DSW Patriots remain undefeated
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The 6th grade DSW Patriots remain undefeated, winning their sixth game last Saturday morning in Wayland. Spotting the home team 6 points early, the Patriots rattled off 38 unanswered points against an undermanned Wayland-Weston squad for a final of 38-6. Running back Mekhi Robinson had a day with nearly 200 rushing yards and...
Boys soccer goes 2-1 on week
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
While the unbeaten streak may have come to an end with a heart breaking 1-0 loss to Westwood on Tuesday, it was still a successful week for the Dover-Sherborn varsity boys soccer team with wins coming over Holliston and Hopkinton.
The Raiders (7-1-2) began the week with a 1-0...
Boys soccer notches two big victories
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Dover-Sherborn boys varsity soccer team had themselves quite the week by extending their unbeaten 2016 campaign with a pair of victories over TVL foes Ashland (9/28) and Medway (9/26).
While the Raiders (5-0-2) were able to come out on top of both of their games, that does...
Girls soccer, Wainwright, earn milestone win
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After beginning the year with a tough 3-2 loss to TVL rival Westwood in the season-opener, the Dover-Sherborn varsity girls soccer team has bounced back with a pair of wins to improve their record to 2-3-1 a third of the way through the 2016 season.
The Raiders have...
DS boys shock Lancers at home
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The Dover Sherborn boys' varsity soccer team defeated Norton last Tuesday night, snapping the Division 3 South champions' 26-game winning streak since 2014. In a game that was played masterfully by the DS boys on their own turf field, senior Zach Abrams scored early in the game on an assist from captain Eli...
Girls soccer fights to 1-1 draw
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Following a preseason trip to the Granite State that concluded with a hike up Mount Monadnock, the DS girls soccer team returned home last week for the start of school and the kickoff their 2016 season.
On Friday night, the Raiders took on Hopkinton and gave the Hillers...
Hartley, Yasuna lead Raiders into battle
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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
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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
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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.
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Sherborn’s Olympic fencer, Eli Dershwitz[/caption]
Eli Dershwitz, a current Harvard student, 2014 D-S High School...
Harvard fencer heads for Olympics
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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
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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.
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DS Soccer Club enjoys successful season
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
