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Justin Hoffman, front left, James Hurley, Ben Cummings, Will Jones, Bryan Miller, Matt Lam, David Colli, Michael Dostaler, Jon LaCasse and Ken Card. Andrew Lawrence, back left, Luke Labendz, Shamel Sumpter, Matt Guilfoy, Brandon Navom, Nate Seidenberg, Alex Lenski, Steve Fleischmann, Matthew Sprague, Damion Murray, George Malon and Quintin Sumpter.

Berkshire United Rugby Football Club Falls in Finals

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SANDWICH, Mass. — Berkshire United RFC's men's club finished second in the New England Rugby Football Union Division 4 tournament for the second year in a row on Saturday at Camp Good News in Sandwich.

Berkshire defeated Boston Ironsides, 39-0, in the first round and defeated Bennington Battle RFC, 29-7, in the semifinals before falling 28-3 to Boston Maccabi in the championship game. Maccabi, with the championship, is promoted to Division 3 for next season.
 
Berkshire led Ironsides 27-0 at the half. Quintin Sumpter and Ken Card finished the match with two tries each, with Steve Fleischmann and Jon LaCasse also earning tries. David Colli had a try and two conversions.
 
Berkshire lost its season opener at Bennington in September, but avenged the loss with its semifinal win. Matt Guilfoy and Andrew Lawrence had two tries each, with Lawrence's tries coming in the first half. Card earned his third try of the tournament in the game, while Colli kicked two successful conversions.
 
Colli's penalty kick was Berkshire's only score in the championship loss. Berkshire also fell in last year's championship match, to Old Gold 'B.'
 
Berkshire finishes the fall season 6-3.
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Berkshire Special Olympics Returns to Monument Mountain

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GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. – Hundreds of athletes of all ages converged at Monument Mountain Regional High School Wednesday for the 45th annual Berkshire County Special Olympics meet.
 
Runners, jumpers and throwers from throughout the county put themselves to the test and were recognized for their accomplishments.
 
As always, one of the highlights of the day was the banner parade, when Special Olympians from various teams make their way around the track to be honored by the fans in attendance.
 
This year, the newly-created Lee High School/Monument Mountain Unified Sports team had the honor of leading the athletes behind a contingent of local law enforcement officers.
 
Unified Sports, an initiative of Special Olympics and the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association, allows students with intellectual disabilities to compete in basketball in the winter and track in the summer alongside peers without disabilities while representing their schools.
 
Coaches varsity student-athletes from around South County participated in Wednesday’s event, helping to coordinate competition on two sides of the track and throughout the infield.
 
This year’s meet was dedicated to the memory of longtime Special Olympian Michele Adler, who competed for the Berkshire County-based Red Raiders team for more than 20 years and represented Massachusetts as a bowler at the 2010 USA Games.
 
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