Cassidy Stankowski named Mass. State Gatorade Player of the Year

Frontier Regional junior outside hitter Cassidy Stankowski was named the Gatorade Massachusetts Player of the Year, it was announced Wednesday morning.

Stankowski, a three-time all-state selection, led the Red Hawks to their second straight state Division 3 title and has already reached 1,000 career kills. A five-year starter and three-time captain, Stankowski was an All-American as a sophomore.

Here's the release from ESPNHS: http://espn.go.com/blog/high-school/player-of-the-year/post/_/id/3795/ma...

Here's the story from the Herald: http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/sports/high_school/index.php/2011/12/1...

Here's the story from ESPN Boston: http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/high-school/post/_/id/12536/frontiers-sta...

Stay tuned for a full story, including reaction from Stankowski and coach Sean MacDonald, later today.

Frontier volleyball wins D-3 state title

The Red Hawks won their second straight state D-3 championship in an epic 3-2 win over Case on Saturday at Algonquin Regional in Northborough.

We'll have complete coverage of the match posted later today and in Monday's Gazette.

Updated Tourney Brackets (through Thursday)

Western Massachusetts
Tournaments
Boys soccer
Division 1
Semifinals
Wednesday, Nov. 9
At Westfield State
Ludlow 2, Amherst 1
Thursday, Nov. 10
at Westfield State
Longmeadow 1, Chicopee 0
Finals
Sunday, Nov. 13
at Westfield State
No. 1 Ludlow (14-2-4) vs. No. 2 Longmeadow (13-2-4), 2:15

Division 2
Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 10
At Wahconah HS
Mount Greylock 1, Monument Mountain 0 (2 OT)
at Szot Park
Belchertown 2, South Hadley 1 (2 OT)
Finals
Saturday, Nov. 12
at Westfield State
No. 3 Belchertown (14-1-2) vs. No. 1 Mount Greylock (16-0-3), 3:30

Division 3
Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 10
At Wahconah
Lenox 4, Gateway Regional 0
at Szot Park
Hopkins Academy 7, Mount Everett 0
Finals
Saturday, Nov. 12
at Westfield State
No. 1 Lenox (12-3-3) vs. No. 2 Hopkins Academy, 16-1-2), 11 a.m.

Girls soccer
Division 1
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 11
No. 1 East Longmeadow (15-2-1) vs. No. 5 Agawam (10-4-4), 6
No. 7 Pittsfield (12-6-2) vs. No. 11 Minnechaug 7-6-5), 4
Final
Sunday, Nov. 13
At Westfield State
Semifinal winners, noon

Division 2
Semifinals
Wednesday, Nov. 9
At Westfield State
Belchertown 4, Southwick 0
Thursday, Nov. 10
At Westfield State
Wahconah 3, Monson 2
Final
Saturday, No. 12
At Westfield State
No. 1 Belchertown (13-2-3) vs. No. 3 Wahconah (10-3-5), 6

Division 3
Semifinals
Wednesday, Nov. 9
At Szot Park, Chicopee
Lenox 4, Hopkins Academy 0
Granby 3, Gateway 0
Final
Saturday, Nov. 12
At Westfield State
No. 1 Lenox (15-0-3) vs. No. 2 Granby (14-2-3), 1:15

Field hockey
Division 1
Semifinals
Wednesday, Nov. 9
at Holyoke High
Longmeadow 1, Mahar 0
Agawam 3, Northampton 0
Finals
Friday, Nov. 11
at Mount Holyoke College
No. 1 Longmeadow (17-1-2) vs. No. 3 Agawam (12-4-3), 1

Division 2
Finals
Friday, Nov. 11
at Mount Holyoke College
No. 1 Frontier (17-0-2) vs. No. 2 Smith Academy (11-6-2), 11 a.m.

Girls volleyball
Division 2
Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 10
Longmeadow 3, Minnechaug 1
Amherst 3, Mount Greylock 1
Finals
Saturday, Nov. 12
at Holyoke Community College
No. 3 Amherst (16-4) vs. No. 1 Longmeadow (18-1), 6:30

Division 3
Semifinals
Wednesday, Nov. 9
Mahar 3, St. Joseph’s 0
Thursday, Nov. 10
Frontier 3, Lee 0
Finals
Saturday, Nov. 12
at Holyoke Community College
No. 2 Mahar (15-5) vs. No. 1 Frontier (20-1), 4

HS Tourney (Updated Through Tuesday)

