Paul Arellano, center, signals just a smidgen more movement as a crew installing AstroTurf fine-tunes the placement of the north back line on a new field hockey pitch being installed at the Mount Holyoke College Turf and Track Complex in South Hadley on Tuesday. The new surface, in Lyons’ blue and white, is also home to the varsity lacrosse and track and field programs.
Paul Arellano, center, signals just a smidgen more movement as a crew installing AstroTurf fine-tunes the placement of the north back line on a new field hockey pitch being installed at the Mount Holyoke College Turf and Track Complex in South Hadley on Tuesday. The new surface, in Lyons’ blue and white, is also home to the varsity lacrosse and track and field programs. Credit: STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING

SOUTH HADLEY – A crew from AstroTurf’s home base in Georgia was busy Tuesday installing a new surface for the field hockey pitch at the Mount Holyoke College Turf and Track Complex. The formerly green surface, now in Lyons’ blue and white, is also home to the varsity lacrosse and track and field programs.

Kevin Gutting can be reached at kgutting@gazettenet.com.