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Timberwolves spike Mustangs and cancer

Timberwolves spike Mustangs and cancer

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter Every serve, spike, and cheer carried extra weight Wednesday October 1, 2025, as the Walpole girls’ volleyball team turned the Elm Street School court into a battleground not only for victory against the Norwood Mustangs, but for the fight against breast cancer. It was Volley for a Cure day where pink...

Boys’ soccer puts a scare into Needham

Boys’ soccer puts a scare into Needham

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter For the first time in over 40 seasons, Walpole boys’ soccer has a new head coach. Former Walpole assistant coach Patrick Sullivan has taken over the head coaching role from legendary hall of famer Lee Delaney. Sullivan played for Delaney and captained the Walpole squad his senior year going to...

Walpole Little League wins District 11 championship

Walpole Little League wins District 11 championship

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By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter For the first time since 2019, Walpole are the District 11 little league champions. District 11 is now divided into two divisions of six teams. Walpole played Canton for one divisional title. Needham played Ashland in the other division. Needham and Walpole were victorious. Both move onto the...

Timberwolves claw the Black Knights

Timberwolves claw the Black Knights

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter The Walpole softball team played against the Black Knights of Stoughton on Wednesday, June 4 at the South Walpole Community Athletic Field (SWCAF) in the quarterfinals of the state tournament. Sharlotte Stazinski was at her usual excellence striking out the leadoff batter Regan Costello, the daughter of Stoughton head coach Erin...

Timberwolves give their best at Bay State Conference

Timberwolves give their best at Bay State Conference

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter In an event that has records broken in inches, senior Matt St. Cyr broke the Walpole school record in the javelin earlier this season by 23 feet. His prodigious hurl of 198’7” is the best in the entire state of Massachusetts this season across all MIAA divisions. At the Bay State...

Timberwolves end regular season with major win

Timberwolves end regular season with major win

By Paul Vozzella Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter The Bay State Conference champion Timberwolves capped off their regular season on Monday evening with a dominant 19-6 win over Needham, improving to 19-1 overall and a perfect 13-0 in conference play. Following the conclusion of the season and release of playoff brackets, Walpole drew the No. 2 seed in...

Walpole baseball renews its rivalry with Norwood

Walpole baseball renews its rivalry with Norwood

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter Every town loves to think that their rivalry is the best, but the Walpole-Norwood baseball rivalry is as good as it gets. Crowds would flock to Bird Middle School in Walpole and the Balch Elementary School in Norwood to see these bitter adversaries do battle. There have been too many...

Timberwolves dominate Wildcats in boys’ lacrosse

Timberwolves dominate Wildcats in boys’ lacrosse

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter On a beautiful evening highlighting the Walpole seniors, the Walpole boys battled the Milton Wildcats in lacrosse on Thursday May 15, 2025 at Walpole High School. It was the final Bay State League matchup this season for the Timberwolves. Walpole (13-2) in undefeated in the Bay State Conference (BSC) having clinched...

Top teams in state battle in girls’ lacrosse

Top teams in state battle in girls’ lacrosse

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter In a clash of titans in girls’ lacrosse, Walpole battled three time defending state champion Notre Dame Academy-Hingham (NDA) Cougars on Friday May 9, 2025 at Walpole High School. NDA came away with a hard fought victory, 13-8, in miserable weather conditions. It was a rematch of last season’s Division 2...

Boys’ volleyball continues to grow

Boys’ volleyball continues to grow

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter On Tuesday May 6, 2025, Walpole High School’s boys’ volleyball team took on the Weymouth High School Wildcats at Elm Street School in Walpole. The Walpole boys’ volleyball team is in its second formal season of varsity existence. Each match is a growth opportunity. The team plays in the incredibly tough...

Timberwolves dominate Brookline

Timberwolves dominate Brookline

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter The Walpole girls ‘softball team took to the diamond against the Brookline Warriors on Wednesday April 30, 2025 at the South Walpole Community Athletic Field (SWCAF), dominating the Warriors 16-0. In the matchup with Brookline, Walpole dominated on the mound, behind the dish, at the plate and in the field. It...

Walpole boys’ tennis is all aces to start 2025

Walpole boys’ tennis is all aces to start 2025

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter Ask Walpole residents which high school boys’ sports team has been the most successful over the years, and many might say football, baseball or hockey. But no team has matched the consistency of the boys’ tennis program, which has reached the state tournament in 24 of the last 25 seasons. Under...

Walpole and Needham battle in girls’ tennis

Walpole and Needham battle in girls’ tennis

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter After days of rain, the Walpole and Needham girls’ tennis teams finally faced off at Walpole High School on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. Walpole, led by head coach Jasmine Maduel, fought hard but fell to a strong Needham squad. Maduel, a former Long Island University (Brooklyn) player who grew up in...

Girls’ golf dominates in season opener

Girls’ golf dominates in season opener

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter The Walpole High School girls’ golf team, the defending Division 1 South champions, kicked off their 2025 season with a commanding 5.5–0.5 victory over Brookline on Thursday, April 3, at Walpole Country Club. Now in their sixth year as a program, the Timberwolves are coming off a historic 13-1 season in...

Youth Basketball hosts Annual 3-on-3 tournament

Youth Basketball hosts Annual 3-on-3 tournament

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter The Walpole Youth Basketball Association (WYBA) hosted its annual 3-on-3 tournament for boys and girls in grades 2-8 at the sparkling new Walpole Middle School. A total 245 players comprising 69 teams participated in the round robin tournament for two days of March Madness. Started in 2003 and held annually since,...

Mick Morgan’s 5k draws record breaking crowd

Mick Morgan’s 5k draws record breaking crowd

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Reporter There are certain signs of spring which New Englanders look forward to: The Red Sox, the Flower Show, daylight savings time, crocuses popping through the ground and the start of the outdoor road race season. The 14th annual Mick Morgan’s 5K for HESSCO was held on Saturday March 15, 2025 on a...

Timberwolves post season ends versus Worcester

Timberwolves post season ends versus Worcester

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter The Walpole Timberwolves girls’ basketball team’s (14-9) postseason journey came to an end Saturday, March 8 with a 49-35 loss to the Worcester South Community School Colonels (18-4) in the Division 2 quarterfinals at Worcester South’s gym. The Colonels, known as “South,” advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating Burlington and Pembroke....

Walpole marches forth into the quarterfinals

Walpole marches forth into the quarterfinals

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter The last time Walpole and Tewksbury faced off in a high school sport was during back-to-back football Super Bowls in 1995 and 1996, with each team winning one title. On Tuesday night, the Walpole girls’ basketball team made a statement, defeating Tewksbury 62-42 in a playoff game at Walpole High...

Walpole survives Minnechaug in playoff opener

Walpole survives Minnechaug in playoff opener

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter In a game that was closer than the final score suggested, the Walpole girls’ basketball team edged out the Minnechaug Regional Falcons, 52-45, in a hard-fought battle decided at the free throw line. The opening round of the MIAA playoffs took place at Walpole High’s gym on Friday, February 28,...

A day at Turner Pond

A day at Turner Pond

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Reporter In days of yore, skating outdoors on ponds, lakes and other bodies of water was the norm in New England winters. Fun and magical, it brought entire families together to re-connect with nature. Walpole students used to skate at recess. However, Mother Nature has shifted over the past few years and the...

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