Berkshire League

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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 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[]

Former members[]

Sports[]

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

Footnotes[]

External links[]

• CIAC Website