The fall high school postseason is underway, with all but one of Bromfield’s varsity teams scheduled for championship matches this coming week. The season has ended for golf, but the field hockey, and boys and girls soccer teams were set to compete in the Central Mass. Athletic Directors Association tournament matches at home and away.
The teams that have chosen to compete in CMADA playoffs have been sorted into classes of eight or nine teams according to school size and location. The top four teams in each class—as determined by their Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association power ranking—get to compete for their class championship. The remaining teams get to play two so-called non-playoff or consolation matches, one at home and one away. The outcome of every CMADA match counts toward a team’s final MIAA power rank, which in turn determines whether it gets to compete in their sports MIAA postseason tournament.
The boys soccer team has qualified for the Class B finals and was set to play a semifinal match against Tyngsborough at home Thursday, Oct. 24, at 4 p.m. The field hockey and girls soccer teams will play consolation games.
The boys and girls cross-country teams have chosen not to participate in the CMADA tournament this year but will race in this weekend’s Midland-Wachusett League championship in Winchendon, where they are expected to excel.
Boys cross-country (league 5-0, all 5-0)
- 10/12 Massachusetts State Track Coaches Association Twilight Invitational. The boys placed second out of 26 teams in the Small School Division with a total of 132 points. Sophomore Ben McWaters placed fifth among 226 runners in the small school 5K with a time of 15 minutes, 56.17 seconds.
- 10/26 Midland-Wachusett championship, NA
Upcoming meets
- No further meets until MIAA Division 2 regional and state championships in November.
Girls cross-country (5-0, 5-0)
- 10/12 Massachusetts State Track Coaches Association Twilight Invitational. The girls placed third with 121 points among 17 schools. Senior Evelyn Wool was fourth among 161 runners in the small school 5K with a time of 18:36.35, followed by junior Rosie Bradley in seventh place with a time of 18:51.60.
- 10/26 Midland-Wachusett championship, NA
Upcoming meets
- No further meets until MIAA Division 2 regional and state championships in November.
Field hockey (3-5-2, 5-8-2)
- 10/16 @Gardner, 2-2 tie
- 10/18 @North Middlesex Regional, N, 5-2 loss
- 10/19 vs. Clinton, 1-1 tie
- 10/22 CMADA Class C non-playoff game @Hudson, N, 1-0 loss
- 10/24 CMADA Class C non-playoff game vs. North Brookfield, N, NA
- 10/25 Littleton, NA
Upcoming matches
- No matches until Oct. 31 when the MIAA Division 4 tournament begins. Brackets to be announced Oct. 29.
Boys soccer (8-2-2, 11-2-3)
- 10/17 @Tahanto Regional, 3-0 win
- 10/19 vs. Westborough, N, 5-0 win
- 10/24 CMADA Class B semifinal vs.Tyngsborough, NA
Upcoming games
- 10/29 CMADA Class B final, teams TBD @Millbury High School, Millbury, 7 p.m.
Girls soccer (1-9-2, 3-11-2)
- 10/17 vs. Leominster, 3-0 win
- 10/21 vs. Shepherd Hill Regional High School, N, 4-1 win
- 10/25 CMADA Class C non-playoff game vs. Doherty Memorial, NA
Upcoming games
- 10/29 CMADA Class C non-playoff game @Notre Dame Academy, 3:30 p.m.
Rowing
- 10/18 to 10/20 Head of the Charles, Cambridge.
Scheduled games and meets are shown from Friday, Oct. 25, through Thursday, Oct. 31. The @ symbol designates an away contest (though sometimes field conditions require these to be held at home). N designates a non-league game. NA means a score was not available at time of publication.
—Compiled by John Osborn