wahconah Defeats Lenox 4 0 On Home Field
Wahconah Regional High School tops Lenox High 4 0 yesterday afternoon at Wahconah field. Chris Hall opened with a header from Mark Franklin’s corner, Dick Le Beau followed with an angle shot, Franklin converted a penalty kick to make it 3 0 after the first period. Lenox kept Wahconah scoreless in the second half as Dick Bacon added a final inside kick. Wahconah led 15 6 in shots and earned five corner kicks to none for Lenox. Lenox goalie Mike Steurwald made 15 saves while Wahconah blocked five with two foals. Wahconah improves to 2 0, Lenox to 0 2, with next hosting Monument Mountain Tuesday at 4 p.m.
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Dalton
Wahconah
Lenox High
Warriors
Chris Hall
Mark Franklin
Dick le Beau
Franklin
Lenox
Dick Bacon
Mike Steurwald
Monument Mountain
Wakconam
Lenox Hazen
G. Sheverwalt Ulmer
Galey Caleweigh
F Rice
The
Hott Adams
Witchs
Duval Rasch
He Me Streeter
Or Or
Dean Hatt
Demney Franklin
Triegten Bacon
LeBeer
Curtey
Smith
Janasen
Riedel
Tirred
Wittens
Orsenec
Hresser
Hateck
Rishards
Fassel
Peltier
Keily
Jones
Wallaee
Junior Grid Players To Demonstrate Plays At Wahconah Park
Edward Red Fox, commissioner of Wahconah Football League, schedules a walk through demonstration at Wahconah Park tomorrow afternoon during the season opener. A narrator will explain each player's role in a mid game interlude to illustrate basic play purposes.
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Wahconah Park
Edward “Red” Fox
Junior Football League Opens Season Tomorrow
The Pittsfield Junior Football League launches its sixth season with a doubleheader at Wahconah Park on Saturday starting at 12:30 PM. Last year’s champions the Lions face the Giants, Browns meet the Rams, in a round robin through Sun Oct 26, with coaches Castonguay Marcel Kalis returning and Steve Ciepiela guiding the Giants.
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Department of Parks and Recreation
Wahconah Park
G@lub
Pop Warner League
Lions
Giants
Browns
Rams
John Castonguay
Billi Marcel
Charley Kalis
Steve Ciepiela
Mike Lacy
Bill Stumpek
Edward Messer
Joe Williams
Bob Maher
Tom Guinan
Bob O’neil
Louis Bolonga
Wayne Ciepiela
Mike Surowiec
Greylock defeats St Josephs 2 1 in close soccer tilt
Mount Greylock Regional High School edged St Josephs High of Pittsfield 2 1 yesterday afternoon. Tom Rich and Chip Ellison each scored, Ellison opening at 9 54 of the second period, Pulano tying for St Josephs, and Rich finishing with a late third period strike. Sheldon made three saves, Pekala had 14 saves for St Josephs as Greylock out shot 24 7. Rochenour was standout in midfield for Greylock. St Josephs next hosts Taconic High at Clapp Park in a home game.
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Mount Greylock
St. Joseph's High
Pittsfield
Tom Rich
Chip Ellison
Greylock
Ellison
Rich
St. Joe
Chuck Pulano
Pulano
Dim Sheldon
Rick Pekala
St. Jon
Chris Rochenour
St. Joseph's
Taconic High
Clapp Park
Braves
Plunkett Capures Fifth Grade Touchdown Clash on Common
Plunkett won a fifth grade touch football game over Dawes on the Common yesterday afternoon by a score of 6 to 6. A touchdown pass from Mark Whaten to Bob Signow secured the First Street team’s win.
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Dawes
Mark Whaten
Bob Signow
Vinatier to coach Berkshire Community College soccer
Al Vinatier of Stockbridge is named head soccer coach at Berkshire Community College. He brings experience from Cranwell School and Continental Soccer School at Hotchkiss Lakeville. Hubert Vogelsinger of Yale assists. team schedules a 10 game slate with home games at Dalton American Legion field.
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Stockbridge
Berkshire Community College
Cranwell School
Hotchkiss School
Lakeville
Conn
Hubert Vogelsinger
Yale University
Lee High School
Lee Grid Fans Optimistic With Coach Consolati Back
Lee High football fans are upbeat as John Consolati returns to coach the Wildcats who face Pioneer Regional in the season opener at Northfield. Key players include QB Bob Lutcy, RB Gary Wellington, and tackle Turner, with depth concerns noted and a goal to surpass 500 this season.
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Consolati
John Consolati
Lee High
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Wildcats
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Northfield
Bob Lttcy
Mt. Everett Eagles Open Season Under Building Year
Mt. Everett Regional opens its football season at Hillsdale New York against Roeliff Jansen Consolidated. Under second year head coach Hal Halliday the team, with six sophomores and three juniors in the starting lineup, aims to improve on two winless seasons and develop a stronger passing attack led by soph quarterback Dick Sellew. Captain Jim Stevens and Tom Packlick will catch passes, while Jim Phillips anchors the backfield with Tony Cavilier and Ray Gunn Jr. Gary Brallier remains out with a foot injury. Captain Bill Gary leads the defense with sophomores Gena Gingras and Doug Lyman at linebackers. Schedule listed for Sept 27 to Nov 8 with all home games at 1:30.
