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MacAfee following in father’s footsteps, and then some

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Only the elite of the elite are able to attend the United State Military Academy in West Point, New York. The class schedule and grueling amounts of training that the cadets go through on a typical day at West Point is hard enough on its own. Add in...
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Drometer earns track All-Scholastic

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor In 2017, few athletes were more dominant on the track than Medfield native and Thayer Academy sophomore Owen Drometer, who took home the ISL and New England crowns in both the 800 (1:57.13) and 1500 (4:03.46) meter races and was awarded the honors of ISL MVP. Drometer finished...
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Dershwitz earns silver in Madrid and Montreal

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor After competing in last summer’s Rio Olympic games, local fencer Eli Dershwitz was back on the podium twice during the last two months after winning silver medals at both the World Cup on May 19 in Madrid, Spain, as well as at the Pan-American Zone Championships in Montreal,...
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Local lax stars dominate All-Scholastics

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Week after week, the boys and girls lacrosse teams for all six towns within Hometown Weekly’s range of coverage in 2017 supplied seemingly endless headlines and excitement. All the hard work these boys and girls put in translated into all 12 boys and girls lacrosse squads from Dover-Sherborn,...
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Needham United wins 2017 MTOC title

The Needham United girls travel sixth grade soccer team won the Massachusetts Tournament of Champions on Sunday, June 25. The Needham girls qualified for MTOC by placing first in the Boston-Area Youth Soccer League for the spring and then advanced to the weekend state tournament by beating Framingham in a one game playoff by a...
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Auditore, Chapski earn baseball All-Scholastic

By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Walpole senior captain and second base-man Charlie Auditore as well as Xaverian captain and ace pitcher Dylan Chapski of Medfield were recently awarded All-Scholastic honors by the Boston Globe following their immense contributions to their teams throughout the 2017 baseball season. Auditore smacked two home runs and 21 RBI en...
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Barracudas still unbeaten following 200-122 win

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By Ned Sheehan Hometown Weekly Intern On Thursday, July 13, hundreds of swimmers and their families packed the pool at Westwood High School to watch the an exciting swim meet between the undefeated Walpole Barracudas and a resilient set of Westwood Waves (0-3), with the Barracudas prevailing by a final score of 200-122 despite a...
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Local lax stars dominate All-Scholastics

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Week after week, the boys and girls lacrosse teams for all six towns within Hometown Weekly’s range of coverage in 2017 supplied seemingly endless headlines and excitement. All the hard work these boys and girls put in translated into all 12 boys and girls lacrosse squads from Dover-Sherborn,...
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Chicoski named All-American after dominant 2017

By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Getting good grades and excelling at a sport can take one a long way, but Wellesley’s Caitlin Chicoski is on a whole different level. Since walking in the doors of Wellesley High School as a freshman in 2014, Chicoski has shined in both the classroom and on the lacrosse field,...
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Waves battle Barracudas in summer swim

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By Ned Sheehan Hometown Weekly Intern On Thursday, July 13, hundreds of swimmers and their families packed the pool at Westwood High School to watch the an exciting swim meet between the undefeated Walpole Barracudas and a resilient set of Westwood Waves (0-3), with the Barracudas prevailing by a final score of 200-122 despite a...
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Connaughton, Antonucci, Deehan take lax awards

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The 2017 season was an extremely successful one for the Westwood High School boys and girls varsity lacrosse teams. On June 30, several stars on both teams took home prestigious end-of-the-year awards. [caption id="attachment_19601" align="alignright" width="400"]Pictured during Westwood’s South Sectional semifinal match with NDA (Hingham),... 			
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Wellesley making large impact on college lax

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Thanks to the always-growing and popular youth program, many boys and girls grow up in Wellesley with lacrosse in their blood. In past years, the hard work and training that goes on for years in the youth program has translated into players such as Matt Dziama (Virginia) going...
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Donato walks it off for Walpole Legion

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor After a 10-1 defeat at home to Walpole two weeks prior, revenge was certainly on the minds of James Voss and Medfield Legion Post 110 6 on Thursday evening when they traveled to Bird Middle School for a rematch with Cam Martin and company. Despite a hot start...
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Barracudas win first summer swim meet

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By Ned Sheehan Hometown Weekly Intern On Thursday night, dozens of swimmers and their parents gathered at Central Pool in Walpole for the first Suburban Summer Swim meet of the 2017 season, as the Walpole Barracudas narrowly defeated the Medfield Marlins in an exciting swim meet that saw Medfield battle to the bitter end despite...
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Marlins nearly upset Barracudas

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By Ned Sheehan Hometown Weekly Intern On Thursday night, dozens of swimmers and their parents gathered at Central Pool in Walpole for the first Suburban Summer Swim meet of the 2017 season, as the Walpole Barracudas narrowly defeated the Medfield Marlins in an exciting swim meet that saw Medfield battle to the bitter end despite...
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Voss, Medfield Legion battle Walpole

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor After a 10-1 defeat at home to Walpole two weeks prior, revenge was certainly on the minds of James Voss and Medfield Legion Post 110 6 on Thursday evening when they traveled to Bird Middle School for a rematch with Cam Martin and company. Despite a hot start...
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Rocket swimmers excel in 2016-2017

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor After going undefeated for the first time in decades and winning the Bay State Conference outright, it’s safe to call the 2016-2017 season an incredible success for the Needham High School swim team. Needham began the season in dominant fashion with a victory over Catholic Conference power Boston...
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Sliwinski deals as Post 110 6 battles Walpole

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor After a 10-1 defeat at home to Walpole two weeks prior, revenge was certainly on the minds of James Voss and Medfield Legion Post 110 6 on Thursday evening when they traveled to Bird Middle School for a rematch with Cam Martin and company. Despite a hot start...
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Johnson deals a gem for Medfield Legion

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor It took 10 innings, an eight-inning gem on the mound by Charlie Sumner, and some swift baserunning by Jake Dateo, but Needham Legion Post 14 was able to come away with a 3-2 victory at Medfield Post 110 6 on Thursday evening in dramatic fashion. Medfield’s Ryan...
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Westwood blossoming lax stars at wild rate

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor All over the country, lacrosse is taking off like wildfire. The sport has grown from one that kids who got cut from the baseball team played in order to stay active during the spring, to one that is knocking on the door of being more popular than its...
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