Bird, Yearsley Lead MCLA Men in Road Win

MCLA Sports Information10:18PM / Monday, February 07, 2022Print Story | Email Story

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- The MCLA duo of Hayden Bird and Noah Yearsley combined to score 41 points in leading the Trailblazers past the Framingham State Rams, 74-62, in MASCAC action on Monday.

MCLA (8-10, 3-4) never trailed in this one. The Trailblazers jumped out to an 8-2 lead after back-to-back 3-pointers from Drury graduate Bird just under three minutes into the game. The Rams (3-18, 1-8) answered with six straight tying the game on jumper with just less than 15 remaining in the first half.

A few minutes later leading 14-13, the Trailblazers rattled off a 10-0 run capped by a Yearsley jumper taking a 24-13 lead with just over six to play in the first. The Rams cut the deficit to eight on an Ivan Nyantenji 3, but the Trailblazers pushed the lead back to double digits and headed to the locker room leading 37-22.

MCLA led 44-28 six minutes into the second half before the Rams rattled off an 8-0 run capped by an Joshua-Daniel Okafor layup to pull within ten at 44-34. The two teams traded points until back-to-back 3s from Yearsley put the visitors up 56-40 with eight to go. Framingham got no closer than the final margin.

Bird went 7-for-15 from 3-point range for his 21 points. He didn't attempt a shot from inside the arc. Yearsley was 8-15 shooting for his 20 point night. Taconic graduate Quentin Gittens stuffed the stat sheet with 13 points, 12 rebounds, and 7 assists.

MCLA shot a solid 44% from the field in the win.

The same two teams will meet again on Wednesday night in North Adams.

Women's Basketball

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The visiting Bridgewater State women's basketball team started the game on an 18-0 run and never looked back as they defeated the MCLA Trailblazers 105-42 in MASCAC action.

To say the Bears (14-7, 6-2) started fast would be an understatement. Caroline Tripp began the scoring on the opening possession with a bucket and then back to back triples from Sydney Bradbury made it 8-0. Destiny Fitzgerald scored six of the next eight points and just four minutes into the game, the Bears led 18-0.

MCLA (1-18, 1-7) finally got on the board with an Olivia Pressley free throw, however the Bears would continue the surge and lead 34-8 after one quarter of play.

MCLA was paced by Drury graduate Brooke Digennaro's team-best 17 points. Shannon Carney added 13. MCLA shot just 28% in defeat.

MCLA is back in action on Wednesday evening when it hosts Framingham State in the Amsler Campus Center.

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North Adams Council OKs New Sustainability Committee

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
05:13AM / Thursday, September 10, 2026

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The City Council on Tuesday night moved the establishment of a Sustainability & Tree Commission to a second reading and publication.

Mayor Jennifer Macksey back in February had presented the council with a list of objectives and how she thought a such a committee could support the administration. Councilor Andrew Fitch had raised the issue the year before, referred it to the mayor's office and pushed through the ordinance.

As the process moved forward, he recommended it merge with the Tree Commission, taking on that committee's objectives as part of the city's sustainability mission. It will make recommendations such as regarding climate change and impact on neighborhoods, and be able to seek grants, partnerships and other resources.

The language provided to the council on Tuesday had been reviewed by several committees and commissions and included changes advised by the city solicitor.

"It's been through a whole bunch of different reviews, and it took different tweaks from each of these committees," said Fitch, acting as president that night. "Each of these committees and commission provided excellent guidance of how to make this a little bit stronger, how to make this a little bit better."

Jenny Dunning, a member of the grassroots North Adams Sustainability Task Force, spoke at the beginning of the meeting to endorse the ordinance.

"I just want to say how much I appreciate that the council and the administration has moved forward to figure out a way to make this happen, and it's up for the vote tonight," said Dunning, who serves on the Windsor Lake Commission. "And we've got five of us who are here to support this change."

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