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Category Archives: Dover-Sherborn

Youth basketball season a smashing success

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This year’s Dover Sherborn Youth Basketball season, with over 250 girls and boys participating, was among the most successful in the history of the program. An unprecedented nine DS teams won their division, including 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade boys, plus 6th and 7th grade girls. Four teams made it to...
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Mastrobuono, Raider lax ready up

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The 2017 season was par for the course for the Dover-Sherborn Regional boys lacrosse team, as the Raiders put together a 14-4 record and earned the No. 1 overall seed in Division III Central/East before winning the sectional title with an 18-7 victory over Littleton. This season, DS will...
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Standard set for Ferrari, Raider baseball

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The spring of 2017 could have very well changed the dynamic of the spring athletetics season in Dover-Sherborn. A school normally known for its excellence in boys lacrosse come spring time, DS now has two spring sports with winning traditions after the Raider baseball team’s incredible run to...
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DS Athenas are MetroWest champs

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The 5th grade Dover-Sherborn Athenas girls basketball team has won the Division 5 MetroWest Championship for the second year in a row. The Athenas' path to the title included wins over Medfield (43-34), Natick (22-10), West Roxbury (40-39), with a final 37-29 victory over Raynham to claim the championship. The Athenas finished their season 12-4...
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Linden finishes sixth at nationals for DS

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Erik Linden has already well established himself as one of the elite runners in the state of Massachusetts throughout the winter with personal and DS school records being broken by the senior seemingly every week. However, on Sunday, Linden established himself as one of the top six runners...
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Stark lifts Raiders to senior night win

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Coming off of a 66-58 victory over Northbridge last Wednesday, the Dover-Sherborn Regional High School boys varsity basketball team took to the court on Friday night for its senior night looking to conclude the regular season with two consecutive victories. Behind a game-high 26 points by junior forward Brett...
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Zhang, DS swimmers headed to states

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Several members of the Dover-Sherborn Regional High School varsity swim and dive team competed in the Division III Sectional Championships on Saturday afternoon at MIT in Cambridge. This comes after a solid all-around performance by DS at the TVL Championships on February 4, where the Raiders finished third...
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MacTavish, Warriors upend rival Raiders

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Following a 2-2 tie back on December 29, the Medfield High and Dover-Sherborn Regional High School boys varsity hockey teams met for the second and final time in 2017-2018 on Wednesday night at Pirelli Veterans Arena in Franklin. The Warriors (10-2-2, 9-2-2) entered Wednesday’s rubber match with the...
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Popiel, Raider hockey climb back to .500

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Following a 1-1 tie with Ashland and a tough 2-0 defeat to rival Holliston, the Dover-Sherborn Regional High School varsity boys hockey team hosted TVL newcomer Dedham last Wednesday night at Chase Arena in Natick. Thanks in large part to a pair of goals by sophomore defenseman Zachary...
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Raider basketball renews grudge with Warriors

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Dover-Sherborn Regional and Medfield High School varsity boys basketball teams met for the second and final time this season on Friday evening as the Raiders (4-6, 3-4) looked to avenge their 60-51 defeat to the Warriors (6-4, 4-3) on their home court back on January 3. Unfortunately...
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Raiders and Warriors renew hockey grudge

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Medfield and Dover-Sherborn/Hopkinton varsity girls hockey teams took to the ice on Wednesday night at Blackstone Valley Ice Arena in Hopedale for their first of two meetings in 2017-2018. Behind a lockdown defensive effort and a 12-save shutout performance by senior goaltender Skylar...
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Federico, Raider girls battle Mohawks

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Coming off a 39-20 win at Bellingham on December 8 in their season opener, the Dover-Sherborn Regional High School varsity girls basketball team took to the floor for their home opener on Tuesday night against Millis. Unfortunately, the Raiders (1-1) failed to see the same results they did on...
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Raiders begin Bourque era with W

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Two familiar foes faced off on Monday afternoon at Canton Ice House as the Dover-Sherborn and Westwood High School boys varsity hockey teams met for their first and only regular season meeting of 2017-2018. Behind a fantastic penalty kill and 22 saves by freshman goaltender Aidan Britt, the...
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TVL awards filled with DS Raiders

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The annual Thanksgiving football game against Medfield on November 23 marked the end of an extremely successful fall athletic season for Dover-Sherborn Regional High School. This past week, the Tri-Valley League announced its award winners across all competitive sports, and many of the names came from DS....
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Raiders renew Thanksgiving grudge with Warriors

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Medfield and Dover-Sherborn Regional High School football teams wrote the latest chapter of their Thanksgiving rivalry on Thursday in a high-scoring and exciting affair. Behind a record-breaking day by senior running back Mason Giunta (19 carries for 159 yards and three touchdowns), who reached 1,000 rushing yards on...
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Fried, DS XC place No. 12 in states

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Dover-Sherborn Regional High School boys cross country team placed 12th overall at the MIAA Division II State Championships on Saturday with a total score of 294 and a total time of 1:29:02.67. Oliver Fried led the way for DS as the team’s top finisher, placing 30th out 178...
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DS Stars take section championship

Last Thursday evening the Dover-Sherborn Stars sixth grade girls team faced Newton in the Boston Area Youth Soccer Section 1A season finale. Both teams had outstanding seasons, with Newton coming into the game one point ahead atop the overall standings. These tightly-matched teams had played to a 1-1 draw in a spirited game in October. From...
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Cellucci, Raider soccer knock off No. 1

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor 2016 left a bit of a sour taste in the mouths of the Dover-Sherborn Regional High School boys soccer team after the No. 2 Raiders got knocked out at home (3-2 in penalty kicks) by Martha’s Vineyard in the quarterfinal round of the Division III South Sectionals...
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Ahola, Raiders roll in round one

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor After co-winning the TVL regular season title, the Dover-Sherborn Regional High School varsity field hockey team received the No. 4 seed in the Division II South Sectional playoffs. With their No. 4 seed, the Raiders (16-3-1) earned an opening-round bye. On Friday, DS hosted No. 13 Seekonk for...
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Raider and Warrior soccer fight to draw

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Medfield and Dover-Sherborn Regional High School varsity boys soccer teams squared off on Friday afternoon for the second and final time in 2017. The Raiders (12-2-3) entered having already clinched the TVL Small, and were looking to win the outright TVL Large title with a victory. Meanwhile, the...
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