Western Massachusetts
Tournaments
Boys soccer
Division 1
Quarterfinals
Monday, Nov. 7
Amherst 2, Agawam 1
Ludlow 1, West Springfield 0
Tuesday, Nov. 8
Longmeadow 5, Pittsfield 0
Chicopee 3, Minnechaug 2
Semifinals
Wednesday, Nov. 9
At Westfield State
Game 8: No. 1 Ludlow (13-2-4) vs. No. 4 Amherst (10-4-2), 7:30
Thursday, Nov. 10
at Westfield State
Game 9: No. 2 Longmeadow (12-2-4) vs. No. 3 Chicopee (10-3-5), 8
Finals
Dates, Times TBA
at Westfield State
Semifinal winners

Division 2
Quarterfinals
Monday, Nov. 7
South Hadley 2, Athol 0
Tuesday, Nov. 8
Mount Greylock 2, Wahconah 0
Monument Mountain 2, Southwick 1 (OT)
Belchertown 3, Hampshire  Regional 2
Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 10
At Wahconah HS
Game 9: No. 1 Mount Greylock (15-0-3) vs. No. 4 Monument Mountain (11-3-3), 7
at Szot Park
Game 10: No. 2 South Hadley (13-1-4) vs. No. 3 Belchertown (13-1-2), 7
Finals
Date, Time TBA
at Westfield State
Semifinal winners

Division 3
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, Nov. 8
Lenox 4, Franklin Tech 1
Gateway 2, Holyoke Catholic 1
Hopkins Academy 1, Lee 0
Mount Everett 1, Smith Academy 1 (Mount Everett 4-3 PKs)
Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 10
At Wahconah
Game 9: No. 1 Lenox (11-3-3) vs. No. 4 Gateway Regional (11-3-0), 5
at Szot Park
Game 10: No. 2 Hopkins Academy (15-1-2) vs. No. 11 Mount Everett (9-8-1), 5
Finals
Dates, Times TBA
at Westfield State
Semifinal winners

Girls soccer
Division 1
Quarterfinals
Monday, Nov. 7
Agawam 2, Ludlow 1
Tuesday, Nov. 8
East Longmeadow 5, Westfield 0
Pittsfield 2, Chicopee 1
Minnechaug 2, Northampton1 (OT)
Semifinals
Dates, Times TBA
Game 8: No. 1 East Longmeadow (15-2-1) vs. No. 5 Agawam (10-4-4)
Game 9: No. 7 Pittsfield (12-6-2) vs. No. 11 Minnechaug 7-6-5)
Final
Date, Time TBA
At Westfield State
Semifinal winners

Division 2
Quarterfinals
Monday, Nov. 7
Belchertown 4, Monument Mountain 0
Southwick 4, Sabis 0
Tuesday, Nov. 8
Monson 2, Hoosac Valley 1
Wahconah 2, Mount Greylock 0
Semifinals
Wednesday, Nov. 9
At Westfield State
Game 9: No. 1 Belchertown (12-2-3) vs. No. 4 Southwick (11-5-2), 5:30
Thursday, Nov. 10
At Westfield State
Game 10: No. 2 Monson (16-1-0) vs. No. 3 Wahconah (9-3-5), 6
Final
Date, Time TBA
At Westfield State
Semifinal winners

Division 3
Quarterfinals
Monday, Nov. 7
Hopkins Academy 3, Smith Academy 2
Granby 8, McCann Tech 0
Gateway 6, St. Mary 0
Semifinals
Wednesday, Nov. 9
At Szot Park, Chicopee
Game 4: No. 4 Hopkins Academy (13-4-1) vs. No. 1 Lenox (14-0-3), 5
Game 5: No. 2 Granby (13-2-3) vs. No 3 Gateway (10-1-3), 7
Final
Date, Time TBA
At Westfield State
Semifinal winners

Field hockey
Division 1
Quarterfinals
Monday, Nov. 7
Agawam 3, West Springfield 0
Tuesday, Nov. 8
Mahar 2, Minnechaug 1
Semifinals
Wednesday, Nov. 9
at Holyoke High
Game 3: No. 4 Mahar (16-1-0) vs. No. 1 Longmeadow (16-1-2), 6
Game 4: No. 3 Agawam (11-4-3) vs. No. 2 Northampton (15-3-1), 8
Finals
Friday, Nov. 11
at Mount Holyoke College
Semifinal winners, 1

Division 2
Semifinals
Tuesday, Nov. 8
at Mount Holyoke College
Smith Academy 2, Mohawk 1
Frontier 2, South Hadley 1
Finals
Friday, Nov. 11
at Mount Holyoke College
No. 1 Frontier (17-0-2) vs. No. 2 Smith Academy (11-6-2), 11 a.m.

