Christopher Marcisz
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For Eliza Edens, new album ‘Death Drive’ finds joy amid grief and heartache
LIFE AND LOSS Eliza Edens, a native of Williamstown, has released a new album, "Death Drive," and will perform at Studio 9 in North Adams on Nov. 20. Singer-songwriter Eliza Edens brings new album ‘Death Drive’ to Studio 9 in North Adams on Nov. 20, exploring grief, identity and reckless joy. This story was made possible by contributions made to the Local Journalism Fund.
Greylock outlasts South Shore, reaches D-IV quarterfinals
MIAA VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT Mount Greylock junior Tyanna Lepicer helped her team to a win over South Shore Vo-Tech in the MIAA D-IV Round of 16. The Mounties made it back to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2024 For two sets the fifth-seeded Mount Greylock volleyball team looked like it was on a roll through the MIAA Division IV Round of 16 matchup against No. 21 South Shore Technical High School.
Bond, Blue Devils blast away on Pioneer; Drury girls advance to Round of 16
NORTH ADAMS — It seemed like the only thing that could slow down the Drury girls soccer team in its MIAA Division V Round of 32 matchup against Pioneer Charter School of Science was a rain and hail squall in the first half that might have kept them from getting in gear But it didn’t last long, and once the weather cleared a bit. The Blue Devils were powered by 4 goals from sophomore forward Ella Bond, who was locked in with junior Lily Mirante, who had a goal and an assist.
Pope Francis edges Monument Mountain boys soccer, wins Class B title on PKs
WESTERN MASS. BOYS SOCCER The Monument Mountain defense readies to defend a Pope Francis free kick. Spartans' Sean Collins drew first blood at BCC, but top-seeded Cardinals left standing with Western Mass. crown PITTSFIELD — The Monument Mountain boys soccer team reached Sunday’s final of the PVIAC Western Massachusetts Class B Tournament after prevailing in a thrilling penalty shootout on Thursday.
McCann boys soccer upset by Westfield Tech in Class C quarterfinals
WESTERN MASS. BOYS SOCCER McCann Tech keeper Ben Harris shouts at his defense to get up the field after making a save. The Hornets lost at home in the first round of Western Mass. NORTH ADAMS — The difference in power rankings between the McCann Tech and Westfield Tech boys soccer teams for No. 4 and No. 5 in the PVIAC Western Mass. Class C tournament, the difference that determined who had to make the hour and twenty minute drive on a school night, was only a mere sliver — 0.11 of a point.
Drury girls soccer advances through SICS into PVIAC Class C semifinals
WESTERN MASS. GIRLS SOCCER Ella Bond scored an unassisted first-half goal and the Drury girls moved into the PVIAC Class C semifinals with Monday's home win over SICS.
Lenox girls soccer sprints past Lee on Senior Night
GIRLS SOCCER Lee's Ava Lucy tries to block Lenox's Jane Elliot as she takes possession of the ball during a match in Lenox on Thursday night. The Millionaires ended their regular season with a win over Lee. LENOX — Since 2021 the non-league rivalry between the Lee and Lenox girls soccer teams has been a lopsided affair, with Lee not even scoring against its neighbors.
Pittsfield High boys soccer scores confidence-building win over Frontier
BOYS SOCCER Armando Coreas scored Pittsfield's lone goal in the 63rd minute of Wednesday's 1-0 win over Frontier. Generals finally get better of Redhawks behind Armando Coreas' second-half goal PITTSFIELD — Last season the Frontier Regional boys soccer team ended Pittsfield’s Western Mass. playoff run in an overtime thriller. The year before they knocked them out of the state tournament.
Monument Mountain volleyball stumbles at finish, shares Metro title
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL The Spartans hosted Hampden Charter on Senior Night in Great Barrington.
At Jacob’s Pillow, Doug Varone celebrates 40 years of dance with works old and new
JACOB'S PILLOW Doug Varone brings four decades of movement to the Doris Duke Theatre Oct. 23-25. From Chopin solos to a Radiohead-inspired premiere, Doug Varone brings four decades of movement to the Berkshires. This story was made possible by contributions made to the Local Journalism Fund. BECKET — Doug Varone performed the first of his series of solo dances, “Nocturnes,” right as he was launching his own company.
