Sorrento's Double Fuels Late Rally in 'Cats Win

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MONTPELIER, Vt. -- A two-base error in the outfield sparked a four-run ninth inning for the North Adams SteepleCats as they defeated Vermont, 7-3, on Monday evening in New England Collegiate Baseball League action.
 
The SteepleCats entered the ninth with a 3-2 lead before the big inning, which started when Joseph Burns reached second base on an error in the outfield and was highlighted by Victor Sorrento's two-run double.
 
Burns went 3-for-4 wth a double and an RBI for North Adams (11-8), which got seven strong innings from starter Josh Garran.
 
Garran struck out four, walked two and allowed four hits and one run in seven innings, lowering his earned run average to 1.48 this summer.
 
North Adams is back on the road on Wednesday, traveling to Plymouth.
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Clarksburg Sees Race for Select Board Seat

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The town will see a three-way race for a seat on the Select Board in May. 
 
Colton Andrews, Seth Alexander and Bryana Malloy returned papers by Wednesday's deadline to run for the three-year term vacated by Jeffrey Levanos. 
 
Andrews ran unsuccessfully for School Committee and is former chairman of the North Adams Housing Authority, on which he was a union representative. He is also president of the Pioneer Valley Building Trades Council.
 
Malloy and Alexander are both newcomers to campaigning. Malloy is manager of industrial relations for the Berkshire Workforce Board and Alexander is a resident of Gates Avenue. 
 
Alexander also returned papers for several other offices, including School Committee, moderator, library trustee and the five-year seat on the Planning Board. He took out papers for War Memorial trustee and tree warden but did not return them and withdrew a run for Board of Health. 
 
He will face off in the three-year School Committee seat against incumbent Cynthia Brule, who is running for her third term, and fellow newcomer Bonnie Cunningham for library trustee. 
 
Incumbent Ronald Boucher took out papers for a one-year term as moderator but did not return them. He was appointed by affirmation in 2021 when no won ran and accepted the post again last year as a write-in.
 
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