Wellesley, DS girls battle in wet Raider Bowl
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Schlittler leads Rebels to 4-3 win
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Walpole High School varsity baseball team is back in action, and following an 8-1 win over Milton in their season and Bay State Conference opener on April 10, the Rebels (2-0) secured a 4-3 victory over Dedham on Wednesday night behind a clutch relief performance on the...
Needham volleyball opens season 6-0
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Needham and Wellesley High School varsity boys volleyball teams renewed their rivalry last Monday night, as the Rockets (6-0) outlasted the Raiders (2-2) by a final of 3-0, thanks to some dominant performances at the net by senior captain Brady Orozco-Herman and Eli Wallace.
Before their date...
Warriors and Raiders renew baseball rivalry
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It was the Holden Ferrari show at Curt Schilling Field on Thursday afternoon when the Dover-Sherborn Regional and Medfield High School varsity baseball teams met up for the first time in 2017. Along with five shutout innings pitched, Ferrari went two for three at the plate with two...
Ferrari pioneers Raiders past Warriors
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It was the Holden Ferrari show at Curt Schilling Field on Thursday afternoon when the Dover-Sherborn Regional and Medfield High School varsity baseball teams met up for the first time in 2017. Along with five shutout innings pitched, Ferrari went two for three at the plate with two...
Rocket girls dominant in revenge match
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The pride of both the Bay State Conference and Tri-Valley League, as far as high school girls lacrosse is concerned, met in an early-season non-conference heavyweight bout Wednesday evening, as the Needham Rockets traveled to Flahive Field to take on the two-time defending Division II state champion Westwood...
Warrior lax off to strong start
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It didn’t take long for the Medfield High School boys varsity lacrosse team to showcase their dominance in their season and conference-opening contest against Holliston last Tuesday night, as the Warriors jumped out to a commanding 8-0 lead at the half and went on to win by a final count...
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Webb, Sliwinski lead baseball into battle
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
With a significant portion of their starting pitching rotation from a season ago returning, the Dover-Sherborn Regional High School varsity baseball team eyes a successful season within and outside of the TVL in 2017.
Experience should not be an issue for this band of Raiders, as they will...
Rocket baseball ready for liftoff
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
In 2017, the Needham High School varsity baseball team will look to duplicate the success they had a season ago when they achieved immensely within the Bay State Conference and earned themselves an appearance in the South Sectional Finals of the MIAA State Tournament.
Captaining the Rockets this...
Xaverian/Medfield volleyball tip off season
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Xaverian and Medfield High School varsity boys volleyball teams tipped off their season this past week before meeting up with one another on Monday evening over on Clapboardtree Street, with the Hawks (3-0) prevailing by a final of 3-0 despite a strong effort by the Warriors (0-3)....
Lady-Wolverines ready to defend title
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The varsity girls lacrosse program at Westwood High School has become a defining icon of the school’s athletic success over the years, with numerous state championships and players that have gone on to succeed at the collegiate level. In 2017, the expectations have never been higher after the...
Dolan, Waisel ready to lead Raider baseball
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Following an 11-12 season in 2016 that resulted in a state tournament berth (9-5 loss to Bridgewater-Raynham), the Wellesley High School varsity baseball team is ready to get back to work and compete for a third straight tournament appearance this spring.
Leading this band of Raiders in 2017 will...
Johnny Adams: Seadog, Rebel, core Eagle
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Over the years, it’s been tough for Boston College’s baseball team to compete for an ACC championship due to the amount of travel that they have to do and the high level of Southern competition they are forced to face on a given weekend in March and April...
Lax rivals share common ground on Comm. Ave.
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The rivalry that the Medfield and Dover-Sherborn High School lacrosse programs share is fierce, to say the least. But not all rivalries have to end in hate. Just ask Medfield’s John MacLean and DS’s Grant Gregory.
Following four varsity seasons against one another as members of the Raiders...
Shaughnessy, your Offensive Player of Year
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It was a special season for the Needham High School varsity boys basketball team in 2016-2017. A 16-4 regular season resulted in the No. 3 overall seed in the MIAA South Sectionals, and from there, the Rockets took off, winning four in a row (two on the road),...
Chryssicas leads Raider lax into battle
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
A high bar has been raised by generations of great alumni at Wellesley High when it comes to the school’s varsity lacrosse team. In recent years, WHS has produced an abundance of NESCAC lacrosse talent such as Tim Rahill (2015, Skidmore), T.J. Noonan (2015, Connecticut College), as...
Lady-Rockets come up just short in finals
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It was almost the perfect end to the perfect season for the Needham High School girls varsity hockey team on Sunday afternoon in the state championship game at TD Garden in Boston, but the Rockets came up just short in a 3-1 loss at the hands of...
McCarthy, girls hoop capture state title
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Medfield High School girls varsity basketball team concluded their incredible 2016-2017 season in the perfect manner, capturing the Division II State title on Saturday afternoon in the form of a 47-34 victory over Arlington Catholic in the state championship game at Springfield College.
The Warriors (23-2) earned their...
Laidman, Raiders aim for three-peat in 2017
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Spring is a special time of year with warmer weather, snow melting, and flowers blooming. At Dover-Sherborn Regional High School, springtime means one thing: lacrosse season. Over the years, DS has been the pinnacle for success in the high school lacrosse world here in Massachusetts, and in 2017,...
Girls hockey concludes season in State Semis
