MATTAPOISETT Old Rochester, Case and Old Colony all won on Tuesday, Nov. 10, sending three South Coast volleyball teams into the MIAA state quarterfinals, and senior Molly Franco and junior Erin Root put away 29 kills between them as second-seeded Old Rochester beat Hanover 3-1, while Fairhaven, Dartmouth, Somerset Berkley, Seekonk and Upper Cape Tech saw their tournament runs end.
Old Rochester 3, Hanover 1
Franco had 15 kills and nine digs, Root added 14 kills, and freshman Ady Chua ran the offense with 29 assists and 10 digs as No. 2 Old Rochester beat No. 15 Hanover 3-1 at home in Mattapoisett in the Division 3 Round of 16, according to the Boston Globe's game notes.
Root and Chua also carried the Bulldogs through their first match, when Root had 12 kills and seven digs and Chua had 29 assists and 13 digs in a 3-0 sweep of No. 34 Salem on Saturday, Nov. 7, the Globe reported. Old Rochester went 17-2 in the regular season, a run that included 3-1 wins over Case on Oct. 21 and at Dartmouth on Oct. 30, and it is now 19-2.
Hanover, 11-9 in the regular season, had knocked out No. 18 GNB Voc-Tech 3-1 on Friday, Nov. 6. Old Rochester hosts No. 10 Groton-Dunstable in the quarterfinals on Friday, Nov. 13, at 6 p.m. Groton-Dunstable reached the quarterfinals with a 3-1 win at No. 7 East Longmeadow on Monday.
Case 3, Lynn Classical 0
No. 4 Case swept No. 13 Lynn Classical 3-0 at home in Swansea in the Division 3 Round of 16, with sophomore Lily Rego putting down 21 kills and junior Madyson Silva running the offense with 29 assists, the Globe reported. Lynn Classical came in at 16-4 and had beaten No. 20 North Reading 3-1 on Saturday.
It was a second straight sweep for Case, which opened the tournament with a 3-0 home win over No. 36 Norwell on Saturday, Nov. 7, when sophomore Willow Andree had 15 kills and Rego had 13, the Globe reported. Case went 16-4 in the regular season and is now 18-4. Its last regular-season loss came Oct. 21 at Old Rochester, and it won its last four regular-season matches, including 3-1 at Fairhaven on Oct. 30. The Cardinals host No. 5 Newburyport (17-3) in the quarterfinals on Friday, Nov. 13, at 6 p.m.
Old Colony 3, Holbrook 0
No. 7 Old Colony swept No. 10 Holbrook 3-0 at home in Rochester in the Division 5 Round of 16. Holbrook came in with a 17-3 regular season and had beaten No. 23 Boston Collegiate Charter 3-1 on Friday, Nov. 6.
It was the fifth straight match in which Old Colony did not drop a set, a run that began Oct. 29 at Cape Cod Tech. The Cougars have won 15 straight since South Shore Tech beat them 3-1 on Sept. 30, and they answered with 3-0 wins over South Shore Tech at home on Oct. 16 and again on Nov. 2 to close the regular season. They also avenged a Sept. 9 loss at Tri-County with a 3-0 win at home on Oct. 20, and won back-to-back five-set matches at Bristol-Plymouth on Oct. 22 and at GNB Voc-Tech the next day.
The MIAA seeded Old Colony seventh at 18-2, and the Cougars opened the tournament with a 3-0 home win over No. 26 South Lancaster Academy on Thursday, Nov. 5. They play at No. 2 Lenox Memorial (14-3) in the quarterfinals on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 5:30 p.m. Lenox swept No. 15 Pioneer Charter School of Science II 3-0 on Tuesday. Old Colony draws its students from Acushnet, Carver, Lakeville, Mattapoisett and Rochester.
Weston 3, Fairhaven 2
No. 11 Fairhaven played its second straight five-set tournament match and lost 3-2 at No. 6 Weston in the Division 3 Round of 16. Weston, 10-8 in the regular season, had beaten Tewksbury 3-1 on Saturday, and it plays at No. 3 Lynnfield in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
Fairhaven went 16-4 in the regular season and opened the tournament on Saturday, Nov. 7, by outlasting No. 22 Medway 3-2 at home, when juniors Audrina Raposa and Jayda Mello and senior Margaux Poyant had nine kills apiece and sophomore Sophia Lomba had 33 assists and 23 digs, the Globe reported. Fairhaven also won five-set matches against West Bridgewater twice and at Durfee on Oct. 28 this fall, and it finishes 17-5.
