Upper Valley Sweeps SteepleCats in NECBL Playoffs

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Andrew Walker went 2-for-5 with a double Thursday to lead the Upper Valley Nighthawks to a 7-3 win over the North Adams SteepleCats and a sweep of their best-of-three New England Collegiate Baseball League playoff series.
 
Three Upper Valley pitchers combined to strike out 11 SteepleCats. Zane Kmietek had three of those strikeouts in 2-2/3 innings of relief work to earn the win.
 
Charles Middleton went 2-for-5 with an RBI for North Adams, which got an RBI from JuJuan Lacewell-Carson.
 
Four pitchers combined to allow four earned runs for North Adams, which finishes the summer with a record of 22-19-2.
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McCann Recognizes Superintendent Award Recipient

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff

Landon LeClair and Superintendent James Brosnan with Landon's parents Eric and Susan LeClair, who is a teacher at McCann. 
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Superintendent's Award has been presented to Landon LeClair, a senior in McCann Technical School's advanced manufacturing course. 
 
The presentation was made last Thursday by Superintendent Jame Brosnan after Principal Justin Kratz read from teachers' letters extolling LeClair's school work, leadership and dedication. 
 
"He's become somewhat legendary at the Fall State Leadership Conference for trying to be a leader at his dinner table, getting an entire plate of cookies for him and all his friends," read Kratz to chuckles from the School Committee. "Landon was always a dedicated student and a quiet leader who cared about mastering the content."
 
LeClair was also recognized for his participation on the school's golf team and for mentoring younger teammates. 
 
"Landon jumped in tutoring the student so thoroughly that the freshman was able to demonstrate proficiency on an assessment despite the missed class time for golf matches," read Kratz.
 
The principal noted that the school also received feedback from LeClair's co-op employer, who rated him with all fours.
 
"This week, we sent Landon to our other machine shop to help load and run parts in the CNC mill," his employer wrote to the school. LeClair was so competent the supervisor advised the central shop might not get him back. 
 
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