Needham High School was represented well at the Massachusetts Indoor Track and Field Meet of Champions. Two individual athletes and two relay teams competed on February 26 at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Roxbury.
Bulldogs bite Rockets
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Needham High School girls varsity basketball traveled to Westwood on Sunday to square off against Canton in the Riley Winter Classic.
Needham jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead, thanks to a pair of hardworking buckets in the paint by junior...
Rockets victory spoils Milton’s senior night
Campbell Keyes brings the ball forward, as Needham applies continuous pressure in the first half.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Needham boys’ soccer team kept its undefeated record with a comeback win over the Milton Wildcats last Tuesday night. Spoiling Milton’s senior night,...
Flano’s hat trick leads Needham over Walpole
Senior captain and defender Mac Turner (2) hits a ball up the sideline. Photos by Mike Flanagan and Scott Wittlin.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The last time Needham and Walpole High School boys soccer met on September 21 in Walpole, Mitchell Wilson...
Needham beats Walpole a second time
Coach Tarabelli noted that having his players back from injury played a huge role in the game.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
As a general sports rule, when two teams or individuals play each other and one team or individual dominates the later stages...
Pisano’s commitment solidifies family lacrosse legacy
Pictured fighting off a Westwood defender during last season's Division I South playoffs, Needham's Kristina Pisano (right) committed to play Division I lacrosse at Wagner College this past week. Photos by Mike Flanagan.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Those who follow or are...
Weymouth comeback stuns Rockets
Quarterback Jay Kastantin (5) cocks and gets set to fire a ball down the field. Photos by Mike Flanagan.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Despite playing in front of a rowdy Weymouth homecoming crowd, Needham High football got out to an almost perfect...
Wilson’s header lifts Needham over Walpole
Walpole's Will Richer (7) attempts to fights off Needham's Noah Goldstein for a loose ball. Photos by Mike Flanagan.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
With the score tied at two late in Tuesday afternoon's match between Walpole and Needham High boys varsity soccer,...
2-1 Needham win keeps Walpole winless
Maylin Carr keeps a Walpole player from crossing the ball in the first half.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Led by a UConn-bound forward, the Walpole Timberwolves were about as good a winless team as you could find.
But while...
Alper’s strike lifts Needham field hockey
Lily Schmalz (pictured) receives a pass and moves the ball up along the near sideline. Photo by Mike Flanagan.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Needham High School varsity field hockey hosted Milton on Monday afternoon at DeFazio Field looking to rebound following a...
Arrows football fueled by doubt
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
To put it simply, the cancellation of the 2020 ISL football season was a devastating blow.
Thanks to the vaccine roll-out and progress made across the country throughout the past year, fall sports will be returning to the ISL starting this...
Girls volleyball looks to defend title
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Needham Rockets girls volleyball team is heading into the season riding a thirty-three game win streak, and with COVID cancelling the playoffs for those sports moved to the “Fall II” season last year, the 2019 title-holders are technically the defending state champions, as well....
Ledbury: Rockets’ excitement off the charts
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Like it does every season, Needham High School girls soccer enters the fall of 2021 with high expectations. Making this season unique, however, is its return to normalcy for fall athletics.
Like all high school soccer programs in 2020, the...
Trabucco, Rockets excited for new beginning
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The last time Needham High School boys varsity soccer took to the pitch for a postseason contest was November 23, 2019 in the state championship game. Following a dominant run through the Division I South sectionals that averaged four goals scored per game, followed by...
Schmalz: Needham field hockey ready
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It’s been nearly two years since real high school field hockey was played here in Massachusetts.
The uncertainty of each day, with positive COVID tests and contact tracing having the potential to derail all plans, made it difficult for many...
Fuentes, Rockets ready for liftoff
Pictured returning a kickoff last season against Natick, junior Marcus Fuentes (3) will return to his normal special teams duties for Needham High football this fall along with transitioning from running back to wideout. Photos by Mike Flanagan.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Needham Legion ousted by Dedham
It certainly was not the season that Needham Legion baseball had in mind in 2021. Following an 0-11 regular season, Post 14 was given the opportunity to make amends with District Six forming its own double-elimination-style postseason tournament.
In order to qualify for the double-elimination round, all teams that...
Needham grad Burnett running in Olympics
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Anybody who ever watched Needham's Davonte Burnett run knew he was destined for big things, and it doesn't get much bigger than becoming an Olympic athlete.
A native of Hyde Park and graduate of Needham High School in 2018, Burnett...
Rocket volleyball takes state title
Thanks to the petitioning and stellar play of Owen Fanning, Needham volleyball is in store for a new, upgraded shipment of state champion shirts.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
With temperatures hitting one hundred degrees in Boston on Wednesday afternoon, you might expect Needham...
Wolverines oust Rockets, capture sectional crown
Ava Connaughton (4), Lindsey Diomede (5), Kate Deehan (9) and teammates celebrate their 20-6 victory over Needham on Wednesday. Photos by Mike Flanagan.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Division I South girls lacrosse bracket is always a gauntlet.
