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Season Comes to an End for Wellesley Boys Hockey

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By Robert Rosen Hometown Weekly Staff The Wellesley boys’ hockey team entered the state tournament as the 13th seed in Division 1 South after going 9-8-3 in the regular season. The Raiders had achieved one of their season goals by making the tournament and wanted to try to make a run as far as they...
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Season Ends for Dover-Sherborn Boys Basketball

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By Robert Rosen Hometown Weekly Staff The Dover-Sherborn boys’ basketball team had a terrific regular season, going 14-6 and pushing TVL opponents to their limits night in and night out. Returning to the Division 3 Central State Tournament once again, coach Rick Grady and his players were eager to prove that they could compete with any...
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Dover-Sherborn Hockey Eliminated After Thrilling Win

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By Robert Rosen Hometown Weekly Staff More than any other sport, the postseason in hockey completely changes the way the game is played. The level of intensity rises to a new level and players step up their games like they never have before For the Dover-Sherborn boys’ hockey team, sophomore Peter Davies, Jr. rose to the...
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Medfield basketball wraps up TVL title

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

The Medfield High boys’ basketball beat Holliston on the road 78-71 and wrapped up its regular season by winning the program’s first Tri-Valley League title since 2009.

Coming into the season, Medfield coach Herb Grace knew that his team was among a...

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Medfield Pee Wees win state championship

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The Medfield Pee Wee AAA team took home the Massachusetts state championship on Sunday at the Mike Eruzione Center in Winthrop. The team won all five of their games against other top teams in the state in the team’s penultimate tournament of the season, featuring the winners of the 10 Massachusetts...

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Medfield-Ashland ski sends two to states

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

The first season of the newly formed Medfield-Ashland ski team wrapped up last week when two of its skiers, Ashland’s Donnie Jones and Julian Sherr, competed in the state championship meet at Wachusett Mountain.

Jones, a sophomore, finished tied for 27th overall...

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Needham squash takes third at nationals

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff The Needham High co-ed club squash program is in just its second season but has already established itself as one of the top in the country, after the team traveled to Philadelphia in the second week of February and took third place in its division at the national...
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Needham basketball welcomes Crossroads School

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

The Needham High girls’ basketball team went  into its final two games of the season knowing that it needed a pair of wins to stay alive for the state tournament. In the end, it only took one to seal the Rockets’ fate. 

Despite...

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Needham ski team sends seven to states

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

The Needham High ski team wrapped up its season last week with the state championship races at Wachusett Mountain with seven Rockets representing the school.

The qualifying racers included junior Sofia Kurd, freshman Jordan Tobasky, and senior captain Libby Fleming, who helped the girls’...

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Wellesley Alpine Ski Team Performs at States

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By Robert Rosen Hometown Weekly Staff On Tuesday, February 23, the Wellesley alpine ski teams participated in the state championships, where the girls took sixth place overall and the boys finished in fourth place. Unofficially, the Raiders’ combined results were first for combined boys and girls finishers. On the girls’ side, Nell Solomon led the way by...
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Sherborn Native Wins Fencing World Cup Gold Medal

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The U.S. Men's Saber Team won another gold medal at the season's last fencing World Cup in Warsaw, Poland, and one of the members of the team was Sherborn resident Eli Dershwitz, who is currently ranked 13th in the world. Under the leadership of U.S. National Men's Saber Coach Zoran Tulum, the fencers had...
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MIAA Basketball Tournament Brackets Released

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

On Friday morning, the MIAA gathered at its offices in Franklin to finalize the state tournament brackets for boys’ and girls’ basketball. A number of teams from the Hometown Weekly coverage area will begin a quest for silverware this week.

The Westwood girls...

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MIAA Basketball Tournament Brackets Released

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

On Friday morning, the MIAA gathered at its offices in Franklin to finalize the state tournament brackets for boys’ and girls’ basketball. A number of teams from the Hometown Weekly coverage area will begin a quest for silverware this week.

The Westwood girls...

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MIAA Basketball Tournament Brackets Released

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

On Friday morning, the MIAA gathered at its offices in Franklin to finalize the state tournament brackets for boys’ and girls’ basketball. A number of teams from the Hometown Weekly coverage area will begin a quest for silverware this week.

The Westwood girls...

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MIAA Basketball Tournament Brackets Released

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

On Friday morning, the MIAA gathered at its offices in Franklin to finalize the state tournament brackets for boys’ and girls’ basketball. A number of teams from the Hometown Weekly coverage area will begin a quest for silverware this week.

The Westwood girls...

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MIAA Basketball Tournament Brackets Released

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

On Friday morning, the MIAA gathered at its offices in Franklin to finalize the state tournament brackets for boys’ and girls’ basketball. A number of teams from the Hometown Weekly coverage area will begin a quest for silverware this week.

The Westwood girls...

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MIAA Basketball Tournament Brackets Released

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

On Friday morning, the MIAA gathered at its offices in Franklin to finalize the state tournament brackets for boys’ and girls’ basketball. A number of teams from the Hometown Weekly coverage area will begin a quest for silverware this week.

The Westwood...

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Wellesley native John Fadule earns starting spot at BC

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

It was Saturday, Oct. 31 and the Wellesley High football team was hosting Bay State Conference rival Braintree in a Div. 2 South playoff game at Hunnewell Field when the news started to filter through the stands.

Former Raider John Fadule, a walk-on freshman...

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Local gymnasts excel at Disney meet

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

A number of local gymnasts from Paradise Gymnastics in Walpole recently competed against others from across the country at the Presidential Classic Meet at the ESPN Wide World of Sports at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla. 

At the Xcel Silver Level, the...

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Medfield hockey wins Quinn Tournament in shootout

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

The Medfield High boys’ hockey team continued its preparation for the upcoming Div. 2 tournament by facing off against a pair of top teams at the annual Joesph Quinn Tournament hosted by Coyle-Cassidy at the Raynham IcePlex.

The Warriors rolled to a...

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