HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Whitman-Hanson volleyball starts fall tournament with win
The MIAA high school tournament kicked off on Wednesday with preliminary-round volleyball action.
The No. 29 Whitman-Hanson girls volleyball team defeated No. 36 Grafton, 3-1 (25-14, 23-25, 25-16, 25-19) in Div. 2 action. The Panthers (11-10) advance to play at No. 4 Dartmouth (17-3) on Friday at 5 p.m. in the first round.
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Senior captain Caitlin Leahy led the way with 10 kills while fellow captain Gracey Gorman tallied nine. Caroline Gray, a sophomore setter, had 24 assists and Bailey Kelly finished with three blocks.
The win is believed to be W-H volleyball's first state tournament victory.
In other high school tournament action on Wednesday:
VOLLEYBALL
Stoughton 3, Holyoke 1: The No. 27 Black Knights will play at No. 6 Melrose on Friday at 6:30 p.m. in a Div. 2 first-round game.
Westfield 3, Scituate 0: The No. 33 Sailors (10-11) lost in the preliminary round of Div. 2.
Notre Dame Academy 3, Ludlow 1: The No. 31 Cougars (9-12) advance to play at No. 2 King Philip on Friday at 5 p.m. in the first round of Div. 2.
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Holbrook 3, Springfield International 0: The No. 34 Bulldogs will play at No. 2 Hopedale in the Div. 5 first round on Friday at 6 p.m.
Pembroke 3, Saint Paul 0: The No. 27 Titans (5-16) earned the sweep (25-14, 25-15, 25-15) to advance in the Div. 3 tournament. Pembroke will play at No. 6 Ashland for a first-round game on Friday at 6 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Norfolk Aggie 3, Blue Hills 2 (OT): The Warriors (13-1-4) lost their first game of the season, falling to Norfolk Aggie in the MVADA Tournament final. Sophomore Kathleen Murphy and senior Emily Lehane scored for Blue Hills in the loss.
This article originally appeared on The Patriot Ledger: South Shore high school scores and highlights from Wednesday
