Force 14U Softball Team Splits in Nutmeg State

iBerkshires.com Sports10:44PM / Sunday, July 13, 2025Print Story | Email Story

ENFIELD, Mass. – The Berkshire Force 14-and-under travel softball team Sunday went 1-1 at the Enfield Invitational.

The Force opened the day with a 13-3 win over the Connecticut Bearcats 13U squad.

Berkshire pounded out 14 hits, including four extra-base hits, in the win.

Mollie Crawford and Ava McMahon each went 2-for-3 with a triple against the Bearcats.

McMahon and Amelia Polidoro split time in the circle, striking out six in the five-inning win.

Then the Force had a rematch with tournament host Enfield Extreme Blue 14U, a 4-2 victim when the teams played on Saturday.

This time around, the Enfield Extreme came out on top, 7-2, after jumping out to a 5-0 lead in the top of the third inning.

Lillian MacDonald led the Force offensively, going 2-for-3.

Julia McComish and McMahon split pitching duties, combining for 14 strikeouts while allowing just two earned runs.

The Force makes the short trip to Dalton next weekend for the CRA Invitational.

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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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