Melrose 3, Dartmouth 1
No. 14 Dartmouth won a set at No. 3 Melrose (16-4) before falling 3-1 in the Division 2 Round of 16. Dartmouth had opened the tournament with a 3-0 home sweep of No. 19 Marblehead on Friday, Nov. 6, when junior Hailey Moreira had 12 kills, senior Lindsey Barber had 16 assists and freshman Addison Tieu had 15 assists and 12 digs, by the Globe's account. Dartmouth went 12-7 in the regular season and finishes 13-8.
Silver Lake 4, Somerset Berkley 1
No. 20 Somerset Berkley, 15-2-1 in the regular season, lost 4-1 at No. 13 Silver Lake in the Division 2 girls soccer Round of 32 at Sirrico Field, where Maddie Cina scored three goals for the Lakers, the Globe reported.
Somerset Berkley won four of its last five regular-season games, among them a 7-1 home win over Fairhaven on Oct. 21, a 9-1 home win over Durfee on Oct. 27 and a 3-0 win over Archbishop Williams in Braintree on Oct. 30. It also won 4-0 at Seekonk on Oct. 19, and it finishes 15-3-1.
Tyngsborough 5, Seekonk 3
No. 26 Seekonk put three goals past No. 7 Tyngsborough, a team that went 14-1-3 in the regular season, and lost 5-3 in the Division 4 Round of 32 at Tyngsborough High School's stadium. Lexie Deschenes scored twice in the second half for Tyngsborough, according to the Globe.
Seekonk had opened with a 6-0 home win over No. 39 Keefe Tech at Connolly Field on Sunday, Nov. 8. The Warriors finished the regular season 8-8-2 and won five of their last seven, a stretch that included a 2-1 home win over Apponequet on Oct. 21, a 1-0 home win over Dighton-Rehoboth on Oct. 26, nearly four weeks after losing at D-R, and a 4-0 win over Westport two days later. They also beat Fairhaven 4-1 at home on Oct. 7, and they finish 9-9-2 counting both tournament games.
New Mission 3, Upper Cape Tech 1
Upper Cape Tech, which draws students from Wareham and Marion along with Bourne, Falmouth and Sandwich, lost 3-1 at No. 6 New Mission (19-2) in the Division 5 Round of 16 at 4 p.m. Tuesday. The No. 11 Rams went 15-4 in the regular season and swept No. 22 Pioneer Valley Regional 3-0 at home on Thursday, Nov. 5, in their first tournament match.
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Notes
Every final comes from the MIAA's 2026 tournament brackets, each school's Arbiter Live schedule and the Boston Globe's high school scoreboard, read Tuesday, Nov. 10, and reread by our copy desk between 9:44 and 9:50 p.m. Old Rochester's, Case's, Dartmouth's, Old Colony's, Upper Cape's, Fairhaven's and Seekonk's finals are on the MIAA brackets; Somerset Berkley's is on its own Arbiter schedule and the Globe scoreboard. Player statistics come from the Globe's game notes, and seeds, records and next games from the MIAA brackets and each school's schedule. Member towns come from each school's own site. We checked each date and weekday against a calendar.
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- MIAA: Fall Volleyball 2026 Division 3 State TournamentSeeds 2. Old Rochester Regional (17-2), 4. Joseph Case (16-4), 5. Newburyport (17-3), 3. Lynnfield (19-1), 6. Weston (10-8), 7. East Longmeadow (16-5), 10. Groton-Dunstable (14-5), 11. Fairhaven (16-4), 13. Lynn Classical (16-4), 15. Hanover (11-9), 18. Greater New Bedford (12-8), 20. North Reading, 22. Medway, 34. Salem, 36. Norwell; Round 2 Old Rochester 3, Salem 0 (11/07/26); Joseph Case 3, Norwell 0 (11/07/26); Hanover 3, Greater New Bedford 1 (11/06/26); Lynn Classical 3, North Reading 1 (11/07/26); Fairhaven 3, Medway 2 (11/07/26); Weston 3, Tewksbury 1 (11/07/26); Round 3 Old Rochester 3, Hanover 1; Joseph Case 3, Lynn Classical 0 (11/10/26 6:00 PM); Weston 3, Fairhaven 2 (11/10/26 5:00 PM); Groton-Dunstable 3, East Longmeadow 1 (11/09/26); Round 4 Old Rochester vs. Groton-Dunstable and Joseph Case vs. Newburyport 11/13/26 6:00 PM; Lynnfield vs. Weston 11/12/26 5:30 PM. Read Nov. 10, 2026, 7:42 p.m. and 9:28 p.m.; reread by Copy 9:44 p.m.
