By Will Tuell

Machias Area Little League’s Madison Berry was the toast of the town last week as she pounded a bases-clearing home run in the fifth inning of a 4-2 contest against Ellsworth 12U softball to claim the Downeast Acadia district championship for Machias July 1. Despite trailing 2-0 right out of the gate, and for much of the game, Machias plated twelve runs in the final three innings of Tuesday’s contest to secure their second district championship in three years, defeating Ellsworth 13-6 for their first road win of the playoffs.