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Gregory, DS lacrosse still hopeful

Gregory, DS lacrosse still hopeful

By Mike Flanagan,
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor -

It’s normally the time of year in Dover-Sherborn when spring sports are getting into full swing. The COVID-19 pandemic has prevented sports, such as boys and girls lacrosse, baseball and softball, from starting their 2020 seasons. The MIAA is currently planning for...

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Medfield powers past Dover-Sherborn

Medfield powers past Dover-Sherborn
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By James Kinneen Hometown Weekly Reporter On Tuesday afternoon, the Medfield boys soccer team beat Dover-Sherborn on the Raiders’ home field, 2-1, in a low scoring game in which an injury-riddled Dover-Sherborn team looked flat for long stretches. Disaster struck early for The Raiders when around ten minutes into the game, a Medfield cross bounced...
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Niit, Raider soccer gear up

Niit, Raider soccer gear up
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By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor After a 9-5-4 regular season and a gut-wrenching 1-0 defeat to TVL rival Norton in the Division III South sectionals last November, Dover-Sherborn boys soccer enters the 2019 season ready and motivated. With John Muckstadt departing to play at Colgate, the DS backfield is going to look...
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Raiders reign supreme in Central/East

Raiders reign supreme in Central/East
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By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor For the sixth straight season, Dover-Sherborn boys lacrosse are the champions of Division III Central/East, following a dominant 12-7 victory over No. 2 Littleton on Thursday that featured a first half shutout by goalie Matt Gallitano (seven saves). A pair of goals from star sophomore attack-man Pierce Gregory...
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Raider lax headed back to sectional title game

Raider lax headed back to sectional title game
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By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Division III Central/East sectional may as well be called the Dover-Sherborn invitational at this point. On Monday, the top-seeded Raiders advanced to their sixth straight Division III Central/East title game with a convincing 16-8 victory over Medway at Medfield High School. Sophomore attack-man Pierce Gregory (four goals,...
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Wilder’s emergence sparking MedLax confidence

Wilder’s emergence sparking MedLax confidence
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By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Medfield High boys lacrosse entered the 2019 with a lot of deserved hype, thanks to the majority of its 2018 starting lineup returning. Following a 16-2 regular season and an unblemished TVL record that included wins over DS, Hopkinton twice, Westwood twice, Xaverian and Pinkerton, its safe to...
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Paolatto, Raider lax ready for next step

Paolatto, Raider lax ready for next step
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By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Each of the last five seasons, Division III Central/East has belonged to Dover-Sherborn in boys lacrosse. In 2019, the Raiders have put themselves in a prime position to make it six in a row. A 13-5 (10-2) regular season that featured wins against Division II powers Wayland,...
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Strong second half lifts Raiders past Wolverines

Strong second half lifts Raiders past Wolverines
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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor [caption id="attachment_32869" align="alignleft" width="300"]Dover-Sherborn’s Cam Raycroft (29) moves the ball up field on a clear with Westwood’s Conor Donohue (2) hot in pursuit on the ride. Dover-Sherborn’s Cam Raycroft (29) moves the ball up field on a clear with Westwood’s...
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Raider lax just short in state final

Raider lax just short in state final
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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor [caption id="attachment_27055" align="alignleft" width="200"]Junior midfielder Matt Paolatto (27) corrals a pass and heads across midfielder on a clear. Junior midfielder Matt Paolatto (27) corrals a pass and heads across midfielder on a clear. Photos by Michael Flanagan[/caption] After putting away...
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Five straight sectional belts for DS Lax

Five straight sectional belts for DS Lax
The Dover-Sherborn Regional High School varsity lacrosse team poses with their Division III Central/East championship banner following Saturday’s 14-9 victory over Medway at Medfield High School. Photos by DS Athletics
By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor For the fifth consecutive season, the Dover-Sherborn Raiders are your Division III Central/East boys lacrosse champions after a resounding 14-9 victory...
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Dillon, Raiders roll to sectional title game

Dillon, Raiders roll to sectional title game
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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The No. 2 Dover-Sherborn Raiders took care of business and advanced to their seventh straight Division III Central/East title game on Monday afternoon with a resounding 17-6 victory over No. 3 Hopedale. Senior captains Michael Mastrobuono (five goals, two assists) and Jack Dillon (four goals, two assists) led the...
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Schofield, Warriors outlast Carothers, Raiders

Schofield, Warriors outlast Carothers, Raiders
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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor As is par for the course whenever Medfield and DS lax meet, last Thursday’s first of two meetings between the two powerhouse programs failed to disappoint. Despite a 12-save performance in net by freshman goaltender Standish Carothers, the Raiders (6-5, 4-2) were unable to fight off a strong...
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Schofield, Warriors outlast Carothers, Raiders

Schofield, Warriors outlast Carothers, Raiders
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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor [caption id="attachment_26333" align="alignleft" width="600"] Medfield’s Mike Tyer (40) attempts to fight through a check from DS’s John Sveen (8) midway through the first quarter. Photos by Michael Flanagan Medfield’s Mike Tyer (40) attempts to fight through a check...
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Antonucci, Wolverines best Mastrobuono, Raiders

Antonucci, Wolverines best Mastrobuono, Raiders
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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Entering Friday, it had been quite some time since the Westwood High School varsity boys lacrosse team defeated rival DS; five years, to be exact. Off to one of their best starts in program history, the Wolverines wrote the latest chapter of their exceptional beginning to the 2018...
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