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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ADAMS, Mass. - Val’s jumped out to an early 3-1 lead after 2 innings against Lions’ ace Colby Gage, as Matt Waltermire sparked the offense with 3 hits and scored twice. David Haley added 2 hits and an RBI and also scored a run. Unfortunately for Val’s, with the exception of a single from Matt Koperniak, the rest of the bats were silent as Gage settled in and recorded 12 strikeouts in 5⅓ innings of work.
Lions chipped away scoring a run in the 4th to trim the lead to 3-2 and chase Val’s starter Matt Waltermire from the game. David Haley came on to pitch the final 4 innings and allowed only 2 runs on 2 hits, while striking out 4, but the patient Lions offense worked him for 8 walks. Waltermire allowed the two runs on 3 hits and 3 walks and finished with 5 strikeouts in his 3+ innings of work.
Both teams had chances to put this game away but came up empty. Lions tied the game with a run in the 5th but stranded runners at second and third. Then with a runner on 3rd and none out in the 6th, they again failed as Haley struck out one batter and got the next hitter to line into an inning-ending double play. Val’s left runners in scoring position in the first two innings and also failed to score in the fifth with a runner on third and one out, hitting into a double play of its own.
