Agawam and its sports leagues working to fix athletic fields

Agawam and its sports leagues working to fix athletic fields

AGAWAM — Before they can get better fields, youth sports teams in Agawam are making do with fewer options.All summer, the town has been without the three baseball diamonds at Shea Field, as workers dig up the surface, smooth it out and replant the grass. It’s the first step to address complaints local coaches aired this spring about Agawam having the worst youth sports fields in the region. All around town, they say, infield dirt is overgrown wi…