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Rockets aim to build new legacy
September 26, 2025Photo by Peter Nowlan The Rockets seek to build their strength and community to have a season of success By Peter Nowlan Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter Despite losing 28 seniors from the class of 2025, this year’s new-look Rockets squad aims to... more...
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Rockets’ season ends strong
June 12, 2025By Paul Vozzella Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter The Rockets’ season came to an end on Wednesday evening as they were unable to defeat Wellesley on the road. The 19-6 loss marks the official end of head coach Lindsay Hope’s first season with Needham, who finishes... more...
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2025 Needham Memorial Day Tournament
June 9, 2025The Needham Soccer Club ran its 48th Needham Memorial Day Tournament (NMDT). This year, 74 teams out of 502 teams were crowned NMDT Champions, including 3 Needham Soccer Club teams. They are the boys BU19 Needham Thunder, playing in the top bracket of the college... more...
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Needham fights hard on Senior Night
June 9, 2025By Paul Vozzella Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter The Rockets could not ride their six-game win streak to a Senior Night victory against Walpole on Monday evening, as they fell 19-6. Needham finishes the regular season with an 11-6 record and No. 15 seed in the... more...
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Rockets find rhythm despite defeat
May 15, 2025By Paul Vozzella Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter The search for win No. 1 continues as the rugby team lost 40-24 to Algonquin Regional at home on Thursday evening, as its record fell to 0-4. The Rockets made for an intriguing game throughout the second half... more...
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Girls’ lax faces toughest opponent yet
May 1, 2025By Paul Vozzella Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter Girls lacrosse faced its toughest challenge thus far on Tuesday but could not prevail. The Rockets lost 18-7 on the road against an undefeated Walpole team to snap a three-game win streak and bring their record to 4-2.... more...
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Rockets bounce back versus Braintree
April 17, 2025By Paul Vozzella Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter Needham bounced back from a tough loss with a 10-5 win over Braintree on Wednesday. Junior Kaitlyn Cheng got the start at pitcher and put on a terrific performance. In a complete game effort, Cheng allowed five hits... more...
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Rockets show potential in second half
April 7, 2025By Paul Vozzella Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter It was a tale of two halves for the Rockets on Thursday evening, as they lost 7-6 against Hingham. Needham struggled out of the gate, surrendering five goals in the first quarter of action. Spending the vast majority... more...