List of Massachusetts state high school softball champions

Below is a list of Massachusetts state high school softball champions sanctioned by the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association since the organization began holding state championship games in 1975.[1][2][3][4]

State Champions

Year Division 1
1975[5] Southbridge
1976 Lexington
1977 St. Peter-Marian
1978 Amherst
Year Division 1 Division 2
1979 St. Peter-Marian (2) Apponequet
1980 Saugus Hamilton-Wenham
1981 St. Peter-Marian (3) Joseph Case
1982[6] No State Final – Proposition 2 1/2
1983[6] No State Final – Proposition 2 1/2
1984 Dartmouth Winthrop
Year Division 1 Division 2 Division 3
1985 St. Peter-Marian (4) Bishop Fenwick Lynnfield
1986 Reading Apponequet (2) Smith Academy
1987 Leominster Apponequet (3) Smith Academy (2)
1988 Leominster (2) Apponequet (4) Amesbury
1989 New Bedford Oakmont Amesbury (2)
1990 Bishop Fenwick (2) Dighton-Rehoboth Bedford
1991 Bishop Fenwick (3) Oakmont (2) Monson
1992 Bishop Fenwick (4) Apponequet (5) Carver
1993 Bishop Fenwick (5) Wilmington Carver (2)
1994 Bishop Fenwick (6) Wilmington (2) Bishop Stang
1995 Bishop Fenwick (7) Joseph Case (2) Carver (3)
1996 Bishop Fenwick (8) Joseph Case (3) Ashland
1997 Taunton Dracut Amesbury (3)
1998 Durfee Dracut (2) Ashland (2)
1999 Chelmsford Apponequet (6) North Reading
2000 Brockton Coyle & Cassidy Amesbury (4)
2001 Reading (2) Joseph Case (4) Cardinal Spellman
2002 Taunton (2) Coyle & Cassidy (2) Douglas
2003 Taunton (3) Cardinal Spellman (2) West Bridgewater
2004 Durfee (2) Turners Fall West Bridgewater (2)
2005 Lowell Turners Fall (2) Pioneer Valley
2006 Shrewsbury Norton Turners Fall (3)
2007[7] Taunton (4) Hudson North Reading (2)
2008[8] Lexington (2) Ashland (3) Turners Fall (4)
2009[9] Lexington (3) Ashland (4) St. Mary's
2010[10] King Philip Hudson (2) St. Mary's (2)
2011[11] King Philip (2) Wahconah Turners Fall (5)
2012[12] Milford Grafton Turners Fall (6)
2013[13] Milford (2) Grafton (2) Assabet Valley
2014[14] Bridegwater-Raynham Bellingham Greater New Bedford (Vacated for ineligible player)[15][16][17]
2015[18] St. Peter Marian (5) Hampshire Turners Fall (7)
2016[18] King Philip (3) Hampshire (2) Turners Fall (8)
2017[19] Milford (3) Grafton (3) Turners Fall (9)
2018[20] Taunton (5) Greater New Bedford Abington
2019[21] Wachusett Hudson (3) Austin Prep
2020[22] No Tournament – COVID-19 pandemic
2021[23] Taunton (6) Tyngsborough Turners Fall (10)
Year Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 Division 5
2022[24] Taunton (7) Westfield Greater New Bedford (2) Amesbury (5) Greenfield
2023[25] Taunton (8) Burlington Middleborough Joseph Case (5) Greenfield (2)
2024[3] Taunton (9) Walpole Dighton-Rehoboth (2) Joseph Case (6) Turners Fall (11)
2025[26] Taunton (10) Silver Lake Dighton-Rehoboth (3) Joseph Case (7) Turners Fall (12)

Most Championships

Rank School Number Years
1 Turners Fall 12 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2024, 2025
2 Taunton 10 1997, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
3 Bishop Fenwick 8 1985, 1990, 2991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996,
4 Joseph Case 7 1981, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2023, 2024, 2025
5 Apponequet 6 1979, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1999

See also

References

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