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Front row, from left: Evelyn Julieano, Gionnah Levardi, Mariah Barnes, Jianna Kruger, Mia Dejesus and Madeline Harrington. Back row: coach Jorge Dejesus, Grace Julieano, A.J. Pelkey, Madison Barber, head coach Dave Pelkey, Ella Stodden, Bella Tart, Kylie Duhamel, coach Kirk Barnes.

Berkshire Force 12U Squad Wraps Up Successful Summer

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The Berkshire Force 12-and-under team placed second at this weekend's Summer Nationals at Fast Pitch in Connecticut.
 
Starting Tuesday, they had a record of 7-2-1.
 
The survived three games after entering the losers bracket early Friday morning. They then eliminated the New Jersey Blue Fire  Connecticut Seahawks, and The Diamond Club.  
They lost Saturday to the Classie Lassies, 6 to 1.
 
This marked the team's last tournament for the summer.
 
 
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Pittsfield Parks OKs Annual Events, Hears Wahconah Park Idea

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Parks Commission signed off on some annual city events on Tuesday. 

Commissioners approved the 80th annual Eggstravaganza Egg Scramble, the Westside Legends' 6th annual Easter egg hunt, and another lineup of Eagles Band concerts in the park.  The Eagles Community Band is in its 90th year. 

Pittsfield's 80th egg hunt will be held at The Common on Saturday, April 4 (rain date April 11) from 10 to noon. The free event is open to children ages 2-11 and will feature a balloon artist, a face painter, the Easter bunny, and, of course, plastic eggs filled with small prizes. 

The Westside Easter Egg Hunt, organized by the Westside Legends, is on the same day, April 4, from 1 to 3 p.m at Durant Park.  It was scheduled to not conflict with the city's event, and will include tabling from community organizations, and some raffles. 

City officials are also planning an opportunity to appreciate the Wahconah Park grandstand's century of history in Pittsfield. Demolition is currently out to bid, and prices are expected the first week of March. 

"We want to have some conversation around opening up the grandstand one last time for the community to come in and look around and share memories," Parks, Open Space, and Natural Resources Manager James McGrath reported. 

"I think it would we'd be remiss if we just brought in the wrecking ball and people were like, 'Wait a minute, I didn't have a chance to have one last look out from my favorite spot in the grandstand,' So we're going to figure out how to do that, how to get that done safely, and just how to celebrate this with some folks." 

He has been in touch with Larry Moore of Berkshire Baseball to share facts about the park, "and just remind people how much of a storied past Wahconah Park has had, and just keep hope alive for the next iteration of Wahconah Park, whatever that looks like." 

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