MCLA Men Win, Women Lose on Senior Day

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The MCLA men’s basketball team outscored visiting Framingham State, 36-21, in the second half to break open a close game as it cruised past the Rams 68-54, on Senior Day in the Amsler Campus Center. 
 
The game marked the regular season MASCAC finale for both teams. With the win, MCLA (9-15, 6-6 MASCAC) will be the third seed in next week's MASCAC championships and will host the same Rams on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
 
Prior to the start of the contest, MCLA honored their seniors. Playing their final regular season home game this afternoon were Keiland Cross, Adam Conquest, and Joe Wiggins.
 
Conquest had a big day, collecting a double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds. Noah Yearsley had a game best 15 points while Ki-Shawn Monroe added 10 points and six assists.
 
The Trailblazers held a commanding 44-26 edge off the glass and held the Rams to just 27 percent shooting in the final 20 minutes of play.  MCLA shot the ball well from deep as they went 9-for-20 from 3-point range in the win.
 
The Trailblazers swept the season series from the Rams, with both wins coming by double digits. The winner of Tuesday night's matchup will head to second seeded Bridgewater State on Thursday night.
 
Women’s Basketball
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Visiting Framingham State placed four players in double figures and Mary Kate O'Day collected a game-best 18 points to lead the Rams to a 62-52 win over MCLA this afternoon in the regular season finale for both teams.
 
The Rams (15-9, 9-3 MASCAC) have earned the second seed in next week's MASCAC championship and will have a bye until the semifinal round. MCLA ends its season at 6-18 and was 2-10 in the conference.
 
Prior to the contest, MCLA honored their lone senior in Drury High graduate Emily Moulton. The senior responded with one of her best performances of the season with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Mckenzie Robinson and Kylah Langston each ended with 10 points.
 
Hoosac Valley grad Robinson broke the single season assist record late in the contest when her pass on a Langston bucket in the fourth quarter gave her 114 on the season breaking the mark of Alie Dobrovolc in 2013.
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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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