Mount Greylock girls soccer blanks Longmeadow in rain-soaked Friday night clash
GIRLS SOCCER Mount Greylock senior Adele Low scored a goal in the team's home win over Longmeadow. Mounties score beneficial 3-0 win over Class A Longmeadow WILLIAMSTOWN — For the past few years it has been a late season tradition for the Mount Greylock girls soccer team to face off against Longmeadow, a strong program from the Valley, as a bit of non-league preparation for the postseason.
Wahconah girls soccer secures road win over Monument Mountain
GIRLS SOCCER Wahconah's Olivia Johnson heads the ball in for the game's lone goal. Monument Mountain's Addie Aloisi defends. Olivia Johnson header the difference as Warriors improve to 9-1-1. GREAT BARRINGTON — Coming into the weekend with a two-game win streak, the Monument Mountain girls soccer team was looking to continue its momentum on Saturday afternoon against Grieve League foe Wahconah.
Behind Ezan's return, Pittsfield High boys soccer rallies past Minnechaug
Boys Soccer After allowing the opening goal, Armando Coreas and the PHS defense held Minnechaug off the board in Tuesday's 4-1 win. Amos Ezan's second-half hat trick powered the Generals to a home win Tuesday PITTSFIELD — When Pittsfield High’s boys soccer team played Minnechaug Regional for the first time this season three weeks ago, they gave up a first goal and rattled off three unanswered goals for the win.
Pan-Mass Challenge's Unpaved event back in Berkshires for Year 5
Pan-Mass Challenge Cyclists rode three different loops throughout southern Berkshire County on Saturday. Riders traverse loops of 20, 30 or 50 miles, starting and finishing at Camp Mah-Kee-Nac LENOX — It was early afternoon and the riders were arriving in little groups at the finishing point for the Pan-Mass Challenge Unpaved event at Camp Mah-Kee-Nac by the Stockbridge Bowl on Saturday.
Jacob’s Pillow fall season looks to the future while celebrating dance history
BECKET — Jacob’s Pillow's fall season will showcase some of the most promising young choreographers in ballet and a master of contemporary dance celebrating a major milestone, offering audiences a spectrum of dance today. A new partnership with the Young American Grand Prix, announced Sept. 21, will give the stage to eight fellows in YAGP’s new choreography fellowship. This is a subscriber exclusive story. Subscribe today to access this story and all of our stories with 24/7 unlimited access.
Hoosac Valley and McCann Tech girls soccer teams duel to a draw
CHESHIRE — Every team off to a rough start wants to get the ship back on course before the whole season is lost, and both the McCann Tech and Hoosac Valley girls soccer teams came to Monday’s North County clash focused on resetting the tone for the remainder of the season. The This is a subscriber exclusive story. Subscribe today to access this story and all of our stories with 24/7 unlimited access. Subscribe today. Cancel anytime.
Getting together and getting better: Series of pickleball socials develop community around the growing sport
Wahconah, Mount Greylock and Lenox all got Berkshire League volleyball wins while Monument Mountain won on the hardwood, too. Soccer and golf news in the roundup.
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At The Adams Theater, ‘Ghost Factory’ explores the lives left behind when factories close
ADAMS — At their peak in the 1940s, the factories of Johnson City, N.Y., employed nearly 25,000 people and made over 50 million pairs of shoes a year. Nearly all the boots worn by the military in World War I and II. And like so many places across the country, their disappearance in the 1980s left behind vast empty buildings, fading memories, and communities forced to rethink who they are. This is a subscriber exclusive story.
Drury baseball reaches MIAA Division V Final Four for second straight year
NORTH ADAMS — The Drury High baseball team cruised through the first two rounds of the MIAA Division V State Tournament with explosive bats and sharp pitching, outscoring opponents by a whopping 39 runs. And on Saturday at Joe Wolfe Field the Blue Devils kept the good times rolling. The Blue Devils hoist the MIAA D-V Final Four trophy and banner on the field at Joe Wolfe Stadium Saturday afternoon in North Adams.
