Westfield 16s Down Southern Berkshire in Babe Ruth Tournament

iBerkshires.com Sports09:12PM / Thursday, July 09, 2026Print Story | Email Story

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. – Joshua Elmer went 4-for-4 with a pair of doubles and four runs batted in Thursday to lead the Westfield 16-year-old Babe Ruth All-Stars to a 13-0 win over the Southern Berkshire Knights in the Western Massachusetts Tournament on Thursday night.

Mason Bailey had the lone hit for Southern Berkshire, which used three pitchers in the loss.

Dom Newton, Caeden Thayer and Cam Simmons combined to allow just five earned runs as Westfield took advantage of four Southern Berkshire errors.

Southern Berkshire ends the three-team round-robin with a record of 0-2.

Pittsfield (1-0) travels to Westfield (1-0) on Friday night to determine who will host the regional championship game on Sunday.

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Berkshire Bounty Sets Pickleball Fund-Raiser

06:18PM / Monday, August 03, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- It’s back: the third annual Fun(D)raising Pickleball Tournament for the benefit of Berkshire Bounty.

Pickleball players are invited to rally against food insecurity at this fun and friendly benefit fo Berkshire Bounty, a Great Barrington-based non-profit organization with the mission to creatively advance community food security through food rescue and delivery.

Registration is open through Sept. 18th with the tournament taking place, rain or shine, on Saturday, Sept. 26, at Bousquet Sport Club in Pittsfield.

Berkshire Bounty co-founders Mark Lefenfeld and Jay Weintraub expressed their gratitude to the community in a news release announcing the tournament.

Teams of two may register in either the Beginner/Intermediate or Intermediate/Advanced Divisions. Entry Fee is $120 per team, with all proceeds going to Berkshire Bounty.

Current event sponsors include the Gilson Family Foundation, Osteo Strong, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, Lance Vermeulen Real Estate, Berkshire Money Management, Beacon Bank, Ethan Kelpetar Law Firm, and October Mountain Financial Advisors.

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