By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Winning is all the 2022 Dover-Sherborn boys lacrosse seniors know: 2019 - Division III state champs, 2020 - no season (COVID), 2021 - Division III state champs.
In 2022, the Raiders will look to win their third state...
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After splitting during the regular season, it was only fitting that the No. 1 St. John’s Prep Eagles and No. 2 Xaverian Hawks ended up being the last two teams standing in Division I.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Needham High School lacrosse enters the 2022 season with extremely high expectations, and for good reason. The reigning Bay State Conference Tournament winners, the Rockets return a plethora of collegiate-bound talent, including one of the top goal-scorers in New England...
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The third time turned out to be the charm for Oliver Ames High School girls basketball. Despite competing in separate conferences, OA and the Medfield High girls met twice during the regular season, both resulting in nail-biting victories for the Warriors on February 22...
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
From 2017-2019, Xaverian’s Dylan Gardner and Andrew Perry were two of the top high school lacrosse players in the state of Massachusetts.
Gardner quarterbacked Xaverian’s defense as the team’s starting LSM and top cover option on close...
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
From 2017-2019, Xaverian’s Dylan Gardner and Andrew Perry were two of the top high school lacrosse players in the state of Massachusetts.
Gardner quarterbacked Xaverian’s defense as the team’s starting LSM and top cover option on close...
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The light at the end of the tunnel is more than just bright for Needham native Callie Hem — it’s glistening.
Throughout the last five years, the former Needham High lacrosse star has dealt with a seemingly...
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Nothing beats the atmosphere of a high school hockey playoff game. With Pirelli Arena in Franklin serving as the home ice for both the Medfield and Medway High School boys hockey teams, Wednesday night’s round of 16 match between the...
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Following a 71-56 victory against No. 25 Shawsheen in the round of 32, the No. 8 seed Dover-Sherborn High School boys basketball team hosted No. 9 Abington on Wednesday night in a battle of the last...
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
A 16-3-1 (6-3-1) regular season earned the Xaverian Brothers High School varsity hockey team the No. 2 seed in the MIAA Division I state tournament.
Following a 4-0 victory over Andover on March 2 in the round of 32, the Hawks...
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Bay State Conference champion and No. 4 seed Walpole High School girls varsity basketball team welcomed in No. 29 Notre Dame Academy (NDA) on Friday night for the MIAA Division II round of 32.
Behind a...
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Playing their first playoff game since March of 2020, the Medfield and Needham High girls hockey teams put on a show on Wednesday night in the MIAA Division II round of 32.
Following a 2-1 defeat to...
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
On December 13, the Walpole and Westwood High School girls varsity hockey teams opened their respective seasons against one another. Down 3-0 early, Westwood stormed back with four unanswered goals to pull of a 4-3 victory.
Flash ahead 73 days and...
Senior forward Kate Devlin (pictured) fights off a stick check and moves the puck through the neutral zone.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
On December 13, the Walpole and Westwood High School girls varsity hockey teams opened their respective seasons against one another. Down 3-0 early,...
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Medfield and Oliver Ames High School girls basketball met for the second time in four days on Thursday afternoon. After Medfield defeated OA to win the Lynn High School basketball tournament on Monday, the Warriors (17-3, 13-3) traveled to Easton...
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After qualifying for the state tournament for the 39th consecutive season on February 12 (excluding 2020-2021) with a 4-1 victory over rival Holliston, the Westwood High School varsity boys hockey team returned to Canton Ice House on Wednesday to host Hopkinton.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Walpole High School girls varsity hockey entered Monday’s senior night contest with Medfield with zero room for error. Sitting at 7-10-0 with three contests left on the schedule, every game is a must-win for the Timbs...
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Needham High School girls varsity basketball traveled to Westwood on Sunday to square off against Canton in the Riley Winter Classic.
Needham jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead, thanks to a pair of hardworking buckets in the paint by junior...
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Walpole High School girls varsity hockey entered Monday’s senior night contest with Medfield with zero room for error. Sitting at 7-10-0 with three contests left on the schedule, every game is a must-win for the Timbs to reach 10 wins and qualify for the...
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Dover-Sherborn’s Johnny Bennett, Owen Comiskey, Luke Loeffler and Dan Griffiths put on an incredible performance on Friday at the MIAA Division V meet at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston.
Despite never having competed in the 4x400 relay together, this "makeshift"...
