St. Stanislaus School benefit, 9 to 4 in Kolbe Hall, Adams. Bake sale, snack bar, games, Chinese auctions, money raffle, crafts, and pierogi.
Blackinton Union Church, 1373 Massachusetts Ave., North Adams; 10 to 2. Crafts table, bake sale, Chinese auction, the Christmas table, and kid's grab bag. Lunch $4, $2 kids.
First Congregational Church, North Adams, 9-2.
Nov. 28 Becket Federated Church, Route 8, holiday bazaar from 9-3. Lunch, crafts, baked goods, holiday and other items. Information: Mary Peltier, Parish House, 413-623-5217.
Dec. 5
Holiday Fair at First Congregational Church, 25 Park Place, Lee, from 10 to 3; handcrafted items, raffles, children's shop, bake sale, cut Christmas trees and lunch from 11 to 1. Includes angel-themed goods from SERRV. Information, 413-243-1033 or www.ucc-lee.org.
Dec. 12-13
North Adams Country Club, crafts 9-4; food from That's a Wrap from 11-2. Information: Sheryl Morehouse at 413-822-3329.
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2008-09 Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball All-Conference Team
MCLA Sports Info 02:56PM / Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Buzzards Bay, Mass. — Salem State College senior center Dylan Holmes has been named as the 2008-09 Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year for the second straight season and heads the league’s all-conference squad in a vote taken of the conference’s seven coaches. A native of Groton, Mass., Holmes averaged 19.1 points per game and 8.9 rebounds per contest during the regular season in repeating as Player of the Year and leading the Vikings to a share of the MASCAC regular season crown with a 20-5 overall mark, including a 10-2 league slate.
Holmes’ Salem State teammate, freshman guard/forward Brian Clark (Deerfield, Mass.), was tabbed as the 2008-09 MASCAC Rookie of the Year after averaging eight points and five rebounds during his inaugural collegiate campaign.
Bridgewater State College’s Joe Farroba and Salem State’s Chris Harvey shared the honor of 2008-09 MASCAC Co-Coaches of the Year. Farroba led the Bears to an 18-6 mark during the regular season, while Harvey’s Vikings take a 20-5 record into the post-season, and the two squads shared the MASCAC regular season title with identical 10-2 conference marks.
Holmes was joined on the 2008-09 MASCAC first-team all-conference squad by Bridgewater State’s Roland Millien, Worcester State’s Maurice Horton, Framingham State’s Josue Almodovar, Westfield State’s Dave Jaehnig and Salem State teammate Stevie Celestin. The 2008-09 MASCAC second-team all-conference squad consisted of Framingham State’s Roderick Jackson, Bridgewater State’s Judah Jackson and Nicholas Motta, Fitchburg State’s Brian Torres, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts’ Jon Greenberg and Westfield State’s Brandon Mauer.
Greenberg MCLA's sophomore center averaged 14.4 points per game and led the MASCAC in rebounding with an average of 11.4 per game. Greenberg a graduate of Dennis-Yarmouth High School also placed 4th in the conference in Blocked Shots. MCLA Freshman Chris Harris (Dorchester, MA/John D. O'Bryant High School) finished 2nd in Rookie of the Year Voting. Harris averaged 8.7 points per game and 5.4 rebounds per game. Harris started 23 of the 24 games he played in and led all MASCAC first year players in seven of the eleven statistical categories kept by the league.
Now celebrating its 38th year, the Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference is comprised of eight NCAA Division III member institutions: Bridgewater State College, Fitchburg State College, Framingham State College, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Salem State College, Westfield State College and Worcester State College.
2008-09 MASCAC Men’s Basketball All-conference Teams
FIRST TEAM
Player
Institution
Class
Position
Hometown
Dylan Holmes
Salem State
Senior
Center
Groton, Mass
Roland Millien
Bridgewater State
Senior
Center
Stoughton, Mass
Maurice Horton
Worcester State
Junior
Forward
Detroit, Mich
Josue Almodovar
Framingham State
Junior
Forward
Holyoke, Mass
Dave Jaehnig
Westfield State
Senior
Guard
Quincy, Mass
Stevie Celestin
Salem State
Senior
Guard
Somerville, Mass
SECOND TEAM
Player
Institution
Class
Position
Hometown
Roderick Jackson
Framingham State
Junior
Forward
Cambridge, Mass
Judah Jackson
Bridgewater State
Sophomore
Guard
Everett, Mass
Brian Torres
Fitchburg State
Senior
G/F
North Dighton, Mass
Jon Greenberg
MCLA
Sophomore
Center
Antwerp, Belgium
Nicholas Motta
Bridgewater State
Sophomore
Forward
Fairhaven, Mass
Brandon Mauer
Westfield State
Junior
Guard
Pittsfield, Mass
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Dylan Holmes, Salem State Senior Center Groton, Mass
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Brian Clark, Salem State Freshman G/F Deerfield, Mass
CO-COACHES OF THE YEAR
Joe Farroba, Bridgewater State Chris Harvey, Salem State
Parts of this release are courtesy of Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference Jim Seavey, Director of Media Relation
