Red Tee Tournament Brings Together Women in Support of Girls and Women

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — As the world celebrates International Women's Day and Women's History Month, the Red Tee Tournament Committee celebrates the announcement of the third annual all women's golf event.
 
"This is not your father's or grandfather's golf tournament. It's a great day to focus on women and all that these nonprofits do to help women and girls in our community," said Jen Glockner, chair of the Red Tee Committee.
 
Sponsored by Berkshire Money Management, the tournament will be held on Monday, June 2 at Berkshire Hills Country Club in Pittsfield. Proceeds from the tournament will be divided between Berkshire United Way and Berkshire Medical Center Breast Imaging Services.
 
"I'm proud that we stand United with the Red Tee Committee in our shared commitment to support the empowerment, development, and well-being of girls and women in Berkshire County," said Berkshire United Way President and CEO Tom Bernard.
 
"Berkshire Medical Center's Breast Imaging Program is and has been an essential resource for the community in our efforts to reduce breast cancer deaths and improve survivorship through early detection," said Caitlin Lopez, MD, BMC Radiology Department Chair. "On behalf of the many thousands of patients we serve in the Berkshires and surrounding region, I want to express our greatest appreciation to the Red Tee Tournament organizers and participants for their support of the BMC Breast Imaging Program."
 
The tournament features 27 teams playing in a scramble format with a 9 a.m. shotgun start, followed by a networking event 3-5 p.m. with DJ BFG, dinner, cash bar and raffles. The registration fee is $150 per player and includes the post-golf event. Tickets for the networking event are $40 and will be sold separately.
 
Tournament information and sponsorship opportunities are available at www.berkshireunitedway.org/red-tee. Follow along on Instagram using #redteetournament.
 
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Soccer Hall of Fame Adds Members, Awards Scholarships

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The 2026 CIAO Soccer Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place at Berkshire Hills Country Club on Thursday.
 
The Hall of Fame's mission is to preserve the sport's history in Berkshire County, to honor excellence within the game and to make a connection between the generations that bring communities together. With players who last played on a soccer field in Berkshire County in the 1960s to the scholarship winners at the banquet on May 14th who played their last high school game in the fall of last year, we are achieving our goal. 
 
It is worth noting that this class of inductees is stellar. We have four County MVP selections, 14 All-Berkshire selections, eight All-Western Mass selections and, and nine captain honors, five four-year varsity starters and one five-year varsity starter. 
 
The players were introduced by committee chairmen Al Belanger and Patrick West. The scholarship winners were introduced by Chris Dumas, a member of the CIAO Soccer Hall of Fame committee. The photographer for the evening was Ricco Fruscio. Over the past 21 years, the scholarships awarded to high school seniors in Berkshire County have topped $250,000.  
 
The 2026 Inductees:
Katie Dumas Sturm (Wahconah 2015) was a hard-nosed, and relentless four-year starter for Wahconah. She was a two-year captain in the middle of the field, scoring and assisting on clutch goals in big games. She was rewarded with being named All Berkshire, and All Western Mass in her senior year. She is married to Brent Sturm (who is also being inducted into the hall of fame this year) and has a son Banks and a 7-week-old Everett Michael. She works at General Dynamics. 
 
Brent Sturm (Wahconah 2009) was named to the All Berkshire Team in both his junior and senior years and won a Western Mass championship during his time at Wahconah. He also went on to have a stellar career at Wentworth Institute. He and his wife, Katie, are the first husband and wife inductees into the CIAO Soccer Hall of Fame in the same year.  After college, he helped coach the Wahconah Soccer and basketball teams. He works at General Dynamics.
   
Nicole Gamberoni (Lenox 2019) was an impact player on her team for five years while at Lenox making All-Berkshire teams four times. She was captain twice, finished with 107 points, and was the league MVP two times. She also went on to play soccer at AIC. She is working at Lenox High School while she is getting her master’s degree. 
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