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Antonucci, Deehan ready to lead Wolverine lax

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor An 11-7 season in 2017 ended with a tough 13-8 sectional semifinals defeat to eventual Division II Central/East champs Medfield for the Westwood High School varsity boys lacrosse team. In 2018, the Wolverines will need to fill in some major holes left behind by departed talent such as...
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Westwood 8th graders are MetroWest champs

The Westwood 8th grade girls basketball team recently captured the Division 1 MetroWest Championship. After securing the third seed for the playoffs, Westwood defeated Easton and Raynham to make the championship game against perennial foe, Franklin. The team's tenacious defense and across-the-board contributions helped them pull away in the fourth quarter to win, 45-36 -...
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5th grade girls make title game

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Westwood Travel Basketball's 5th grade girls A team completed a strong season by making it to the championship game at the New England Middle School State Tournament. The team finished its regular season with an impressive 11-1 record and therefore will be moved up to Division 1 next year. Their success can be...
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Hawks stunned in South semifinals

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Outside of No. 6 seed Marshfield winning the bracket on Sunday in sudden-death overtime, the talk of Division I South boys hockey in the last week or so had been the No. 8-seeded Xaverian Hawks, following dramatic wins over Framingham (4-3) in round-one and Wellesley (3-1) in the...
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Wilson’s 26 best Lavanchy, Rebels

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Walpole and Westwood boys basketball teams took to the hardwood last Tuesday night in the preliminary round of the Division II South Sectionals. The No. 17-seeded Rebels (7-15) entered looking to make some noise under first-year head coach Mike Masto, while the No. 16 Wolverines (10-12)...
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Ryan lifts Hawks past Gould, Raiders

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Following a 4-3 victory over Framingham in the first round, the No. 1-seeded Wellesley Raiders (16-3-2) hosted the No. 8-seeded Xaverian Hawks on Saturday night at Babson Skating Center for their quarterfinal round matchup in the Division I South playoffs. The Hawks (11-6-5) entered Saturday’s tilt off the...
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Westwood girls victorious on senior night

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Following a hard-fought comeback that resulted in a mere one-point overtime loss to rival Holliston on Friday, the Westwood High School girls varsity basketball team returned home to square off against non-league foe, Needham, on Sunday evening as part of the Riley Winter Classic. Sunday’s game also happened...
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Wolverine hockey sets state record

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Westwood High School varsity boys hockey team won their fourth straight contest with a 2-0 win over Dedham on Saturday. Before the win over the Marauders, however, the Wolverines (10-4-2, 7-3-2) set a Massachusetts high school hockey state record by clinching their 36th consecutive state tournament berth following...
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Hawks fight cancer, Monturio salvages tie

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Two common phrases echoed throughout the halls of Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood are to “be a man of integrity,” and to “respond to the call for help.” On Saturday, the Xaverian varsity hockey team followed both of these directives that are seemingly instilled into every product...
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Bedard, Joyce brothers salvage Hawk tie

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The month of January has not been too kind to the Xaverian Brothers High School varsity hockey team, given the countless injuries and heartbreaking defeats the Hawks (5-6-3, 1-4-1) have suffered. On Saturday, Xaverian entered its second and final regular season contest with arch rival St. John’s Prep...
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Marie lifts Warriors past Anderson, Wolverines

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor On December 12, Westwood came into Medfield and spoiled the Warriors’ home opener with a 74-64 win. On Friday night, the two rivals met again for the second and final time this season in a much-anticipated rematch, this time in Wolverine country. Behind a career-high 26-point performance by...
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McGowan, Gill lift Wolverines past Lancers

By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Following a tough 46-41 defeat at the hands of non-conference foe Scituate on January 17, the Westwood High School girls varsity basketball team bounced back with a big-time win on their home floor against Norton on Friday evening. Freshman sensation forward Elisabeth Gill, who entered Friday night’s game ranked 12th...
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Paranormal Xpeditions presents supernatural lecture

By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter The Westwood Library has always served as resource to those seeking knowledge, including information about ghost hunting. While books about the paranormal have proved to be popular ones at the library, sometimes our questions about the supernatural are better suited for the professionals, like Rachel Hoffman and Matt Warner of Paranormal...
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Cronin, Wolverines skate to 1-1 draw

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Medfield and Westwood High School boys varsity hockey teams took to the ice for their first of two meetings in 2017-2018 last Wednesday evening at Canton Ice House. Thanks to a late third period goal by senior forward Sean Tyer, the Warriors (4-2-2), were able to salvage...
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Wolverines win Canton Christmas Tournament

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The Westwood High School boys varsity hockey team is off and rolling in 2017-2018, as the Wolverines exit their holiday break with a record of 5-2-1 and currently sport a five-game winning streak. During the streak, the Wolverines took down Division I foe Needham (2-1) to clinch the Canton Ice House Tournament over...
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Barletta’s late tally keeps No. 5 Hawks unbeaten

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Hot on the heels of a convincing 4-0 win at Duxbury on Saturday, the Xaverian Brothers High School varsity hockey team got a bit of a scare on their home ice against Needham last Wednesday night. The Rockets (3-3-3), who recently fallen narrowly to CM by a...
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Ryan, Xaverian hockey roll in opener

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Last season, the Xaverian Brothers High School varsity hockey team made a deep tournament run that included a 3-2 double overtime victory over rival CM before falling 2-0 to Framingham in the South semifinals. In 2017-2018, the Hawks (1-0) appear poised to do more of the same later...
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Anderson, Wolverines outlast Dubbs, Warriors

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor After falling 61-58 in their season opener at home against Norton, the Westwood High School varsity boys basketball team traveled to TVL rival Medfield last Tuesday night looking to climb into the win column for the first time this season. Behind a stout collective shooting performance in the second...
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Raiders steal one from Wolverines

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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,...
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Hawks fall just short in Super Bowl

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor To most who’ve ever walked through the halls of 800 Clapboardtree Street, a 4-3 seeding record normally does not qualify as a “successful season” by Xaverian’s standards. However, thanks to a combination of terrific coaching from first-year head coach Al Fornaro and guys peaking at the right time,...
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