image description — Ava Wells-Vidal of Cheshire skates to a gold medal in the Compulsory Moves Level 1 Group B on Sunday in Williamstown.

Local Figure Skaters Compete at Bay State Games

iBerkshires.com Sports09:56AM / Monday, January 06, 2025Print Story | Email Story

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Pittsfield's Sophia Collins Sunday led a sweep of the podium for the Christmas Brook Figure Skating Club in one her events at the Bay State Winter Games.

Hundreds of figure skaters from around the commonwealth and around New England participated in the annual event.

Collins took a gold medal in the Aspire 1 Girls Free Skate Group D on Sunday morning at Williams College's Lansing Chapman Rink.

Teammates Mila Juras of Cheshire and Alyse Wright of Pittsfield took bronze and silver, respectively, in the event.

Christmas Brook FSC, which hosted the three-day competition, earned eight gold medals in U.S. Figure Skating-sanctioned competition.

Skating for the Pittsfield Figure Skating Club, Sophia Robbins earned a gold medal in the Aspire 2 Girls Free Skate Group B.

Photos from this event here.

Local medal winners included:

Adult Silver Women Free Skate

Michela Juras, Christmas Brook FSC, gold

Excel Preliminary Girls Free Skate Group B

Madalyn Benson, Christmas Brook FSC, bronze

Excel Preliminary Girls Free Skate Group D

Anna Thurston, Christmas Brook FSC, bronze

Level 1 Compulsory Moves Group B

Ava Wells-Vidal, Christmas Brook FSC, gold

Morgan Perry, Christmas Brook FSC, bronze

Level 1 Compulsory Moves Group D

Mila Juras, Christmas Brook FSC, bronze

Level 3 Compulsory Moves Group B

Madalyn Benson, Christmas Brooke FSC, gold

Aspire 1 Girls Free Skate Group B

Ava Wells-Vidal, Christmas Brooke FSC, silver

Morgan Perry, Christmas Brook FSC, bronze

Aspire 1 Girls Free Skate Group D

Sophia Collins, Christmas Brook FSC, gold

Mila Juras, Christmas Brook FSC, silver

Alyse Wright, Christasm Brook FSC, bronze

Aspire 1 Boys Free Skate

Colton Juras, Christmas Brook FSC, gold

Aspire 2 Boys Free Skate

Lukas Benson, Christmas Brook FSC, gold

Aspire 2 Girls Free Skate Group B

Sophia Robbins, Pittsfield FSC, gold

Basic 2 Girls Program

Phoebe Boillat, Christmas Brook FSC, silver

Bailey Jones, Pittsfield FSC, bronze

Basic 3 Girls Program

Marlee Juras, Christmas Brook FSC, gold

Basic 4 Girls Program Group B

Athena Dolle, Christmas Brook FSC, gold

Emma Boillat, Chrismas Brook FSC, silver

Penelope Shapiro-Van Dusen, Christmas Brook FSC, bronze

Basic Girls Program Group C

Sophia Manuel, Pittsfield FSC, bronze

Basic 5 Girls Program

Elliana Cyr, Christmas Brook FSC, bronze

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Berkshire Ajax Soccer Club Sets Tryouts

Community submission09:50AM / Wednesday, July 22, 2026

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- The Berkshire Ajax Soccer Club will hold tryouts for the 2027 spring season on Sunday, Aug. 9, and Sunday, Aug. 16, at Williams College's Farley-Lamb.

Girls with birth dates from 2007 (if born after Aug. 1) to 2014 will try out from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on both Sundays.

Boys with birth dates from 2007 (if born after Aug. 1) to 2014 will try out from 10:30 to noon on both Sundays.

Families must fill out the Berkshire Ajax club registration and the club waiver form by going to berkshireajax.com.

Players should wear shin guards and bring water.

Please contact Mike Russo (trusso@williams.edu) or call at 413-441-6127 with any questions.

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