Seidl lifts Arrows to 4-0
Needham girls volleyball outlasts Walpole
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By Robby McKittrick
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Needham girls volleyball team defeated Walpole in five sets at Needham High School on Thursday, Oct. 4. to improve to 8-1 on the season. This was the second time this season that Walpole lost to Needham in five sets.
Needham began the game with the momentum, winning the first...
Skulski, Porkers outlast Newman, Rockets
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Two of the Bay State Conference’s elite met on the turf at DeFazio Park on Thursday afternoon as the unbeaten Walpole Porkers (9-0, 6-0) took on the hosting Needham Rockets (5-2, 4-1) for a pivotal midseason matchup worth more than just bragging rights, with future tournament seedings...
Hibberts, Rockets cruise past Wildcats
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Needham High School varsity football team continued to roll on Friday night, defeating Weymouth, 42-6, on Senior Night at Memorial Field to move to 4-0 on the season.
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Blake, Arrows roll in opener
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
St. Sebastian’s started its season with a convincing 21-0 victory at Milton Academy on Saturday, headlined by an impressive showing by senior quarterback and Wellesley resident Billy Seidl (11 of 23, 155 yards, one touchdown, seven carries, 64 yards, one touchdown).
“Really happy with the defense,” said head coach...
Needham Junior Football battles Brockton
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Needham hosted Brockton for a full lineup of games on Saturday for week three. The Junior Rockets went 1-3 in the competitive divisions, with C squad picking up its first victory of the season. For week four, Needham will host rival Walpole at Memorial Park.
B Squad (7th Grade) – Brockton 18, Needham 6...
Smith, Rockets cruise past Hillers
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Despite being down their starting versatile running back/slot man Odahri Hibbert (arm), the Needham High School football team was able to take care of business on the road last Friday night at Hopkinton with a convincing 28-7 victory.
Duke-committed tight end and senior captain of the Rockets (2-0) Matthew...
Rockets drop heartbreaker in stoppage time
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Needham High School boys varsity soccer team opened up its season against Bay State Conference rival Natick last Wednesday evening at Memorial Field.
Despite some clutch efforts late to tie the contest, Natick came away with the 2-1 season-opening victory, thanks to a goal off of a...
NHS field hockey has eyes on prize
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
No matter the sport, advancing multiple rounds in the playoffs and ending the season of your arch rivals is a successful one. In 2017, the Needham High School field hockey team did just that, as the Rockets went 14-4 and knocked out Wellesley, 1-0, in the Division I...
Smith, Rocket football ready for liftoff
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Following a 5-2 record and a first-round victory over Brockton in the Division I South playoffs last season, expectations for Needham High School football are high heading into 2018.
The returns of star offensive weapons such as Duke-committed tight end Matthew Smith and junior running back Odahri Hibberts...
Sharks place third at regionals
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It was a season that saw major improvement for the Needham Sharks.
After a 2-9 record in 2016, followed by a 3-8 mark in 2017, the Sharks responded with a 7-4 record this past summer, finishing the season on a four-meet winning streak over Dedham, Norwood, Medfield, and Sherborn and earning third place...
Needham’s Skoler crowned Girls Junior-Am champ
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It was a hole-by-hole grind and a constant series of comebacks, but Needham resident and Beaver Country Day rising junior Rebecca Skoler refused to be denied on August 9 at the Massachusetts Junior-Amateur Championships at Framingham Country Club.
The 16-year-old shot six-over (73-79-152) throughout the 36-hole tournament, and strung together five birdies on...
Needham 10U baseball wins SYBL championship
Needham’s 10U summer baseball team won the SYBL championship on August 2 at Morrison Field in Westwood. They defeated Newton with a final score of 9-4....
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Needham youths score at track meet
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Nearly 500 young track and field athletes from all over the Northeastern USA met over the weekend of July 20-21 to compete in...
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Nearly 500 young track and field athletes from all over the Northeastern USA met over the weekend of July 20-21 to compete in...
Suburban swimmers shine in Ehrlich Mile
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
On Friday, boys and girls from across the region competed in the Ehrlich Mile Swim at Dug Pong in Natick. The swim including representatives from the Walpole Barracudas, Sherborn Snappers, Medfield Marlins, Needham Sharks, and Westwood Waves of the Suburban Summer Swim League. The event, which is often...
State champ Rockets honored at Fenway
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The spring of 2018 will forever be known as the time when Needham High School baseball simply refused to die, rallying seemingly every other game throughout the MIAA Division I State Tournament until finally, their resilience and grit paid off with a state championship in dramatic fashion.
In the...
Needham 9A boys win tournament
The Needham Summer 9A team has won the 2018 Mansfield Summer Classic Tournament, which took place from July 14-15. The 9A team beat top-seeded Mansfield, 7-3, in the semifinals, before beating Smithfield, RI, 13-11, in the final. The Needham 9As are: Tucker Andersen. William Cassidy, Liam Velde, William Fradette. Matthew Mullaney, William Lavelle, Rory Funke,...
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Post 14 rallies past Westwood 320
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Westwood Post 320, featuring players from Westwood and Xaverian, traveled to Needham Legion Post 14, featuring players from Needham, Wellesley, St. Sebastian’s and the US Performance Academy, on Sunday afternoon for a pivotal District Six West Division showdown with the postseason less than a week away.
Trailing 6-3...
Walpole and Needham Legion split
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Walpole Post 104 and Needham Post 14 Legion baseball split their two-game series this past weekend, with Needham taking Friday’s matchup, 6-4, while Walpole came away victorious on Sunday in Rocket-town by a final of 9-5.
Many of Needham’s players, such as Steve Donovan and Charlie Sumner, are...
Celebrating the Rockets
Fannie Gilarde couldn't help celebrating the Needham Rockets' Cinderella run to the baseball state championship - and apparently, neither could the “Make Way for Ducklings” sculpture in Boston’s Public Gardens!...
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