This header would have put DS ahead late in the game, had it not been just a bit too high.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
While it’s a cliché to say that either team could have won when talking about a close game, there’s no...

This header would have put DS ahead late in the game, had it not been just a bit too high.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
While it’s a cliché to say that either team could have won when talking about a close game, there’s no...

Johnny Bennett (4) looks to the sidelines for a defensive play-call signal. Photos by Mike Flanagan.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Coming off a 35-24 defeat to Bellingham on October 8, Dover-Sherborn High School varsity football returned to action on Friday night with...

Coach Molly McGill pointed to the play of Drew Hussar as a highlight in a tough loss.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
With Medway hanging images of their senior football players along the fence and various JV athletes trickling into the bleachers, the Mustangs’...

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Few TVL athletes have made a bigger impact for their respectives teams throughout the first half of the 2021 fall athletic season than Dover-Sherborn girls soccer's Waverly Sumner. Serving as the centerpiece of the Raiders offense with a TVL-leading 16 goals and six assists,...

Dover-Sherborn's Jack Casale (74) is praised by head coach Steve Ryan following a tackle for loss early in the first half of Friday's 42-0 win against Sharon. Photos by Mike Flanagan.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It was about as complete as a...

Senior captain Conor Keating (2) directs traffic during Dover-Sherborn varsity soccer's 1-0 win over Bellingham on Wednesday. Photos by Mike Flanagan.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Dover-Sherborn High School varsity boys soccer entered last Wednesday afternoon’s contest with Bellingham still in search...

Both boys coach Stephen Harte and the girls’ cross country team cheer for a runner as he finishes the race.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Both the Dover-Sherborn boys and girls’ cross country teams moved to 2-0 last Wednesday evening at Millis, with a...

Junior Elo Luczkow (pictured) corrals the ball and cuts up field on a break. Photos by Mike Flanagan.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Dover-Sherborn High School varsity girls soccer traveled to TVL Small rival Medway on Wednesday evening for their 2021 season-opener.

There were plenty of close calls, but ultimately no goals for the Raiders.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
While a matchup against Medway was Dover-Sherborn soccer’s first game of the year, on Wednesday night, it looked like the officiating crew was the rustiest team...

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Dover-Sherborn High School varsity girls soccer nearly reached the ultimate prize in 2019. The Raiders rolled their way to a 14-2-2 regular season record before winning the Division III South championship.
Ultimately, the run came to an end in the state...

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After compiling a 3-4-3 record throughout their condensed 10-game playoff-less season in 2020, Dover-Sherborn High School varsity boys soccer is expected to take a big step forward this fall.
The Raiders return a significant chunk of their roster from last season...

Dover-Sherborn youths and members of the New England Rugby Club pose with their medals and banner at the Bay State Summer Games on August 1. Photo by Brad Nathan.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Residents of Dover, Sherborn and other surrounding communities seem...

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It’s been nearly two years since Dover-Sherborn varsity field hockey captured the 2019 Division II state championship. Last season, the MIAA condensed its season down to a limited number of conference-only games and the format was changed from 11-on-11 to seven-on-seven’s. No postseason was played.

After earning TVL Small Offensive Player of the Year honors as a junior, Johnny Bennett (4) will serve as one of four Dover-Sherborn football co-captains this fall. Photos by Mike Flanagan.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After waiting an extra seven months to...

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After finishing No. 19 in the world in saber fencing at the 2016 Olympics in the Rio de Janeiro Games, Sherborn native Eli Dershwitz competed in his second consecutive Olympic games throughout the last several weeks in Tokyo.
Unlike the...

Hope Shue (7) celebrates with teammates following one of her seven goals in Dover-Sherborn girls lacrosse's 16-8 win over Newburyport in the Division II state semifinals. Photo by Mike Flanagan.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The boys and girls games of lacrosse certainly...

Senior goalie Standish Carothers (21) is mobbed by teammates following Dover-Sherborn boys lacrosse's 10-4 Division III state final win against Norwell on Thursday at Nora Searle Field. Photo by Mike Flanagan.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
A year removed from the...

Mags Rieper (13), Hope Shue (7), Amelia Novitch (2) and Kate Mastrobuono celebrate a second quarter goal during Tuesday's 16-8 state semifinal victory against Newburyport. Photos by Mike Flanagan.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Dover-Sherborn High School varsity girls lacrosse team capped...

Captains Pierce Gregory (3), Ford Pegram (15), Luke Wiese (30) and the rest of the Raiders pose with their sectional championship trophy and banner. Photos by Mike Flanagan.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The reigning Division III state champion and top-seeded Dover-Sherborn Raiders found...

Mags Rieper (13), Amelia Novitch (2) and Kate Mastrobuono (11) celebrate a first quarter goal. Photos by Mike Flanagan.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The top-seeded Dover-Sherborn High School girls varsity lacrosse team hosted No. 9 Wayland on Monday night in the quarterfinal...