Pittsfield Babe Ruth 14s Reach New England Regional Semis

iBerkshires.com Sports05:13PM / Monday, July 21, 2025Print Story | Email Story

NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Bryce Hoff went 6 and two-third innings on the mound Monday to lead the Pittsfield Babe Ruth 13-year-old All-Stars to a 7-2 win over Brattleboro, Vt., at the New England Regional Championships.

The win sends Pittsfield into Tuesday morning’s semi-final game against Eastern Massachusetts Champion Plymouth at 10 a.m. at North Providence High School. A win in the morning will send Pittsfield to the 4 p.m. regional final to decide who goes to the World Series.

On Monday, Hoff struck out three and walked one before giving the ball to Aiden Arseneau to finish up the seventh inning.

Kydd Kearns led Pittsfield offensively, going 2-for-2 and driving in a run a four-run fourth inning that gave Pittsfield a 5-1 lead.

Arseneau and Jace Coco each had a pair of hits.

Pittsfield improved to 3-1 at the regional with the win. Plymouth, which was in the other four-team pool at the eight-team regional, won its pool with a 3-0 record and had a bye into Tuesday morning’s game.

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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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