Walpole Volleyball ended their regular fall season (15-7) with a #8 seed for the Division I South State Tournament. On October 30, Walpole defeated the #9 Mansfield on the Rebels’ home court with a 3-1 win in the first round of the state tournament.  However, the Rebels lost 3-2 against #1 Bishop Feehan on November 3 in the quarterfinals.

For the first round of the tournament, Walpole pulled through winning 3 out of 4 close sets.

One player in particular added to the excitement of Walpole’s win. Senior Captain Summer King earned her 1000th kill of her high school career to make her the first player to set this record for Walpole High School.

“It was an awesome feeling to get my 1000th kill and set the first record, but more importantly, it was a great team win, and we were all excited to move on,” said King.

After their last home game, Walpole took on Bishop Feehan in a close match, that went to 5 sets. The Rebels got off to a strong start in the first set but fell short 25-23.  However, King and fellow Captain Morgan McLenan led a 25-13 win in the second set with their offensive play.  Walpole came up with a 25-22 win in the  third set.

Feehan swept the last two sets to move onto the quarter finals against Brockton.

“We had a lot of momentum early on but Feehan’s offense was really strong and the odds just weren’t in our favor this time,” said King.  “It was especially hard to lose that game because we were able to play with them the whole game, but overall we had a successful season and I’m proud of how far we came.”