Westwood track competes in TVL championship meet
Wellesley scoops prizes at BSC track meet
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By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Wellesley boys and girls track teams converged on Braintree last week for the annual Bay State Conference track meet.
Among the highlights for the Raiders:
• Junior Isabelle Winkelman took first in the 100m hurdles with a time of 16.29 seconds. She beat her nearest competition, Sydney Hurwitz of Newton...
DS Raiders Pull Off Stunning Win
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By Connor Schneider
Hometown Weekly Correspondant
Last week, the Dover-Sherborn boys lacrosse team did something that hadn’t been done by a Tri-Valley team all year: they beat the mighty Medfield Warriors.
It came down to the dying seconds to determine the winner of a Wednesday night game that had both sets of fans leaping from their...
Needham scoops prizes at BSC meet
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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...
Heartbreaking week for boys lacrosse
By Connor Schneider
Hometown Weekly Contributor
Medfield’s varsity boys lacrosse team underwent something of a rough patch, dropping both of its games on the week. The greatest shock came in the form of a home defeat at the hands of then-#6-ranked Dover-Sherborn on May 18.
It came down to the dying seconds to determine the winner of a...
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DS Boys lacrosse picks up shutout win
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By Douglas McCulloch
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Dover-Sherborn boys lacrosse team picked up a shutout win against Holliston on May 16 with a 15-0 win.
The latest win leaves the Raiders with a strong 13-2 record, with the regular season coming to a close in just two weeks. Throughout the season, the Raiders led most...
Total Soccer F.C. scores hat-trick in title jaunt
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by Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
Dover-based Total Soccer F.C. scored a successful hat-trick of championships over their winter indoor soccer session at ForeKicks in Norfolk. The club’s three squads, U-11 Premier (U-11 stands for “under age 11”), U-11 Elite and U-9 Academy, each took the crown in their respective divisions.
“Our girls are fantastic,”...
Wellesley basketball tournament
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On May 15, hundreds of supporters participated in First Annual Hoops Tournament and raised over $2,500 to honor a beloved Coach and Trainer, Tim Brewster.
Wellesley High School students and Boys Basketball Captains Jake Mohan and Tim Rey organized a Basketball Tournament Fundraiser to honor the late Tim Brewster, former owner and founder...
Needham girls remain undefeated
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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...
Medfield eighth graders are hoops champs
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The Medfield eighth grade boys 'A' travel team put an exclamation point on its season by clinching the Metrowest championship. For the Medfield boys, who dominated their Walpole opponents in the final by a score of 56-33, it was a fitting conclusion to a great season. The team finished the season with a...
Medfield resident fights cancer
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by Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
In many ways, Michael Keaveney is a typical Medfield resident. He's a sales manager at EMC Corporation. He has a wife, an 8-year-old daughter and a 6-year-old son. When he's got some rare free time on his hands, he likes to hit the links.
For the last few months, though,...
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...
Dover-Sherborn baseball beats Westwood
By Douglas McCulloch
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Dover-Sherborn varsity baseball team faced off against Westwood in back-to-back games last Friday and Saturday, picking up two wins. On Friday, the team picked up a 6-1 win, and on Saturday the team repeated its success by beating Westwood 10-9.
Friday’s game began in Dover-Sherborn’s favor, as the team got...
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Wellesley softball beats out Walpole
By Douglas McCulloch
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Wellesley High softball team faced off against Walpole on May 9, and picked up a 6-4 win.
With the game tied at 4-4 by the end of the seventh inning, the game went into extra innings. Wellesley picked up two runs to secure the win in the ninth inning.
The Raiders...
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Westwood baseball falls to Dover-Sherborn
By Douglas McCulloch
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Westwood High varsity baseball team faced off against Dover-Sherborn on May 6 at home, ultimately falling to the Raiders 6-1.
The Raiders immediately made their presence known with two runs in the first inning and three runs in the second inning. The Wolverines picked up a single run in the second,...
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Walpole softball faces off against Wellesley
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By Douglas McCulloch
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Walpole High softball team has faced a tough season, as the team fell to Wellesley High on May 9 6-4.
The Rebels faced a tough time early on, as the team gave up three unearned runs early in the game, but the Rebels defense quickly responded.
“After [giving...
Medfield boys volleyball splits home games
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by Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Medfield boys volleyball team split their home games last week, dropping 3-1 to Millis on April 26 and winning 3-0 against St. John’s High School on April 28.
Despite most of the team having gone without practice for a week, things started strongly for the Medfield boys against Millis....
Sherborn gymnast qualifies for state competition
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Sarah Parrish, a fifth grader at Pine Hill Elementary School in Sherborn, qualified for the XCEL Gold Gymnastic State Competition held Saturday, April 30 at Algonquin Regional High School in Northborough.
She placed first on vault, fourth on floor and seventh on beam, finishing 3rd all-around in the state for her age division....
Girls tennis falls to Medfield
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By Douglas McCulloch
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Westwood High tennis team is off to a tough season, as the team faced off against Medfield on April 29.
The Wolverines fell to Medfield with a final of 3-2 against Medfield.
In the beginning of the season, the Wolverines opened strong, with a 4-1 win against Medway...
Needham Little League celebrates opening day
