Williams Women's Crew Headed to 4th NCAA Rowing Championships

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Indianapolis, IN - The NCAA Division III Women's Rowing Committee has selected the Division III teams that will compete in the 2006 NCAA Division III Women's Rowing Championships. The championships will be held May 26-28 at the Finn Caspersen Rowing Center in West Windsor, New Jersey. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick and the Princeton National Rowing Association will serve as hosts. Division III Race schedule Friday, May 26 8:45 a.m.Division III Eights Heat #1 9:00 a.m.Division III Eights Heat #2 4:15 p.m.Division III Eights Repechage #1 4:30 p.m.Division III Eights Repechage #2 Saturday, May 27 11:15 a.m.Division III Eights Petite Final 11:30 a.m.Division III Eights Grand Final The championships are comprised of six teams and each team is required to field two boats of eight rowers (a Varsity I and a Varsity II boat) and a coxswain. Two at-large Eights are also selected. The following are the berths that are allocated: Pool A – one (Pool A consists of conference automatic qualifiers); Pools B and C – five (Pools B and C include independents and conferences that are not awarded automatic qualification). Two At-Large Varsity I boats were also selected. TEAMS: Pool A *Williams Pools B and C Ithaca Puget Sound Smith Trinity (Connecticut) Tufts At-Large I Eights Colby Lewis & Clark *Automatic qualifier In 2005 Ithaca topped Smith to earn its second Division III Women's Rowing Championships team title May 27-29 at the CSUS Aquatic Center in Sacramento, California. The Ephs won the NESCAC and New England titles (including the prestigious All Points Trophy) this spring and then finished second to Ithaca in the ECAC Championships in their last outing on May 13th. Williams won the first NCAA Div. III Rowing Championships offered by the NCAA in 2002 and Justin Moore's Ephs are intent on joining Ithaca as a two-time winner. "I collected everyone's exam schedule after the ECACs and then sent out a practice schedule based on that," noted Moore. "What I heard back from the captains is that they did not want to cut back on their practice time because they are focused on both their academics and athletics and need the discipline of having to do well in both to stay sharp. This is a very focused group. And I really like where they are at right now." With exams now in the rear view mirror the Ephs can focus all of their energies on rowing. Moore is taking this time to tinker with his two boats to put together the fastest combinations for the championship races this weekend. "The Ephs 1V boat has one loss, to Ithaca at the ECACs this season, and I believe we can improve on the racing effort put forth at ECACs," said Moore. "The 2V has one loss, to Trinity at New Englands. Before the ECACs we added strength to our 2V line-up and we raced some of the best athletes from our undefeated novice crew in this boat. The result was significant as the crew went on to win the ECAC 2V race by seven seconds. We were actually missing one of the women from that boat, due to the flu, that weekend, so we are excited to see how fast they can be at the NCAAs." The Ephs have shown that they are very competitive this season as they have posted strong finishes with several boats almost every weekend out on the water, but there are a lot of good teams in Div. III so the Ephs will have to bring their A game to contend for the NCAA title. "The heats are going to be extremely important for both boats," said Moore. The 2V must finish at least fourth in their heat to have a chance of advancing out of the progression to the grand final. To accomplish this, they must beat one of the 1st varsity crews in that event. It's a huge challenge. At ECACs the 1st Varsity was inconsistent. Some parts of each race were strong and some parts were unsatisfactory. At NCAAs we need each part of our race to be well executed. This starts with the heats. We need to show ourselves that there is no room for inconsistency in our performances." The Bombers of Ithaca College appear poised to repeat as NCAA champions and claim a second consecutive title and a third title overall. "I cannot say what it would take to win the Varsity event," said Moore. "Ithaca is an extremely strong crew that is rowing with a great deal of confidence right now. We could row a near perfect race, and still not beat them. We have an extremely strong and deep team. We demonstrated this at every regatta this year, winning the women's team all points trophy at both the New England Rowing Championships and the ECAC Invitational. I believe that if each boat rows to it's potential we have an excellent shot at winning the team title. This has been the focus all year."
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Police Suspect No Foul Play on DOA at Wahconah Park

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Pittsfield Police Department suspects no foul play in the death of an individual found on Wahconah Park's property on Monday. 

Police Lt. Cheryl Callahan confirmed that a person was dead on arrival when police were called to 105 Wahconah St. around 5:30 p.m. on Monday, July 6. 

"The party was identified, and there is no foul play. The medical examiner's office did accept the body," she reported on Tuesday when contacted by iBerkshires. 

Police were unable to specify where on the property the body was found and did not identify the person. Behind the ballpark and parking lot is a park and swampy area. 

If evidence pointing to foul play were discovered, that information would come from the detective bureau, Callahan said. 

This is not the first time a deceased person has been found on the property. 

Three years ago, human remains were found near the swampy area behind the park by a city employee who was cutting brush. The remains were later identified as 43-year-old Luis Lopez-Lopez. 

The Wahconah Park grandstand is currently being demolished following its condemnation in 2022, and the site is not currently in active use while the city plans for a $15 million rebuild. 

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