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Northampton High
Bob Harris
PHS Ine
Blue Devils
Taconic
Chicopee High
Frontier Regional
South Deerfield
Hamp
Ron Lieberwirth
Mike Bilsza
John Piech
Dave Blinn
Péter Tromska
Greg Hurlburt
Bruce Niemczyk
Brian McCormick
Dick Stefan
Chip Baye
Bob Kozash
Kenny O’brien
Vinny LaVelle
Ron Dawson
Niemczyk
Ron Scagel
Steve Woodruff
Bob Walker
Timmy Sullivan
Bob Osgood
Consolati
Soph Frank Dignard
Dave Scarpa
John Streeter
Don Turner
Greg Benbenek
John DeVarennes
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Benbenek
DeVarennes
Dan Bettega
Soph
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Bill Tyer
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Jim Hunisy
Tim May
John Street
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Hank Zukowski
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Sheffield
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Hal Halliday
Halliday
Bob Duchart
Joe Kelley
Dick Sellew
Sellew
Jim Stevens
Tom Packlick
Jim Phillips
Phillips
Tony Cavilier
Ray Gunn Jr
Gary Brallier
Bill Gary
Sophs
Gena Gingras
Doug Lyman
Steve Morris
Tony Uilrich
Dover Plains
McGann Techs
Newtown
Bethely
Springfield Commerce
Weston
Spartans Power Past Adams for Second Win
Monument Mountain's Mike Warner nets two first half goals to lead the 4-0 victory over Adams in Berkshire County League play. Joe O'Brien opened scoring, Francisco Girona adds a third quarter marker. Adams goalie Tom Rusk faced 98 shots, 20 saved. Spartans improve to 2-0, Adams falls to 0-2. Next, Spartans visit Wahconah on Tuesday at 4 p.m.
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Mike Warner
Monument Mountain
Warner
Joe O’brien
Francisco Girona
Tom Rusk
Spartans
Jim Dereick
Spartans Avis
Gabéeaten Wahconah
Plunkett 6th Defeats Dawes in Touch Football
Wayne Murphy's 45 yard punt return for a touchdown in the second period gave Plunkett 6th graders a 6-0 victory over Dawes at Derning Field yesterday afternoon. Strong defense led by Murphy and Paul Hamilton for Plunkett and Peter Harrington for Dawes highlighted the game.
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Wayne Murphy
Plunkett
Dawes
Derning Field
Paul Hamilton
Murphy
Peter Harrington
Berkshire Christian to Open Soccer Season in Historic Debut
Berkshire Christian College will launch its first ever soccer season Tuesday afternoon against Berkshire Community College at the Dalton American Legion field. Fifteen candidates trained under athletic director Gene Peters who notes a rebuilding year. The first home match is set for Saturday September 27 at Cranwell School field in Nox.
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Berkshire Community College
Dalton American Legion
Gene Peters
Berkshire Christian
Philadelphia College
Cranwell School
Nox
Berkshire Is Final Week Of State Fairs
Hancock Massachusetts hosts the Berkshire County fair at Berkshire Downs for a final week of racing. An expected crowd of about 10,000 will attend as ten races are run daily through next Saturday except Tuesday. Perfecta betting will be offered on the final race each day with fans selecting the top two finishers.
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Hancock
Massachusetts
Berkshire County
Berkshire Downs
Perfecta
Endurance Tests Slated At Hinsdale
Hinsdale Lions Club sponsors a cross country endurance motorcycle event set to start at 10 a.m. from the Hinsdale Home Club with over 200 riders expected. The 88 mile route runs through hill towns east of Hinsdale at about 24 mph, taking roughly 3 hours 40 minutes, with route sheets for spectators available at the Home Club. This annual event benefits a local civic group.
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Lions Club
Hilltowns
Allen Eames
Greylock
Allendale Tops Mercer Gridders in 25-0 Win
Allendale sixth graders dominated Mercer in an elementary league game at Brown Field. Ricky Pearce led the offense contributing two rushing TDs two receiving TDs and an extra point via a pass to Ed Burt and another to Mark Santolin. Mercer standout was Mickey Dattavio.
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Allendale
Mercer
Brown Field
Ricky Pearce
Ed Burt
Mark Santolin
Mickey Dattavio
Redfield Wins In Overtime at Clapp Park
Redfield defeated Pomeroy 6 to 0 in overtime after a tense fifth grade game at Clapp Park. Dennis Messana passed to Robert Quin for the decisive play, with Bill Barbour and Dave Houghtaling contributing strong play for Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Clapp Park
Dennis Messana
Robert Quinto
Bill Barbour
Dave Houghtaling
Dick Hunter Wins Wahconah Junior Golf Championship
Dick Hunter Jr. captured the Wahconah Country Club junior golf title with a 39 8978 score. Tom Toski Jr. was runner-up at 41 39 80, and John Quirk placed third at 39 45 84.
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Dalton
Ick Hunter Jr
Wahconah Country Club
Tom Toski Jr
John Quirk
Fleet race results and MLB schedule fragment
A mixed sports snippet lists an eighth race result with two horses and payouts, followed by an Associated Press MLB schedule slate featuring American League games and a National League lineup with pitchers and teams such as Oakland California Chicago Kansas City Seattle Minnesota Boston Detroit Washington Cleveland New York Baltimore Pittsburgh New York Philadelphia Montreal St Louis Cincinnati Houston Atlanta San Diego Los Angeles San Francisco.
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