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Tate Carothers and Oscar Heeringa both won 6-0, 6-0 shutouts at first and second singles to send the Mounties by Carver on Wednesday in Williamstown.
Bazinet powers Lenox baseball to upset win over No. 1 Drury in Class C semifinals
NORTH ADAMS — With a two-run lead in the bottom of the seventh, Lenox pitcher Robby Bazinet hit two batters to put the tying runs on base, then saw the potential go-ahead run reach on a very close play at first with two outs. The bases were loaded for Drury’s potent leadoff hitter Julian Feliciano, with a trip to the PVIAC Western Massachusetts Class C final on the line. "I started getting ahead of myself, releasing a little early,” Bazinet said.
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It marked the second consecutive time the Mounties lost to Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School in the Western Mass. tournament. Last year, the Mounties fell in the semifinal.
Lenox baseball hangs on to spoil Senior Night under the lights at McCann Tech
NORTH ADAMS — In a pitching battle it only takes a few clutch hits and some mental mistakes to swing the outcome. McCann Tech’s Hayden Barrett did all he could for the Hornets on Senior Night at Joe Wolfe Field, pitching a complete game and notching 12 strikeouts. But Lenox was able to hang on for a 3-2 win thanks to a big night at the plate from Logan Slater and strong outings from juniors Seamus Cooney and David Kirchner on the mound.
Boris Grebenshchikov to open TurnPark Art exhibit with music shaped by Soviet underground
WEST STOCKBRIDGE — Even as the Soviet Union became a stagnant police state, the underground music scene where Boris Grebenshchikov and his band Akvarium began was a small pocket of another cosmos. His earliest work is a sonic landscape that borrowed folk rock from the West and added Russian melodies and lyricism. This is a subscriber exclusive story. Subscribe today to access this story and all of our stories with 24/7 unlimited access. Subscribe today. Cancel anytime.
Williams College baseball waxes MCLA in season finale for the Ephs
NORTH ADAMS — The Route 2 rivalry between the Williams and MCLA baseball teams has been lopsided for a while, with the Ephs taking 10 of 12 matchups in the years since 2009. And yesterday’s installment at Joe Wolfe Field fit into the pattern. The Ephs took advantage of a disastrous start by MCLA in the top of the first to leap to a seven-run lead and wouldn’t look back, coming home with a 14-1 win in seven innings against a Trailblazers team still learning the hard way.
Hoosac Valley boys lacrosse wins tough against shorthanded Lenox
CHESHIRE — Even if the standings have Lenox boys lacrosse at the top of the Pioneer League at the moment, Hoosac Valley still feels like the team everyone in the Berkshires is chasing with its back-to-back Western Mass. titles coming into this season. On Wednesday afternoon the Hurricanes' potent attack and improving defense gave them an early lead to fend off a poised, though undermanned, Lenox team to seal an 11-7 victory. The This is a subscriber exclusive story.
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Wahconah boys lacrosse holds on to beat Lenox
LENOX — This has been a rebuilding year for the Wahconah boys lacrosse team, after a 3-15 campaign last year. Getting on the right track for the young squad will take big team wins against county rivals. And by capitalizing on a few key penalties, the Warriors were able on Monday afternoon to emerge with a hard-fought non-league win against Lenox, which had won six in a row coming into the game. “We This is a subscriber exclusive story.
Taconic softball heats up late to beat rival Pittsfield High
PITTSFIELD — The first few innings of Saturday afternoon’s matchup between Taconic and Pittsfield shaped up to be a fascinating pitchers' duel, with Pittsfield’s Ava McMahon throwing hard and getting plenty of swings and misses, against Taconic’s Abby Bliss throwing crafty off-speed pitches and trusting her defense to get the outs. By the later innings it was the Thunder's offense that put things together first to propel them to an 8-2 win.
