Six teams field volleyball teams in the Middlesex League - Belmont, Burlington, Lexington, Melrose, Reading, and Stoneham. For the past three seasons, Melrose and Reading have battled for the league title, and the 2006 season promises to be more of the same.
Friday the Lady Rockets travel to the Roosevelt School with a tall, veteran squad looking to hand Melrose its first defeat of the season. Coach Andrew Viselli remains a fixture on the local volleyball scene, coaching both Reading and having coached the St. John's Prep Eagles boys' volleyball team to a State Title and been Coach of the Year in the Middlesex League. Reading returns a pair of All-Stars in Meredith Gent and Laura Greichen.
Historically, Reading has favored an outside attack, mixing in "one-ball" attack, and often resorts to double-blocking middle hitters. At times they have even tried to put up triple blocks to stop Melrose's middle attack. What the Lady Rockets have brought annually is a tall, competitive team that like Melrose plays fundamentally sound volleyball.
The varsity match lines up at 4 P.M. Friday (September 22nd) with the JV to follow.
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