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
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.
Litchfield High School and Wamogo Regional High School merged following the culmination of the 2023-2024 school year.
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, 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
School name Location Nickname Colors Rival Gilbert School Winsted, ConnecticutYellow Jackets Housatonic Valley Regional High School & Northwestern Regional High School Housatonic Valley Regional High School Canaan, ConnecticutMountaineers Gilbert School Lakeview High School Litchfield, ConnecticutBobcats N/A Nonnewaug High School Woodbury, ConnecticutChiefs Shepaug Valley School Northwestern Regional High SchoolWinsted, ConnecticutHighlanders Gilbert School Shepaug Valley School Washington, ConnecticutSpartans Nonnewaug High School Terryville High School Plymouth, ConnecticutKangaroos Thomaston High School Thomaston High School Thomaston, ConnecticutGolden Bears Terryville High School
Former members School Location Nickname Colors Conference/StatusLewis S. Mills High SchoolBurlington, ConnecticutSpartans Central Connecticut Conference Litchfield High School Litchfield, ConnecticutCowboys Merged to form Lakeview High School Wamogo Regional High School Litchfield, ConnecticutWarriors Merged to form Lakeview High School
Sports
The Berkshire League offers varsity sports in three seasons: fall, winter, and spring.
Fall sports Girls' volleyball Boys' soccer Girls' soccer Boys' cross country Girls' cross country Girls' Field Hockey
Winter sports Boys' basketball Girls' basketball Girls' swimming Boys' swimming
Spring sports Baseball Softball Boys' outdoor track Girls' outdoor track Boys' tennis Girls' tennis Golf
Notable alumni
Evan Scribner
Dominic Dao
Dimmy Tonovan
Daniel Dieck
Hunter Martocchio
Hans Hilpertshauser
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