Koperniak, Great Britain Down Brewers in WBC Exhibition

iBerkshires.com Sports01:48PM / Wednesday, March 04, 2026Print Story | Email Story

Hoosac Valley graduate Matt Koperniak Wednesday went 2-for-4 with three runs batted in to help Great Britain beat the Milwaukee Brewers in an exhibition game.

The game was part of the run-up to the World Baseball Classic, which gets under way on Thursday.

Koperniak, a St. Louis Cardinals prospect born in London, is playing for Team GB for the second time in the international tournament.

The British squad is scheduled to play the San Diego Padres on Wednesday afternoon in another exhibition game.

Team GB will play its first game in the WBC tournament on Friday when it faces Mexico in Houston.

Koperniak’s squad is in Pool B, competing against Brazil, Italy, Mexico and the United States to advance in the tournament.

This year marks the sixth World Baseball Classic, an event that began in 2006.

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Cheshire Shifts Focus From Merger to Improving Police Department

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
01:36PM / Tuesday, March 10, 2026

CHESHIRE, Mass. — The town will be seeking volunteers to serve on its police chief search committee.

The process of finding, interviewing, and selecting a qualified candidate is expected to take several months.

Interim Police Chief Timothy Garner, who has not accepted a stipend for the post, advocated that the board have a start date after the fiscal year to ensure voters approve the funds for the salary.

"I'm more than happy to stay until the first of the fiscal year. If you want to wait until a budget is in place where you can actually advertise [a salary already approved at town meeting,]" the retired chief said.

"If you do it now and you put somebody in there, what are you going to offer that might go away at town meeting."

The town has been in discussions with the Lanesborough Police Department to explore the feasibility of a merger.

However, after preliminary talks, that appears unlikely. As a result, the board is refocusing its efforts on strengthening its own department.

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