- MIAA: Fall Volleyball 2026 Division 2 State TournamentSeeds 3. Melrose (16-4), 14. Dartmouth (12-7), 19. Marblehead; Round 2 Dartmouth 3, Marblehead 0 (11/06/26 5:00 PM); Round 3 Melrose 3, Dartmouth 1 (11/10/26 6:00 PM). Read Nov. 10, 2026, 9:28 p.m.
- MIAA: Fall Volleyball 2026 Division 5 State TournamentSeeds 2. Lenox Memorial (14-3), 6. New Mission (19-2), 7. Old Colony RVT (18-2), 10. Holbrook (17-3), 11. Upper Cape Cod RVT (15-4), 15. Pioneer Charter of Sci. II, 22. Pioneer Valley Regional, 23. Boston Collegiate Charter, 26. South Lancaster Academy; Round 2 Old Colony 3, South Lancaster 0 (11/05/26 5:30 PM); Holbrook 3, Boston Collegiate 1 (11/06/26 5:00 PM); Upper Cape 3, Pioneer Valley Regional 0 (11/05/26 5:00 PM); Round 3 Old Colony 3, Holbrook 0 (11/10/26 5:00 PM); New Mission 3, Upper Cape 1 (11/10/26 4:00 PM); Lenox 3, Pioneer Charter II 0 (11/10/26 5:30 PM); Round 4 Lenox Memorial vs. Old Colony 11/12/26 5:30 PM. Read Nov. 10, 2026, 7:34 and 7:37 p.m.
- MIAA: Girls Soccer 2026 Division 2 State TournamentSeeds 13. Silver Lake Regional (9-9-0), 20. Somerset Berkley Reg. (15-2-1); Round 2 Silver Lake vs. Somerset Berkley 11/10/26 6:00 PM, no score entered. Read Nov. 10, 2026, 9:28 p.m.
- MIAA: Girls Soccer 2026 Division 4 State TournamentSeeds 7. Tyngsborough (14-1-3), 26. Seekonk (8-8-2), 39. Keefe Tech; Round 1 Seekonk 6, Keefe Technical 0 (11/08/26 6:00 PM, Seekonk); Round 2 Tyngsborough 5, Seekonk 3 (11/10/26 5:00 PM, Tyngsboro HS). Read Nov. 10, 2026, 7:34 and 7:40 p.m.; score read by Copy 9:44 p.m.
- The Boston Globe: High school scoreboard and game notes, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026Finals: Old Colony 3, Holbrook 0; Tyngsborough 5, Seekonk 3; Weston 3, Fairhaven 2; Old Rochester 3, Hanover 1; Joseph Case 3, Lynn Classical 0; Melrose 3, Dartmouth 1; New Mission 3, Upper Cape 1; Silver Lake 4, Somerset Berkley 1. Game notes for Hanover at Old Rochester (Franco 15 kills, 9 digs; Root 14 kills; Chua 29 assists, 10 digs), Lynn Classical at Joseph Case (Silva 29 assists; Rego 21 kills), Seekonk at Tyngsborough (Lexie Deschenes two second-half goals), Somerset Berkley at Silver Lake (Maddie Cina three goals); earlier notes: Salem at Old Rochester 11/7 (junior Erin Root 12 kills, seven digs; freshman Ady Chua 29 assists, 13 digs), Norwell at Joseph Case 11/7 (sophomores Willow Andree 15 kills, Lily Rego 13), Medway at Fairhaven 11/7 (juniors Audrina Raposa and Jayda Mello and senior Margaux Poyant nine kills each; sophomore Sophia Lomba 33 assists, 23 digs), Marblehead at Dartmouth 11/6 (junior Hailey Moreira 12 kills; senior Lindsey Barber 16 assists; freshman Addison Tieu 15 assists, 12 digs). Class years and names as the Globe printed them (Hanover at Old Rochester: senior Molly Franco, junior Erin Root, freshman Ady Chua; Lynn Classical at Joseph Case: junior Madyson Silva, sophomore Lily Rego). Nicknames as the Globe uses them: Bulldogs, Cardinals, Lakers, Cougars (Old Colony), Rams (Upper Cape). Read Nov. 10, 2026, 7:36, 7:40 and 9:28 p.m.; reread by Copy 9:45 p.m.
