RSNE Wins Cal Ripken Majors Title

iBerkshires.com Sports08:19AM / Friday, June 26, 2026Print Story | Email Story

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Williamstown RSNE Thursday beat Wildcat Sports Group of Lee, 12-7, to win the Berkshire County Cal Ripken majors division championship.

RSNE took the first two games of the best-of-three series to claim the crown, winning, 14-4, in Lee on Tuesday.

In the deciding game, RSNE jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first, but WSG struck right back in the second.

Again, the hosts pulled ahead, with three in the third to take a 7-4 lead, but Wildcat Sports Group, which got a 2-for-3 day at the plate from Finn L., came back to tie it, 7-7, in the top of the fifth.

In the bottom of the frame, Marco KoaMaya, Jake Perez and Charlie Sabot singled in a five-run rally that put RSNE on top for good.

Perez went 2-for-2 with a double and three RBIs to lead RSNE's offense. KoaMaya was 2-for-3 at the plate.

KoaMaya also threw three innings, allowing just one earned run, to earn the win on the mound in relief. Four RSNE pitchers combined to allow three earned runs and strike out 10.

Wildcat Sports Group used two pitchers, Everett W and Will K, who combined to fan 12.

RSNE improved to 10-3 with the win. WSG fell to 8-4.

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Williamstown Child Dies in Collision with Motor Vehicle

iBerkshires.com10:21AM / Saturday, August 08, 2026

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A 7-year-old Williamstown child died Friday evening after a collision with a motor vehicle at the intersection of Main Street and Buxton Hill Road, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office announced on Saturday morning.

Neither the child nor the driver were identified in the release. The child, Max Rothschild of Williamstown, was formally identified by the DA's Office on Monday. The driver has not been identified and the incident remains under investigation.

The vehicle was traveling east on Main Street, and the child, riding a bicycle, was headed down Buxton Hill Road toward Main, according to the DA.

"Preliminary information suggests that the bicyclist unintentionally entered Main Street where they were struck by the involved vehicle," the news release read.

The child died at the scene of the accident, the news release said.

"The driver of the vehicle was not impaired by alcohol or drugs," the news release said. "The bicyclist was wearing a helmet at the time of the collision."

The investigation remains active.

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