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DS, Wellesley students take athletic awards

DS, Wellesley students take athletic awards

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

Dover-Sherborn senior Lucas Bodkins and sophomore Ava Yablonski earned All-Scholastic honors for their hard work throughout the winter. Wellesley freshman Sofia Scirica and junior Owen Matejka were also named All-Scholastic. 

Bodkins earned his recognition by winning the state Nordic skiing title...

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Gregory, DS lacrosse still hopeful

Gregory, DS lacrosse still hopeful

By Mike Flanagan,
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor -

It’s normally the time of year in Dover-Sherborn when spring sports are getting into full swing. The COVID-19 pandemic has prevented sports, such as boys and girls lacrosse, baseball and softball, from starting their 2020 seasons. The MIAA is currently planning for...

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Basketball All-Scholastics, All Stars announced

Basketball All-Scholastics, All Stars announced

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

The Boston Globe announced recently recognized its 2019-2020 class of All-Scholastic and conference All-Star recipients. 

From Dover-Sherborn, junior point guard Evan Skeary was named a TVL All-Star. Skeary will be a returning captain for his senior season next winter. 

MIAA sports back May 4

MIAA sports back May 4

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

The MIAA has pushed back the potential start of the 2020 spring athletic season to May 4, at the earliest, the organization announced on March 30. Originally scheduled to resume on April 27, the decision to push back the start of the season an...

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Schools, athletics remain shut down

Schools, athletics remain shut down

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

The COVID-19 outbreak has paused the entire sports world. All areas and levels of the sports industry are hurting right now. 

At the high school level, players are not able to compete. Along with being unable to make memories with teammates and stay active,...

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DS indoor track sets records at All-States

DS indoor track sets records at All-States
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By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor It was a record setting afternoon on Saturday at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston for the Dover-Sherborn Regional indoor track team. A total of nine DS athletes qualified for the All-State meet, the most in school history. This included Marielle Goganian, the first-ever DS female athlete to qualify...
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DS girls basketball celebrates senior night

DS girls basketball celebrates senior night
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By James Kinneen Hometown Weekly Reporter On Friday night, the Medfield girls’ basketball team, at one point, held a forty point lead over Dover-Sherborn, en route to what was ultimately a 65-29 victory. But while the Warriors, who the Boston Herald currently ranks 13th in the state, were quite pleased with how they played in...
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Sherborn’s Peck following suit at Bentley

Sherborn’s Peck following suit at Bentley
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By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The town of Sherborn has produced some exceptional athletes over the years. However, few Sherborn families have seen the types of sustained athletic success as Heather and Chris Peck’s three boys. Throughout the last six years, Bentley University has become a second home for the Peck family....
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DS track continues to break records

DS track continues to break records
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The Dover-Sherborn Regional High School indoor track team completed a successful performance at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston on Saturday afternoon in the Coaches Invitational. Freshman Marielle Goganian broke the school record in the 600 with a personal record time of 1:42.8, a record previously held by Jillian Davis (1:44.16). The time...
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Raiders take Wolverines to the wire

Raiders take Wolverines to the wire
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By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Dover-Sherborn Regional High School varsity boys basketball team hosted Westwood on Friday night for the one and only meeting between the two rivals this 2019-2020 season. Behind a 22-point first-half performance by junior captain and guard James McGowan (27 total), the Wolverines (8-2, 6-2) were able to...
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Raiders, Clockers battle until the end

Raiders, Clockers battle until the end
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By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor It what was a tale of two halves for the Dover-Sherborn Regional High School varsity girls basketball team on Tuesday night at home against Ashland. The Lady-Raiders entered looking to bounce back from a 51-35 defeat to Medway on January 3, while the Clockers (2-3, 2-3) came in...
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DS girls skate against Norwell

DS girls skate against Norwell
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By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Still in search of their first victory of the 2019-2020 season, the Dover-Sherborn/Hopkinton girls varsity hockey team hosted Norwell for the latter half of a back-to-back on Friday afternoon at Blackstone Valley Iceplex in Hopedale. With 3:53 left in the opening period, the Raiders (0-8-0, 0-3-0) seized an...
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DS winter track starts strong

DS winter track starts strong
By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Dover-Sherborn Regional High School varsity winter track team had its best start to a season in program history this past weekend at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston. Senior Oren Wiemeyer broke the school record in the 600 after running a 1:28.89, previously held by current Boston College track...
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Hopes high for DS hockey

Hopes high for DS hockey
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By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor After coming one win shy of a berth in the state tournament, Dover-Sherborn/Weston High School boys hockey enters the 2019-2020 season looking for a bounce-back. “I think like any team, we want to get back to playing in the tournament,” said head coach Tom Bourque about his Raiders...
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Raider field hockey wins state

Raider field hockey wins state
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By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Coming off a thrilling 1-0 victory against Sandwich in the Division II South finals, the Dover-Sherborn Regional High School field hockey team capped off their 2019 season with a state title on Saturday at WPI. Following a 2-1 victory against North sectional champ Lynnfield in the state semifinals...
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DS takes Division II South

DS takes Division II South
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By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Heading into the 2019 season, expectations were high for the Dover-Sherborn Regional High School varsity field hockey team. Following a 15-1-2 regular season that included winning a share of the TVL title, it’s safe to say those expectations were met. However, when a team returns as much talent...
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Dover-Sherborn’s Evans crowned DIII golf champ

Dover-Sherborn’s Evans crowned DIII golf champ
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By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor It was about as dramatic of a moment as they come for any athlete; a one-hole playoff with a state championship on the line in your final high school match. That was the stage on which Dover-Sherborn Regional High School golfer Cooper Evans found himself on last week...
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DS handles depleted Wellesley squad

DS handles depleted Wellesley squad
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By James Kinneen Hometown Weekly Reporter Already without Rory Clare due to a stress reaction in her leg, the Wellesley Raiders’ girls’ soccer team had to replace Elisabeth Rourke early in the first half of a scoreless game after a head-to-head collision. She would spend the rest of the game on the bench with...
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Raiders and Wolverines fight to draw

Raiders and Wolverines fight to draw
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By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The top two field hockey programs in the TVL met at Flahive Field last Wednesday afternoon as Westwood hosted Dover-Sherborn for the lone meeting between the two rivals in 2019. The Raiders (11-1-2, 9-0-1) traveled to Westwood looking to not only spoil the unbeaten season for the Wolverines...
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Raiders fight Blackhawks in downpour

Raiders fight Blackhawks in downpour
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By James Kinneen Hometown Weekly Reporter Down 14-0 in the third quarter and getting stuffed on the one-yard line on a failed fourth down conversion, the Dover-Sherborn football team had every opportunity to quit Friday afternoon against Bellingham. Their bleachers were barely half-full, it was cold, it was windy, it was downpouring, and the...
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