Girls volleyball
Division 2
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, Nov. 8
Minnechaug 3, Ludlow 1
Mount Greylock 3, Agawam 0
Amherst 3, Westfield 1
Wednesday, Nov. 9
Game 4: No. 8 Chicopee Comp (11-8) at No. 1 Longmeadow (16-1), 7
Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 10
at higher seeds
Game 8: Game 4 winner vs. No. 5 Minnechaug (14-5), 6:30
Game 9: No. 3 Amherst (15-4) at No. 2 Mount Greylock (19-0), 6:30
Finals
Saturday, Nov. 12
at Holyoke Community College
Semifinal winners, 6:30

Division 3
Quarterfinals
Monday, Nov. 7
Mahar 3, Easthampton 0
Lee 3, Sabis 2
St. Joseph 3, Wahconah 2
Tuesday, Nov. 8
Frontier 3, Lenox 0
Semifinals
Wednesday, Nov. 9
Game 11: No. 11 St. Joseph’s (13-7) at No. 2 Mahar (14-5), 6:30
Thursday, Nov. 10
Game 12: No. 5 Lee (16-4) at No. 1 Frontier (19-1), 6:30
Finals
Saturday, Nov. 12
at Holyoke Community College
Semifinal winners, 4

HS Tourney Updates (Through Monday)

Western Massachusetts
Tournaments
Boys soccer
Division 1
First round
Sunday, Nov. 6
West Springfield 3, Taconic 1
Pittsfield 3, Sci-Tech 1
Monday, Nov. 7
Minnechaug 1, Cathedral 0
Quarterfinals
Monday, Nov. 7
Amherst 2, Agawam 1
Ludlow 1, West Springfield 0
Tuesday, Nov. 8
Game 6: Pittsfield at Longmeadow, 6
Game 7: Minnechaug at Chicopee, Szot Park, 6:30
Semifinals
Dates, Places, Times TBA
Game 8: Ludlow vs. Amherst
Game 9: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner

Division 2
Quarterfinals
Monday, Nov. 7
South Hadley 2, Athol 0
Tuesday, Nov. 8
Game 5: Wahconah at Mount Greylock, 6
Game 6: Southwick at Monument Mountain, 5
Game 7: Hampshire vs. Belchertown at Mahar, 2:30
Semifinals
Dates, Places, Times TBA
Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner
Game 10: South Hadley vs. Game 7 winner

Division 3
First round
Saturday, Nov. 5
Franklin Tech 4, Westfield Voke 0
Holyoke Catholic 3, St. Mary’s 0
Sunday, Nov. 6
Mount Everett 1, Turners Falls 0
Monday, Nov. 7
Lee 3, Sabis 2 (PKs)
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, Nov. 8
Game 5: Franklin Tech at Lenox, 6
Game 6: Holyoke Catholic at Gateway, 6
Game 7: Lee at Hopkins Academy, 2
Game 8: Mount Everett at Smith Academy, 2
Semifinals
Dates, Places, Times TBA
Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner
Game 10: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner

Girls soccer
Division 1
First round
Sunday, Nov. 6
Westfield 6, Central 2
Pittsfield 5, Renaissance 0
Monday, Nov. 7
Minnechaug 1, Longmeadow 0
Quarterfinals
Monday, Nov. 7
Agawam 2, Ludlow 1
Tuesday, Nov. 8
Game 4: Westfield at East Longmeadow, 3
Game 6: Pittsfield at Chicopee, Szot Park, 4
Game 7: Minnechaug at Northampton, 6
Semifinals
Dates, Times TBA
Game 8: Game 4 winner vs. Agawam
Game 9: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner

Division 2
Quarterfinals
Monday, Nov. 7
Belchertown 4, Monument Mountain 0
Southwick 4, Sabis 0
Tuesday, Nov. 8
Game 7: Hoosac Valley at Monson, Rogers Field, 2
Game 8: Mt. Greylock at Wahconah, 6
Semifinals
Dates, Times TBA
Game 9: Belchertown vs. Southwick
Game 10: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner

Division 3
Quarterfinals
Monday, Nov. 7
Hopkins Academy 3, Smith Academy 2
Granby 8, McCann Tech 0
Gateway 6, St. Mary 0
Semifinals
Dates, Times TBA
Game 4: Hopkins vs. Lenox
Game 5: Granby vs. Gateway

Field hockey
Division 1
Quarterfinals
Monday, Nov. 7
Agawam 3, West Springfield 0
Tuesday, Nov. 8
Game 2: Minnechaug at Mahar, 6
Semifinals
Wednesday, Nov. 9
at Holyoke High
Game 3: Game 2 winner vs. Longmeadow, 6
Game 4: Agawam vs. Northampton, 8

Division 2
Semifinals
Tuesday, Nov. 8
at Mount Holyoke College
Game 2: Smith Academy vs. Mohawk, 5
Game 3: South Hadley vs. Frontier, 7

