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Category Archives: Dover-Sherborn

MacTavish, Warriors upend rival Raiders

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Following a 2-2 tie back on December 29, the Medfield High and Dover-Sherborn Regional High School boys varsity hockey teams met for the second and final time in 2017-2018 on Wednesday night at Pirelli Veterans Arena in Franklin. The Warriors (10-2-2, 9-2-2) entered Wednesday’s rubber match with the...
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Popiel, Raider hockey climb back to .500

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Following a 1-1 tie with Ashland and a tough 2-0 defeat to rival Holliston, the Dover-Sherborn Regional High School varsity boys hockey team hosted TVL newcomer Dedham last Wednesday night at Chase Arena in Natick. Thanks in large part to a pair of goals by sophomore defenseman Zachary...
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Raider basketball renews grudge with Warriors

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Dover-Sherborn Regional and Medfield High School varsity boys basketball teams met for the second and final time this season on Friday evening as the Raiders (4-6, 3-4) looked to avenge their 60-51 defeat to the Warriors (6-4, 4-3) on their home court back on January 3. Unfortunately...
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Raiders and Warriors renew hockey grudge

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Medfield and Dover-Sherborn/Hopkinton varsity girls hockey teams took to the ice on Wednesday night at Blackstone Valley Ice Arena in Hopedale for their first of two meetings in 2017-2018. Behind a lockdown defensive effort and a 12-save shutout performance by senior goaltender Skylar...
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Federico, Raider girls battle Mohawks

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Coming off a 39-20 win at Bellingham on December 8 in their season opener, the Dover-Sherborn Regional High School varsity girls basketball team took to the floor for their home opener on Tuesday night against Millis. Unfortunately, the Raiders (1-1) failed to see the same results they did on...
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Raiders begin Bourque era with W

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Two familiar foes faced off on Monday afternoon at Canton Ice House as the Dover-Sherborn and Westwood High School boys varsity hockey teams met for their first and only regular season meeting of 2017-2018. Behind a fantastic penalty kill and 22 saves by freshman goaltender Aidan Britt, the...
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TVL awards filled with DS Raiders

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The annual Thanksgiving football game against Medfield on November 23 marked the end of an extremely successful fall athletic season for Dover-Sherborn Regional High School. This past week, the Tri-Valley League announced its award winners across all competitive sports, and many of the names came from DS....
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Raiders renew Thanksgiving grudge with Warriors

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Medfield and Dover-Sherborn Regional High School football teams wrote the latest chapter of their Thanksgiving rivalry on Thursday in a high-scoring and exciting affair. Behind a record-breaking day by senior running back Mason Giunta (19 carries for 159 yards and three touchdowns), who reached 1,000 rushing yards on...
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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...
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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. From...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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