MCLA Sports Holds 2013 Annual Banquet

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Art's athletics department held its annual end-of-the-year banquet Tuesday evening.

The event was highlighted by the presentation of the Louis Parisien and Sue Getchell awards, given to the top male and female scholar athlete. Bilal Shabazz (men's dasketball) and Lucy Tremblay (women's basketball) took home the honors.

Tremblay rewrote the MCLA record books during her stellar career in a Trailblazer basketball uniform. The East Greenbush, N.Y., native broke a school record with a 39-point outburst on her way to becoming the second all-time leading scorer in program history. Previously, she had been named the MASCAC rookie of the year and this season was a member of the All-Conference team.

Shabazz was the driving force for head coach Jamie Morrison's troops that hosted the MASCAC championship. Shabazz's numbers don't tell the entire story. The Schenectady, N.Y., senior averaged just above 10 points per game and four assists and was lauded as one of the top defenders in the region. His toughness was also evident as he has appeared in more games than any player before him.

The evening saw more than 20 awards handed out, including each respective program's most valuable player. Also handed out were the Stuent Athlete Advisory Committee Awards, the Steve Green Service Award, the Director's Award, and the Faculty Athletics Representative Awards. Here is a complete list of the award winners (click on the award title for past recipients):

Team MVPs

Volleyball: Julia Christian
Men's Soccer: Jake McCall
Women's Soccer: Hailee Pasa
Women's Tennis: Sarah Murphy
Men's Tennis: Taylor Krowitz
Men's Basketball: John Jones
Women's Basketball: Lucy Tremblay
Women's Cross Country: Danielle Sylvester
Men's Cross Country: Anthony Cancilla
Golf: Sean Cota
Baseball: Joe Duncan
Softball: Megan Boyer and Rachel Quackenbush

Cost, Access to NBCTC High Among Concerns North Berkshire Residents

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
06:15PM / Thursday, April 25, 2024

Adams Select Chair Christine Hoyt, NBCTC Executive Director David Fabiano and William Solomon, the attorney representing the four communities, talk after the session. 

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Public access channels should be supported and made more available to the public — and not be subject to a charge.

 

More than three dozen community members in-person and online attended the public hearing  Wednesday on public access and service from Spectrum/Charter Communications. The session at City Hall was held for residents in Adams, Cheshire, Clarksburg and North Adams to express their concerns to Spectrum ahead of another 10-year contract that starts in October.

 

Listening via Zoom but not speaking was Jennifer Young, director state government affairs at Charter.

 

One speaker after another conveyed how critical local access television is to the community and emphasized the need for affordable and reliable services, particularly for vulnerable populations like the elderly. 

 

"I don't know if everybody else feels the same way but they have a monopoly," said Clarksburg resident David Emery. "They control everything we do because there's nobody else to go to. You're stuck with with them."

 

Public access television, like the 30-year-old Northern Berkshire Community Television, is funded by cable television companies through franchise fees, member fees, grants and contributions.

 

Spectrum is the only cable provider in the region and while residents can shift to satellite providers or streaming, Northern Berkshire Community Television is not available on those alternatives and they may not be easy for some to navigate. For instance, the Spectrum app is available on smart televisions but it doesn't include PEG, the public, educational and governmental channels provided by NBCTC.