The spring sports season has proven to be a successful one for Swampscott High School athletic programs, with four teams reaching the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) state tournament playoffs.
As the school year winds down, Big Blue girls tennis, baseball and both girls and boys lacrosse are aiming to make noise in the state tournament and potentially bringing a state championship trophy back to Swampscott.
Girls Tennis
No other team has had as successful a regular season as the Big Blue girls tennis squad, who tore through their schedule on the way to a perfect 18-0 regular season record.
The Big Blue’s season featured a stretch of over a month where their opponents failed to even get a point on the scoreboard. Swampscott won 10 straight matches by a score of 5-0.
The girls tennis team earned the 6th Seed in the Division 3 state tournament. The team will kick off its postseason journey on Friday at 4 p.m. at Swampscott Middle School, against the winner of the game between 27th Seed Pentucket Regional High School and 38th Seed North Middlesex Regional High School.
Baseball
On the baseball diamond, the Big Blue move on to the playoffs after winning a conference title for the first time in nearly 30 years.
The Big Blue finished their regular season with a 16-4 record, including 12 straight victories after starting the season with a 3-3 record.
The team’s strong record earned an 11th Seed in the Division 3 tournament and a bye into the round of 32. The Big Blue will take on the winner of a preliminary round game between Danvers High School and Holyoke High School.
Baseball’s first playoff game will be at home at the Swampscott Middle School at a time and date to be determined.
Lacrosse
Both boys and girls lacrosse teams have also qualified for the state tournament. The girls finished with a 13-4 record, while the boys finished with an even 9 wins and 9 losses.
The 19th Seed Big Blue girls will travel to North Reading High School on Wednesday for their first round playoff game.
The boys are seeded 26th and will host 39th Seed South Shore Regional Vocational Technical High School for a preliminary round game on Thursday at Blocksidge Field at 4 p.m. With a victory, the team would move on to the round of 32 against Weston High School.