Taconic softball rolls over Drury on Opening Day in North Adams
NORTH ADAMS — In an Opening Day battle for two teams rebuilding after graduating some quality pitching, Taconic capitalized on two five-run innings to get the better of Drury, 16-5, on a chilly overcast Wednesday at Alcombright Field. Abby Soto went 4 for 5, scored four runs, and had six RBIs to lead the Thunder attack, along with Ella Stodden and Kylie Duhamel, who each scored three runs. Flash Sale! 99 Cents for 6 months of digital access. Subscribe today. Cancel anytime.
McCann Tech ice hockey bounces back to win State Vocational School Championship
The Blue Devils jumped into the No. 1 spot in D-V, while Pittsfield is 2 in D-III. Lee, Wahconah, Hoosac Valley, Lenox, Mount Greylock and McCann Tech all learned their paths Saturday.
Taconic ice hockey finally returns home and scores win over Agawam
PITTSFIELD — The Taconic boys hockey team has been all over since its last home game over a month ago. They’ve been up to North Adams, over to West Springfield a few times, to Easthampton twice, and all the way out to Rhode Island. But Wednesday night’s matchup against league rival Agawam at the Pittsfield Boys and Girls Club shows that it's always nice to come home. The This is a subscriber exclusive story. Subscribe today to access this story and all of our stories with 24/7 unlimited access.
McCann Tech girls basketball puts on defensive showcase in home win over Gateway
Shooting Around returns in the new year with its first episode of 2026 talking about what has been going on on the basketball courts in the county.
McCann Tech ice hockey edges Easthampton for fifth straight win
NORTH ADAMS — With two goals each from each member of its red-hot starting line, the McCann Tech boys hockey team held on for a gritty 6-5 win over conference rival Easthampton Wednesday night. The Hornet bus took a couple different avenues to reach the result and stay atop the Wright Conference, from a high-scoring six-goal first period to a tough and heavy third, and the win at Peter W. This is a subscriber exclusive story.
Bayliss nets overtime winner to send McCann Tech ice hockey by rival Taconic
NORTH ADAMS — It had been more than three years since a North County hockey team prevailed against a rival from the center of the county on the ice. But in a back-and-forth match in front of a packed house on Saturday night, McCann Tech relied on hat tricks from Dallas Ritcher and Everett Bayliss to pull off an exciting overtime win against Taconic, 6-5. McCann Tech's Brayden Canales checks Taconic's Luke Naventi during the second period Saturday night in North Adams.
Williams College men's basketball holds off second-half charge by Vassar at home
WILLIAMSTOWN — The Williams College men’s basketball team only trailed for about half a minute at the very start of Wednesday night’s game against Vassar College. But it took a calm effort to fend off the previously undefeated Brewers, who managed to tie the score in each half, before the Ephs prevailed with a 79-69 win. “They’re This is a subscriber exclusive story. Subscribe today to access this story and all of our stories with 24/7 unlimited access. Subscribe today. Cancel anytime.
Drury girls soccer drops tough 1-0 decision to David Prouty in state tournament
NORTH ADAMS — For a team that began its season 0-5-1, and whose starting 11 included only one senior and one junior, the Drury girls could call the season a success just getting into the MIAA Division V State Tournament, let alone hosting their first-round match. But at the end of a hard-fought back-and-forth match, the 15th-ranked Blue Devils couldn’t overcome a 1-0 deficit against No. This is a subscriber exclusive story.
Lee girls soccer rises to the challenge in state tournament opener
LEE — One tried and true way to put a lopsided loss behind you is to get a lopsided win. After the Lee girls soccer team allowed seven goals to Hopkins Academy in the Western Massachusetts Class D semifinals last month, the team could have folded up for the season. Instead, This is a subscriber exclusive story. Subscribe today to access this story and all of our stories with 24/7 unlimited access. Subscribe today. Cancel anytime.
Lee sweeps Greenfield in MIAA Division V Volleyball Tournament first round
Mount Greylock shut out Smith Vocational Wednesday night at BCC to win the program's third-straight title, following the Greylock girls who won on the same field right before the boys took to the turf.
