Holden Ends Pittsfield Little League's Post-Season Run

iBerkshires.com Sports09:10PM / Thursday, July 17, 2025Print Story | Email Story

HOLDEN, Mass. – Brendan Michaud went the distance on the mound on Thursday in leading the Holden Little League 12-year-old All-Stars to a 5-1 win over PIttsfield in an elimination game in the Section 1 tournament.

Michaud struck out six, walked two and allowed three hits and an earned run in six innings of work as Holden advanced to the finals of the double-elimination tournament, where it will play at winner’s bracket winner Westfield.

Will Nichols, Troy Malloy and Edaniel Hebert accounted for Pittsfield’s hits.

Down, 5-0, in the top of the sixth, Malloy hit a one-out double to left. With two out, Hebert brought him home with a single to center field.

An error allowed Matt Knauth to reach and put runners at the corners, but Michaud got a pop up back to the mound to end the threat and the game.

Shayne Clairmont went all the way on the mound for Pittsfield, striking out three and allowing four earned runs.

Holden will have to beat Westfield twice in order to advance to the four-team state tournament.

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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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