Berkshire County League
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The Berkshire County League is a high school athletic conference located in District 1 of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association. The league consists of eleven high schools in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Most of the high schools are public, excepting the Berkshire Waldorf High School, which is private,[1] and Taconic High School, which is vocational.
At its height, the league was split into two divisions. The northern division typically consisted of Adams/Hoosac Valley, Drury, Mt. Greylock, Pittsfield, both St. Joseph schools, Taconic, and Waconah. The southern division typically consisted of Chester, Lee, Lenox, McCann Tech, Monument Mountain, Mt. Everett, Searles, and Williams.[2] The league currently has only one division.
| School | Location | Mascot | Colors | Year Founded | Enrollment[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Waldorf High School† | Stockbridge, Massachusetts | 2002 | 37 | ||
| Drury High School | North Adams, Massachusetts | Blue Devil | Royal Blue, White & Pink | 1843 | 465 |
| Hoosac Valley High School | Cheshire, Massachusetts | Hurricanes | Red & White | 1970 | 299 |
| Lee High School | Lee, Massachusetts | Wildcats | Black & Orange | 1851 | 308 |
| Lenox Memorial High School | Lenox, Massachusetts | Millionaires | Maroon & Gold | 1866 | 446 |
| Monument Mountain Regional High School | Great Barrington, Massachusetts | Spartans[5] | 1969[6] | 451 | |
| Mount Everett Regional School | Sheffield, Massachusetts | Eagles[7] | 281 | ||
| Mount Greylock Regional School | Williamstown, Massachusetts | Mounties | Gray & Red | 553 | |
| Pittsfield High School | Pittsfield, Massachusetts | Generals | Purple & White | 1850 | 724 |
| Taconic High School | Pittsfield, Massachusetts | Braves | Green & Gold | 1969 | 875 |
| Wahconah Regional High School | Dalton, Massachusetts | Warriors | Blue & White | 1961 | 482 |
† While participating in field soccer teams, the Berkshire Waldorf School does not play other MIAA schools. They are MIAA members so their students can co-op with other schools in the league.[8]
Former Members
[edit]| School | Location | Mascot | Colors | Closed? | Current Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Memorial High School | Adams, Massachusetts | Yes | N/A | ||
| Charles H. McCann Technical School | North Adams, Massachusetts | Hornets | Green & White | No | Pioneer Valley Interscholastic Athletic Conference |
| Chester High School | Chester, Massachusetts | Yes | N/A | ||
| Searles High School | Great Barrington, Massachusetts | Mustangs | Buff & Blue | Yes | N/A |
| St. Joseph Central High School | Pittsfield, Massachusetts | Crusaders | Purple & Gold | Yes | N/A |
| St. Joseph's School | North Adams, Massachusetts | Yes | N/A | ||
| Williams High School | Stockbridge, Massachusetts | Indians | Green & Gold | Yes | N/A |
State Champions
[edit]List of state championships won by teams while a part of the conference
Note: From 1972 to 2012, football state championships were separated by region, so there would be multiple champions from each division. From 1972 to 1977 and from 1997 to 2008, it was split between Eastern Mass and Central/Western Mass and there would be two champions in each division. From 1978 to 1996 and from 2009 to 2012 Central and Western Mass split so there would be three champions in each division. In 2013 everything was combined and therefore only allowed one state champion per division.
- Taconic - 1974 D2 Central/Western
- Hoosac Valley - 1979, 1980, 1987, 1989, 1992, 2009 D2 Western
- Drury - 1982, 1988 D2 Western
- Waconah - 1983, 1988, 2012 D2 Western; 1998 D2A Central/Western; 2003 D2 Central/Western
- Monument Mountain - 1990, 1996 D2 Western
- St. Joseph's Central - 1991, 1995 D2 Western
- Lee - 1993, 1994 D2 Western
- Mt. Greylock - 1999 D2A Central/Western; 2000 D2 Central/Western, 2010, 2011, 2012 D3 Western
Boys
[edit]- Lenox - 2022 D3
Girls
[edit]- Pittsfield - 1987 D1
- Mt. Greylock - 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2017 D2; 2021 D3
- Lenox - 2019 D2
- Mt. Greylock - 2023 D5
Boys
[edit]- Monument Mountain - 1974 D2
- Mt. Greylock - 1995 D3; 2008 D2
Girls
[edit]- Waconah - 1986 D2
Boys
[edit]- Lenox - 1974 D3
- St. Joseph Central - 1988 D3
- Taconic - 2020 D2 (Co-champs with Whitman-Hanson Regional High School); 2023 D5
Girls
[edit]- Lenox - 1984, 1992 D3
- Monument Mountain - 1986, 2000 D2
- Lee - 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2003, 2010 D3
- Hoosac Valley - 2019, 2020 (Co-champs with St. Mary's High School) D3; 2024 D5
- Taconic - 2020 (Co-champs with Foxborough High School) D2
Boys
[edit]- St. Joseph's Central - 1973 D2
Girls
[edit]- St. Joseph's Central - 1993 D1
Boys
[edit]- Pittsfield - 1980, 1988
- Monument Montain - 1987
- Taconic - 1994
- Mt. Greylock - 1995, 1996
- St. Joseph's Central - 2000
Girls
[edit]- Pittsfield - 1981, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1993-1997
- Mt. Greylock - 1998, 2000-2003
- Taconic - 2007
Boys
[edit]- Lenox - 1987-1991, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2005
- Mt. Greylock- 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006-2009, 2011-2017, 2020, 2022, 2023
- Waconah - 1995
- Hoosac Valley - 2003, 2004
Girls
[edit]- Lenox - 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996-2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2020
- Mt. Greylock - 1989, 1992, 1995, 2008-2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 (Co-champs with Concord-Carlisle High School), 2024
- St. Joseph's Central - 1972, 1975 D2
- Drury - 1978 D2
- Taconic - 2017 D1; 2019, 2021 D3
Lacrosse
[edit]Boys
[edit]- Waconah - 2022 D4
External links
[edit]School Websites
[edit]- Berkshire Waldorf High School
- Drury High School
- Hoosac Valley High School
- Lee High School
- Lenox Memorial High School
- Monument Mountain Regional High School
- Mount Everett Regional High School
- Mount Greylock Regional High School
- Pittsfield High School
- Taconic High School
- Waconah Regional High School
References
[edit]- ^ "About Us". Berkshire Waldorf High School. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ "Sports Section". The Berkshire Eagle. January 19, 1971. p. 8.
- ^ https://www.miaa.net/sites/default/files/2024-06/miaa-league-directory.pdf
- ^ "National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Home Page, part of the U.S. Department of Education". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ "Monument Mountain (Great Barrington, MA) High School Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and more". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
- ^ Cowgill, Terry (2019-01-15). "A third try at a new Monument Mountain Regional High: Can it succeed?". The Berkshire Edge. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
- ^ www.sbrsd.org https://www.sbrsd.org/page/athletics-home. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Athletics". Berkshire Waldorf High School. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
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- ^ https://www.miaa.net/sites/default/files/2024-04/miaa-state-champions-volleyball.pdf
- ^ https://www.miaa.net/sites/default/files/2024-05/miaa-state-champions-soccer.pdf
- ^ https://www.miaa.net/sites/default/files/2024-04/miaa-state-champions-basketball.pdf
- ^ https://www.miaa.net/sites/default/files/2024-05/miaa-state-champions-ice-hockey_0.pdf
- ^ https://www.miaa.net/sites/default/files/2024-05/miaa-state-champions-swimming.pdf
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- ^ https://www.miaa.net/sites/default/files/2024-05/miaa-state-champions-baseball.pdf