Armageddon

Photos courtesy of Don Norris. Always click to see the whole frame.

Expect an overflow crowd tomorrow night in the long-awaited rematch between Melrose and North Reading. These teams have played some tough battles through the years in the North Shore League and old rivals meet again in the D2 North Semifinals.

Sarah McGowan provides both power offense and good blocking technique at the net.
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Coach Scott Celli has been the architect of nine consecutive playoff teams.
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Hands up!
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Rachel Wolley and Brittany Adelman remind us that volleyball brings people together.
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A crowd of over 500 attended the Melrose-Winchester quarterfinal match.
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Sydney Doherty (24) had three kills in set two, ably assisted by (left to right) Alyssa DiRaffaele, Athena Ziavras, Jen Cain, and Sarah McGowan.
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Sophomores Rachel Johnson and Brooke Bell on the block.
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Watertown AD Mike Lahiff shares a moment with Superintendent Casey.
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Sophomore Kayla Wyland gets some coaching instruction.
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Jill Slabacheski sees everything.

Like the sprawling dig below.

Freshman Rachel Ardizzoni got her first varsity appearance in the post-season. 

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As they say in Vegas, Winner, winner, chicken dinner.

Melrose (19-2) hosts the North Reading Hornets (19-2) tomorrow at the Middle School Gymnasium. I think they'll need to roll out the auxiliary stands for that one. You won't want to miss a thing.