Berkshire Force 12U Softball Beats Philly Club

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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Daisy Caron struck out six in a complete-game, four-inning effort Sunday as the Berkshire Force 12-and-under travel softball team beat Philadelphia’s EOM Angels, 7-2, in the Youth Softball Nationals.
 
Victoria Blanchard went 2-for-3 with an RBI to lead a nine-hit attack for the Force, which picked up its first win at the tournament.
 
The Berkshire 12Us jumped on top right away with a four-run first inning.
 
Stella Matthews hit a line drive single to center field in the rally.
 
The Force went up 7-1 with a pair of runs in the third, when Josie Schilling hit an RBI single.
 
The Force started its Sunday with a 10-1 loss to the Spirit out of Pittsburgh.
 
Berkshire (1-3) finishes pool play on Monday afternoon against the Montgomery Devils of Pine Bush, N.Y.
 
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North Adams Man Pleade Not Guilty to Father's Murder

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — David Louis Boucher, who is accused of killing his father, pleaded not guilty Monday in Berkshire Superior Court.

Boucher, 48, was indicted on one count of murder and two counts of larceny.

In May 2026, Boucher allegedly stabbed his father, 67-year-old David Allen Boucher, and left him for dead in his home at 256 Walnut St. The younger Boucher lived downstairs and his father upstairs in the multi-family home.

Boucher admitted to killing his father a week later, shortly before police located the body.

At the time of the arrest, a clear motive was not established, though the Berkshire District Attorney's office suggested it may have involved a gambling debt. Authorities noted there may have also been a mental health component.

Boucher is set to appear in court again in April.

Boucher is currently being held without bail at the Berkshire County House of Correction.

 

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