Morgan, Raiders come back to stun Rockets
Rockets skate to 2-2 tie with Rebels
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Last year’s magical Super Eight run by the Walpole High varsity boys hockey team is one that will forever be remembered in this area. However, now three games into the 2017-2018 season, it’s all about the present for head coach Ron Dowd and his group.
On Saturday night...
Expectations high for Shaughnessy, Rocket hoop
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Needham High boys basketball was the talk of not only the town, but a large portion of the state last winter following an incredible to run to a South Sectional title, backboned by star guard and Brown commit Thomas Shaughnessy.
The Rockets’ season ended with a tough loss...
Hem highlights Needham field hockey awards
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Following a successful season that included a 1-0 playoff win over arch rival Wellesley, the Needham High School field hockey team had several of its members recently recognized for their accomplishments on the field throughout the 2017 season.
Callie Hem, Meg McQuillen, Eileen Manning, and Talia Barrett were all...
Ogletree’s three TDs not enough for Rockets
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The nation’s oldest public high school football rivalry wrote its 130th chapter on Thursday morning, as the Wellesley Raiders and Needham Rockets capped off their 2017 seasons with a thriller of a Thanksgiving game.
Thanks to a two-touchdown effort as well as a dominant defensive performance by D’Aunte Moore,...
Needham dance finishes third in state
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A year after winning the fall Division I state title in 2016, the Needham High School club dance team had another incredibly successful campaign in 2017, capped off with a third-place finish on Saturday in Braintree at the all-state championship meet.
Before their third place finish on Saturday, the Rocket dancers had performed...
Needham’s Kohl signs with Michigan
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Needham resident Jessica Kohl signed her national letter of intent to row at the University of Michigan on Tuesday.
Kohl, a senior at Needham High School, will head to Ann Arbor following her graduation this spring and will row for one of the nation’s top programs; Michigan placed third...
NJF B-Squad battle Mustangs in playoffs
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Needham’s seventh grade team came into its first Bay State Conference playoff with lots of promise, but unfortunately found itself outmatched by a big and physical team from Norwood, falling 42-7 on Saturday to conclude their season. Needham’s defense stopped the Norwood rushing attack on its first three plays but then gave up...
McNally lifts Rockets to South Finals
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It’s not often that Needham High soccer is the underdog come playoff time, but after a 9-7-4 regular season, the Rockets found themselves in some unfamiliar territory heading into the Division I South Sectionals as the No. 11 seed.
In order to reach the South Finals for the second...
Manning lifts Rockets past Raiders in playoffs
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Needham and Wellesley High School field hockey teams wrote the latest chapter of their epic and historic rivalry on Saturday evening, as the two Bay State Conference powerhouses squared off in the Division I South quarterfinals at DeFazio Park.
The Rockets (15-4-0) received the No. 7...
Needham Baha’is celebrate founder’s birth
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On Sunday, October 22, the Baha'i Community of Needham joined over 6 million other Baha'is across the planet to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Baha'u'llah, the founder of the Baha'i Faith. About eighty Baha'is and guests gathered at MIT's beautiful facility in Dedham, the Endicott House, for a program of...
Rocket soccer battles with Raiders
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It was a bit of a bitter end to the 2016 season for the Wellesley High School boys soccer team, falling 1-0 in overtime to arch rival Needham in the South Sectional quarterfinals last November.
On Tuesday, the Raiders (11-2-1, 9-2-1) took the short trip up 135 and returned...
Needham Junior Cheer excels at Bay States
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On Saturday, October 28, Needham Junior Cheerleading participated in the Bay State/Dual/Tri 2017 Cheerleading competition at Bellingham High School.
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Junior Rockets sweep Boxers
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For week eight, Needham Junior Football played host to five games against Brockton. With playoff spots on the line, Needham went 3-0 in its competitive divisions. The seventh graders qualified for their first ever Bay State Conference playoffs, while the fifth graders picked up the victory but didn’t get the help they needed...
Needham’s Haney wins CM Invitational
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Needham High School boys and girls cross country teams both earned a second-place finish at the CM Invitational on Saturday at Franklin Park in Dorchester. The second-place finish by the girls, who were led by senior Nell Haney, qualified Needham for states.
Haney finished the 3.1-mile course with a...
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Rocket volleyball headed back to tournament
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It was quite the week for the Needham High School varsity volleyball team. The Rockets (9-4) earned three shutout victories over Newton South, Weymouth, and Braintree to qualify themselves for the state tournament before traveling down I-95 and placing second in the Rhode Island Invitational over the weekend against some...
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Junior Rockets tussle with Rebels
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Needham hosted Walpole for week six and it unfortunately didn’t go the Rockets’ way. All four competitive divisions fell to the Rebels. For week seven, Needham will travel to Wellesley for a full line of matchups with its longtime rival.
A Squad – Walpole 13, Needham 12– A squad (1-4) lost a tight game...
Findley-Walters lifts Rockets past Mustangs
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Needham High School girls varsity soccer team earned a convincing 8-0 win at Norwood on Thursday afternoon thanks to a dominant performance on offense, highlighted by a two-goal, two-assist performance by junior striker Sophie Finley-Walters.
It only took six minutes for Needham to get on the board on...
Junior Rockets battle Mustangs
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Needham Junior Football traveled to Norwood on Sunday for a full lineup of games. In the competitive divisions, Needham came without a win despite some hard-fought games in sweltering heat.
A Squad – Norwood 28, Needham 14 – The eighth grade Junior Rockets (0-3) had a rematch of last year’s Bay State playoff game,...
Rockets down Wildcats, improve to 3-1
