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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North Adams Man Pleade Not Guilty to Father's Murder

Staff Reports 11:45AM / Tuesday, October 20, 2026

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.