By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff
Dover-Sherborn High School has a new team this season: this is the first year of the new volleyball team. The group is comprised of 34 girls split into three rotating teams that compete at the JV level.
“I’ve been wanting to—wondering...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff
Last Friday, the Rockets’ (0–4) football game against the Milton Wildcats (3–1) had a good crowd, with fans lining the hill for the second home game of the season.
Despite Milton’s 31–0 lead at the end of the first half, Needham...
By Owen Ziegler Hometown Weekly Correspondent
On the night of Tuesday, October 6, the Westwood Wolverines Unified basketball team faced off against the Westwood Police team in a huge matchup, fresh off of a resounding 84-67 season-opening win against the Dedham Marauders. The Wolverines came into this game with nothing but a win in their...
By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Staff
The Walpole Timberwolves’ football team fell to the Wachusett Mountaineers at John Turco Stadium on Friday October 9, 2026 by a final score of 31-21. The game was closer than the final score.
Walpole (3-1) is in Division 4 and power...
By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Staff
Rain or shine, victory or defeat, one constant remains on the sidelines of Turco Field every football game: the relentless energy and soaring spirit of the Walpole High School cheerleading squad.
Led by dedicated head coach Courtney Saulnier Doherty, this year’s roster boasts 30 talented athletes who serve as...
By Michael Hurley Hometown Weekly Correspondent
The Medfield High football team started strong and finished strong last week in an 18-14 win in Ashland to improve to 4-1 overall and 1-1 in the Tri-Valley League Large.
The victory was the Warriors’ first over the Clockers since 2017...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff
The girls’ soccer team had an incredible season last year, going 17–1 and taking the state championship for the third year in a row. This season, the Warriors have been building up their record and were 10–0 at the end of last week. United Soccer Coaches regularly publishes their...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff
Last Friday, the Raiders hosted the Nipmuc Regional Warriors for their home opener. Last season, Dover-Sherborn had a 1–8 regular season record and two postseason wins but were defeated by Nipmuc 43–7. This season has been a different story, with the Nipmuc game being their third game and their...
By Michael Hurley Hometown Weekly Correspondent
There were a few areas in which the Warriors could’ve been a little cleaner, but Medfield High football coach Erik Ormberg focused on the big picture following his team’s 32-0 shutout over the Mohawks. Three games into the season–and a gauntlet of five straight Tri-Valley League Large games starting tomorrow...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff
Last year, the boys’ golf team had an even record of 8–8. They are currently about halfway through their season and hold a 5–4 record. They beat Westwood 231–238, lost to Hopkinton 254–247, beat Holliston 235–254, Millis 215–282, and Ashland 215–240. Then...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff
Last week, the field hockey team took an exciting win over Walpole. Although the scrimmage won’t count, it’s a huge accomplishment for the team. Last year, the Raiders had a record of 15–2–1, earning them the 3rd seed in Division 3. They...
By Ken Chaisson Sports Correspondent
Walpole resident Jason Finkelstein is having quite the past few months.
First, in the spring, the junior led the Babson Beavers to the NCAA Division 3 national tournament. The Beavers captured their second NEWMAC championship in the past three seasons and recorded...
By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Staff
On Tuesday July 14, 2026, the Westwood swim team took on Walpole at the Center Pool in Walpole. It was the third meet of the season for undefeated Westwood.
Each summer consists of up to twelve dual meets, a championship meet plus a one mile relay on Saturday August...
The Walpole Warriors Boys 7th/8th Grade soccer team delivered an impressive postseason performance capturing the BAYS Division 2 Championship with a dominant playoff run.
The Warriors showcased both skill and determination throughout the tournament, defeating three strong opponents on their path to the title:
• Mansfield, 1-0 • Newton, 7-2 • Westborough, 4-1 in the championship match
The...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
