2022-2023 BNL Student-Athletes and Families
Please join the BNL Athletic department on June 14th, 6 PM at the New Lebanon Jr/Sr High School to recognize and celebrate this school year’s student-athletes.
For question, please reach out to BNL Athletic Directors
Jason McFall jmcfall@berlincentral.org (Berlin)
Corey Brown cbrown@newlebanoncsd.org (New Lebanon)
BNL Athletic Directors
Jason McFall jmcfall@berlincentral.org and
Corey Brown cbrown@newlebanoncsd.org
Spring Coaches
Track and Field
Varsity:
Jen Burhans jburhans@berlincentral.org
Aaron Kanofsky akanofsky@newlebanoncsd.org
Jim Van Ess jvaness530@yahoo.com
Modified:
Jason McFalljmcfall@berlincentral.org
Softball
Varsity:
Paul Slaver pslaver@berlincentral.org
Lauren Giglio lgiglio@newlebanoncsd.org
Modified:
Michele Corsey mcorsey@berlincentral.org
Machaela Jordan mjordan@berlincentral.org
Baseball
Varsity:
Chris Bonacquisti cbonacquisti@newlebanoncsd.org
Andrew Starks astarks1@newlebanoncsd.org
JV:
Kris Moseley kmoseley@berlincentral.org
Matt Turetsky mturetsky@berlincentral.org
Modified:
Mason Hitchcock mason.hitchcock@gmail.com
Mike Hastings michaeljhastings@gmail.com
Students who have not been approved through FamilyID, WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE to start Varsity or JV practice/tryouts next week! Modified Baseball/Softball/Track & Field start March 21st.
Transportation Information
- Shuttle from NL to Berlin @ 2:40PM
- Shuttle to NL from Berlin @ 3:00 PM
- NL High School Shuttle to WBH @ 2:45PM – Berlin students will be bussed back to Berlin for pick-up around 6pm
Practice/Game/Athletic Director Information
- Practices will begin at Berlin 3:00-4:30 PM
- Practices at New Lebanon 3:15-5:00 PM, WBH 3:30-5:30 PM
- Game start times are 4:30 PM unless otherwise noted
- Practice Schedule: https://berlincentral.org/athletics/schedules/
- Game schedule: https://wasarenleague.org/public/genie/775/school/210/
- New Lebanon Athletics Director: Corey Brown @ cbrown@newlebanoncsd.org
- Berlin Athletics Director: Jason McFall @ jmcfall@berlincentral.org

2022-2023 BNL Student-Athlete Recognition Night 6/14
Please join the BNL Athletic department on June 14th, 6 PM at the New Lebanon Jr/Sr High School to recognize and celebrate this school year’s student-athletes.

Good Luck at State Qualifiers!
BNL Track and Field athletes Elsie Corbett, Haylee Jones, Madison Prusky, Vivienne Powers and Allura Meizinger will be heading to Shenendehowa to compete at the State Qualifiers today! Read on here

Message from BNL ADs McFall and Brown Regarding 2023-2024 Season
Please find an update from BNL Athletic Directors Jason McFall and Corey Brown regarding the 2023- 2024 BNL Athletics program here.

BNL Varsity Track and Field Team has Strong Finish at Wasaren League Championships
Congratulations to the BNL Varsity Track and Field team for their performance at league championships last night! The BNL Girls finished fourth overall, and the BNL Boys finished seventh. Read more from the coach recap here.

BNL Modified Softball Coach Recap and Photo Highlights
The BNL Modified Girls Softball team came up short against Mechanicville on Saturday, May 13th. However, the team continues to show improvement in both their offense and defense. Read more and find photos highlights here.
BNL Livestreams
- Berlin Middle High School Streaming BCSD
- New Lebanon Home Games New Lebanon CSD Streaming
- BNL Home Swim Meet Stream
Transportation/Shuttles
- Practices in New Lebanon:
- Berlin students will take the NL shuttle bus at 3 pm from BMHS to NL. They will be transported back to BMHS at approximately 5:30pm and will need to be picked up from BMHS.
- Practices in Berlin:
- Berlin students will be able to take the 5 pm late bus home if needed. Sign up for the late bus is in the cafeteria during lunch period and BEFORE 2 pm.
- New Lebanon students will take the NL shuttle bus to and from BMHS.
- Shuttle from NL:
- Departs- 2:45 Arrives- 3:00
- Shuttle from Berlin to NL post practice:
- Departs- 5:05 Arrives- 5:20
- Bowling Transportation:
- There will be transportation to Hoosick Falls BBQ for bowling, but no transportation back to the schools.
- Students must be picked up at Hoosick Falls BBQ at 4:45pm.
BNL Letters and Announcements
- BNL Dominic Murray Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act is a new law as of July 1, 2022. This law requires schools, students, and parents/guardians have information on sudden cardiac arrest risks, signs, and symptoms. Please see the letter linked above for more about this.
Mr. Jason McFall
Berlin Central School District
Athletic Director and Adaptive Physical Education Teacher
The Berlin Central School District is pleased to welcome Mr. Jason McFall (aka Coach McFall) as the district’s Athletic Director and Adaptive Physical Education teacher.
Coach McFall has been in the education field as a coach and or administrator for 25 years. McFall will be joining the Berlin Administrative Team as the district’s Athletic Director for the BNL Athletics program. He will also be part of the district’s teaching staff: coaching/teaching strength and conditioning to high school Mountaineers, teaching an Adaptive Physical Education class at the elementary level and working to develop an extracurricular pass/fail intramural program for 6th grade Mountaineers.
Learn more about Coach McFall in his own words here
Berlin/New Lebanon Booster Club
As part of our continued sports mergers the Berlin and New Lebanon Booster Clubs have made the decision to merge into one unit to service all interscholastic athletics. As part of their efforts to communicate with families they have developed a Facebook page. The title of the page is Berlin-New Lebanon Athletics Booster Club and the handle is @BerlinNLBoosterClub. The page contains a wide variety of information and we encourage all parents to check out what’s available.
Wasaren League Information
Wasaren League School Locations
Wasaren League Baseball & Softball Field Directory
Officials’ Retroactive Payment
If you are an official seeking retroactive pay, please download the officials’ claim form and submit to Charles Paravella via mail. Please do NOT e-mail or fax form as we are required to have an original signature.
If you have any questions, please contact the Athletics Department.
ARCHIVED BNL NEWS and INFORMATION
Media Coverage of BNL Athletics
- BNL Boys Varsity Victory over Hoosick Falls in the Bennington Banner
- Best of the Week in Section II sports 4/11
- Important Information from Athletic Director Mr. Paravella 3/18
- BCSD Launches High-Risk Intramurals
- Berlin CSD Approves Intramural High-Risk Winter Sports
- Letter from County Executive Steve McLaughlin on High-Risk Winter Sports