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Walpole Softball Opens MIAA State Tournament Play Thursday at Dighton-Rehoboth
The Rebels softball team earned the 17th seed in the MIAA Division 1 South Sectional State Tournament.

The Walpole High School softball team is seeded 17th in the MIAA Division 1 South Sectional state tournament and will take the field Thursday at 3:30 p.m. against No. 16 Dighton-Rehoboth.
The Rebels finished the regular season with a 12-8 record while D-R enters postseason play at 14-8. The winner of Thursday's game will travel to Bridgewater to face top seed Bridgewater-Raynham on Saturday, June 1 at 4 p.m.
Here's a Look at the D1 South Sectional Seedings:
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1. Bridgewater-Raynham (20-0) 1.000
2. Milford (20-1) .952
3. Sandwich (17-1) .944
4. Silver Lake (18-2) .900
5. Notre Dame (14-2) .875
6. Marshfield (15-3) .833
7. King Philip (16-4) .800
8. Taunton (16-6) .727
9. North Attleboro (14-6) .700
10. Norwood (14-6) .700
11. Franklin (13-6) .684
12. Weymouth (12-6) .667
13. Bishop Feehan (13-7) .650
14. Oliver Ames (13-7) .650
15. Natick (13-7) .650
16. Dighton-Rehoboth (14-8) .636
17. Walpole (12-8) .600
18. Dartmouth (10-10) .500
19. Quincy (10-10) .500
20. Somerset-Berkley (10-10) .500
21. Durfee (10-10) .500
22. New Bedford (8-12) .400
23. Brockton (7-13) .350
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