BCC and Partners to Present Berkshire State of Work Summit

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC), in partnership with 1Berkshire, MassHire, the Berkshire Innovation Center and the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission, will hold "From Hiring to Thriving: A New Era of Workplace Culture," a Berkshire State of Work Summit, on Wednesday, June 18 from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. at BCC's main campus, located at 1350 West Street, Pittsfield. 
 
Tickets are $75 and are available for purchase at www.berkshirecc.edu/worksummit
 
Designed to address the workforce challenges facing all Berkshire employers, the State of Work Summit one-day conference will focus on the process of attracting the talent to ensure employees flourish in a supportive and dynamic work environment, stated a press release. 
 
For more information, contact Stephen Warley, coordinator of the summit, at stephen@lifeskillsthatmatter.com.  

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Rip City Team Wins New York Tournament

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TROY, N.Y. -- Ryder Froio hit .714 in five games last week to lead a 13-and-under travel team from Pittsfield's Rip City to a tournament championship.
 
Rip City went 3-0 in pool play, beating its opponents by a combined 40-5, and then won the Last Man Standing Tournament's semi-final and final in bracket play to claim the title.
 
"These guys cruised through pool play, then faced some adversity in the single-elimination games as we had to play back-to-back games ona  very hot day on Sunday afternoon," coach Rick Paris said.
 
Lador Lawson, like Froio, had a strong tournament at the plate, going .636 with three doubles.
 
In the championship game, Froio went 6 and a third innings on the mound on short rest, striking out four in a 10-9 win over the [Saratoga Springs] Spa City Stallions.
 
Lawson got the win on the mound with two-thirds of an inning pitched.
 
"Ryder is a workhorse," Paris said. "I tried taking him out after four innings, and he talked me into letting him stay in since he had a very efficient fifth. HE again had a great fifth, but I could tell he was getting tired, as they all were.
 
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