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Gilbert Wins First Ever State Championship for Berlin

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Casey Gilbert of Berlin jumps a hurdle well ahead of the rest of the pack en route to the New York State Championship in the 400 meter hurdles. This State Championship is the first in the history of the Berlin Athletic Department. Photo by Jen Burhans.
Casey Gilbert of Berlin jumps a hurdle well ahead of the rest of the pack en route to the New York State Championship in the 400 meter hurdles. This State Championship is the first in the history of the Berlin Athletic Department. Photo by Jen Burhans.

No Track, No Problem For Berlin Senior
by Ryan Mosher
In the fifteen years that Jen Burhans has coached the Berlin Track team, she has never had a track for her teams to call home. Practice used to consist of running around the parking lot but, in recent years, has been moved to the lower soccer field, which much of the time they share with a baseball team. [Read more…] about Gilbert Wins First Ever State Championship for Berlin

Lady Tigers, Lady Mountaineers Softball All-Stars

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by Ryan Mosher
Two players from the New Lebanon Lady Tigers softball team were named First Team CHVL All-Stars along with one from the Berlin squad. Geneva Furlano and Maggie Springer of New Lebanon and Emily Dooley of Berlin were all on the First Team. The Second Team consisted of New Lebanon players Anne Walker Laier and Kim Blank. Joining them were Deanna Nash and Brittney Spaniol of Berlin.