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Category Archives: Medfield

High hopes for Seibel, Lady-Warriors

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Medfield High School girls varsity lacrosse team is poised to have a solid year in 2019, with some big names returning. Leading Medfield this season will be a duo of senior co-captains in midfielder Erin Seibel and defender Lily Bannister. Before a tough 8-7 loss to...
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Medfield’s Eng places third in New England

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Medfield senior track star Ryan Eng has quietly put together an absolutely stellar season over the last several months, earning himself the TVL MVP. He is bound for Globe and Herald All-Scholastic honors, as well. At the TVL championships, Eng finished first in both the 55-meter hurdles and...
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Medfield baseball readying up for big season

By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Despite an 8-10 regular season in 2018, the Medfield High baseball team was still able to sneak their way into the Division III South Sectionals under first-year head coach David Worthley. Ultimately, the Warriors fell 6-4 to No. 14 Middleboro in the preliminary round, but expectations heading into 2019 for...
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Medfield Girls Hoop advances over Wayland

Photos by Paul McNeil

Before a large crowd at Medfield High School Monday night, the Medfield girls basketball team advanced in the state playoffs with a decisive 54-41 win over Wayland. Sophomore Camilla Silk led the way with 13 points and 12 rebounds while senior captain Erin Seibel also added 13 points with 4...

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Warriors outlast Raiders, remain in hunt

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor [caption id="attachment_31734" align="alignright" width="225"]Senior captain Laney Ockerbloom (11) cuts the net and gets set to make a centering pass. Senior captain Laney Ockerbloom (11) cuts the net and gets set to make a centering pass.[/caption] Entering Monday’s matinee rivalry contest...
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Tyer, Warriors push past Raiders

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor [caption id="attachment_31571" align="alignright" width="300"]Medfield’s Phil Parker (23) shields the puck from DS/Weston’s Connor Burke (3). Medfield’s Phil Parker (23) shields the puck from DS/Weston’s Connor Burke (3).[/caption] Two old friends met on Saturday afternoon in Franklin as the Medfield boys varsity...
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Tri-Valley meet competitive, fun

By James Kinneen Hometown Weekly Reporter Roxbury’s Reggie Lewis Center hosted the Tri-Valley League’s indoor track meet on Saturday night, February 2. The meet featured teams from Westwood, Dover-Sherborn, Medfield, and their conference opponents. While there were many gifted athletes and innumerable great performances in Roxbury, a few did stand above the rest. For the Medfield Warriors, the...
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Medfield hockey still unbeaten after tie

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor [caption id="attachment_31127" align="alignright" width="300"]Senior forward Justin Fuglestad (19) moves the puck through the neutral zone. Senior forward Justin Fuglestad (19) moves the puck through the neutral zone. [/caption] Many wondered who Norwood High’s new rivals would be when the school...
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Medfield’s comeback falls just short

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By James Kinneen Hometown Weekly Reporter [caption id="attachment_31047" align="alignleft" width="300"]A hard foul as Medfield takes a hand to the face. A hard foul as Medfield takes a hand to the face.[/caption] For essentially three quarters, the Medfield girls’ basketball team was getting killed by Medway. Then, a riveting...
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Warriors, Wolverines skate to tie

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Two old TVL rivals met on the ice at Pirelli Arena in Franklin on Saturday afternoon as the Medfield High boys varsity hockey team hosted Westwood. Thanks to some stellar goaltending on both ends by Medfield’s Mason Matthew and Westwood’s Ben Goodrich, the teams were able to garner...
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Third quarter dooms Medfield against Dedham

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By James Kinneen Hometown Weekly Reporter At the half of their game Wednesday night, the Medfield and Dedham’s boys’ basketball teams were deadlocked at 36 points apiece in a game that looked like it would come down to the final possession. Then, the third quarter happened, and for Medfield, disaster struck. With the top of their...
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O’Leary’s late tally keeps Warriors unbeaten

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Arguably the top two hockey teams in the TVL met at a packed Loring Arena in Framingham on Saturday night for a big-time midseason showdown as the Ashland Clockers (5-2-1, 1-2-1) hosted the Medfield Warriors (4-0-1, 2-0-1). Thanks a late go-ahead goal by senior forward Stephen O’Leary with...
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Brown leads Herons to unprecedented start

Medfielder Lindsay Brown is helping drive the William Smith College Herons to their best start, ever. William Smith College ice hockey is off to its best start in program history. The Herons are 10-0-0 overall and 8-0-0 in United Collegiate Hockey Conference play. They enter the winter break on top of the conference standings. William Smith...
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McDonough, Wolverines outlast Prego, Warriors

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Coming off a 6-3 victory at Framingham on Friday afternoon, the Medfield/Norton High girls varsity hockey team returned home to Rodman Arena on Saturday night to open up TVL play against rival Westwood. Like the Warriors (1-2-0, 0-1-0) the Lady-Wolverines (2-0-0, 1-0-0) also entered Saturday’s tilt coming off...
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Warriors dominate Raiders in opener

By James Kinneen Hometown Weekly Reporter On Friday night, Dover-Sherborn just wasn’t ready for Medfield’s defense. In what would end up ultimately being a 61-23 loss to the Medfield Warriors, the ladies of Dover-Sherborn seemed shell-shocked at the multi-faceted, hyper-aggressive defense they were facing. Early on in the game, Dover-Sherborn could barely get the ball over half-court...
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MacTavish, Warrior hockey ready for next step

By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Despite entering the tournament as the No. 8 seed, Medfield High School boys hockey nearly captured the Division II South title last season, winning their way to the sectional finals before falling to No. 3 Plymouth, 6-3. With last season’s tough ending behind them, the Warriors enter 2018-2019 ready to...
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Seibel, Hirschfeld sign NLIs

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor [caption id="attachment_30073" align="alignright" width="300"]Medfield’s Jaimee Hirschfeld (middle) poses with her family and coaches after signing her NLI to run track at Assumption College. Medfield’s Jaimee Hirschfeld (middle) poses with her family and coaches after signing her NLI to run track...
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Medfield a Crusader breeding ground

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor In most New England towns, a player going on to play Division I college lacrosse is a major accomplishment - not only for the player, but also for the player’s high school program. In Medfield, playing lacrosse in college is becoming ever more popular by the year. With...
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Medfield girls meet resurgent Raiders

By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter Down 2-0 at home with around 15:00 remaining in their season on Monday night, the Dover-Sherborn girls soccer team knew they had to be mentally tough to continue their season. “We’ve been down a lot this season,” explained Dover-Sherborn head coach Evren Gunduz. “We never take failure as a setback. Our motto...
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McNeil, Warriors battle Wolverines in playoffs

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Westwood High boys soccer went 0-2 against Medfield during the regular season, dropping a 5-0 contest on their home turf on September 27 before falling 2-1 at Medfield on October 24. It seems only fitting that after going winless against their rivals to the west in the regular season,...
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