St. Stans Students Secure Second Place in Battle of the Books

Print Story | Email Story

ADAMS, Mass. — On Wednesday, May 14, St. Stanislaus eighth-grade students participated in the annual Battle of the Books competition at Dolorosa Mater in Holyoke.

The annual reading competition involved teams answering trivia questions based on a list of 20 books.

An eighth-grade team from St. Stanislaus was among 10 teams competing in the seventh- and eighth-grade division and secured second place.


Tags: books,   st stans,   

Share
If you would like to contribute information on this article, contact us at info@iberkshires.com.

Cardinals' Affiliate Releases Koperniak

iBerkshires.com Sports
The St. Louis Cardinals' AAA affiliate in Memphis, Tenn., Monday released Hoosac Valley graduate Matt Koperniak, according to Koperniak's minor league baseball profile page.
 
Koperniak, a 2016 graduate of the Cheshire school, signed as an undrafted free agent with the Cardinals organization in 2020 after four years at Connecticut's Trinity College.
 
He is a career .284 hitter with more than 2,300 at-bats in the minors, all as an outfielder in the St. Louis farm system. He has 76 career home runs and 356 runs batted in with a .358 on-base percentage.
 
This summer with Memphis, he was hitting .253 with three home runs and 33 RBIs, including a walkoff RBI single in the 11th inning of a game on July 5.
 
He was named a post-season all-star in the AAA International League after his 2024 season with the Memphis Redbirds.
 
Koperniak also played in 2023 and 2026 in the World Baseball Classic for Great Britain, the land of his birth.
 
As a collegian, Koperniak played a summer with the North Adams SteepleCats in the New England Collegiate Baseball League in 2018.
View Full Story

More Adams Stories

Business
image description

Dream Green Eyes Expansion in Adams

Business
Community News
image description

Local Author Facilitates Connections Through 'Dig' Experience

Community News
Community News
image description

Adams Town Meeting OKs Budget, Nixes Citizens' Petitions

Community News
Real Estate
image description

Friday Front Porch Feature: A Charming Home in Adams

Real Estate
Community News
image description

Cheshire Town Meeting Oks Budgets, Debates Potential Prop 2 1/2...

Community News
Community News
image description

Cheshire Town Meeting to Decide Budgets, Police Chief Salary

Community News
Latest Stories
Previous Next

What's Trending?