Force 14U Team Wins Three in Connecticut Tournament

iBerkshires.com Sports05:29PM / Saturday, July 12, 2025Print Story | Email Story

ENFIELD, Conn. – The Berkshire Force 14-and-under travel softball team went 3-0 in three tight games at the Enfield Invitational on Saturday.

The Force edged the host Enfield Extreme Blue, 4-2, before beating the Connecticut Charge 13U squad, 7-2. Berkshire then beat the Senior Noles of Central Massachusetts, 7-5.

Ava McMahon struck out seven in a complete-game effort to beat the Enfield Extreme. Amelia Polidoro led the offense, doubling and driving in a pair of runs.

Against the Charge, Lillian MacDonald went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI to lead a 10-hit attack for the Force. Lexi Spratling also doubled in the win, which saw Julia McComish strike out seven and allow just one earned run.

In its final game of the day, the Force rallied from a 5-0 deficit to earn a 7-5 win.

Berkshire scored four times in the bottom of the fourth inning – the last inning started under the tournament’s time rule.

Polidoro and Madilyn Demary got the winning rally started with back-to-back singles. Then McMahon drew a walk to load the bases.

Grace Hunt’s RBI groundout made it 5-4 and left runners at second and third with one out.

Demary tied the game on a passed ball, and Spratling reached on a fielder’s choice that left McMahon at third.

Both McMahon and Spratling then came home on a fielder’s choice off the bat of Arianna Perkins to provide the winning runs.

Polidoro again led the offense for the Force, going 2-for-2 with a double.

She also earned the win in the circle, striking out two and allowing four earned runs.

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Teacher of the Month: Nickole Halvorsen

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
05:21PM / Monday, August 31, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — For many students, kindergarten is their first experience in a school setting and the beginning of ongoing growth and change throughout their lives.

Kindergarten teacher Nickole Halvorsen strives to instill in her students the foundational academic and social-emotional skills they need to succeed not only in her classroom, but throughout their educational journey and beyond.

It is this dedication, along with the fun, safe and welcoming environment that students describe her as cultivating, that has earned her the iBerkshires.com Teacher of the Month designation.

The Teacher of the Month series, in collaboration with Berkshire Community College, features distinguished teachers nominated by community members. You can nominate a teacher here.

The end of the year was bittersweet for Halvorsen and her students as they said goodbye to Morningside Community School, which closed its doors for the final time in May.

"Now at the end of the year, it gets sad and a little more emotional, especially this year because this is our last year at Morningside," she said during her interview in May.

So, really focusing on coming in, being here, being present [and] consistent for them matters the most for me, and they make me want to be here. I want to have fun with them. I want to enjoy every last bit we can of being in the school building."

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