Girls volleyball
Division 2
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, Nov. 8
Game 5: Minnechaug at Ludlow, 6:30
Game 6: Agawam at Mount Greylock, 6:30
Game 7: Westfield at Amherst, 6:30
Wednesday, Nov. 9
Game 4: Chicopee Comp at Longmeadow, 7

Division 3
First round
Friday, Nov. 4
Easthampton 3, Pioneer Christian 1
Lee 3, South Hadley 0
Wahconah 3, Mohawk Trail 0
St. Joseph 3, Turners Falls 2
Saturday, Nov. 5
Sabis 3, Athol 1
Monday, Nov. 7
Lenox 3, Belchertown 1
Quarterfinals
Monday, Nov. 7
Mahar 3, Easthampton 0
Lee 3, Sabis 2
St. Joseph 3, Wahconah 2
Tuesday, Nov. 8
Game 10: Lenox at Frontier, 6:30
Semifinals
Wednesday, Nov. 9
Game 11: St. Joseph’s at Mahar, 6:30
Thursday, Nov. 10
at higher seed
Game 12: Game 10 winner vs. Lee, 6:30

Updated HS Tourney Brackets

Western Massachusetts
Tournaments
Boys soccer
Division 1
1. Ludlow (12-2-4)
2. Longmeadow (11-2-4)
3. Chicopee (9-3-5)
4. Amherst (9-4-2)
5. Agawam (9-3-5)
6. Minnechaug (9-4-4)
7. Pittsfield (10-4-4)
8. West Springfield (7-6-4)
9. Taconic (6-7-4)
10. Sci-Tech (12-2-3)
11. Cathedral (5-10-2)
First round
Sunday, Nov. 6
West Springfield 3, Taconic 1
Pittsfield 3, Sci-Tech 1
Monday, Nov. 7
Game 3: Cathedral at Minnechaug, 4
Quarterfinals
Monday, Nov. 7
Game 5: Agawam at Amherst, 5
Game 4: West Springfield at Ludlow, Westfield State, 7:30
Tuesday, Nov. 8
Game 6: Pittsfield at Longmeadow, 6
Game 7: Game 3 winner at Chicopee, Szot Park, 6:30
Semifinals
Dates, Places, Times TBA
Game 8: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner
Game 9: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner

Division 2
1. Mount Greylock (14-0-3)
2. South Hadley (12-1-4)
3. Belchertown (12-1-2)
4. Monument Mountain (10-3-3)
5. Palmer (9-4-3)
6. Monson (7-5-5)
7. Athol (9-7-2)
8. Wahconah (7-6-3)
9. Mahar (7-7-3)
10. Commerce (16-2)
11. Hampshire (5-6-4)
12. Southwick (6-8-2)
First round
Saturday, Nov. 5
Athol 2, Commerce 1
Sunday, Nov. 6
Wahconah 4, Mahar 0
Southwick 3, Palmer 2 (2OT)
Hampshire 0, Monson 0 (Hampshire advances on PKs, 5-4)
Quarterfinals
Monday, Nov. 7
Game 5: Wahconah at Mount Greylock, 6
Game 7: Athol at South Hadley, 6
Game 8: Hampshire vs. Belchertown at Mahar, 7
Tuesday, Nov. 8
Game 6: Southwick at Monument Mountain, 5
Semifinals
Dates, Places, Times TBA
Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner
Game 10: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner

Division 3
1. Lenox (10-3-3)
2. Hopkins Academy (14-1-2)
3. Smith Acacdemy (14-1-3)
4. Gateway Regional (10-3)
5. Holyoke Catholic (10-5-2)
6. Turners Falls (9-7-2)
7. Lee (7-8-2)
8. Franklin Tech (13-4-1)
9. Westfield Voke (9-5-1)
10. Sabis (5-10-2)
11. Mount Everett (7-8-1)
12. St. Mary’s (7-8-2)
First round
Saturday, Nov. 5
Franklin Tech 4, Westfield Voke 0
Holyoke Catholic 3, St. Mary’s 0
Sunday, Nov. 6
Mount Everett 1, Turners Falls 0
Monday, Nov. 7
Game 4: Sabis at Lee, 2
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, Nov. 8
Game 5: Franklin Tech at Lenox, 6
Game 6: Holyoke Catholic at Gateway, 6
Game 7: Game 4 winner at Hopkins Academy, 2
Game 8: Mount Everett at Smith Academy, 2
Semifinals
Dates, Places, Times TBA
Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner
Game 10: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner

