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Newton North defeated rival Needham in boys volleyball action, 3-1.

NEEDHAM – Even after it fell into a hole the program hasn’t faced in over three years, the Needham boys volleyball team continued to show off its “next-man-up” superpowers for another signature win Wednesday night. Trailing 0-2 in the match, the No. 2 Rockets (8-1) received their typical boost from different corners of their roster […]

No. 1 Newton North (5-0) took the fourth and fifth sets by a hair to end the No. 3 Needham Rockets’ historic 77-game win streak with a 3-2 (20-25, 26-24, 22-25, 25-22, 16-14) win.

Facing a dangerous Taunton squad, Needham turned to its depth to overwhelm the Tigers. Led by 18 points from Chris Morrison, the Rockets turned a close game into a fairly comfortable 71-53 win.

The Ohio State and Harvard mens volleyball rosters verify what two-time defending Div. 1 champion Needham accomplished in each of the last two unbeaten seasons. Ben Putnam is now surrounded by teammates from California or the Midwest on the national championship-contending Buckeyes. Same for Owen Fanning through two years with the Crimson. Between them, two-time […]

No. 1 Needham (5-0) withstood a bevy of surges from No. 3 Natick (3-1) to take a 3-0 (26-24, 25-17, 25-21) boys volleyball road win.