Walpole scored the most points ever for a Walpole boys’ squad.
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Timberwolves post record performance
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...
Softball celebrates senior night
Last week, the Raiders held their senior night at their home game against 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...
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...
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,...
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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The Warriors took the first two sets...
Raiders’ softball vs. Newton South
By Meghan Foley
Hometown Weekly Staff
Last week, the Raiders' softball team took on the Newton South Lions for the second time this season after defeating them 9–6 the previous week. Going into the game, the Raiders had a 7–5 record while the Lions were 6–6.
The Raiders gave...
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The Raiders gave...
Girls’ lacrosse holds Westwood to a one-goal game
By Meghan Foley
Hometown Weekly Staff
On May 7th, the girls’ lacrosse team (9–3) faced the Westwood Wolverines (9–5) at home. The Wolverines are known to be a tough team, earning the third seed in D2 last year and defeating the Raiders 17–3.
However, Dover-Sherborn was the first to score...
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However, Dover-Sherborn was the first to score...
Boys’ lacrosse wins fourth game in five day
By Meghan Foley
Hometown Weekly Staff
The boys’ lacrosse team had a great run last week, winning all four of their games and bumping their record up to 8–3. Their final game of the week was at home against the Wayland Warriors on May 1st, where they held the Warriors to a difficult 0–10 season.
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WHS lax pulls away from Holliston, 13-5
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff
Last week, Westwood High boys’ lacrosse team tuned up for the Chowder Cup with a 13-5 win over the Holliston Panthers.
Westwood (6-1) crushed Holliston (5-2), 19-3, last season. This time around, the Panthers put up a much better fight, before the Wolverines were able to pull away in...
D-S girls’ lax makes statement in 14-13 loss to Medfield
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff
The girls’ lacrosse team has had a fantastic start to their season this year, opening with four consecutive wins: 19–2 over Medway, 14–2 over Ashland, 16–2 over Holliston, and 16–11 over Hopkinton. On April 13, the Raiders faced the Medfield Warriors, who are the two-time defending D3 champions. Last...
Xaverian hands Walpole nine first loss
By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Correspondent
The Boston Red Sox have been playing a game on Patriots Day with an 11 a.m. start time since 1959. Walpole and Xaverian high schools have created their own rivalry to mimic the Sox with an annual baseball game at the same date and time.
This year’s contest matched...
Duxbury lax holds off Westwood, 9-8
By Owen Ziegler Hometown Weekly Correspondent
On Friday, under the cool spring sun, the 6th ranked Westwood Wolverines girls lacrosse team found themselves in a crucial top 20 matchup with the 15th ranked Duxbury Dragons.
The game was a rematch of last year's D3 state quarterfinal, in which the Wolverines came...
Wamps womp Timberwolves in softball opener
By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Correspondent
The Walpole girls’ softball team finally took to the diamond against the Braintree Wamps on a brisk, sunny day in early April at the Walpole Middle School.
Braintree bested Walpole, 6-3, for their first victory against the Timberwolves since 2019. It was Walpole’s first regular season game...
Lincon-Sudbury overpowers Needham lax
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff
On April 11th, girls’ lacrosse played the Lincoln-Sudbury Warriors at home. Last season, the Rockets and Warriors both had regular season records of 11–6 but did not face each other.
At 13–7, the Rockets were down by six goals at the beginning of the fourth quarter, but scored not...
Nickerson reflects on perfection, addresses future
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff
Head Coach Mark Nickerson led the Medfield High girls’ basketball team to their third consecutive state championship win after an undefeated season. But this success didn’t come out of nowhere. Beginning his coaching career at Dover-Sherborn in 1993 for the freshman and then varsity girls’ teams, he returned to...
Behrmann headlines winter success with 1,000th point
By Meghan Foley
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Medfield High boys’ basketball team entered the MIAA Division 3 State Tournament as the Tri Valley Small League champions and the 8th seed after a 17–3 season and made it to the quarterfinals before being knocked out by the 1st-seeded Hanover.
“It’s been a good year. It’s been one of the...
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Boys’ hockey drops barnburner in the state final
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff
BOSTON — Medfield High played a high-scoring game in the Division 3 State Final, Sunday at TD Garden, but came up just short.
The Warriors led top-seeded Hanover for the first half of the game before falling, 7–5.
Sophomore Luke Dickson led the attack for Medfield with a hat...
Three-peat! Medfield reigns supreme, 72-38
By Bill Gilman Hometown Weekly Editor
LOWELL – It’s a dynasty.
Medfield High made history Friday night, becoming the first Division 2 girls basketball team to win three consecutive state championships with a 72-38 romp over St. Mary’s of Lynn, at the Tsongas Center.
Sophomore Abby Broderick poured in a game high 25 points and...
