When do the MIAA playoffs start? Your guide to the 2025 high school spring sports postseason.
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Starting the day after Memorial Day, the rest of the playoff field comes into focus.
Brackets will be released Tuesday, May 27 for boys' volleyball and rugby, followed by the boys' and girls' lacrosse, softball, and baseball brackets on Wednesday, May 28. By Friday, May 30, every sport is slated to have begun its postseason.
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MIAA tennis team tournament
Wednesday, May 21:
Cutoff date for regular-season games
Friday, May 23:
Bracket release
Tuesday, May 27:
Tournament begins (if both ADs agree, games can be played starting May 24)
June 14-15:
State finals at MIT
USTA New England High School Individual Tennis Championship
At Babson, Brandeis, Lexington High, and Newton South High
Friday, May 23:
Qualifying event
May 24-25:
Individual championships
Golf
Thursday, May 22:
Cutoff date for regular season
Wednesday, May 28:
North/Central/West Sectional at The Haven Country Club in Boylston (8:30 a.m.)
Wednesday, May 28:
South Sectional at Maplegate Country Club in Bellingham (10 a.m.)
Wednesday, June 4:
State championship at Sandy Burr Country Club in Wayland (8:30 a.m.)
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Track and Field
Sunday, May 25:
Cutoff date for regular season
Thursday, May 29 and Saturday, May 31:
Division 1 Championship at Tufts
Division 2 Championship at Merrimack
Division 5 Championship at Westfield State
Friday, May 30 and Sunday, June 1:
Division 3 Championship at Westfield State
Division 4 Championship at Merrimack
Division 6 Championship at Tufts
Thursday, June 5 and Saturday, June 7:
MIAA Meet of Champions at Fitchburg State
Saturday, June 14:
New England Outdoor Track & Field Championship at Willow Brook Park in New Britain, Conn.
Boys' volleyball
Friday, May 23:
Cutoff date for regular season
Tuesday, May 27:
Bracket release
Thursday, May 29:
Tournament begins
June 12-13:
State championships at Billerica and Worcester North
Rugby
Saturday, May 24:
Cutoff date for regular season
Tuesday, May 27:
Bracket release
Thursday, May 29:
Tournament begins
Saturday, June 14:
State championships at Curry College
Lacrosse
Monday, May 26:
Cutoff date for regular season
Wednesday, May 28:
Bracket release
Friday, May 30:
Tournament begins (if both ADs agree, games can be played May 29)
June 13-15:
State championships (girls at Babson, boys TBD)
Softball
Monday, May 26:
Cutoff date for regular season
Wednesday, May 28:
Bracket release
Friday, May 30:
Preliminary round begins (if both ADs agree, games can be played May 29)
June 13-14:
State championships at Worcester State and UMass
Baseball
Monday, May 26:
Cutoff date for regular season
Wednesday, May 28:
Bracket release
Friday, May 30:
Preliminary round begins (if both ADs agree, games can be played May 29)
June 1-2:
Round of 32
June 4-5:
Round of 16
June 7-8:
Quarterfinals
June 10-11:
Semifinals
June 13-14:
State championships at Polar Park
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