Chris' Girls Come From Behind to Reach Torchia League Final

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires.com Sports
09:36PM / Tuesday, August 26, 2025Print Story | Email Story

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Chris’ Girls Tuesday overcame a 14-3 deficit to earn a 22-17 win over Club Wyndham to reach the title round of the Pat Torchia Softball League.

Karen White went 3-for-3, scored three runs and went the distance in the circle as Chris’ Girls won the loser’s bracket of the double-elimination tournament and earned a berth in Wednesday’s final against Ayrhill Farms.

Chris’ Girls will need to beat Ayrhill Farms on Wednesday to get to a winner-take-all final on Thursday at Disanti Field.

On Tuesday, Club Wyndham scored seven times in the second inning to take a 7-3 lead and built an 11-run advantage, thanks, in part, to a two-run double by Rachel Desautels and a two-run single from Laura O’Neil.

But Chris’ Girls used patience at the plate to whittle away at that lead.

They worked five walks and got a two-run single from Laura Feder in a six-run fifth inning to make it 14-9.

After White threw a 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the fifth, three more walks helped fuel a four-run rally for Chris’ Girls in the sixth as they got within a run.

Club Wyndham got its offense going again in the bottom of the sixth, when Kate Haring and Desautels each drove in a run to help their team pull ahead, 17-13.

Needing at least four runs to stay alive in their final at-bat, Chris’ Girls scored nine.

Again, free passes were a major factor. Club Wyndham, which went into the game without its two regular pitchers, used three pitchers in the top of the seventh, when Chris’ Girls walked eight times, including seven in a row at one point.

Club Wyndham got a one-out single in the bottom of the seventh, but White induced a fly ball to left for out No. 2 and ended the game with the night’s only strikeout.

Chris’ Girls and Ayrhill Farms will play at 6 p.m. on Wednesday.

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McCann Recognizes Superintendent Award Recipient

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
05:32PM / Tuesday, December 23, 2025

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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