Raiders renew Thanksgiving grudge with Warriors
Fried, DS XC place No. 12 in states
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Dover-Sherborn Regional High School boys cross country team placed 12th overall at the MIAA Division II State Championships on Saturday with a total score of 294 and a total time of 1:29:02.67.
Oliver Fried led the way for DS as the team’s top finisher, placing 30th out 178...
DS Stars take section championship
Last Thursday evening the Dover-Sherborn Stars sixth grade girls team faced Newton in the Boston Area Youth Soccer Section 1A season finale. Both teams had outstanding seasons, with Newton coming into the game one point ahead atop the overall standings. These tightly-matched teams had played to a 1-1 draw in a spirited game in October.
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Cellucci, Raider soccer knock off No. 1
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
2016 left a bit of a sour taste in the mouths of the Dover-Sherborn Regional High School boys soccer team after the No. 2 Raiders got knocked out at home (3-2 in penalty kicks) by Martha’s Vineyard in the quarterfinal round of the Division III South Sectionals...
Ahola, Raiders roll in round one
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After co-winning the TVL regular season title, the Dover-Sherborn Regional High School varsity field hockey team received the No. 4 seed in the Division II South Sectional playoffs. With their No. 4 seed, the Raiders (16-3-1) earned an opening-round bye. On Friday, DS hosted No. 13 Seekonk for...
Raider and Warrior soccer fight to draw
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Medfield and Dover-Sherborn Regional High School varsity boys soccer teams squared off on Friday afternoon for the second and final time in 2017. The Raiders (12-2-3) entered having already clinched the TVL Small, and were looking to win the outright TVL Large title with a victory.
Meanwhile, the...
Green, Raiders win TVL on senior night
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It was the perfect weather, the perfect comeback, and the perfect end on senior night for the Dover-Sherborn Regional High School field hockey team on Wednesday evening at home against rival Hopkinton, whom DS was tied with atop the TVL entering the contest and fell to (1-0) on...
Raftery guides Raiders past Warriors
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After tying 1-1 back on September 13, the Dover-Sherborn and Medfield High School field hockey teams met on the turf at MHS last Wednesday evening for their second and final contest of the 2017 season. Behind a hat trick by senior Tara Raftery, the Raiders (10-0-1) prevailed 5-0 over the...
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McLaughlin, DS girls soccer rolling
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It was a busy and successful productive week for the Dover-Sherborn Regional High School girls soccer team, playing three games in five days on the road that resulted in two wins and a tie, pushing the Raiders to 6-1-3 on the season.
DS began the week at TVL...
Marken, Raider golf sitting pretty
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Dover-Sherborn varsity golf team has bounced back from a 1-4 start with seven wins in their last eight matches, including a four-stroke victory over TVL rival Hopkinton (222-226), and double-digit victories over Millis (255-297) and Medway (226-247). Thanks to their recent surge, the Raiders have completely turned...
Strong, Raiders tussle with Marauders
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Coming off a 10-6 win at Ashland last Friday night, it was a perfect start without a perfect ending for the Dover-Sherborn Regional High football team at home on Thursday evening. Playing their first-ever TVL matchup against conference newcomer Dedham (2-2), the Raiders scored on their opening...
Raider XC goes 3-1 in joint meet
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Dover-Sherborn boys and girls cross country teams took to the course on Wednesday afternoon for a joint meet with TVL rivals Medway and Norton. The DS boys entered Wednesday’s meet winless against Norton since 2011. However, a strong collective effort guided the Raider boys to their first...
Burger, Raiders topple Warriors
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Whenever DS and Medfield get together on any playing surface, it is guaranteed to be a fun and entertaining match. Last Monday, the DS girls varsity soccer team traveled to Medfield and returned with a 2-1 victory behind a 15-save performance by sophomore goalkeeper Sabrina Doyle.
The Raiders...
Lampman, Raider soccer begin 2017 strong
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Dover-Sherborn Regional High varsity boys soccer team kicked off its season on Tuesday night at home under the lights, and thanks to a strong collective effort highlighted by senior captain and forward Corey Lampman (one goal, one assist), the Raiders (1-0) began their season with a convincing...
Doyle, Maier, and DS girls ready up
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
With the summer coming to a close, soccer hotbeds such as Needham and Dover-Sherborn are readying for the upcoming season. It goes without saying that keeping your skills sharp and staying conditioned are extremely important aspects in soccer, and both the Needham and DS girls have certainly done...
Raider All Stars finish season
The Dover Sherborn 14U All Star Team competed in the Lou Tomkins All Star League this year. They had a much improved season this year with wins over such towns and cities as Cambridge, Concord, Belmont, Winchester, Framingham, and Wellesley....
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Home knocks: Ryan era underway at DS
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Of the many exciting local high school sports stories throughout the 2016-2017 athletic year, maybe none were more inspiring than the Dover-Sherborn Regional High baseball team’s run to an Eastern Mass Division III title and state finals appearance.
Baseball is a player’s game, but much of DS baseball’s success...
Local swimmers excite in summer championships
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With the summer coming to a close, the Suburban Summer Swim League held their final joint meet of the season last Saturday, with members of the Walpole Barracudas, Medfield Marlins, Sherborn Snappers, Needham Sharks, and Westwood Waves all participating.
Walpole’s Lindsey Ahmed and Bridget Abril, as well as Julio Borto, helped guide the...
Strong summer showing by DS Youth Baseball
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Following a record-breaking season in 2017 that saw a Division III state championship game appearance for Steve Ryan’s varsity team over at Dover-Sherborn Regional High School, DS continues to flex its muscle on being an emerging baseball hotbed.
This past summer, two Dover-Sherborn youth baseball all-star teams at the 12-year old and 10-year old...
Peck named Bentley football captain
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Sherborn and Medfield native Connor Peck was recently named one of the four captains for Bentley University football alongside Foxborough’s Mack Lowrie, Waltham’s Junior Chery, and Pawtucket, RI’s Martin Bannerman.
After playing Pop Warner for Holliston throughout his upbringing, Peck played offensive guard at Catholic Memorial from 2010-2014 and was a...
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