Girls soccer
Division 1
1. East Longmeadow (14-2-1)
2. Chicopee (12-2-2)
3. Northampton (12-3-1)
4. Ludlow (12-2-3)
5. Agawam (9-4-4)
6. Longmeadow (9-5-2)
7. Pittsfield (10-6-2)
8. Westfield (8-7-2)
9. Central (7-7-3)
10. Renaissance (11-5-1)
11. Minnechaug (5-6-5)
First round
Sunday, Nov. 6
Westfield 6, Central 2
Pittsfield 5, Renaissance 0
Monday, Nov. 7
Game 3: Minnechaug at Longmeadow, 6
Quarterfinals
Monday, Nov. 7
Game 5: Agawam at Ludlow, Westfield State, 5:30
Tuesday, Nov. 8
Game 4: Westfield at East Longmeadow, 3
Game 6: Pittsfield at Chicopee, Szot Park, 4
Game 7: Game 3 winner at Northampton, 6
Semifinals
Dates, Times TBA
Game 8: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner
Game 9: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner

Division 2
1. Belchertown (11-2-3)
2. Monson (15-1)
3. Wahconah Regional (8-3-5)
4. Southwick (10-5-2)
5. Athol (12-4-1)
6. Mount Greylock (10-5-3)
7. Hoosac Valley (8-4-4)
8. Mohawk Regional (10-5)
9. Monument Mountain (7-7-3)
10. Drury (7-5-3)
11. Easthampton (7-4-4)
12. Sabis (6-8-3)
First round
Saturday, Nov. 5
Monument Mountain 6, Mohawk 0
Sabis 5, Athol 1
Mount Greylock 1, Easthampton 0
Sunday, Nov. 6
Hoosac Valley 3, Drury 2
Quarterfinals
Monday, Nov. 7
Game 5: Monument Mountain vs. Belchertown at Mahar, 5
Tuesday, Nov. 8
Game 7: Hoosac Valley at Monson, Legion Field, Palmer, 6
Game 8: Mt. Greylock at Wahconah, 6
Dates, Times TBA
Game 6: Sabis at Southwick
Semifinals
Dates, Times TBA
Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner
Game 10: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner

Division 3
1. Lenox (13-0-3)
2. Granby (12-2-3)
3. Gateway Regional (9-1-3)
4. Hopkins Academy (12-4-1)
5. Smith Academy (10-6-1)
6. St. Mary (13-4-1)
7. McCann Tech (12-5-1)
Quarterfinals
Monday, Nov. 7
Game 1: Smith Academy at Hopkins Academy, 2
Game 2: McCann Tech at Granby, 2
Game 3: St. Mary at Gateway, 6
Semifinals
Dates, Times TBA
Game 4: Game 1 winner vs. Lenox
Game 5: Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner
Final
Date, Time TBA
At Westfield State
Semifinal winners

Field hockey
Division 1
1. Longmeadow (15-1-2)
2. Northampton (14-3-1)
3. Agawam (10-4-3)
4. Mahar (15-1)
5. Minnechaug (10-5-3)
6. West Springfield (10-5-3)
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, Nov. 8
Game 1: Minnechaug at Mahar, 6
Monday, Nov. 7
Game 2: West Springfield at Agawam, 6
Semifinals
Wednesday, Nov. 9
at Holyoke High
Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Longmeadow, 6
Game 4: Game 2 winner vs. Northampton, 8
Finals
Friday, Nov. 11
at Mount Holyoke College
Semifinal winners, 1

Division 2
1. Frontier Regional (16-0-2)
2. Smith Academy (10-6-2)
3. Mohawk Trail (8-6-4)
4. Pioneer Regional (13-5)
5. South Hadley (8-7-2)
Quarterfinals
Saturday, Nov. 5
South Hadley 6, Pioneer Regional 2
Semifinals
Tuesday, Nov. 8
at Mount Holyoke College
Game 2: Smith Academy vs. Mohawk, 5
Game 3: South Hadley vs. Frontier, 7
Finals
Friday, Nov. 11
at Mount Holyoke College
Semifinal winners, 11 a.m.

Girls volleyball
Division 2
1. Longmeadow (16-1)
2. Mount Greylock (18-0)
3. Amherst Regional (14-4)
4. Ludlow (18-0)
5. Minnechaug (13-5)
6. Westfield (14-5)
7. Agawam (10-8)
8. Chicopee Comp (10-8)
9. Putnam (14-6)
10. West Springfield (9-9)
11. Chicopee (7-11)
First round
Saturday, Nov. 5
Chicopee Comp 3, Putnam 0
Agawam 3, West Springfield 1
Westfield 3, Chicopee 0
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, Nov. 8
Game 4: Chicopee Comp at Longmeadow, 6:30
Game 5: Minnechaug at Ludlow, 6:30
Game 6: Agawam at Mount Greylock, 6:30
Game 7: Westfield at Amherst, 6:30
Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 10
at higher seeds
Game 8: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 6:30
Game 9: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 6:30
Finals
Saturday, Nov. 12
at Holyoke Community College
Semifinal winners, 6:30

