Hawks gash Needham’s hopes of repeat
Child, Rockets lacrosse eye sectional title
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Throughout the 2019 high school lacrosse season, perhaps no player in the state meant more to their team than Needham’s Jason Child. A shoo-in for All-Scholastic recognition, Child led Needham in both scoring and total points and helped the Rockets to a 12-0 league record en route...
Title defense time for Rocket baseball
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It’s playoff baseball season, a time of year about which the boys from Needham may know a thing or two, especially after winning their way to the Division I title last year.
After opening the year 0-3 and sitting at 6-7 on May 18, Needham had some...
Needham volleyball downs young Wellesley team
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
At The end of Needham volleyball’s 3-0 (25-17, 25-13, 25-19) win over Wellesley, both teams were looking to the future. For Needham, that meant another trip to the postseason, and hopefully another chance at the state title. For Wellesley, it meant giving the young kids more playing time,...
Rockets comeback comes up short
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Two boys lacrosse heavyweights squared off at Memorial Field on Saturday afternoon as the No. 11 Needham Rockets hosted the No. 5 St. John’s Prep Eagles for a little late-season Division I North vs. Division I South showdown.
Behind five goals apiece from Pat Keefe and Michael Ott,...
Needham girls track looks to postseason
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Needham and Natick faced off in a track meet on Wednesday, but the Rockets were looking to use the event to give some of their younger talent an opportunity to shine, more so than to dominate the event.
“We’re going cross conference and we just decided ahead of time...
Kenney powers Harbormen past Child, Rockets
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Despite a four-goal night from star BU-bound attack-man Jason Child, No. 12 Needham High boys lacrosse came up just short at home against No. 5 Hingham on Thursday night, falling by a final of 10-8 in an extremely tense and entertaining game.
Needham began the game on a...
Wamps outlast Foley, Rockets
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The last time Needham and Braintree baseball met was last June in the Division I South semifinals, a game that Needham won 5-4 via a walk-off en route to the Division I state championship.
On Monday, the Wamps and Rockets met for the first time since their epic...
Schmalz, Lady-Rockets rout Warriors
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Needham High School girls varsity lacrosse team was delivered a significant blow with star scorer Callie Hem out for the season with a torn ACL.
Despite the loss of their Harvard commit and reigning All-Scholastic recipient, the Rockets (5-2) have responded with a series of impressive victories...
Needham hosts BSC Invite
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Almost 700 people showed up to Needham’s DeFazio Park for the 2019 Bay State Conference Invite on Wednesday morning, and while it is still early in the track season, the coaches from Needham, Wellesley and Walpole High School all hoped their athletes would show something in their...
Brinkhaus, Rockets outlast Foley, Rebels
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Two Bay State Conference powers met on the lacrosse field on Thursday afternoon as the Walpole Rebels hosted the Needham Rockets at Turco Field.
Walpole entered looking to rebound after a 14-6 defeat to Newton North, while Needham looked to make it two wins in a row to start...
Child, Needham lacrosse gear up
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Another lacrosse season is upon us, and the Needham High boys enter 2019 loaded, as always, and ready to be one of the premier teams in Division I South.
Among the many returning names for Needham, maybe none are more impactful on the offensive side of the...
Chemielewski, Rockets ready for title defense
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The spring of 2018 for forever be remembered in the town of Needham after the Cinderella Rockets won their way to the Division I state championship in baseball as a No. 8 seed.
In 2019, the obvious goal of defending their spot atop Division I looms large. Despite...
Wamps freeze Lady-Rockets in South finals
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After finishing first and second in the Bay State Herget Division, it was fitting that the two teams left standing in Division II South for girls basketball were Braintree and Needham.
The Wamps swept the regular season series with Needham with a 56-43 win on January 11, followed...
McIntyre’s 20 advances Lady-Rockets
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
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Sophomore sensation guard Kiki McIntyre has been an X-factor for the Needham...
Lady-Rockets stun Raiders in Reilly finals
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In the finals of the Reilly Winter Classic on February 18, the Needham and Wellesley High girls varsity basketball teams played one of the most remarkable girls basketball games in recent memory. Both teams have played against each other since sixth-grade MetroWest and in AAU, so there is a tremendous rivalry between...
Jantzen, Lady-Rockets outlast Murray, Wolverines
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
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Wamps halt Rockets eight-game streak
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
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Entering Friday night,...
Needham rally spoils Braintree’s senior night
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
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Needham shows some of the toughness that was the key to the second half. Photos by James...
Nawrocki, Schmalz hat tricks lift Lady-Rockets
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
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