Drury High School Athletic Director John Franzoni announced several changes to the Blue Devils' fall sports schedules on Saturday:

GIRLS SOCCER:
vs. Easthampton — new date 9/22 (postponed from 9/9)
at St Joe — will be played on 9/27 at BCC @ 6:30 p.m. (varsity only)
 
BOYS SOCCER:
at St Joe — will be played on 9/17 at BCC @ 6:30 p.m. (varsity only)
at Taconic — will be played on 9/21 at BCC @ 7 p.m. (JV will play @ 5:30 at Taconic HS)
at Hoosac — game has been moved to Thursday, Sept 30 (moved from 10/1)
 
CROSS COUNTRY:
at Wahconah — meet will now be run on Thursday, Sept 30 (moved from 9/29)
 
GOLF:
vs. Mt Greylock — new date will be Monday, Sept 20 (moved from 9/7)
at Lenox — new date will be Wednesday, Sept 29 (moved from 9/17)
 
FOOTBALL:
Varsity game vs. Hoosac on November 6 — game time is 2:30 p.m.
JV football changes;
at Mt Greylock — game time is 6 p.m. on Sept 27
at Monument — new date is Sunday, Oct 17 @ 2 p.m. (moved from 10/18)
at Lee — game time is 5 p.m. on Oct 25

Athletic directors can e-mail all schedule changes and announcements to info@iBerkshires.com. Futhermore, local coaches are encouraged to e-mail individual team updates, scores and other interesting anecdotes to pronan@iBerkshire.com, and the info will be shared on the 4th and Inches sports blog.

Drury senior Nik Andrews was recently named the Berkshire County Male Athlete of the Year by the WBEC Sports Caravan Committee.

Before joining iBerkshires.com, I covered Northern Berkshire County athletics at the North Adams Transcript since August 2008. While I had the pleasure of watching many talented athletes compete during that span of almost two full school years, there were a few athletes who kept coming back when it was time to name the all-star teams.

McCann senior Ben Raimer is one example. He is a three-sport star (football, basketball, baseball) with the Hornets. Hoosac Valley's Sam LeBeau is another. She excels in soccer, basketball and track & field. Drury's Cassie Lincoln (soccer, basketball, T&F),  Mount Greylock's Mackenzie Hitchcock (Cross country, Nordic Ski, T&F) and Mount Greylock's Andy Budz (golf, hockey, lacrosse) are a few more examples of local athletes who shine during all three seasons.

I'm sure that I'm forgetting a handful of other students who deserve to be mentioned. But, that's the beauty of a blog...if I think of any others — or the readers want to e-mail me at pronan@iBerkshires.com with their thoughts  — I can always update.

But getting back to Andrews....There wasn't one season that passed in my two years of covering sports that Andrews' name wasn't invading headlines. I wrote a feature on him last spring when he was the only Berkshire County athlete to qualify for the New England Track & Field Championships, and I have interacted with him dozens of times after basketball, soccer or track and field events.

Not only is he an exceptional athlete, but he's a stand-up kid. He's respectful to his teammates, coaches and opponents. He's always positive, and his performance in the classroom is just as impressive as his athletic resume. He'll be going to Providence College in the fall, and the Friars are lucky to have him.

By no means am I trying to downplay  the accomplishments of the other county athletes, and I'm certainly not implying that he's the only gem in the bunch, but in regards to athletic performance, academics and overall attitude, none  — at least in my two years  — have been more well-rounded than Andrews.

To read a couple nice features on Andrews, check out this and this.

The Mount Everett at Drury varsity tennis match, which was canceled today because of the wet weather, will now be played tomorrow (Thursday, May 20) at 4 p.m. at the MCLA tennis courts.

Coaches and ADs are encouraged to send cancellations and/or event announcements to pronan@iberkshires.com.

Wednesday's Drury softball and tennis events have been postponed due to inclement weather. Drury at Taconic junior varsity and varsity softball will now be played on Tuesday, May 18. Varsity will start at 4 p.m.

Drury at Lee varsity tennis will be played on Wednesday, May 26 at 4 p.m.

Any cancellations or postponements can be sent to pronan@iBerkshires.com.