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Rockets teams playoff bound

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff

Last week was the first week of playoffs, with six Needham teams qualifying.

The boys’ volleyball team has earned the 1st seed in the playoffs after a 17–4 season. They beat 32nd-seeded Quincy 3 sets to 0 on the 30th and will have played their second match on Tuesday,...

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Raiders begin playoffs

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff

The Raiders began their playoffs last week with six qualifying teams.

The girls’ lacrosse team is the 7th seed with a 12–6 record. They defeated 26th-seeded Boston Latin School 17–4 on the 27th and then 10th-seeded Acton-Boxborough Regional 12–6 on the 31st. Their next game will be against the...

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Warriors enter playoffs; boys’ volleyball wins match

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly

Last week was the first week of playoffs, with seven Medfield teams qualifying. The boys’ volleyball team has earned the 5th seed with a 16–4 regular season record. They played their first match on the 29th, defeating 28th-seeded Keefe Technical at home...

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Boys’ lacrosse wins final regular season game

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff

Last Friday, the boys’ lacrosse team played their final game of the regular season at home against the Westwood Wolverines. Last season, Walpole won the matchup 10–9. Prior to this year’s game, Walpole was the 9th seed in D2 and Westwood...

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Wellesley girls’ lacrosse ready for playoffs

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff

Last week, Wellesley’s girls’ lacrosse finished up their regular season with a 17–4 win over the Natick Redhawks on the 19th. After a delay due to the weather, the Raiders earned two goals and held the Redhawks to none in the first quarter before jumping to a 7–1 lead...

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Rockets’ girls’ golf wraps up season

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff

Girls’ golf is one of the newer programs at Needham High, the team completing their sixth regular season last week.

“We started out with fifteen beginner golfers and we’ve grown to having 52 girls try out this year,” explained Head Coach...

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Boys’ lacrosse closes regular season with close game

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff

Last Friday, the boys’ lacrosse team played their final game of the regular season on the road against the Walpole Timberwolves. Before the matchup, the Wolverines had the 10th seed in D2 while Walpole had the 9th and beat them just...

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Rockets’ rugby wins big on senior night

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff This year is only the fourth season for Needham High School’s girls’ rugby program after its institution in 2023. The team recently earned success with a win on May 7th, when they defeated Algonquin Regional High School on the road 75–43, making history...
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Softball celebrates senior night

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff

Warriors’ softball held their senior night on May 13th, playing the Millis Mohawks for the second time this season. The Warriors (6–9) had previously beaten the Mohawks (3–11) 11–6 a month earlier on April 14th.

Medfield took a strong lead early...

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Wolverines finish up regular season

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff

Note: Records and rankings in this article reflect their positions as of May 14th.

The baseball team is currently the 19th-seeded team in D2 with a 10–7 record. On Sunday, they beat Plymouth South 6–1 for their 11th win. They will play their final two games on the road,...

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Boys’ volleyball shuts out King Philip

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff Last week, the boys’ volleyball team hosted King Philip Regional High School for their only matchup of the season. They entered the match with a 10–3 record to King Philip’s 5–7 and beat them 3–0 last year. The Warriors took the first two sets...
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Raiders’ softball vs. Newton South

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff Last week, the Raiders' softball team took on the Newton South Lions for the second time this season after defeating them 9–6 the previous week. Going into the game, the Raiders had a 7–5 record while the Lions were 6–6. The Raiders gave...
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Rockets’ softball dominates in 15–3 win

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff The varsity softball team recently had a big win over the Natick Redhawks. Going into the game, the Rockets had a record of 6–2 and the Redhawks 3–9. The first inning was scoreless, and Needham held Natick to no runs again in the top...
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Girls’ lacrosse holds Westwood to a one-goal game

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff On May 7th, the girls’ lacrosse team (9–3) faced the Westwood Wolverines (9–5) at home. The Wolverines are known to be a tough team, earning the third seed in D2 last year and defeating the Raiders 17–3. However, Dover-Sherborn was the first to score...
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Boys’ lacrosse wins fourth game in five day

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff The boys’ lacrosse team had a great run last week, winning all four of their games and bumping their record up to 8–3. Their final game of the week was at home against the Wayland Warriors on May 1st, where they held the Warriors to a difficult 0–10 season. Read more

Boys’ volleyball faces Brookline in championship rematch

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff On April 30th, the boys’ volleyball team (9–1) hosted an anticipated match against the Brookline Warriors (9–0), who defeated them in the finals last season three sets to one when Needham was the 3rd seed and Brookline was the 1st. The game was competitive from the start, with a good rally during...
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WHS lax pulls away from Holliston, 13-5

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff

Last week, Westwood High boys’ lacrosse team tuned up for the Chowder Cup with a 13-5 win over the Holliston Panthers.

Westwood (6-1) crushed Holliston (5-2), 19-3, last season. This time around, the Panthers put up a much better fight, before the Wolverines were able to pull away in...

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D-S girls’ lax makes statement in 14-13 loss to Medfield

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff

The girls’ lacrosse team has had a fantastic start to their season this year, opening with four consecutive wins: 19–2 over Medway, 14–2 over Ashland, 16–2 over Holliston, and 16–11 over Hopkinton. On April 13, the Raiders faced the Medfield Warriors, who are the two-time defending D3 champions. Last...

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Lincon-Sudbury overpowers Needham lax

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff

On April 11th, girls’ lacrosse played the Lincoln-Sudbury Warriors at home. Last season, the Rockets and Warriors both had regular season records of 11–6 but did not face each other.

At 13–7, the Rockets were down by six goals at the beginning of the fourth quarter, but scored not...

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