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Girls’ tennis knocked out; boys’ lacrosse advances

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff

The girls’ tennis team took the 20th seed in D3 after a 5–8 regular season record. On May 28th, they defeated 13th-seeded Hanover 4–1 on the road. On June 3rd, they faced 4th-seeded Ursuline Academy in the final 16. The Warriors...

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Girls’ tennis approaches semifinals

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff

The girls’ tennis team had a very impressive regular season, ending with a 15–1 record and earning the 2nd seed in D3. Their only loss was 3–2 to Martha’s Vineyard Regional, who has taken the 1st seed with an undefeated 16–0 record. Notably, Martha’s Vineyard was also the team...

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Rockets’ softball knocked out after strong season

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff

Needham softball had a 14–2 regular season record, winning their final 12 games consecutively. They earned the 11th seed and played the 22nd-seeded Methuen Rangers (10–10) in the first round of the playoffs last week.

The Rockets got off to a...

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Battaglino breaks record

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff

During the girls’ lacrosse team’s first playoff game on May 27th, senior Tara Battaglino broke the all-time points record for a girls’ lacrosse player at Wellesley High School. While she had already surpassed 300 goals on April 28th and the 331 goals record after that, a player’s points include...

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Boys lacrosse nips King Philip

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Staff

In a game of momentum shifts, Walpole had the last one as they nipped King Philip Warriors at KP High School, 11-9, on Wednesday June 3, 2026 in the Division 2 state quarterfinal playoff match.

Walpole (16-4) seeded 9th went up against 8th seeded K-P which yielded a home...

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The Half-Point Hat Trick

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Staff

It came down to the last throw in the last event.

The Walpole boys’ track and field team captured their third consecutive division 3 championship by one half of one point over Reading at Merrimack College on Sunday May 31.

In a tremendous battle that went to the last...

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Girls’ golf wins state championship

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Staff

There are few high school sports in Massachusetts that crown a true statewide champion across all divisions. Golf is one of those sports and the Walpole girls’ golf team are the state champions of 2026.

This was an amazing accomplishment for...

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Walpole’s Amazing Grace

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Staff

The fifth seeded Walpole girls’ softball team (14-5) continued their title quest for a state title on Tuesday June 2 against the 12th seeded Plymouth South Panthers (15-4) in a quarterfinal matchup at the Walpole Middle School.

A tough battle was...

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Rockets teams playoff bound

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff

Last week was the first week of playoffs, with six Needham teams qualifying.

The boys’ volleyball team has earned the 1st seed in the playoffs after a 17–4 season. They beat 32nd-seeded Quincy 3 sets to 0 on the 30th and will have played their second match on Tuesday,...

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Raiders begin playoffs

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff

The Raiders began their playoffs last week with six qualifying teams.

The girls’ lacrosse team is the 7th seed with a 12–6 record. They defeated 26th-seeded Boston Latin School 17–4 on the 27th and then 10th-seeded Acton-Boxborough Regional 12–6 on the 31st. Their next game will be against the...

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Walpole aces Westwood in first round of tennis playoffs

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Staff

The fourth seeded Walpole boys’ tennis team kicked off the spring playoff season on Wednesday May 27, 2026 as they faced 29th seeded Westwood at Walpole High School’s courts. The Timberwolves swept the Wolverines, 5-0.

The match format is three singles...

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Walpole leaves Magicians spellbound

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Staff

Walpole’s top seeded girls’ lacrosse squad ran away from the 33rd seed Marblehead Magicians, 21-7, in the first round at home on Wednesday.

Walpole opened the scoring as expected lighting the lamp just 22 seconds into the game as senior Ava...

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Out for championship defenses

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Staff

It was a busy Wednesday May 27 for Walpole sports as the eight post-season teams began their playoff seasons.

The undefeated girls’ golf teams kicked off the spring playoff season by capturing their third consecutive Division 3 South Sectional Championship at Foxborough Country Club.  It was a clean...

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Boys’ lacrosse wins final regular season game

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff

Last Friday, the boys’ lacrosse team played their final game of the regular season at home against the Westwood Wolverines. Last season, Walpole won the matchup 10–9. Prior to this year’s game, Walpole was the 9th seed in D2 and Westwood...

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Wellesley girls’ lacrosse ready for playoffs

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff

Last week, Wellesley’s girls’ lacrosse finished up their regular season with a 17–4 win over the Natick Redhawks on the 19th. After a delay due to the weather, the Raiders earned two goals and held the Redhawks to none in the first quarter before jumping to a 7–1 lead...

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Walpole takes on Wamps

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Staff

The Walpole Timberwolves baseball team edged the Braintree Wamps, 2-1, in eight innings on Monday May 11, 2026 at the Walpole Middle School. The pitcher’s duel lasted a mere 90 minutes.

In a moment reminiscent of last year’s playoff game against...

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Wolverines finish up regular season

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff

Note: Records and rankings in this article reflect their positions as of May 14th.

The baseball team is currently the 19th-seeded team in D2 with a 10–7 record. On Sunday, they beat Plymouth South 6–1 for their 11th win. They will play their final two games on the road,...

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Boys’ volleyball shuts out King Philip

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff Last week, the boys’ volleyball team hosted King Philip Regional High School for their only matchup of the season. They entered the match with a 10–3 record to King Philip’s 5–7 and beat them 3–0 last year. The Warriors took the first two sets...
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