Division 3
1. Frontier Regional (18-1)
2. Mahar (13-5)
3. Wahconah (13-4)
4. Sabis (17-3)
5. Lee (15-4)
6. Turners Falls (9-7)
7. Easthampton (14-6)
8. Lenox (10-6)
9. Belchertown (11-8)
10. Pioneer Christian (13-7)
11. St. Joseph (10-7)
12. South Hadley (11-7)
13. Athol (9-10)
14. Mohawk Trail (6-10)
First round
Friday, Nov. 4
Easthampton 3, Pioneer Christian 1
Lee 3, South Hadley 0
Wahconah 3, Mohawk Trail 0
St. Joseph 3, Turners Falls 2
Saturday, Nov. 5
Sabis 3, Athol 1
Monday, Nov. 7
Game 2: Belchertown at Lenox, 6:30
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, Nov. 8
Game 7: Game 2 winner at Frontier, 6:30
Monday, Nov. 7
Game 8: Easthampton at Mahar, 6:30
Game 9: Lee at Sabis, 6:30
Game 10: St. Joseph at Wahconah, 6:30
Semifinals
Wednesday, Nov. 9
at higher seed
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 6:30
Game 12: Game 8 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 6:30
Finals
Saturday, Nov. 12
at Holyoke Community College
Semifinal winners, 4

Frontier volleyball wins state title

Frontier wrapped up an incredible season with a dominating 3-0 win at Algonquin Regional in Northborough on Saturday.

The Red Hawks got some revenge over Case of Swansea, which knocked them out during last year's state semifinals, with the victory. Be sure to check out Monday's Gazette for complete coverage.

Updated Field hockey/volleyball brackets

Western Massachusetts Tournaments
Field hockey
Division 1
1. Longmeadow (17-1-0)
2. South Hadley (17-0-1)
3. Agawam (12-3-3)
4. Minnechaug (10-5-3)
5. Amherst (8-6-2)
6. Mahar (11-5-1)
7. Athol (9-7-2)
8. West Springfield (7-9-2)
Quarterfinal round
Wednesday, Nov. 3
Amherst 1, Minnechaug 0
Thursday, Nov. 4
Game 2: Athol at South Hadley, 6
Game 3: Mahar at Agawam, 6
Friday, Nov. 5
Game 4: West Springfield at Longmeadow, 2:30
Semifinal round
Tuesday, Nov. 9
at Mount Holyoke College
Game 5: Amherst vs. Game 4 winner, TBA
Game 6: Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner, TBA
Finals
Saturday, Nov. 13
at Mount Holyoke College
Game 7: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner

Division 2
1. Mohawk (14-2-2)
2. Smith Academy (13-4-0)
3. Frontier (13-3-2)
4. Cathedral (8-6-4)
5. Pioneer (8-9-1)
Quarterfinal round
Thursday, Nov. 4
Game 1: Pioneer at Cathedral, 3
Semifinal round
Wednesday, Nov. 10
at Mount Holyoke College
Game 2: Frontier Regional at Smith Academy, TBA
Game 3: Game 1 winner at Mohawk Trail, TBA
Finals
Saturday, Nov. 13
at Mount Holyoke College
Game 4: Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner, TBA

Volleyball
Division 2
1. Longmeadow (17-1)
2. West Springfield (18-1)
3. Chicopee Comp. (14-4)
4. Amherst (10-6)
5. Westfield (12-8)
6. Putnam (12-7)
7. Agawam (11-8)
8. Ludlow (11-9)
9. Commerce (12-8)
10. Taconic (10-9)
First round
Saturday, Nov. 6
Game 1: Commerce at Ludlow
Game 2: Taconic at Agawam
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, Nov. 9
Game 3: Game 1 winner at Longmeadow
Game 4: Westfield at Amherst, 7
Game 5: Game 2 winner at West Springfield, 7
Game 6: Putnam at Chicopee Comp, 7
Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 11
Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 7
Game 8: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 7
Finals
Saturday, Nov. 13
Semifinal winners

