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Shaughnessy lifts Rockets to South Sectional title
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It’s been an incredible year for the Needham High School boys varsity basketball team in 2016-2017, finishing the regular season at 16-4 and earning the No. 3 seed in the MIAA South Sectional playoffs.
Following victories over Barnstable (68-58), Newton South (68-49), and an upset win at No....
Lady-Warriors take Central Sectional crown
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Following victories over Notre Dame Academy (69-38) and Wayland (65-37), the Medfield High School girls varsity basketball team met up with familiar foe, Hopkinton, on Saturday in the 2017 MIAA Girls Division II Central Sectional Finals at WPI in Worcester.
The top-seeded Warriors (21-2) got out to a...
Medfield girls take care of business
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It’s been a special season for the Medfield High School girls varsity basketball team. After finishing the regular season 18-2, the lady-Warriors earned themselves the No. 1 overall seed in the MIAA Central Division II State Tournament. On Friday, the lady-Warriors took to their home floor for their...
Raider hockey concludes successful season at tourney
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Dover-Sherborn High School varsity boys ice hockey team concluded their 2016-2017 season this past week with a tough 6-1 defeat at the hands of Hanover in the MIAA Division III State Tournament on Tuesday night at Gallo Ice Arena in Buzzard’s Bay.
After going 7-1-1 in their...
Bruno’s heroics launch Rockets into round two
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After finishing the regular season undefeated with a Bay State Conference championship on their resume, the Needham High School girls varsity hockey team earned the No. 1-overall seed in the 2016-2017 MIAA Division I Girls Ice Hockey Tournament. On Saturday night, Needham took to the ice for...
Shaughnessy leads basketball to South Finals
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Needham High School varsity boys basketball team was victorious in their first-round matchup with No. 13 seed Barnstable in the MIAA Division I South State Tournament on Wednesday night, winning by a final count of 68-58 and earning themselves a date with old friend, Newton South, on...
Wolverines win Vineyard Tourney, State-bound
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Westwood High School boys varsity hockey team concluded their incredible regular season with two wins in their final three games this past week, winning the Fairleigh Dickinson Tournament (Martha’s Vineyard) by defeating Weston 5-0 on Saturday night before a 4-1 victory over Lynnfield in the finals on...
Super Rebels
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
When you grow up playing hockey in Massachusetts, it’s every kid’s dream to represent their high school and play in the famous Super Eight Tournament. For the better part of the tournament’s existence, the Super Eight has been dominated by Catholic Conference schools such as BC High, Catholic...
Rocket skiers heading to States
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Needham High School will be sending four of its skiers to the 2017 MIAA State Championship Meet at Wachusett Mountain on Tuesday, March 7. This coming after the Rocket boys ski team finished third in the East Ski League (ESL) Championship Meet last weekend while the girls finished...
Five lady-Warriors named SEMGHL All-Stars
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Medfield High School girls varsity hockey team won their second consecutive SEMGHL championship this past Wednesday at Rodman Arena in Walpole in the form of a 3-0 shutout victory over King Phillip Regional.
Following a scoreless first period, the Warriors (12-6-2, 9-2-1) jumped out to a 1-0...
Florian credits DS for success
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
We here in Massachusetts are spoiled. The winning traditions throughout the last several decades by the Patriots, Celtics, Bruins, and Red Sox have molded sports fans in this neck of the woods to become confident and to expect athletic success. However, if there is one example of a...
Doughty produces late heroics for Raiders
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Following a tough 4-0 defeat at the hands of Natick on February 18, the Wellesley High School varsity hockey team returned home to Babson on Wednesday to conclude the 2016-2017 regular season against non-conference opponent Waltham (11-6-4).
The Raiders (14-5-1, 12-4-0) found themselves down early on Wednesday and...
Giovino’s heroics propel Wolverines past Warriors
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Whether it’s the mutual dislike the two teams share towards one another, or the abundance of talent present on both sides, the Westwood and Medfield High School varsity basketball teams always put on an incredible show whenever the two teams meet on the hardwood.
Back on January 10, the...
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Wolverine hockey improves to 11-3-1
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Westwood High School boys hockey team clinched a spot in the State Tournament for a state-record 35th consecutive year in a row this past Saturday with a 4-1 win over Ashland at Loring Arena in Framingham.
The Wolverines (11-3-1) were carried offensively by seniors Brian Guarino (two goals);...
Boys basketball earns second win over Marauders
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After a tough 55-39 loss to Framingham last Wednesday night, the Wellesley High School varsity basketball team bounced back with a 65-53 victory at Dedham on Friday to improve to 10-9 on the season. The win over the Marauders is Wellesley’s second in as many tries after taking...
Boys and girls hockey earn pair of shutouts
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Walpole High School boys and girls varsity hockey teams were each victorious this past week over Braintree, both via a shutout.
The boys secured a 1-0 victory on the road against the Wamps on Wednesday thanks to a 29-save performance by senior goaltender James Corcoran, followed by...
Mezitt leads girls hockey to comeback tie
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports EditorTrailing 2-0 late in the third period to Oakmont Regional on Wednesday night, all hope seemed lost for the Dover-Sherborn/Hopkinton High School varsity girls hockey team. But then, the DS girls staged an improbable comeback, scoring two goals in less than a minute span to retain a 2-2...
Liss crowned 2017 D1 Central Sectional champ
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Wellesley and Needham High School wrestling teams met in their annual grudge match last Wednesday night, with the Raiders prevailing 39-36 for their first victory of the 2016-2017 season in a tightly contested bout.
The Rockets jumped out to a 36-21 lead over the Raiders thanks to...
Hockey battles Wolverines
