North Adams Pride Announces 4th Annual Northern Lights Ball

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — North Adams Pride has scheduled the 4th Annual Northern Lights Ball for Saturday, March 28, at the North Adams Elks Lodge.

The event, which is restricted to ages 21 and older, will run from 8:00 p.m. to midnight.

The evening's entertainment includes music on the main dance floor provided by BFG (Gabby Squailia). The lineup of regional drag performers includes Vuronika Baked, Jackie Legs, Gemini DaBarbay, Bella Santarella, Fagitty Anne, Hairy Debbie, and Gracie Smilez.

The upstairs lounge will feature DJ Black Angus, while DJ Liquid Courage will provide karaoke services. The karaoke portion of the evening is hosted by Graziana of North Adams Pride and Tricia of Make Me Happy Radio.

Food and beverage options will be available for cash purchase. Catering is provided by Christos Famous Pizza and Tres Ninos, supplemented by snacks from the Elks Lodge. Organizers noted that the venue has limited accessibility and encouraged those requiring accommodations to contact northadamspride@gmail.com in advance.

General admission tickets are priced at $20 in advance and $25 on the day of the event. Tickets can be found here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/northern-lights-ball-2 North Adams Pride also offers a "Pay What You Can" tier and a $36 sponsorship ticket to fund subsidized admissions. Organizers have issued a warning against purchasing tickets from third-party individuals online to avoid potential scams.

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Navigators Hand SteepleCats Sixth Straight Loss

By Ben McDonoughFor iBerkshires.com
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The North Shore Navigators capitalized on aggressive baserunning and timely hitting Friday night, defeating the North Adams SteepleCats 13-4 at Joe Wolfe Field and dropping the Cats to 0-6 on the young NECBL season.
 
The Navigators struck first in the opening inning against North Adams starter Garrett Gates. Michael Brown opened the game by reaching after being hit by a pitch before Hunter Kingsbury followed with an infield single. After a double steal moved both runners into scoring position, Gates recorded his first strikeout of the season by retiring Jay Slater. North Shore quickly responded, however, as Grant Hunter lined a two-run double into the gap to give the visitors a 2-0 lead.
 
North Adams threatened in the bottom of the first. Bobby Stang singled and stole second while Evan Meier worked a walk, but North Shore starter John Hegarty escaped the inning without allowing a run.
 
Gates settled in during the second inning, striking out Luke Johnson and working around a two-out double by Tyler Shulman to post a scoreless frame. He added two more strikeouts in the third, but Slater connected for a solo home run over the left-field fence to extend the Navigators' lead to 3-0. Gates recovered by picking off Simmi Whitehill after a single and later struck out Hunter to end the inning.
 
The SteepleCats broke through in the bottom of the third. Alex Barrist reached base and advanced into scoring position on a throwing error before Nelphie Lopez worked a walk. A wild pitch moved both runners up, and after Evan Meier battled back from a 1-2 count to draw another walk, Tony Woodie delivered North Adams' biggest hit of the night. His two-run ground-rule double brought home Barrist and Lopez, cutting the deficit to 3-2.
 
North Shore answered immediately in the fourth. After Steven Sams entered in relief, the Navigators used a combination of walks, stolen bases, wild pitches and defensive miscues to plate three runs and stretch the lead to 6-2.
 
The game began to slip away in the fifth. Grant Hunter opened the inning with a single before the Navigators loaded the bases. Daniel Leikus delivered a bases-clearing double to right field, helping North Shore push four more runs across the plate. Jake Foster eventually entered to stop the rally, but the damage had been done as the Navigators moved comfortably in front.
 
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