Boys soccer still unbeaten
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Boys soccer fights to tie with Walpole
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Following a 1-0 September win by Walpole at Sprague Field in Wellesley, the Wellesley High varsity boys soccer team traveled to Walpole to face the undefeated Rebels (8-0-2) on Wednesday evening at Bird Middle School.
After a tough 0-3 start to the season, the Raiders (3-5-2) have since...
Voss/Gonser lead football to Homecoming victory
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Medfield High varsity football team took to the gridiron on Friday evening under the lights on the new turf at Calvin George Fisher Field against Norton high school.
The Warriors (4-1) got their third win in as many games in a hard fought 14-7 victory over the...
Boys soccer goes 2-1 on week
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
While the unbeaten streak may have come to an end with a heart breaking 1-0 loss to Westwood on Tuesday, it was still a successful week for the Dover-Sherborn varsity boys soccer team with wins coming over Holliston and Hopkinton.
The Raiders (7-1-2) began the week with a 1-0...
Field hockey battles to Braintree draw
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After a hard fought victory at Dedham last Tuesday, the Wellesley High varsity field hockey team returned home to face Bay State Conference foe Braintree on Thursday afternoon, September 29, at Sprague Field.
The Raiders (5-3-1) played lockdown defense on Thursday evening against the visiting Wamps but were unable...
Boys soccer frustrated by Medfield
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Medfield and Westwood boys varsity soccer teams took the field at the Wheelock School on Tuesday evening with Medfield prevailing 4-0, earning their first win of the 2016 season and improving their record to 1-3-2.
Despite stellar early defensive play from both sides, Jack Fitzgerald got the...
Walpole Country Club hosts Sox legends
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
On Monday, Walpole Country Club hosted the 25th annual Joe Morgan Golf Tournament supporting the Walpole Scholarship Foundation.
The 18-hole shotgun began around 11 am and came to an end around 4 p.m., with everyone who took part in the event coming in off the course with a big...
Bushnell guides boys soccer past Westwood
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Medfield and Westwood High boys varsity soccer teams took the field at the Wheelock school on Tuesday evening with Medfield prevailing 4-0, earning their first win of the 2016 season and improving their record to 1-3-2.
Despite stellar early defensive play from both sides, Jack Fitzgerald got...
Red Sox historian, Crehan, visits Needham
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
We all think that we might know a good amount about sports; more specifically, baseball. Everybody in the greater-Boston area has that friend or that older relative who is really good at telling stories about the Red Sox or remembering players and their accomplishments. Few, however, are better...
Boys soccer notches two big victories
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Dover-Sherborn boys varsity soccer team had themselves quite the week by extending their unbeaten 2016 campaign with a pair of victories over TVL foes Ashland (9/28) and Medway (9/26).
While the Raiders (5-0-2) were able to come out on top of both of their games, that does...
Girls volleyball downs Westwood, 3-0
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Medfield and Westwood High girls volleyball teams met on Friday night in their annual Tri-Valley League match with the Warriors taking the first of two meetings between these two this season, 3-0.
Led by Jessica Sturchio (nine kills, eight digs) and Julia McDevitt (one kill, six digs,...
Girls soccer, Wainwright, earn milestone win
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After beginning the year with a tough 3-2 loss to TVL rival Westwood in the season-opener, the Dover-Sherborn varsity girls soccer team has bounced back with a pair of wins to improve their record to 2-3-1 a third of the way through the 2016 season.
The Raiders have...
Rockets Drop Heartbreaker To Walpole, 21-7
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Walpole Rebels (1-1) and Needham Rockets (0-2) met under lights on Friday night at Turco Field in their annual Bay State Conference matchup. Led by stout defensive play and the lethal rushing attack of senior running back Ferry Armand, the Rebels prevailed 21-7 despite a late offensive...
Farrell leads Westwood volleyball past Bellingham
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Westwood girls volleyball team hosted Bellingham on Friday night in their season and conference opener.
The Wolverines (1-0) grabbed the first two sets (25-14, 25-18) before dropping the third (25-22). Westwood rebounded and won the third set, 25-12, to take home the victory and start the season on...
Piccinin propels no. 1 Xaverian past no. 2 Everett
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The state of Massachusetts is no stranger to sports dynasties, whether it’s the Patriots of recent years or Bill Russell’s Celtics. Another name that comes to mind when the word “dynasty” gets tossed around is Xaverian’s football program. Year after year after year, the Hawks see great success...
Wellesley can’t hold off Rockets in Season opener
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Whether it is on the gridiron, the ice, or the pitch, any time the Needham Rockets and Wellesley Raiders get together, you know that it is going to be an intense match.
Last Wednesday, Needham and Wellesley kicked off the 2016 boys soccer season in at Sprague Field...
Wellesley Field Hockey falls to Walpole
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
In 2014, Wellesley ended Walpole’s season with a 1-0 victory in the state tournament, so the Porkers know to never take the Raiders lightly.
On Friday, the Porkers (2-0) and the Raiders (1-1) met in Wellesley for their first of two meetings in 2016, with Walpole coming out...
Wellesley Rotarians induct new members
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The Wellesley Rotary Club has inducted three new members into its ranks.
Martin Chiu: Martin and his wife, Frannie, have lived in Wellesley since 1990. They have two sons, both of whom participated with the Interact club sponsored by the Rotary club of Wellesley. Elder son Nathan is a Wharton Business School freshman and...
Walpole’s Weber leads Porkers past Wellesley
