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WHS lax pulls away from Holliston, 13-5

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff

Last week, Westwood High boys’ lacrosse team tuned up for the Chowder Cup with a 13-5 win over the Holliston Panthers.

Westwood (6-1) crushed Holliston (5-2), 19-3, last season. This time around, the Panthers put up a much better fight, before the Wolverines were able to pull away in...

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D-S girls’ lax makes statement in 14-13 loss to Medfield

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff

The girls’ lacrosse team has had a fantastic start to their season this year, opening with four consecutive wins: 19–2 over Medway, 14–2 over Ashland, 16–2 over Holliston, and 16–11 over Hopkinton. On April 13, the Raiders faced the Medfield Warriors, who are the two-time defending D3 champions. Last...

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Xaverian hands Walpole nine first loss

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Correspondent

The Boston Red Sox have been playing a game on Patriots Day with an 11 a.m. start time since 1959. Walpole and Xaverian high schools have created their own rivalry to mimic the Sox with an annual baseball game at the same date and time.

This year’s contest matched...

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Duxbury lax holds off Westwood, 9-8

By Owen Ziegler Hometown Weekly Correspondent

On Friday, under the cool spring sun, the 6th ranked Westwood Wolverines girls lacrosse team found themselves in a crucial top 20 matchup with the 15th ranked Duxbury Dragons.

The game was a rematch of last year's D3 state quarterfinal, in which the Wolverines came...

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Wamps womp Timberwolves in softball opener

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Correspondent

The Walpole girls’ softball team finally took to the diamond against the Braintree Wamps on a brisk, sunny day in early April at the Walpole Middle School.   

Braintree bested Walpole, 6-3, for their first victory against the Timberwolves since 2019. It was Walpole’s first regular season game...

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Lincon-Sudbury overpowers Needham lax

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff

On April 11th, girls’ lacrosse played the Lincoln-Sudbury Warriors at home. Last season, the Rockets and Warriors both had regular season records of 11–6 but did not face each other.

At 13–7, the Rockets were down by six goals at the beginning of the fourth quarter, but scored not...

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Nickerson reflects on perfection, addresses future

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff

Head Coach Mark Nickerson led the Medfield High girls’ basketball team to their third consecutive state championship win after an undefeated season. But this success didn’t come out of nowhere. Beginning his coaching career at Dover-Sherborn in 1993 for the freshman and then varsity girls’ teams, he returned to...

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Behrmann headlines winter success with 1,000th point

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff The Medfield High boys’ basketball team entered the MIAA Division 3 State Tournament as the Tri Valley Small League champions and the 8th seed after a 17–3 season and made it to the quarterfinals before being knocked out by the 1st-seeded Hanover. “It’s been a good year. It’s been one of the...
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Boys’ hockey drops barnburner in the state final

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff

BOSTON — Medfield High played a high-scoring game in the Division 3 State Final, Sunday at TD Garden, but came up just short.

The Warriors led top-seeded Hanover for the first half of the game before falling, 7–5.

Sophomore Luke Dickson led the attack for Medfield with a hat...

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Three-peat! Medfield reigns supreme, 72-38

By Bill Gilman Hometown Weekly Editor

LOWELL – It’s a dynasty.

Medfield High made history Friday night, becoming the first Division 2 girls basketball team to win three consecutive state championships with a 72-38 romp over St. Mary’s of Lynn, at the Tsongas Center.

Sophomore Abby Broderick poured in a game high 25 points and...

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Walpole ousts Fitchburg, eliminated from states by Mansfield

By Ken Chaisson

The Walpole boys’ 2025-26 basketball season ended Friday, with a loss in the round of 32 to the Mansfield Hornets, 66-44.

Senior captain Ryan McDonald ended his Walpole basketball career as the third leading boys scorer in school history behind only Matt Wolff and Tim Clifford.

First...

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Hockey advances; basketball knocked out

By Meghan Foley

Last week boys’ and girls’ basketball and hockey all entered the playoffs. The girls’ hockey team earned the first seed with a regular season record of 19–1. They first beat 32nd-seeded Stoneham 2–0 at home on February 25th and then 17th-seeded Martha’s Vineyard Regional on March 1st. Their next game will...

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Raiders present challenge for No. 2 Xaverian

By Meghan Foley

The boys’ hockey team entered the playoffs as the 31st seed, but you wouldn’t have known it. On February 24th, they hosted 34th-seeded Medford after knocking them out in the Preliminary last year 5–1. This year they took a 4–1 win in the same situation and advanced to face the 2nd-seeded...

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Warriors start playoffs off strong

By Meghan Foley

Last week, both of Medfield’s basketball and hockey teams entered thor postseasons.

The girls’ basketball team are not only the defending champions but also the first seed with an undefeated regular season record. They played their first game at home on Sunday, defeating 32nd-seeded Canton (6–14) 72–20. On Tuesday night they...

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Basketball and hockey look ahead to postseason

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Correspondent

The Warriors are looking strong as they enter the postseason this week. Last week, girls’ basketball played their final regular season game and were able to achieve an undefeated season with a 20–0 record. They are also the Division 2 defending champions, though the team they defeated in...

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Raiders’ regular season wraps up; boys’ hockey moves forward

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Correspondent

Last week, the regular seasons for basketball and hockey drew to an end and the playoff brackets were released. The boys’ hockey team won their final game against Plymouth North High School on February 16th 5–1 and ended up in the 31st seed with a 9–11 record. They...

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Rockets’ basketball and hockey look ahead to postseason

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Correspondent

This week, Needham boys’ basketball, girls’ basketball, and boys’ hockey entered their postseasons. Boys’ basketball finished their season with an 18–2 record, putting them in the 3rd seed. This is an impressive climb from last year when they were the 36th seed after a 10–10 season. In that...

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T-Wolves make tournament with split in Davenport Classic

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Correspondent

One more win.

That’s what the Walpole boys’ basketball team was looking for coming into the Dudley Davenport Classic held at Sharon High School on Feb. 15-16.  One more win in the regular season would qualify them for the state tournament, something they hadn’t...

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Rockets Wrestling closes with win over Wellesley

By NHS Junior Robert Mahar, Community Contributor

The Needham Rockets wrestling team closed out its regular season on a high note Wednesday night, Feb. 4, defeating the Wellesley Raiders 45–26 in their final dual meet of the 2025–26 season. The win carried added significance for the Rockets, as it avenged a narrow six-point loss to Wellesley...

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Timberwolves and Wildcats square off in girls’ ice hockey

By Ken Chaisson

The Walpole Timberwolves girls’ ice hockey team (5–7–2) played the Milton Wildcats (14–1–1) at the Cadillac of Norwood Ice Arena in Walpole on Wednesday February 4, 2026.

The three time defending Bay State Conference champions, Milton is a powerhouse in girls’ hockey. They are currently ranked 5th in the Boston Globe...

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