Thunder 18U Team Starts Strong at N.H. Tournament

iBerkshires.com Sports04:14PM / Friday, July 03, 2026Print Story | Email Story

LONDONDERRY, N.H. -- Olivia Perry went 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBIs Saturday to lead the Greylock Thunder 18U travel softball team to a 10-5 win over the Mass Drifters at the New England Fusion College Showcase.

Izabela Tart was 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles, and Paxton Ebling tripled in a 12-hit attack for the Thunder.

Perry also struck out three in three innings of work in the circle before being relieved by Emma Lemire, who finished off the five-inning win.

The Thunder had a tougher matchup in their second game of pool play but prevailed, 2-0, against the Vermont Storm 16U.

Marlee Arnhold was the difference in that win, striking out four, walking one and scattering four hits in a complete-game, seven-inning shutout.

Mariah Barnes singled and drove in a run, and Kaleigh Jaros singled and scored a run for the Thunder, who made the most of their two hits.

Greylock continues pool play on Saturday at 8 a.m. against the Connecticut Lightning.

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Q&A with State Representative Challenger Andrew Fitch

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
10:01AM / Sunday, August 23, 2026

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — On Sept. 1, voters in the First Berkshire District will decide whether they want to send a new representative to Beacon Hill in Boston.

Andrew Fitch, currently a city councilor in the district's largest municipality — and the commonwealth's smallest city — is challenging former North Adams Mayor John Barrett III, who won the First Berkshire seat in a 2017 special election, in the Democratic Party primary.

There is no Republican on the primary ballot for the First Berkshire seat so the primary will effectively be the election for the seat.

The two candidates met for their only debate on Aug. 13 at Williams College. iBerkshires.com reached out to both candidates to follow up on some of the points raised in the debate and get their thoughts on some other issues facing the district.

Below are excerpts from a conversation with challenger Andrew Fitch:

Question: From the very beginning, you talked about the campaign as a listening experience, and this week you're continuing that with the bike tour …

Andrew Fitch: Knocking on doors that have never been knocked on before. … I was riding through, I believe it was Hinsdale coming into Windsor, and they started to yell at me, 'No!' And then the guy was like, 'Wait a second. That's Andrew Fitch.' They actually knew who I was, and they were actually wanting to chat with me.

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