Carpenter Earns All-America Honor at Georgetown

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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Lenox Memorial graduate Scott Carpenter earned all-America recognition with a 10th place finish on Saturday at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships.
 
Carpenter covered the 10-kilometer course in 30 minutes, 3 seconds to become the 11th runner in Georgetown history -- and the second in two years -- to finish in the top 10 at nationals.
 
His eight points helped the Hoyas finish 21st in the nation.
 
“Scott Carpenter stole the show today," Georgetown coach Brandon Bonsey said. "He has developed from a guy who few schools recruited out of high school into one of the best distance runners in Georgetown history. He saw what Jon Green did last year and knew he could do the same thing. He's a very confident guy and knew exactly what he was capable of."
 
Saturday marked the fifth straight race Carpenter has been the fastest finisher for Georgetown.
 
"I was ready for it to be so congested," Carpenter said of the race. "I knew that when a move was going to be made, it was going to be decisive and quick. I thought I was going to hang back a little bit and try to pick some guys off at the end. I was happy with how the race played out and how I was able to hold my composure when the race got tough."
 
Saturday also saw the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships in Louisville, Ky., where Mount Greylock graduate Emily Kaegi led Carleton College to a 28th place finish.
 
“Emily Kaegi has had an incredible season leading our team as the number one runner,” Carleton coach Donna Ricks said after Kaegi clocked a time of 21:55 to place 93rd out of 280 runners. She was just 1:40 behind individual champ Amy Regan of Stevens Tech (20:15).
 
Monument Mountain graduate Ace McAllister did not make it to Louisville, but he did earn All-Regional recognition from the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association after his performance at the New England qualifier on Nov. 12 at Westfield State University.
 
McAlister was a half-second out of an at-large qualifier position and finished 25th overall with a time of 25:18 at Stanley Park. 
 
Mount Greylock grad Nathan Majumder is carrying the Berkshires’ banner into the NCAA Division III men’s soccer final four after scoring the game-winner in a double-overtime 1-0 win for the Tufts Jumbos on Sunday.
 
Majumder, a senior, scored to lead Tufts past Kenyon College in Medford, Mass., and into a Dec. 2 national semi-final against St. Thomas (Minn.).
 
“The senior class has done so much for our program and seeing them have such a big influence on getting us back to the Final Four is a wonderful thing,” Tufts coach Josh Shapiro said. “The crowd was amazing. Our upperclassmen played with tremendous heart, and made the plays that needed to be made to get us to that next stage. I could not be prouder of where they have helped us get. At the same time, we do not want to be short-sighted. Now, we have a chance to go and get the whole big thing."
 
Sunday’s goal was Majumder’s fourth this season and 22nd in his career.
 
It also was his seventh career game-winner for Tufts.
 
Watch video of Majumder’s last game-winner here.
 
As the fall seasons wind down with NCAA championships, winter sports are just getting going, and a quartet of locals are atop the stat sheet in the early going for the MCLA men’s basketball team.
 
Junior Nolan Bird (Drury) leads the Trailblazers (0-3) with 15.7 points per game, and he has 6.3 rebounds per game. The next three leading scorers for MCLA are St. Joseph’s Joe Wiggins (12.7 ppg), Pittsfield’s Keiland Cross (11.3 ppg) and Wahconah’s Collin Parrott (6.7 ppg). MCLA freshman Dahandray Sistrunk (Hoosac Valley) has seen action in all three games to start the year.
 
Pittsfield High graduate and MCLA senior Courtney McLaughlin leads the women’s basketball team with 18 points per game. She is shooting 55 percent from the floor for the Trailblazers (1-1).
 
Drury’s Emily Moulton is averaging 6.0 ppg for MCLA, which also has gotten 1.5 assist per game from Hoosac Valley’s McKenzie Robinson.
 
At MCLA’s MASCAC rival, Westfield State, Lucy Barrett (Mount Greylock) and Lauren Carnevale (Pittsfield) each has started all three games for the 2-1 Owls. Barrett is averaging 4.7 points per game with five assists and five steals. Carnevale has 2.3 ppg and is second on the team with 4.7 rebounds per game.
 
At Springfield College, senior Danielle Racette of Drury hit six straight free throws in OT to lead the Pride to an 83-75 win over Western New England in Springfield’s season opener. Springfield (1-0) Tuesday goes to Williams College.
 
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Lenox Girls Basketball Earns State Sportsmanship Award

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LOWELL, Mass. — For the first time in the team's history, the Lenox Memorial High School Girls Basketball team has won the MIAA Team Sportsmanship Award.
 
In 2024, the title was awarded to only two of 300 teams in Massachusetts.
 
The school team received the award during the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association Basketball State Championships held at the Tsongas Center in Lowell on March 17.
 
"This is a big win for the entire Lenox community," Lenox Principal Jeremiah Ames said. "The Sportsmanship Award recognizes not only sportsmanship on the court, but service to the community and leadership at the school, and the members of our girls basketball team have done precisely that."
 
The team competes in Division 5 of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association and earned the No. 3 seed in the recently completed state tournament.
 
"The girls have worked really hard both on and off the court for this award, and I am tremendously pleased that MIAA have recognized those efforts," Lenox Athletic Director Maggie Rivers said. "Let their achievement be a message to girls in Lenox, if you have a passion for the game, step up: because anything is possible."
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