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Reading Volleyball Team Earns First-Round Tourney Bye
Rockets seeded No. 3 and will open play Saturday in Division 1 North quarterfinals.

The Reading girls' volleyball team earned the No. 3 seed in the Division 1 North tournament and a first-round bye. The MIAA released the pairings Tuesday.
The Rockets will face the winner of Thursday's match between Peabody and Lowell in the quarterfinals on Saturday at 4 p.m.
Following is the Division 1 North volleyball field with seeding and w-l records:
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1. Lawrence (18-0); 2. Masconomet (16-2); 3. Reading (16-4); 4. Haverhill (15-5); 5. Andover (14-6); 6. Peabody (14-6); 7. Marblehead (14-6); 8. Winchester (14-7); 9. North Andover (12-6); 10. Central Catholic (10-6); 11. Lowell (10-10).
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