Girls soccer fights to 1-1 draw
Hartley, Yasuna lead Raiders into battle
[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The gauntlet of soccer talent in the Tri-Valley League makes every team, no matter the skill level, vulnerable. Dover-Sherborn head coach John Gruseck knows that too.
“The TVL is such a strong league year-in and year-out. If you lose focus, every team has the ability to take points away...
DS-Westwood Patriots to start season
[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]
The DSW 6th Grade Patriots warmed-up for the 2016 season with a successful scrimmage Thursday night against Norwood. The 6th graders open their regular season campaign against Sudbury this Saturday, September 3 at 9 a.m. on the DS High School turf. Last year's team went 8-2, losing to a tough Weston-Wayland team in...
Sherborn’s Dershwitz on biggest stage
[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]
By Hometown Weekly Staff
Sherbornites tuning in to Olympic fencing last week may have gotten quite a surprise in the form of a familiar face.
[caption id="attachment_13178" align="alignleft" width="199"]
Harvard fencer heads for Olympics
[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]
There’s “no crying in baseball,” actor Tom Hanks famously quipped in the 1992 film “A League of Their Own,” but some fencers have been known to shed a tear. Just ask Eli Dershwitz.
The Harvard undergraduate admits he has “teared up” while watching Team USA during the last three Olympic opening ceremonies. There’s a...
Different strokes in Dover-Sherborn
[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]
Summer is here, and so are the Snappers, Sherborn’s representatives in the South Suburban Swim League. The Snappers, who call Farm Pond home and are coached by Caroline Body, are currently 2-3, having bested neighbors Medfield at home and Westwood on the road.
At the time of printing, the Snappers await a 6 p.m....
Babe Ruth championship
The Dover Sherborn team lost in the Natick Babe Ruth championship. It was a great season for the Dover Sherborn team, which fell in the championship by a score of 8-2 to the Natick Cubs.
...
Read more
DS Soccer Club enjoys successful season
[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]
The Dover Sherborn Soccer Club wrapped up another very successful season. 683 kids in grades pre-K - 8 participated in the program this spring. They had a lot of fun and a lot of winning games as well.
11 teams (Girls U 14 Avalanche, Girls U 12 Wildcats, Girls U11 Spirit, Girls U9 Rampage,...
D-S Raiders Lacrosse remain atop Division 3
[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]
By Josh Perry
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
The Dover-Sherborn High boys’ lacrosse program has been the preeminent power in Div. 3 and for the past five years the Raiders have been playing on the final day of the season. On Saturday at Boston University’s Nickerson Field, D-S continued its dominance of the division with a complete...
Dover-Sherborn 5th Graders take second
[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]
The D-S Fifth Grade Boys Lacrosse White Team Finished 2nd in the 16 team B league tournament of the Eastern Massachusetts Town Pride League this weekend. Led by stellar goaltending by Luke Sveen and Theo Gleason, the fifth graders went 3-1 in the tournament, defeating Hingham 10-5, Hanover 10-3, Wellesley 9-2 before falling...
Boys lacrosse Division Champs
[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]
By Douglas McCulloch
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Dover-Sherborn boys lacrosse team has secured their spot as Central/East Division 3 Champions after a 17-12 win over Weston in the division finals.
During the regular season, the Raiders ended with an 8-7 win against Franklin, leaving the team with a 16-2 record for the regular season.
The...
Girls lacrosse ends postseason run
[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]
By Douglas McCulloch
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Dover-Sherborn High girls’ lacrosse team fell to Wayland in the quarter finals of the Esat Division 2 tournament on June 3 13-9.
The Raiders faced an uphill battle against a tough opponent, with a few early mistakes leading to a 7-1 game in Wayland’s favor by halftime.
Although the...
D-S fifth graders love lacrosse
[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]
The fifth grade lacrosse team played teams from Norwell, Needham, Lincoln Sudbury, Andover, and Marshfield over the past two weeks with much success. Their regular season wraps up against Westwood and Acton-Boxboro next week....
DS Raiders Pull Off Stunning Win
[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]
By Connor Schneider
Hometown Weekly Correspondant
Last week, the Dover-Sherborn boys lacrosse team did something that hadn’t been done by a Tri-Valley team all year: they beat the mighty Medfield Warriors.
It came down to the dying seconds to determine the winner of a Wednesday night game that had both sets of fans leaping from their...
DS Boys lacrosse picks up shutout win
[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]
By Douglas McCulloch
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Dover-Sherborn boys lacrosse team picked up a shutout win against Holliston on May 16 with a 15-0 win.
The latest win leaves the Raiders with a strong 13-2 record, with the regular season coming to a close in just two weeks. Throughout the season, the Raiders led most...
Total Soccer F.C. scores hat-trick in title jaunt
[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]
by Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
Dover-based Total Soccer F.C. scored a successful hat-trick of championships over their winter indoor soccer session at ForeKicks in Norfolk. The club’s three squads, U-11 Premier (U-11 stands for “under age 11”), U-11 Elite and U-9 Academy, each took the crown in their respective divisions.
“Our girls are fantastic,”...
Dover-Sherborn baseball beats Westwood
By Douglas McCulloch
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Dover-Sherborn varsity baseball team faced off against Westwood in back-to-back games last Friday and Saturday, picking up two wins. On Friday, the team picked up a 6-1 win, and on Saturday the team repeated its success by beating Westwood 10-9.
Friday’s game began in Dover-Sherborn’s favor, as the team got...
Read more
Sherborn gymnast qualifies for state competition
[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]
Sarah Parrish, a fifth grader at Pine Hill Elementary School in Sherborn, qualified for the XCEL Gold Gymnastic State Competition held Saturday, April 30 at Algonquin Regional High School in Northborough.
She placed first on vault, fourth on floor and seventh on beam, finishing 3rd all-around in the state for her age division....
Dover-Sherborn Girls lacrosse eyeing tournament run
[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]
By Douglas McCulloch
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Dover-Sherborn girls lacrosse team has started out the season strong, and is aiming to exceed, last year’s performance.
The team started the season off strong, with a 19-8 win against Ashland. The team suffered its first defeat next against Westwood 17-5, but soon bounced back to winning with...
Dover-Sherborn Winter Athletes Honored
