Lady-Rockets stun Raiders in Reilly finals
Jantzen, Lady-Rockets outlast Murray, Wolverines
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
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Kiki McIntyre scouts the scene and gets set to dish a bounce pass into the paint.[/caption]
Powers from the TVL and Bay...
Wamps halt Rockets eight-game streak
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
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Sophomore guard Kiki McIntyre (2) fights through a double team and puts up a jump shot. [/caption]
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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Sophomore forward Caroline Han (9) corrals a loose puck and fights off a stick check...
Needham wins in front of crowd
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
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Needham’s Kyle Sullivan, who was praised for his rebounding, shows off his ball handling.[/caption]
No team wants to lose on their home court, but the...
McIntyre, Lady-Rockets cruise past Warriors
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
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Sophomore guard/forward Caroline Klemm (12) fights off a defender and drives the ball to the basket.[/caption]
The Needham High girls varsity...
Schmalz, Lady-Rockets sweep Redhawks
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
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Freshman Britt Nawrocki (8) scouts the scene and gets ready to make a pass on a two-on-one bid....
Wamps freeze Rockets unbeaten streak at three
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
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Senior defenseman Brad Sprogis (22) ties up his man in front of the net. [/caption]
The Needham High varsity boys hockey team...
Needham High beats Walpole, 41-27
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Needham High wrestling team picked up a big win over Walpole on Thursday night to improve their record to 3-2 on the year. Early on in the season, the Rockets dropped a few matches while fighting off injuries. For this match, the team was coming off the holiday break, with...
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Dorion, Rockets, outlast McDonough, Rebels
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
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Senior center Matt Smith (23) celebrates with teammates following a fourth quarter dunk.[/caption]
The Needham and Walpole High School varsity boys basketball teams met for...
Needham gets redemption against Walpole
Injury-ravaged wrestling drops first match
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
With huge swaths of their starters out due to injury and illness, the Needham Rockets wrestling squad dropped its first match of the season, 42-39.
The team started strongly early, tallying several pins in the lightest weight classes. However, as the weights became higher and higher, the Rockets could...
Kelly, Lady-Rockets blank Redhawks
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
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Junior right wing Charlotte Tolman...
Schmalz, Phelan, Lady-Rockets out to prove
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Coming off an 11-6-3 season in 2017-2018 that earned them a spot in the Division I state tournament, the Needham High School girls varsity hockey team returns to the ice this season looking to make some noise in the Bay State Conference.
The Needham girls will get two shots at...
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Chmielewski, Needham hockey ready up
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After making it to the South semifinals of the Division I Tournament last season, the Needham High School hockey team is holding themselves to some high standards heading into 2018-2019.
Leading the Rockets this season will be a trio of senior captains in forward Tom Chmielewski, forward Sam Rutter,...
Rockets outlast Raiders in instant classic
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
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Jacob Schneider (78), Timothy Hagerott (76), Matt Smith (80), and Will Baker (73) both...
Seven Needham Rockets sign NLIs
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
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Needham lax turning Rocket-men to Minutemen
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Needham has become a hotbed for Division I lacrosse talent, much thanks to the strength of the town’s youth program, as well as the success of the boys varsity program at Needham High.
With the sport growing by the day and Needham’s youth and high school programs flourishing,...
Schmalz, Rockets outlast Wolverines in overtime
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Needham and Westwood High School varsity field hockey teams met at DeFazio Field on Saturday afternoon in the first round of the Division I South Sectionals.
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