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Boston Globe
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
MIAA boys' volleyball tournament: Seedings and pairings, Divisions 1 and 2
The two frontrunners in D1 are a team that last won a championship in 1992 (Brookline) and another that has not won it all since 2007 (Natick). Brookline (18-1) held the top spot in the Globe rankings all season and earned the top tournament seed, but Natick (16-2) can arguably call itself the hottest team in the state after winning its last 16. The shock of losing three match points and the final two sets in Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Newton North, which won that semifinal and then the final in five sets each, is trending down due to injuries. When healthy, the fourth-seeded Tigers (13-7) took Natick and Brookline to five sets. No. 3 Needham (17-5) and No. 5 Lexington (18-2) are both strong contenders who can not be counted out either. Advertisement Division 2 is led by the same three top contenders (No. 1 Agawam, No. 2 Westfield, No. 3 Wayland) as last season. Only four teams have ever made the D2 finals: these three and North Quincy, which has since been moved to D1. Advertisement This trio made for quite the spectacle last season when Wayland reverse-swept Agawam in Now Agawam (19-1) is on the opposite side of the bracket — Westfield (17-4) and Wayland (12-8) on a possible semifinal collision course — but could meet the team that accounts for its only loss in the regular season, No. 5 Chicopee Comprehensive, in a semifinal. For Agawam, Chicopee Comp. (13-7), and No. 4 West Springfield (15-5), this is the best chance in the near future to claim a title. Each is slated to move up to Division 1 for the 2026 season. Who will seize the opportunity? AJ Traub can be reached at
Boston Globe
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Globe Top 20 boys' volleyball poll: Acton-Boxborough ascending as Taunton tumbles out
Milford won five-setters against Newton North is missing multiple elite players, and it showed when the Tigers were Related : Advertisement Records on scores reported to the Globe. The Globe's Top 20 boys' volleyball poll The Globe poll as of May 17, 2025. Teams were selected by the Globe sports staff. No. Team Record Previous 1. Brookline 14-1-0 1 2. Natick 13-2-0 2 3. Needham 13-4-0 3 4. Newton North 12-6-0 4 5. Lexington 17-1-0 5 6. Wayland 12-6-0 6 7. Cambridge 11-5-0 9 8. Acton-Boxborough 10-5-0 13 9. Milford 11-7-0 7 10. St. John's Prep 12-5-0 10 11. New Bedford 13-2-0 12 12. Lowell 14-2-0 11 13. Chelmsford 12-3-0 15 14. Methuen 13-3-0 14 15. Newton South 7-6-0 16 16. St. John's (S) 8-8-0 17 17. Winchester 11-5-0 18 18. BC High 8-6-0 19 19. Greater Lowell 13-3-0 20 20. Boston Latin 9-5-0 – AJ Traub can be reached at
Boston Globe
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Globe Top 20 boys' volleyball poll: Despite loss, Brookline remains at No. 1
It was another productive week for Methuen. After The big win of the week, excluding the Bay State clashes, belonged to Greater Lowell, whose senior trio is clicking after a four-set victory over Acton-Boxborough. The Gryphons have won six in a row, which should improve their No. 25 power ranking in Division 2 (they were the 11-seed in last year's tournament). Related : Advertisement Records based on scores reported to the Globe. The Globe's Top 20 boys' volleyball poll The Globe poll as of May 10, 2025. Teams were selected by the Globe sports staff. No. Team Record Previous 1. Brookline 11-1-0 1 2. Natick 11-2-0 4 3. Needham 13-2-0 3 4. Newton North 12-3-0 2 5. Lexington 14-1-0 5 6. Wayland 10-5-0 6 7. Milford 9-6-0 7 8. Taunton 11-1-0 8 9. Cambridge 11-4-0 9 10. St. John's Prep 11-5-0 10 11. Lowell 12-1-0 12 12. New Bedford 10-2-0 13 13. Acton-Boxborough 7-5-0 14 14. Methuen 11-3-0 18 15. Chelmsford 9-3-0 15 16. Newton South 7-5-0 17 17. St. John's (S) 7-8-0 11 18. Winchester 11-3-0 16 19. BC High 7-6-0 19 20. Greater Lowell 13-3-0 – AJ Traub can be reached at
Boston Globe
26-04-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Globe Top 20 boys' volleyball poll: Milford makes biggest jump
In the few games they had this past week, the top 10 held serve. St. John's Prep and St. John's (Shrewsbury) couldn't overtake Newton North, Needham, or Cambridge. Brookline and East Longmeadow remain the two undefeated teams remaining, outside of charter schools. Related : Just outside the Top 20, Greater New Bedford (6-5) made a statement with Advertisement The Globe's Top 20 boys' volleyball poll The Globe poll as of April 26, 2025. Teams were selected by the Globe sports staff. No. Team Record Previous 1. Brookline 8-0-0 1 2. Newton North 7-2-0 2 3. Needham 7-2-0 3 4. Natick 6-2-0 4 5. Lexington 9-1-0 5 6. St. John's (Shrewsbury) 5-6-0 7 7. St. John's Prep 5-4-0 8 8. Wayland 6-5-0 9 9. Milford 8-2-0 15 10. Cambridge 8-2-0 6 11. Lowell 8-1-0 10 12. New Bedford 8-2-0 11 13. Acton-Boxborough 4-3-0 12 14. Chelmsford 6-2-0 13 15. Methuen 7-2-0 17 16. BC High 4-5-0 14 17. Winchester 6-2-0 16 18. Newton South 5-2-0 20 19. Latin Academy 5-4-0 18 20. O'Bryant 4-4-0 19 AJ Traub can be reached at
Boston Globe
29-03-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
The Globe's first Top 20 boys' volleyball poll: Bay State Conference domination
The Warriors, are followed by BSC rivals Natick, Needham, and defending Division 1 champion Newton North. It won't be long before the Bay State behemoths begin facing off, and every matchup could be a thriller. Related : After falling a set short of winning the Division 2 tournament, the Finn Bell-led Wayland Warriors, ranked sixth, come in as a team that can compete with some of the state's best. No. 16 Latin Academy and No. 17 Greater Lowell make up a second tier of Division 2 teams, along with O'Bryant. Advertisement The Globe's Top boys' volleyball poll The Globe poll as of March 29, 2025. Teams were selected by the Globe sports staff. No. Team Last season's rec. 1. Brookline 15-8 2. Natick 18-4 3. Needham 24-3 4. Newton North 22-3 5. St. John's Prep 11-9 6. Wayland 16-9 7. Lexington 15-6 8. BC High 20-3 9. New Bedford 21-1 10. St. John's (S) 9-11 11. Chelmsford 15-7 12. Milford 16-6 13. Acton-Boxborough 13-7 14. Newton South 5-14 15. Lowell 18-4 16. Latin Academy 16-7 17. Greater Lowell 17-5 18. Andover 15-8 19. Wellesley 10-9 20. O'Bryant 8-11 AJ Traub can be reached at