- Arbiter Live: Old Rochester Regional High School, Girls Varsity Volleyball scheduleOct. 21 vs. Joseph Case W 3-1; Oct. 30 at Dartmouth W 3-1; Nov. 7 vs. Salem W 3-0; Nov. 10 vs. Hanover W 3-1. Read Nov. 10, 2026, 9:28 p.m.
- Arbiter Live: Joseph Case High School, Girls Varsity Volleyball scheduleOct. 21 at Old Rochester L 1-3; Oct. 22 vs. New Bedford W 3-0; Oct. 27 vs. West Bridgewater W 3-0; Oct. 29 vs. East Bridgewater W 3-1; Oct. 30 at Fairhaven W 3-1; Nov. 7 vs. Norwell W 3-0; Nov. 10 vs. Lynn Classical, no result entered at 9:28 p.m.
- Arbiter Live: Dartmouth High School, Girls Varsity Volleyball scheduleNov. 6 vs. Marblehead W 3-0; Nov. 10 at Melrose, MVMMS Gym, L 1-3. Read Nov. 10, 2026, 9:28 p.m.
- Arbiter Live: Somerset Berkley Regional High School, Girls Varsity Soccer scheduleOct. 19 at Seekonk W 4-0; Oct. 21 vs. Fairhaven W 7-1; Oct. 23 at King Philip L 2-3; Oct. 27 vs. Durfee W 9-1; Oct. 30 at Archbishop Williams, Braintree Ted Healy Complex, W 3-0; Nov. 10 at Silver Lake, Sirrico Field, L 1-4. Read Nov. 10, 2026, 9:28 p.m.
- Arbiter Live: Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School, Girls Varsity Volleyball scheduleSep. 9 at Tri-County L 0-3; Sep. 30 at South Shore Tech L 1-3; Oct. 16 vs. South Shore Tech W 3-0; Oct. 20 vs. Tri-County W 3-0; Oct. 22 at Bristol-Plymouth W 3-2; Oct. 23 at GNB Voc-Tech W 3-2; Oct. 28 at Middleborough W 3-1; Oct. 29 at Cape Cod Tech W 3-0; Oct. 31 at Smith Voc W 3-0; Nov. 2 vs. South Shore Tech W 3-0; Nov. 5 vs. South Lancaster W 3-0; Nov. 10 vs. Holbrook, Old Colony Reg HS Gym, W 3-0; Nov. 12 5:30 PM at Lenox Memorial. Every result from Oct. 2 to Nov. 10 a win: 15 straight (13 regular season, 2 tournament). Read Nov. 10, 2026, 7:35 p.m.
- Arbiter Live: Seekonk High School, Girls Varsity Soccer scheduleRegular season 8-8-2; Sep. 29 at Dighton-Rehoboth L; Oct. 7 vs. Fairhaven W 4-1; Oct. 14 at Bourne W 2-0; Oct. 19 vs. Somerset Berkley L; Oct. 21 vs. Apponequet W 2-1; Oct. 23 at Nantucket W 3-1; Oct. 26 vs. Dighton-Rehoboth W 1-0; Oct. 28 vs. Westport W 4-0; Oct. 29 vs. West Bridgewater L; Nov. 8 vs. Keefe Tech, Connolly Field, W 6-0; Nov. 10 5:00 PM at Tyngsborough, Tyngsborough HS Stadium, L 3-5. Read Nov. 10, 2026, 7:35 p.m.
- MaxPreps: Seekonk Warriors girls soccer scheduleTeam page title "Seekonk Warriors (Seekonk, MA) Girls Soccer 26-27" (nickname). Read by Copy Nov. 10, 2026, 9:47 p.m.
- Arbiter Live: Fairhaven High School, Girls Varsity Volleyball scheduleSep. 30 vs. West Bridgewater W 3-2; Oct. 14 at West Bridgewater W 3-2; Oct. 28 at Durfee W 3-2; Nov. 7 vs. Medway W 3-2; Nov. 10 5:00 PM at Weston, Weston High School Gym, no result entered at 7:42 or 9:28 p.m.
- Upper Cape Tech: AboutPublic technical high school in Bourne offering school choice to students from Bourne, Falmouth, Marion, Sandwich and Wareham. Read Nov. 10, 2026, 7:38 p.m.
- Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High SchoolStudents from Acushnet, Carver, Lakeville, Mattapoisett and Rochester. Read Nov. 10, 2026, 7:39 p.m.