Check out the 2024 MIAA spring state championships schedule
The sun beating down and rising temperatures can only mean one thing, the MIAA spring postseason is right around the corner.
Central Massachusetts has already begun its sectional championships. There are eight MIAA spring sports. That's a lot of tournaments, cutoff dates and championships to track.
The top 32 teams across most head-to-head sports (baseball, softball, lacrosse, tennis and volleyball) will qualify automatically along with any teams above .500. Rugby features smaller fields and more strict qualification procedures due to the number of teams. The individual tennis will also return for the first time since 2019 in a new format run by USTA.
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Like we did in the winter, we've distilled every date and location into one document.
There are six defending champions from MetroWest and the Milford area: Lincoln-Sudbury girls lacrosse, Dover-Sherborn girls lacrosse, Wayland boys tennis, Wellesley boys and girls track and field and Westborough boys track and field. See if they will keep their crowns, and check out when and where your team and athletes will be competing for postseason glory:
Baseball
Cutoff date: Monday, May 27
Bracket release: Wednesday, May 29
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Tournament begins: Friday, May 31
State finals: Friday, June 14 and Saturday, June 15 at Polar Park, Worcester
Softball
Cutoff date: Monday, May 27
Bracket release: Wednesday, May 29
Tournament begins: Friday, May 31
State finals: Friday, June 14 and Saturday, June 15
Lacrosse
Cut off date: Monday, May 27
Bracket release: Wednesday, May 29
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Tournament begins: Friday, May 31
State finals: June 14-16
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Tennis
Individual tournament: Saturday, May 25-Monday, May 27 at Newton North and Babson College
Cut off date: Thursday, May 23
Bracket release: Saturday, May 25
Big boys: Wayland, up from Division 3, and Hopkinton are both boys tennis title contenders in Div. 2
Tournament begins: Tuesday, May 28
State finals: June 15-16
Boys volleyball
Cut off date: Friday, May 24
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Bracket release: Tuesday, May 28
Tournament begins: Thursday, May 30 (or Wednesday, May 29 if both athletic directors agree)
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State finals: June 13
Outdoor track and field
Division 1: Friday, May 24 and Sunday, May 26 at Westfield State
Division 2: Friday, May 24 and Sunday, May 26 at Merrimack
Division 3: Thursday, May 23 and Saturday, May 25 at Bridgewater State
Division 4: Thursday, May 23 and Saturday, May 25 at Westfield State
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Division 5: Friday, May 24 and Sunday, May 26 at Bridgewater State
Meet of Champions: Thursday, May 30 and Saturday, June 1 at Fitchburg State
New Englands: Saturday, June 8 at the University of New Hampshire
Girls golf
North/Central/West sectional championship: 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 29 at East Mountain Country Club, Westfield
South sectional championship: 9:33 a.m. Tuesday, May 29 at Maplegate Country Club, Bellingham
State championship: 9:30 a.m. Monday, June 3 at Ledges Country Club, South Hadley
Rugby
Cutoff date: Monday, May 27
Bracket release: Tuesday, May 28
Tournament begins: Thursday, May 30
State finals: Saturday, June 15 at Curry College
This article originally appeared on MetroWest Daily News: 2024 MIAA Spring state championships schedule
