Brookline boys volleyball crowned D-I state champions, first title since 1992

BHS boys volleyball team wins state championship

With every new set on Friday night, Brookline looked more and more like the state’s consensus No. 1 boys volleyball team. The Warriors’ struggles to receive Needham’s serves ended midway through the second set. Their tendency to fall behind early and give the Rockets too much of a lead stopped being a problem in the… Read More »BHS boys volleyball team wins state championship …

Brookline boys volleyball crowned D-I state champions, first title since 1992

WESTWOOD ― Years and years of waiting tested the patience of Kristaps Vaivars. The outside hitter got used to shortcomings.

Kris Vaivars smashes the clincher, resilient Brookline boys’ volleyball bounces back to rule Division 1 - The Boston Globe

Vaivars (24 kills) finished off a 3-1 win as the Warriors (23-1) won their first title since 1992 under the direction of first-year coach Lexi De La Cruz.

Brookline captures first volleyball state title since 1992

WESTWOOD – The Needham boys volleyball team started Friday night firing on all cylinders on a stage the program – making its fifth straight Div. 1 state final appearance – is quite used to. But Brookline, in its first trip since it last won a state championship in 1992, wouldn’t be denied of the ultimate glory any longer. Anchored by junior setter Alec Smagula (49 assists, four blocks, three kills) and senior outside hitter Kris Vaivars (27 kill…