Berkshire League
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Association | CIAC |
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Region | Litchfield County |
The Berkshire League is a 9-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
The Berkshire League is made up of nine 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] Oliver Wolcott Technical High School was a member, until joining the Connecticut Technical Conference.
Coop sports
For football a majority of the Berkshire leagues schools compete as coops to field a team. MCW United consists of Housatonic regional and Wamogo high schools, while Gilbert and Northwestern make up the second coop. In ice hockey Shepaug Valley, Litchfield, Nonnewaug & Thomaston compete as a coop. Housatonic Regional, Northwestern, Torrington & Wamogo compete as the other coop.
Berkshire League Member Schools
School Name | Location | Nickname | Colors |
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Gilbert School | Winsted, Connecticut | Yellow Jackets | |
Housatonic Valley Regional High School | Canaan, Connecticut | Mountaineers | |
Northwestern Regional High School | Winsted, Connecticut | Highlanders | |
Wamogo Regional High School | Litchfield, Connecticut | Warriors | |
Litchfield High School | Litchfield, Connecticut | Cowboys | |
Shepaug Valley School | Washington, Connecticut | Spartans | |
Nonnewaug High School | Woodbury, Connecticut | Chiefs | |
Thomaston High School | Thomaston, Connecticut | Golden Bears | |
Terryville High School | Plymouth, Connecticut | Kangaroos |
Former members
School | Location | Nickname | Colors |
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Lewis S. Mills High School | Burlington, Connecticut | Spartans | |
Oliver Wolcott Technical High School | Torrington, Connecticut | Wildcats |
Sports
The Berkshire League offers varsity sports in three seasons: fall, winter, and spring.
Fall sports
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Winter sports
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Spring sports
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Footnotes
- ^ "Berkshire League bids Lewis Mills adieu, looks forward". Republican American. Retrieved October 11, 2019.