High School SportsFriday, November 6
25 Hampshire County teams and 15 Berkshire County soccer teams head into state tournament play
The Springfield Morning News team
If you've got a soccer, field hockey or volleyball player at home, the brackets are out. The MIAA unveiled its state tournament brackets this week, and 25 Hampshire County teams made it. Granby girls soccer is the top seed in Div. 5, and Northampton boys soccer is No. 3 in Div. 2.
Local teams open state tournament play Friday and Monday
| Game | Matchup | When |
|---|---|---|
| Div. 4 field hockey | No. 20 Seekonk at No. 13 South Hadley | Fri., Nov. 6, 5 p.m. |
| Div. 3 volleyball | No. 17 Belchertown at No. 16 Medfield | Fri., Nov. 6, 6 p.m. |
| Div. 5 girls soccer | No. 1 Granby vs. Hoosac/Lowell Charter | Mon., Nov. 9, 2 p.m. |
| Div. 4 boys soccer | No. 18 Mount Greylock at No. 15 South Hadley | Mon., Nov. 9, 4:30 p.m. |
Source: Daily Hampshire Gazette
- Fri., Nov. 6: Easthampton volleyball at No. 5 Mount Greylock, 5:30 p.m.
- Sat., Nov. 7: Gardner at Easthampton girls soccer, 11 a.m.
Across the Berkshires, 15 teams earned entry in soccer, led by the Monument Mountain boys at No. 3 in Div. IV. Mount Greylock is at South Hadley Monday at 4:30 p.m. The Gardner News posted the volleyball seedings, too: Springfield International, the No. 19 seed at 13-7, drew a Thursday trip to No. 14 Millbury.
Western Mass. fills out the fall state tournaments
- 25
- Hampshire County teams qualified
- 9
- Hampshire County girls soccer teams, the most in any sport
- 15
- Berkshire County soccer teams earned entry
Sources: Daily Hampshire Gazette, Berkshire Eagle