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Raiders dominate Lowell Catholic

By Paul Vozzella Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter The Raiders are moving full-steam ahead after an 8-0 victory over Lowell Catholic on Friday night to improve to 3-1 on the season. A delayed start did not halt the offense as they hung up four runs in the first inning. Just the second player to walk up to the plate...

Boys’ volleyball fights hard versus Medfield

By Paul Vozzella Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter In an inaugural season, not all victories can be seen on the scoreboard. Westwood’s boys volleyball team lost to Medfield in three straight sets on Monday night but battled with high energy and effort from beginning to end. The team is led by head coach Nathan Costello who has several years...

By Paul Vozzella Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter Medfield seems set for another solid season on the volleyball court. The boys swept Westwood 3-0 Monday night to advance to 2-0 on the season. The Warriors, with a lot of varsity newcomers, started off battling themselves in the first set, serving three out of six rallies out-of-bounds. “It's been a little...

By Owen Ziegler Hometown Weekly Reporter On Monday, March 31 the Westwood Wolverines Boys Lacrosse team played an intense, and down to the wire, matchup against the Walpole Timberwolves. Although at the final whistle the score showed 9-10 with Walpole securing the win, Westwood left everything they had on the field. Westwood started with an early 2-0 lead,...

By Paul Vozzella Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter It was a tale of two halves for the Rockets on Thursday evening, as they lost 7-6 against Hingham. Needham struggled out of the gate, surrendering five goals in the first quarter of action. Spending the vast majority of time on defense, Hingham was able to wear down the Rockets to...

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter The Walpole High School girls’ golf team, the defending Division 1 South champions, kicked off their 2025 season with a commanding 5.5–0.5 victory over Brookline on Thursday, April 3, at Walpole Country Club. Now in their sixth year as a program, the Timberwolves are coming off a historic 13-1 season in...

Youth Basketball hosts Annual 3-on-3 tournament

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter The Walpole Youth Basketball Association (WYBA) hosted its annual 3-on-3 tournament for boys and girls in grades 2-8 at the sparkling new Walpole Middle School. A total 245 players comprising 69 teams participated in the round robin tournament for two days of March Madness. Started in 2003 and held annually since,...

By Paul Vozzella Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter The Warriors picked up right where they left off last season. The 2024 Division III State Champions defeated Medway 17-3 on Friday night to start their season with a win. Both head coach John Isaf and senior captain Ben Lusby were adamant, however, that Medfield is neither defending anything or trying...

By Owen Ziegler Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter On the afternoon of Friday, March 28, the Westwood Wolverines girls lacrosse team faced off against the Ashland Clockers. Coming into the very first game of the 2025 season. Ultimately, the game would end in destruction by Westwood, finishing in front, 18-2. Westwood finished last season with a record of 16-5,...

Gino Dellemonache: Walpole’s archery prodigy

By Paul Vozzella Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter Fueled by passion spanning across multiple generations, Gino Dellemonache of Walpole, has found success in an uncommon sport. The 9-year-old is mastering the game of archery at a young age. Beginning at just 5 years old, Dellemonache has learned plenty from his father, Mo, and coaches at XSpot Archery in North...

What began in 2022 ended with perfection in 2025, as the class of 2029 swept all three regular season and playoff championships in the Foxboro Sports Center Junior High School league, an overall 50-15-4 record, and netminders’ Alexander Bird and Jacob Mula’s eye-popping +212 goal differential. The road to a third-consecutive championship started with a season-opening...

Warriors win first hockey State Championship

By Paul Vozzella Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter The Warriors are bringing home more hardware. For the first time ever, Medfield won the Division 2 girls hockey State Championship by defeating Milton 3-0. The team was led by a strong performance between the pipes from junior Kamryn Perachi. The goaltender was a brick wall, stopping all 37 shots she...

By Paul Vozzella Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter The Warrior’s season ended in heartbreak on Sunday night as they took a 4-1 loss against Nauset in the state championship. Medfield saw plenty of chances in the first period starting with freshman Luke Dickson almost netting the first goal of the game on a loop around. Next, senior Ben Lusby...

Timberwolves post season ends versus Worcester

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter The Walpole Timberwolves girls’ basketball team’s (14-9) postseason journey came to an end Saturday, March 8 with a 49-35 loss to the Worcester South Community School Colonels (18-4) in the Division 2 quarterfinals at Worcester South’s gym. The Colonels, known as “South,” advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating Burlington and Pembroke....

Girls’ hoop claims back to back State Championships

By Paul Vozzella Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter The semifinal usually showcases an intense, neck-and-neck matchup with a shot at history on the line. Well, that was not the case on Tuesday night. The Warriors cruised to a 69-47 win over North Quincy and returned to the State Championships this past Saturday night to defend their Division 2...

Wolverines’ season ends against Blue Devils

By Owen Ziegler Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter On Tuesday March 4th, The 8th ranked Westwood Wolverines girls basketball team faced off against the 9th ranked Northampton Blue Devils. To get to their round of 16 matchup both teams started with a bye. In the next game Westwood beat out Longmeadow 67-53, and Northampton finished off Reading memorial....

By Paul Vozzella Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter With a thrilling 3-2 win over Auburn on Thursday night, Westwood girls hockey is heading to the Final Four. Auburn proved to be more than a formidable opponent, giving the Wolverines a run for their money from beginning to end. After letting up a second period goal, Westwood found itself trailing...

Raiders prevail in intense playoff clash

By Paul Vozzella Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter Playoff intensity was at a high on Sunday night as Dover-Sherborn/Weston battled Northeast Metro to a 4-1 win to advance to the Round of Eight. Between the two teams, there were over fifteen penalties and three ejections after several fights broke out. Just over two minutes into the third period, a...

Walpole marches forth into the quarterfinals

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter The last time Walpole and Tewksbury faced off in a high school sport was during back-to-back football Super Bowls in 1995 and 1996, with each team winning one title. On Tuesday night, the Walpole girls’ basketball team made a statement, defeating Tewksbury 62-42 in a playoff game at Walpole High...

By Paul Vozzella Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter An upset was on the horizon in a tightly contested matchup between Needham and Braintree. Ultimately, the Rockets’ efforts were not enough to prevail as their season came to an end with a 52-47 loss in the Round of 16. Braintree is no stranger to Needham. The Bay State Conference foes...

Category Archives: Sports

Raiders dominate Lowell Catholic

Boys’ volleyball fights hard versus Medfield

Boys’ volleyball dominates Westwood

Wolverines come close versus Walpole

Rockets show potential in second half

Girls’ golf dominates in season opener

Youth Basketball hosts Annual 3-on-3 tournament

Strong start for boys’ lacrosse

Wolverines dominate Ashland

Gino Dellemonache: Walpole’s archery prodigy

Historic Three-Peat for Medfield hockey

Warriors win first hockey State Championship

Boys’ hockey season ends in heartbreak

Timberwolves post season ends versus Worcester

Girls’ hoop claims back to back State Championships

Wolverines’ season ends against Blue Devils

Wolverines head to the Final Four

Raiders prevail in intense playoff clash

Walpole marches forth into the quarterfinals

Rockets’ season ends in narrow loss

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