Berkshire League

Berkshire League
ConferenceCIAC
No. of teams8
RegionLitchfield County

The Berkshire League is a 8-team athletic conference of high schools, located in Litchfield County, Connecticut.

The Berkshire League is a member of the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC).

Teams

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The Berkshire League is made up of eight member schools from around Litchfield County. The schools tend to be smaller regional schools and the league encompasses all public schools from the county with the exception of New Milford High School, Torrington High School and Watertown High School.

Lewis S. Mills High School was a member until the 2019-2020 season, when they decided to join the Central Connecticut Conference due to concerns about declining enrollment and sports-participation at the other schools.[1]

Litchfield High School and Wamogo Regional High School merged following the culmination of the 2023-2024 school year.[2]

Coop sports

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For football, a majority of the Berkshire leagues schools compete as co-ops to field a team. Northwest United consists of Nonnewaug, Oliver Wolcott Technical, Shepaug and Lakeview high schools. Gilbert, Northwestern, and Housatonic compete as GNH, an acronym for the three member schools.

In ice hockey, Shepaug Valley, Nonnewaug and Thomaston compete as a co-op. Housatonic Regional, Northwestern, Torrington and Lakeview compete as the other co-op.

Berkshire League Member Schools

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School Name Location Nickname Colors Rival
Gilbert School Winsted, Connecticut Yellow Jackets     Housatonic Valley Regional High School & Northwestern Regional High School
Housatonic Valley Regional High School Canaan, Connecticut Mountaineers     Gilbert School
Lakeview High School Litchfield, Connecticut Bobcats     N/A
Nonnewaug High School Woodbury, Connecticut Chiefs       Shepaug Valley School
Northwestern Regional High School Winsted, Connecticut Highlanders     Gilbert School
Shepaug Valley School Washington, Connecticut Spartans     Nonnewaug High School
Terryville High School Plymouth, Connecticut Kangaroos     Thomaston High School
Thomaston High School Thomaston, Connecticut Golden Bears     Terryville High School

Former members

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School Location Nickname Colors Rival
Lewis S. Mills High School Burlington, Connecticut Spartans     N/A
Litchfield High School Litchfield, Connecticut Cowboys     Wamogo Regional High School
Wamogo Regional High School Litchfield, Connecticut Warriors     Litchfield High School

Sports

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The Berkshire League offers varsity sports in three seasons: fall, winter, and spring.

Notable Alumni

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Evan Scribner [citation needed]

Dominic Dao [citation needed]

Dimmy Tonovan [citation needed]

Daniel Dieck [citation needed]

Cody Dzis [citation needed]

Hunter Martocchio [citation needed]

Hans Hilpertshauser [citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Berkshire League bids Lewis Mills adieu, looks forward". Republican American. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  2. ^ "Final senior class graduates from Litchfield High School ahead of merger with Wamogo". WFSB. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
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