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Lanesborough Tigers Show Improvement, but Drop Second Game at World Championships

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CANTON, Ohio -- The Lanesborough Tigers Friday dropped their second of two games at the World Youth Football Championships, falling to the Montana Outlaws, 30-0.
 
"The Outlaws had a very well-oiled passing attack that included four or five wideouts on each play, which is something the Tigers have never played defense against," Lanesborough coach Jason Pause said. "We eventually adjusted and improved our defense against the West Coast style offense, but not before getting down several touchdowns from some big pass plays."
 
In Friday's consolation game, the Tigers' offense had more success than it did in Thursday's tournament opener, but it was unable to finish drives and put the ball in the end zone.
 
Coming out on the losing side of the scoreboard diminishes neither the experience for the players nor the program's gratitude for the hundreds of people who contributed financially to the trip, Pause said.
 
"Very good and humbling experience for the team," he said. "I don’t think the score was a very good depiction of the game or competition on the field, but they where definitely the better team today. Many of our kids were still feeling sore from our first game, but we toughed it out and played our best."
 
The team heads back to the Berkshires on Saturday.
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Lanesborough Elementary Robotics Team Wins Berkshire Title

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires.com Sports
DALTON, Mass. – Lanesborough Elementary School Saturday continued its dynasty at the Berkshire Robotics Challenge at Wahconah Regional High School.
 
Lanesborough’s Robotic Wyverns defeated the Whacky Bots, 300-230, in the championship match to conclude a full day of competition.
 
Twenty-five teams from across the county participated in the 25th edition of the competition sponsored by the Berkshire Innovation Center.
 
For the third time in four years, Lanesborough’s pupils came out on top of the heap.
 
“They’re good kids,” LES coach Sean MacDonald said. “I feel like we’re doing a pretty good job. We just keep them focused, and that’s really the main thing.”
 
“It’s a fun job,” added Renee Schiek, the Wyverns’ other coach.
 
Lego Robotics allows youngsters to get hands-on experience with coding robots that then complete a series of missions – picking up objects, moving levers, pushing objects – to accumulate points.
 
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