Division 3
1. Frontier (20-0)
2. Mt. Greylock (18-1)
3. Wahconah (17-1)
4. Turners Falls (12-4)
5. South Hadley (16-4)
6. Mahar (11-7)
7. Sabis (16-3)
8. Ware (12-6)
9. Lenox (12-6)
10. Lee (12-7)
11. Monument Mt. (10-9)
12. Pioneer (10-9)
13. Franklin Tech (9-9)
14. Pioneer Christian (10-10)
15. Easthampton (10-10)
16. Belchertown (7-13)
First round
Friday, Nov. 5
Game 1: Belchertown at Frontier, 4
Game 2: Lenox at Ware, 7
Game 3: Franklin Tech at Turners Falls, 4
Game 4: Pioneer Regional at South Hadley, 4
Game 5: Easthampton at Mount Greylock, 7
Game 6: Lee at Sabis, 7
Game 7: Pioneer Christian at Wahconah, 7
Game 8: Monument Mountain at Mahar, 7
Quarterfinals
Monday, Nov. 8
Game 9: Game 2 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 7
Game 10: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 7
Game 11: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 7
Game 12: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 7
Semifinals
Wednesday, Nov. 10
Game 13: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 7
Game 14: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 7
Finals
Saturday, Nov. 13
Semifinal winners

Wednesday's Live Scoreboard (FINAL)

Wednesday’s results
HIGH SCHOOLS
Boys soccer
Amherst Regional 1, Pittsfield 0
Girls soccer
Smith Academy 4, Greenfield 0
Golf
Smith Academy 19½, Hopkins Academy 4½
Agawam 238, South Hadley 265
Ludlow 254, Amherst 260
Cathedral 234, Northampton 248
Frontier Regional 16½, Mohawk 7½
Girls volleyball
Easthampton 3, Athol 0
Amherst Regional 3, Mahar 0
Ludlow 3, Belchertown 0
South Hadley 3, Ware 0
Frontier Regional 3, Agawam 0

Tuesday Live Scoreboard (FINAL)

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Tuesday, Sept. 7
HIGH SCHOOLS
Boys soccer
Granby 5, Mahar 2
Gateway Regional 1, Smith Academy 1
Southwick 2, Belchertown 1
South Hadley 2, Hampshire Regional 0
Girls soccer
Hopkins Academy 2, Ware 1
Monson 5, Frontier Regional 2
Minnechaug 6, Amherst Regional 0
Belchertown 5, Ludlow 3
Northampton 4, Southwick 1
Gateway Regional 2, Granby 0
Hampshire Regional 3, Chicopee 3
Holyoke Catholic 0, Easthampton 0
Palmer 5, South Hadley 0
Field hockey
Agawam 3, Amherst Regional 0
Northampton 1, Palmer 0
Frontier Regional 2, Athol 2
Golf
East Longmeadow 251, South Hadley 264
Amherst 258, Belchertown 265
Frontier 18, McCann Tech 6
Smith Academy 14.5, Southwick 9.5
Granby 12.5, Mahar 11.5
Monson 14.5, Easthampton 9.5
Hampshire 16.5, Palmer 7.5

HS Stories to Watch This Fall

The long wait is finally over as Thursday marked the first day of practice for non-football sports and first day of hitting for the folks on the gridiron. There are hundreds of interesting storylines to watch going into this fall. Here are just a few of them:

1) Northampton football goes old school
The Blue Devils are going back to their roots with the triple option offense. Coach Ken O'Brien said the roster, which returns a strong offensive line, was best suited for the hard-nosed system. Northampton turned around an 0-7 start last season with three wins to end the year. Will the Blue Devils be able to keep that momentum going despite a brutal early schedule?

2) Derek Shea takes over Amherst boys soccer
Shea, the former girls varsity coach and long-time Western United Club coach (along with numerous other town teams) replaces Rich Eckart and hopes to continue the program's upward move toward the very top of western Mass. soccer.

3) No. 6 for Frontier volleyball?
The Red Hawks return their three Gazette first-team all-stars from last year in Holly Dewitt, Kenda Ouimette and Cassidy Stankowski after winning their fifth-straight western Mass. title. At this point, why would you doubt them?

4) Quianna Diaz-Patterson's return
The Amherst super senior was one of the area's top underclassman field hockey players as a sophomore two years ago, but she sat out last season to focus on softball. Now that her future is settled (she'll play for Elaine Sortino at UMass in 2011), she's reportedly headed back to the field hockey field for one final season for a team loaded with seniors. The squad won just three games last year. That's not going to happen this year.

5) Can Amherst girls keep streak alive?
The Hurricanes cross country team extended its duel meet winning streak into triple digits last year and then won its 15th straight western Mass. title. Amherst must replace graduated seniors Leah Haake and Chloe Zimmerman but, as with Frontier volleyball, at this point why would you doubt them?

6) Wickles' last season
Even before this year, Smith Academy senior field hockey standout Sarah Wickles has already had an incredible career. She's been a member of western Mass. champions as a freshman and junior and has totalled a terrific 70 goals and 20 assists for her career.

