Medlax back atop Division II Central/East
McCordic’s historic night leads Warriors to sectional final
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Despite being without star senior attack-man and captain Mike Hauptman (knee), the top-seeded Medfield Warriors advanced to the Division II Central/East finals with a resounding 18-6 victory over No. 5 and rival Westwood on Monday night.
Junior attack-man Jack McCordic recorded a career-high 11 goals, tying the Medfield program record...
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Wilder’s emergence sparking MedLax confidence
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Medfield High boys lacrosse entered the 2019 with a lot of deserved hype, thanks to the majority of its 2018 starting lineup returning. Following a 16-2 regular season and an unblemished TVL record that included wins over DS, Hopkinton twice, Westwood twice, Xaverian and Pinkerton, its safe to...
Potts blanks Marauders, Warriors playoff-bound
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Medfield High School softball team won its third consecutive game for its tenth of the season on Wednesday, blanking Dedham, 9-0, behind a complete-game shutout by senior captain and staff ace Alana Potts.
The Warriors (11-4, 8-4) got the bats going early as senior captain Arianna Tristani...
Warriors outlast Wolverines in lacrosse
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Following an 18-6 win by Medfield back in April, Westwood and Medfield played for the second and final time this regular season on Friday night at Flahive Field.
Behind a pair of goals each from Brian Abely and Tommy Gill, the No. 3 Warriors (11-1, 8-0) fought off...
McCordic lifts Warriors over Gregory, Raiders
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
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Senior captain Mike Hauptman cuts from X and takes the ball to the cage. Photo by Denise DePiero.[/caption]
One of...
Duxbury hands Medlax first defeat
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The No. 4 Medfield High boys lacrosse team has pumped its way through the first eight games of their 2019 season, scoring an average of 19.5 goals per game and surrendering just 3.12 per game en route to an 8-0 start.
On Saturday, the Warriors traveled to face...
Panthers hold off Warriors in rain
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Medfield High School girls varsity lacrosse team hosted Division I Hockomock League power Franklin on Monday night on the rain-soaked turf at Calvin Fisher Field.
Coming off a tough 19-12 defeat to arch rival Dover-Sherborn on April 17, the Lady-Warriors (2-4, 2-1) were looking to bounce back,...
Medfield blanks Westwood to stay unbeaten
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Friday afternoon at Curt Schilling Field, there would be only one inning in which either team managed to put runs on the board. Unfortunately for Westwood, the team that scored all of those runs was Medfield, who beat the Wolverines, 3-0.
While he pitched well, control issues...
Hauptman, Sherman lead Warriors in rout
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
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After Westwood defeated Medfield (9-8) for the first time in program history last season to earn themselves a...
Medfield softball starts 3-0
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After graduating a significant portion of their starting roster from last year’s team that went 12-8 in the regular season and made it to the Division II South quarterfinals, the Medfield High girls varsity softball team entered the 2019 season needing some new players to step up...
Hometown stars shine in Carrier Dome
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Lacrosse has become a brand in towns such as Medfield, Needham, Sherborn, and Wellesley. On Wednesday afternoon in Syracuse, New York, this brand was put on full display when the No. 14 Union College Dutchmen (7-1, 2-0) squared off against the Middlebury Panthers (3-5, 2-3) in the Carrier...
Medfield lax ready for big year
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The 2018 season was a wacky one for Medfield High lacrosse. After losing five games by just a single goal, including a heartbreaking and somewhat controversial overtime defeat to top-seeded Wayland in the Central/East quarterfinals, redemption is certainly on the minds of the Warriors heading into this...
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...
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...
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
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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...
Warriors outlast Raiders, remain in hunt
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
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Entering Monday’s matinee rivalry contest...
Tyer, Warriors push past Raiders
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
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Two old friends met on Saturday afternoon in Franklin as the Medfield boys varsity...
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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