Mike Whalen of Williams College 2006 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Candidate

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Williams College head football coach Mike Whalen has been nominated for the 2006 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award that will be announced in December. The Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award is presented to the coach who best exemplifies responsibility and excellence on and off the field. Selected based on their professional competence and achievement, commitment to the well-being and development of the student-athletes, high ethical standards, and civic and charitable stewardships, the Liberty Mutual coach of the Year will receive $1000,000 to support his civic and charitable activities. In addition, Liberty Mutual will grant $20,000 in scholarship to the alumni association of the winning coach's school. Fans are encouraged to vote for their favorite coach by going to www.coachoftheyear.com . Fans that go online to vote will be entered into a sweepstakes to win a trip for four to the 2007 Rose Bowl Game in Pasadena, CA. Fans can vote once a day, but they will only be entered into the sweepstakes one time. A panel of players and coaches representing the members of the College Football Hall of Fame, national college football media and Liberty Mutual representatives will narrow the field of nominated coaches to 10 finalists by Nov. 8th. The 10 finalists will be profiled on a one-hour ABC special on December 9, 2006 at 2:00 pm. "Liberty Mutual has chosen to honor responsible coaching because it is one of the clearest examples of a positive influence on young people, their families, and entire communities with the smallest actions," said Steve Sullivan, Liberty Mutual's senior vice president, Corporate Communications.

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2025 Year in Sports: Mount Greylock Girls Track Was County's Top Story

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
08:43AM / Sunday, December 28, 2025

Mount Greylock Regional School did not need an on-campus track to be a powerhouse.

But it did not hurt.

In the same spring that it held its first meets on its new eight-lane track, Mount Greylock won its second straight Division 6 State Championship to become the story of the year in high school athletics in Berkshire County.

"It meant so much this year to be able to come and compete on our own track and have people come here – especially having Western Mass here, it's such a big meet,"Mounties standout Katherine Goss said at the regional meet in late May. "It's nice to win on our own track.”

A week later at the other end of the commonwealth, Goss placed second in the triple jump and 100-meter hurdles and third in the 400 hurdles to help the Mounties finish nearly five points ahead of the field.

Her teammates Josephine Bay, Cornelia Swabey, Brenna Lopez and Vera de Jong ran circles around the competition with a nine-second win in the 4-by-800 relay. And the Mounties placed second in the 4-by-400 relay while picking up a third-place showing from Nora Lopez in the javelin.

Mount Greylock's girls won a third straight Western Mass Championship on the day the school's boys team claimed a fourth straight title. At states, the Mounties finished fifth in Division 6.

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