Berkshire Schools

March 12, 2015 by Staff Report

50 Book Challenge

Reading well is the single greatest contributor to academic success and lifelong learning. Students in kindergarten through third grade at Burton Elementary School accepted the 50 book challenge from The Cleveland State University and The Center for Excellence and Innovation at the beginning of the school year.

Students, teachers and families kept track of their son/daughter’s progress during the school year. All of the students in kindergarten through third grade read 50 or more books by March 4.

Berkshire congratulates everyone on their determination and commitment to this lofty goal and hopes this instills a love of reading that will last throughout their lifetime.

BHS Wins CVC Valley Title

With its 57-43 win over Wickliffe on Friday night, Berkshire won a share of the CVC Valley Division boys basketball title. It is the team’s first championship since 2012.

Other than for the first minute of the game, the Badgers led the entire time. It was an exciting game, as Berkshire would go up by 10 only for Wickliffe to go on a run to tighten the game right back up.

Berkshire led by five after the first quarter, and led by only two heading into the fourth quarter. Berkshire then went on to outscore the Blue Devils 17-5 in the final period to secure the victory and the CVC title.

Jarett Smetana had another huge game for the Badgers, as he led all scorers with 20 points. He also tallied 13 rebounds, good enough for his sixth double-double on the season.

Right on Smetana’s heels was Sam Fisher, who added 19 points, respectively. Emil Hess and Aaron Pawlak each had seven points, followed by Nick Guarnera and Mitch Freeman with two each.

The Badgers will now head into OHSAA Tournament play where they are seeded No. 7 in the Warren Harding district. Their first game will be Friday, and the Badgers will either travel to No. 5 seed LaBrae or host No. 8 seed Liberty. Game time will be 7 p.m.