Berkshire League
ConferenceCIAC
No. of teams9
RegionLitchfield 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]

Coop sports

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, Litchfield, and Wamogo high schools. Gilbert, Northwestern, and Housatonic (shortened simply to GNH) are coached by Scott Salius and play in the Naugatuck Valley League beginning in fall 2022. In ice hockey, Shepaug Valley, Litchfield, Nonnewaug and Thomaston compete as a co-op. Housatonic Regional, Northwestern, Torrington and Wamogo compete as the other co-op.

Berkshire League Member Schools

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
Litchfield High School Litchfield, Connecticut Cowboys     Wamogo Regional High School
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
Wamogo Regional High School Litchfield, Connecticut Warriors     Litchfield High School

Former members

SchoolLocationNicknameColorsRival
Lewis S. Mills High School Burlington, Connecticut Spartans     N/A

Sports

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

Notable Alumni

Evan Scribner

Dominic Dao

Dimmy Tonovan

Daniel Dieck

Cody Dzis

Hunter Martocchio

Hans Hilpertshauser

References

  1. ↑ "Berkshire League bids Lewis Mills adieu, looks forward". Republican American. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
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