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Berkshire Force 16u Team Wins Babe Ruth World Series

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JENSEN BEACH, Fla. -- Toni Satrape went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored Tuesday evening to help the Berkshire Force 16-and-under softball team defeat WVAC-Debary and claim the Babe Ruth Softball National Championship.
 
Ashley Keegan went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI at the plate and went the distance in the circle, striking out three and not allowing an earned run.
 
Haley Tobin, Toni Satrape and Erin Murphy each drove in a run. Britney Perkett went 2-for-3 and scored two runs.
 
Earlier Tuesday, Berkshire played its way into the championship game by winning the continuation of a game started Monday evening against host Jensen Beach.
 
Keegan struck out six and allowed three earned runs as Berkshire advanced with a 6-4 win.
 
Murphy went 2-for-3 with a walk, and Satrape was 2-for-4 with an RBI in the win. Isabella Aitken went 1-for-2 with a sacrifice and a run scored.
 
14-and-under
JENSEN BEACH, Fla. -- The Berkshire Force softball 14-and-under team fell in the final game of the losers bracket at the Babe Ruth World Series on Tuesday afternoon.
 
The Force's second loss in the double-elimination tournament dropped it from contention in the national championship.
 
JPRD West emerged with a 6-2 win and the right to take on the USA Glory Broken Bow in Tuesday evening's championship round.
 
In the elimination game at Pineapple Park, Madison Tobin went 1-for-3 with a run scored, and Sarah McMahon went 2-for-3 for the Force.
 
Mary Lee (2-for-3) and Payton O'Connell drove in Berkshire's runs, and Tess Lyon, Abigail Santos and Brianna Clary each had a hit.
 
Lee went the distance on the mound, striking out three.
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Pittsfield Park Getting Basketball Court Renovations

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The basketball courts at Dorothy Amos Park will see some renovations for players of all ages who use them.  

On Thursday, the Conservation Commission OK'd court paving and repainting on the property at 320 West St. One of the courts will be milled, and all three will be repainted. 

The park, which also has a playground and seating areas, is along the West Branch of the Housatonic River, and the work requires ConCom approval. Dorothy Amos Park is a popular recreation spot in the West Side neighborhood, and is home to the Beat the Streets youth summer basketball league. 

Conservation Agent Shannon Poulin reported concern about a tree with roots growing through one of the courts, and that the tree will more than likely need to be cut down. 

"Other than that, I mean, the courts already exist, and it's just an upgrade," she said. 

Commissioner Jonathan Lothrop commented that he has seen roots become a problem long after the tree is removed. As a taxpayer, he would like to see the tree's root system removed to avoid spending more money on it in the future. 

Work was approved with two special conditions: all materials are stored outside of the resource areas, and erosion controls are to be placed along the fence line before work begins.

In other news, commissioners issued 20 orders of conditions for the filling of an isolated wetland on property located at 100 Dan Fox Drive, or Bousquet Sport.  

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