MCLA Men Win in Dramatic Fashion; Women Get First League Win

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Adam Conquest knocked down the game winning jumper with nine seconds left to lift the MCLA Trailblazers past the visiting Salem State Vikings 56-55 in a hard fought MASCAC game on Thursday evening.
 
After the 13th tie of the night at 54 apiece following SSU's Hamed Akanni's bucket with 1:29 left to play, MCLA (6-12, 3-3) was whistled for an offensive foul. On Salem's possession, it had two good looks to score but eventually drew a foul sending Akanni to the line with 31 ticks left.  The senior made the first before missing the second setting up MCLA's final possession, trailing 55-54.
 
After a Trailblazer timeout, guard Ruben DelRosario drove from the left side across the paint where he found a wide open Conquest in the corner. The junior touched all the iron, but it dropped with 9 seconds left giving MCLA the lead. 
 
After another timeout, the Vikings (10-9, 2-4) had one last chance. Guard Bryan Ortiz drove the lane and fired a pass into the deep left corner to Anthony Hodges. His 3-pointer at the buzzer just rimmed out preserving the win for the Trailblazers.
 
No Trailblazer ended in double figures as Conquest and Khalil Paul each ended with eight points.  Dakari Hannah-Wornum had a solid night off the bench collecting eight rebounds and blocking five shots.
 
The Trailblazers will look to avenge an earlier loss to Bridgewater State when they battle the Bears on Saturday at 3 p.m.
 
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The MCLA women's basketball team  received 22 points from Courtney McLaughlin, and they used solid free throw shooting down the stretch to hold off visiting Salem State, 64-61, on Thursday evening.
 
McLaughlin did most of her damage in the opening half and ended 7-12 from the field for her 22 points. Kayla Hotaling also had a big night collecting a double double of 18 points and 12 rebounds. The win snapped a six game slide for MCLA (7-11, 1-5 MASCAC)
 
Rachael Carter led all scorers with 25 points for the Vikings (2-15, 0-6).
 
MCLA will continue MASCAC play on Saturday when it travels to Bridgewater State.
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Macksey Updates on Eagle Street Demo and Myriad City Projects

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff

The back of Moderne Studio in late January. The mayor said the city had begun planning for its removal if the owner could not address the problems. 
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Moderne Studio building is coming down brick by brick on Eagle Street on the city's dime. 
 
Concerns over the failing structure's proximity to its neighbor — just a few feet — means the demolition underway is taking far longer than usual. It's also been delayed somewhat because of recent high winds and weather. 
 
The city had been making plans for the demolition a month ago because of the deterioration of the building, Mayor Jennifer Macksey told the City Council on Tuesday. The project was accelerated after the back of the 150-year-old structure collapsed on March 5
 
Initial estimates for demolition had been $190,000 to $210,000 and included asbestos removal. Those concerns have since been set aside after testing and the mayor believes that the demolition will be lower because it is not a hazardous site.
 
"We also had a lot of contractors who came to look at it for us to not want to touch it because of the proximity to the next building," she said. "Unfortunately time ran out on that property and we did have the building failure. 
 
"And it's an unfortunate situation. I think most of us who have lived here our whole lives and had our pictures taken there and remember being in the window so, you know, we were really hoping the building could be safe."
 
Macksey said the city had tried working with the owner, who could not find a contractor to demolish the building, "so we found one for him."
 
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