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.








