Category Archive for "Needham"

Pokémon GO a-go-go

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By Stephen Press Hometown Weekly Staff Summers in the suburbs have always had their own specific vibe, an amalgamation of outdoor adventure, old friends and conspicuous leisure time that can make even the most cynical of individuals nostalgic and wistful. For younger members of suburban communities, it is the finest of seasons, far removed from...

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As part of their annual July 4 festivities, the Needham Exchange Club hosted a number of track and field events. The Club has released a list of winners. They are as follows: Ages 5 and Under 50 Yard Dash – Girls 1. Emanuel Hazelton 2. Molly Scholz 3. Aristella Chandra 50 Yard Dash – Boys 1. Brayden Trach 2. Emmett Lowry 3....

Rockets take tough loss against Medfield

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By Edward Sheehan Hometown Weekly Correspondent On Thursday, June 30, the Needham Post 14 Rockets (8-6-1) lost a tough game to the Medfield Post 110 Tomahawks (8-7-0) by a score of 11 to 7 at Curt Schilling Field in Medfield in a game of American Legion baseball. The Tomahawks started off strong, with Jeff Voss, Todd...

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As the District 6 Legion baseball season reaches its midway-point, Needham currently finds itself in third place at the time of printing, chasing Walpole and Franklin for the top spots in the West Division standings. Their record includes a tie with second-place Franklin and victories both at home and away (the latter of...

Rockets attempt at repeat falls just short

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Correspondent Last spring, the Needham High boys’ volleyball team confirmed its place among the top programs in the state by winning its first ever state title. Coming into this season, there was plenty of talk about the Rockets repeating, despite losing several key pieces from last year’s roster. The season...

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The Needham boys baseball team experienced quite a run in the South Division 1 sectional playoffs this year. After a nine-inning, 2-1 nail-biter in the opening round against Plymouth South and a subsequent 3-2 stunner over the 3-seeded Bridgewater Raynham, the Rockets found themselves with 10-seeds Walpole standing between them and the final. Walpole...

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By Stephen Press Hometown Weekly Staff The Needham girls tennis team made a valiant playoff run over the weekend, winning their preliminary round on Friday before dropping a difficult road match in Barnstable to end their season on Sunday. Despite the team's seniors having prom the night before, the Rockets were able to take care of...

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Over 1400 runners and walkers from 68 towns from age 11 months old to 77 years young gathered on Sunday, May 15 for the 26th annual running of the Needham Youth Track Club’s Great Bear Run at Pollard School. Dan Vassallo of Peabody doubled by capturing the 5K run in 15:21 and...

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By Stephen Press Hometown Weekly Staff The Needham boys and girls track teams converged on Braintree last week for the annual Bay State Conference track meet. Among the highlights for Needham: • Senior Sarah Armstrong won the two mile run with a time of 10:52.71, beating her nearest competition by nearly 47 seconds. • The girls 4x400 meter...

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The Needham High varsity girls lacrosse team extended its unbeaten run to 15 games last week with victories over Dedham (13-1) and Notre Dame Academy (16-11). The latter of the two teams had been ranked #1 by the Boston Globe before their meeting with the Rockets. It has been a banner season thus far...

Needham High School students run marathon

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Six Needham High School students ran the Providence Marathon last Sunday as part of Dreamfar, a Massachusetts nonprofit that offers marathon training for high school students. Joyce Anglo, Roisin Chatterton, Elsa Konieczynski, Lindsay McKeown, Allie Partridge, and Sarah Partridge took to the pavement prepared, following a 30-week training program. Injured but with them...

Needham Little League celebrates opening day

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Play ball! The rain held off long enough for Needham Little League’s annual Opening Day on Sunday, May 1. The event was attended by hundreds of people, including the stars of the show: Needham’s Little League baseball and softball players. After the traditional parade from Green’s Field to DeFazio Park, Jim Rice and Wally the...

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]By Douglas McCulloch Hometown Weekly Staff The Needham boys lacrosee team has been busy over April Vacation, with several games over the week and into the weekend. [caption id="attachment_9703" align="alignright" width="200"]

Goalie Ryan Christenson avoids...

Needham Baseball runs over Boston English

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The Boston Marathon wasn’t the only place to see runners this Monday as the Needham Rockets baseball team put on a marathon of their own with an 11-0 home win over Boston English. With this game in the books, the Rockets extend their early undefeated streak to 4-0. This record however,...

Needham Junior Football and Cheerleading Holding Experience Open House

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff Needham Junior Football and Cheerleading will hold its annual Experience Open House on Saturday, May 7 at 2 p.m. at Needham High’s Memorial Field. The event is for football players and cheerleaders in grades 1-4. There will be coaches on hand to run the football players through fun drills...