7) Battle for D3/Pioneer League Supremacy
The Gateway and Granby girls basketball teams went toe-to-toe last year in Pioneer League and then faced off in the Western Mass. finals. Both teams return strong cores and should be contenders for both again this year. They open the season against each other on Sept. 7 at 6 p.m. in Huntington.

8) Ian Lutz is back
The Northampton senior runner won both the PVIAC and Western Mass. meets last year and looks to go back-to-back.

Western Mass. Volleyball Seedings

Volleyball
Division 2
1. Longmeadow (16-2)
2. West Springfield (19-1)
3. Amherst (14-3)
4. Ludlow (16-4)
5. Chicopee Comp (11-7)
6. Westfield (10-10)
7. Commerce (11-9)
8. Putnam (8-12)
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, Nov. 10
Game 1: Putnam at Longmeadow, 7
Game 2: Chicopee at Ludlow, 7
Game 3: Commerce at West Side, 7
Game 4: Westfield at Amherst, 7
Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 12
Game 5: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 7
Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 7
Finals
Saturday, Nov. 14
at Holyoke Community College
Game 7: Semifinal winners, 7

Division 3
1. Frontier Regional (18-0)
2. Lee (18-0)
3. Ware (14-3)
4. Monument Mountain (15-4)
5. Sabis (17-3)
6. Pioneer Regional (13-7)
7. Wahconah (13-5)
8. Mahar (11-8)
9. Mount Greylock (12-6)
10. Easthampton (15-5)
11. Turners Falls (9-7)
12. Lenox (10-8)
13. Belchertown (10-10)
First round
Friday, Nov. 6
Game 1: Mount Greylock at Mahar, 7
Game 2: Belchertown at Monument Mountain, 7
Game 3: Lenox at Sabis, 7
Game 4: Easthampton at Wahconah, 7
Game 5: Turners at Pioneer, 7
Quarterfinals
Monday, Nov. 9
Game 6: Game 1 winner at Frontier, 7
Game 7: Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner, 7
Game 8: Game 4 winner at Lee, 7
Game 9: Game 5 winner at Ware, 7
Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 12
Game 10: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner
Game 11: Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner
Finals
Saturday, Nov. 14
at Holyoke Community College
Game 12: Semifinal winners, 4

Field hockey/Volleyball playoff picture

We ran our boys soccer and girls soccer playoff pictures in Thursday's paper. Here's a quick look at the playoff situation for our field hockey and volleyball teams:

Field hockey
IN
South Hadley (12-3, 7-0 D Division)
BUBBLE
Smith Academy (8-6-1, 2-4 A Division) - The Falcons need one point in their final three games to clinch a berth in the postseason. The defending Division 2 champs have Athol (10/17), Mohawk (10/22) and Minnechaug (10/23) left on their schedule.
Amherst (6-4-3, 2-1-2 B Division) - The Hurricanes are also one point shy of clinching a postseason berth. They have Northampton (see below, 10/17), Longmeadow (10/21) and West Side (10/23) left on their schedule.
Northampton (5-7-2, 1-2-2 B Division) - Hamp, which is D-1, needs six points in its final four games to reach the postseason for the first time since 2004. The Blue Devils have Amherst (10/17), Cathedral (10/20), Southwick (10/21) and Longmeadow (10/23) left on their schedule.
OUT
Frontier (4-10-2, 1-5-1 A Division)

Girls volleyball
IN
Amherst (11-2, 9-2 Eastern)
Frontier Regional (14-0, 12-0 Northern)
Belchertown (10-6, 9-3 Northern)
South Hadley (12-3, 5-2 Southern B)
Easthampton (9-6, 7-1 Southern A) - The Eagles clinched a postseason berth with their 3-0 win over Central Thursday.

Monday's scores

Monday’s results
HIGH SCHOOL
Boys soccer
Amherst Regional 4, Holyoke 0
Hopkins Academy 6, Granby 1
Frontier 1, Smith Academy 1
Smith Vocational 3, Four Rivers 2
Sabis 4, Holyoke Catholic 1
Girls soccer
Northampton 2, Chicopee 1
Palmer 2, Easthampton 0
Hampshire Regional 4, Central 2
Gateway Regional 1, South Hadley 1
Monson 4, Holyoke Catholic 1
Field hockey
Smith Academy 5, Franklin Tech 1
Frontier Regional 7, Pioneer Regional 0
Golf
Belchertown 19½, Smith Academy 4½
Hopkins Academy 16, Turners Falls 8
Hopkins Academy 17½, Franklin Tech 6½
Mohawk 13½, Frontier Regional 10½
South Hadley 236, Ludlow 239
Girls volleyball
Amherst Regional 3, Westfield 0
Easthampton 3, Pioneer Valley Christian 2
Frontier Regional 3, Mohawk 0
Turners Falls 3, Belchertown 1