Lenox volleyball sweeps through semifinals to set Western Mass. championship rematch with Mount Greylock
LENOX — If it is late October in the Berkshires, it can only mean one thing — Lenox and Mount Greylock volleyball playing for a trophy. The 2025 edition is here right on time. This is a subscriber exclusive story. Subscribe today to access this story and all of our stories with 24/7 unlimited access. Subscribe today. Cancel anytime.
McCann Tech pounces on Pathfinder in Western Mass. Class C Boys Soccer Quarterfinals
Wahconah's Cooper Calvert and Mount Greylock's Nora Lopez lead Berkshire County soccer players in points as county teams prepare for the playoffs. The Mount Greylock soccer programs earned the top overall seeds in the Western Mass. Class C Soccer Tournament while over a dozen other county programs made the cut. Top-seeded Lenox, along with No. 2s Lee and Wahconah swept into semis, while No. 6 Taconic upset Baystate and will meet Wahconah in Round 2.
Mount Greylock dominates Lenox boys soccer in Moriarty League rematch
WILLIAMSTOWN — In their first matchup three weeks ago, Lenox held off Mount Greylock’s attack and made the most of its chances to secure a 3-1 upset. In the rematch Thursday in Williamstown, the Mounties were in no mood to even let their opponent get a foot in the door. Led This is a subscriber exclusive story. Subscribe today to access this story and all of our stories with 24/7 unlimited access. Subscribe today. Cancel anytime.
Mount Greylock volleyball heating up late, sweeps Wahconah for 4th straight win
WILLIAMSTOWN — After narrowly taking the first two sets, 25-23, Mount Greylock volleyball looked to be in the middle of another battle if it wanted to claim a straight-set win in a closely-watched Berkshire League battle in front of a loud, raucous crowd on Friday night. The third set went back and forth, with the Warriors' steady patience keeping it close. That is until 15-11, when Mountie sophomore Tyanna Lepicier stepped up to serve.
Brooke Harrington's hat trick the difference as Wahconah girls soccer downs Drury
McCann Tech boys soccer and golf both faced Hopkins Academy and both won while Lee, Wahconah and Drury girls soccer beat county opponents on Monday. All that and more in the roundup.
Smith Voc. Vikings vanquish McCann Tech girls soccer under the lights
NORTH ADAMS — The Smith Vocational and McCann Tech girls soccer teams have been as evenly matched as can be, splitting the series last year and sharing a league title. They entered Monday’s matchup with unbeaten records after a tie earlier this season. But it was the visiting Vikings who took advantage of some long-range firepower and a few clean breaks to seize a 4-1 victory. McCann This is a subscriber exclusive story.
Hoosac Valley boys soccer gets back to winning ways with home shutout of Drury
In the latest MIAA Power Rankings release Lee football is the top of the Division VIII rankings while in girls soccer, Mount Greylock is moving up in D-IV and Lenox volleyball is climbing in D-V.
Lee girls soccer stays unbeaten in Tri-County North, continues rebound season with win at Taconic
Elyssa Scrimo took first on her Senior Day, and so did teammate Ben Harwood, but the visiting Mounties had the horses to sweep the meet, including a one-point win for the Greylock boys.
MCLA men's soccer opens October with home win over SUNY Cobleskill
NORTH ADAMS — A year ago Gustavo de Oliveira and Kyle Cardoso were racking up goals and assists — usually setting one another up — as they played for Pittsfield High School in the best of their three seasons together. Now they’re on a different Berkshire soccer field, with a different seat of teammates, playing at a different level, but still working together. This is a subscriber exclusive story. Subscribe today to access this story and all of our stories with 24/7 unlimited access.
Mount Greylock boys soccer blanks Wahconah for Saturday road win
DALTON — The Mount Greylock boys soccer team came to Wahconah for Saturday’s match eager to put behind them a tough loss on Monday to Lenox and to correct course after losing three of the last four. A few fortunate plays in the first half, some stout defense, and a second-half hat trick from junior Everett Bayliss were just what they needed to come away with a convincing 5-0 win. “We This is a subscriber exclusive story.
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