WESTFIELD, Mass. -- The Pittsfield 13-year-old Babe Ruth All-Stars went to the New England Regional as the best team in Western Massachusetts.
On Monday morning, they proved they can play with any team in the commonwealth.
Simon Mele struck out nine in a complete-game, 11-1 win over Eastern Massachusetts Champion Norfolk at Billy Bullens Field.
The win gives the Pittsfield 13s a 3-0 record in pool play and a bye in the first round of knockout play that gets underway on Tuesday. Pittsfield will play the winner of a Tuesday quarter-final on Wednesday at 6 p.m. for a berth in Thursday's regional final.
Mele allowed three hits, three walks and one earned run while using 94 pitches to get through the game, shortened to six innings by the 10-run rule.
He helped his clause with a double and scored a pair of runs.
Ethan O'Donnell went 2-for-4 with a double and a pair of runs batted in. Jackson Almeida was 2-for-3 and scored twice.
Gavin O'Donnell came off the bench to go 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs, including a two-run single in the bottom of the sixth to end the game via the mercy rule.
15-Year-Old Regional
TRUMBULL, Conn. -- New Hampshire Champion Lamprey River ended the Pittsfield 15s' run in the regional tournament with a 7-1 decision on Monday.
Lamprey moves on to the semi-finals on Tuesday against host Trumbull, which earned a bye into the semis by winning its pool.
14-Year-Old Regional
ROCHESTER, N.H. -- The Pittsfield 14s lost on Monday but advanced to Tuesday's start of the knockout phase of the New England Regional.
Fall River edged Pittsfield, 10-9, to hand it its first loss in pool play.
Pittsfield finished 2-1 in the round robin. Based on run differential, it earned took the third seed from the pool and on Tuesday will play Franklin County, Maine, for a berth in the semi-finals.
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Central Berkshire School Officials OK $35M Budget
By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — The Central Berkshire Regional School Committee approved a $35 million budget for fiscal 2025 during its meeting on Thursday.
Much of the proposed spending plan is similar to what was predicted in the initial and tentative budget presentations, however, the district did work with the Finance subcommittee to further offset the assessments to the towns, Superintendent Leslie Blake-Davis said.
"What you're going see in this budget is a lower average assessment to the towns than what you saw in the other in the tentative budget that was approved," she said.
The fiscal 2025 budget is $35,428,892, a 5.56 percent or $1,867,649, over this year's $33,561,243.
"This is using our operating funds, revolving revenue or grant revenue. So what made up the budget for the tentative budget is pretty much the same," Director of Finance and Operations Gregory Boino said.
"We're just moving around funds … so, we're using more of the FY25 rural aid funds instead of operating funds next year."
Increases the district has in the FY25 operating budget are from active employee health insurance, retiree health insurance, special education out-of-district tuition, temporary bond principal and interest payment, pupil transportation, Berkshire County Retirement contributions, and the federal payroll tax.
The students have also been able to build friendships and experience new things, such as dancing for community events, taking a trip to Ireland and participating in competitions.
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