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Raider hockey concludes successful season at tourney

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Dover-Sherborn High School varsity boys ice hockey team concluded their 2016-2017 season this past week with a tough 6-1 defeat at the hands of Hanover in the MIAA Division III State Tournament on Tuesday night at Gallo Ice Arena in Buzzard’s Bay. After going 7-1-1 in their...
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Raider hockey headed to tournament

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor After skating to a 0-0 tie with Ashland on Saturday, the Dover-Sherborn High School boys varsity hockey team has earned a pair of 4-1 victories in two of their last three games, taking down Holliston and Minuteman Regional to finish the regular season at 11-8-1 (6-6-1). The win...
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Mezitt leads girls hockey to comeback tie

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Trailing 2-0 late in the third period to Oakmont Regional on Wednesday night, all hope seemed lost for the Dover-Sherborn/Hopkinton High School varsity girls hockey team. But then, the DS girls staged an improbable comeback, scoring two goals in less than a minute span to retain a 2-2...
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Raider hockey wins two in a row

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Following consecutive victories over Bellingham (7-2) on Wednesday and Worcester/Leicester (2-0) on Saturday, the Dover-Sherborn High School varsity boys hockey team has improved to 9-7 on the season and is in prime shape to earn a spot in the state tournament with four games remaining in the regular...
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Zhang captures TVL girls swim titles for DS

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Dover-Sherborn varsity swim team captured two TVL titles on Sunday at the All-Conference Championship, both on the girls side by junior Chelsea Zhang. Zhang completed the 100-meter butterfly in under a minute with a personal record time of 59.20, capturing her first TVL title of the day...
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Raider girls hockey continues to improve

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Westwood and Dover-Sherborn/Hopkinton High School varsity girls hockey teams met on Wednesday evening at Canton Ice House, with the Wolverines prevailing 5-0 to improve to 11-3-1 on the season. The Raiders (1-10-1) earned their first win of the season over Scituate on January 15 in the Nan Rheault...
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Marken leading the way for Raider hockey

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor After a tough 3-1 loss to Holliston on January 11, followed by a heartbreaking 1-0 defeat to Auburn-Millbury on January 14, the Dover-Sherborn High School boys varsity hockey team returned to the ice last Wednesday night at Chase Arena to play host to TVL rival Westwood. After falling...
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Paolatto’s hat trick propels Raider hockey

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Following a tough 4-0 loss to Medway on January 4 and a postponement of their game against Ashland on January 7 due to snow, the Dover-Sherborn High School varsity boys hockey team got back on a winning note with an 8-3 victory over Bellingham last Monday to improve...
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Raider hockey earns back- to-back victories

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor After a tough 3-1 loss to Medfield before the holiday break, the Dover-Sherborn High School varsity boys hockey team earned two consecutive wins this past week with a 6-0 victory over Newton South before downing East Longmeadow 3-1 to improve to 4-2 (1-2) on the young season. Early goals...
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Middle School Hockey continues to roll

The DS Middle School Hockey Team, pictured here, is well on its way to a flying start with wins over Natick, Nobles, Fessenden and the Boch Blazers. The team plays an 18-game schedule that runs from November through the end of February against local town and private school teams including Wayland, Weston, Xavarian, Thayer, Belmont...
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Raider basketball battles in grudge match

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor It’s always a great atmosphere when two arch rivals such as Medfield and Dover-Sherborn meet on any playing surface, but Thursday night’s pre-holiday grudge match on the basketball court was a classic bout in a playoff-like atmosphere, with fans from both sides filling the gym at Medfield High...
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Raider hockey battles in grudge match

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Medfield and Dover-Sherborn High School boys varsity hockey teams met for the first time this season on Saturday night in Franklin, with the Warriors prevailing 3-1 in a tightly contested match. Junior forward Tommy Schofield, who currently leads the team in points (five), got the Warriors on the...
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Mass. elite football headed to nationals

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The 6th and 8th grade Massachusetts Elite football teams won their way into the Elite 8 of the FBU National Championship. The concluding rounds of the tournament will take place in Naples, FL beginning on Friday, December 16. Both teams competed in and won their super regional bracket games, which were held in...
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Polk and Gibbons are all stars

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Dover residents and DSW Patriots Aidan Gibbons and Michael Polk were selected and played for the 6th Grade Dual County/Tri Valley League All Star Team against the Central Mass All Stars on Saturday, November 19. Playing both offense and defense, the DSW Patriot players stood out among the DC/TVL all stars, with Aidan...
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DS Soccer Club wins several titles

The fall soccer season for the Dover Sherborn Soccer Club recently finished for over 700 players ranging from 3-14 years old. This year, DS Soccer fielded 37 teams within BAYS from grades 3 through 8, as well as in-town games for the younger players. There were several teams that won their BAYS sections including: Girls...
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DS Football falls on Thanksgiving

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Medfield and Dover-Sherborn High football teams capped off a successful 2016 season with a hard fought battle in their annual Thanksgiving rivalry match on Thursday morning, with the Warriors (8-3) prevailing 28-19 behind a strong effort by senior captains James Voss (defensive MVP) and John Quinn (offensive...
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Warriors and Raiders ready to battle

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Following their eliminations from the 2016 MIAA South Sectional playoffs, the Dover-Sherborn and Medfield High football teams are slated to take to the gridiron one more time to face one another in their annual rivalry matchup on Thanksgiving at Dover-Sherborn High School on Thursday morning. The Raiders (4-5) are...
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Dover-Sherborn soccer caps strong 2016 season

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Dover-Sherborn High School boys and girls varsity soccer teams had their strong seasons come to an end in the MIAA DIII South Sectionals this past week with the girls losing in the semifinals to Norwell (2-1), while the boys fell to Martha’s Vineyard (3-2, PK’s) in the...
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Soccer on to round two

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Dover-Sherborn High boys soccer team earned the number two overall seed in the 2016 MIAA Division 3 South State Tournament after winning the Tri-Valley League outright with a 13-1-4 campaign during the regular season. On Saturday, the Raiders continued their incredible 2016 season with a 3-0 win...
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Football drops playoff match

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Dover-Sherborn High football team suffered a tough 34-0 defeat at the hands of third-seeded Archbishop Williams (5-2) in the first round of the Division 3A South Sectional Playoffs. A stout first-quarter defensive effort by the Raiders (3-5, 1-4) proved not to be enough as the Bishops scored...
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