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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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Needham wrestling receives Sportsmanship Award

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff Last Friday and Saturday, Needham High wrestling took part in the Div. 1 state tournament at Brockton High. The Rockets sent five wrestlers to that meet and four advanced to the All-State tournament this weekend at Reading High. Junior Brady Liss was the top finisher for Needham, taking second...
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Needham U-12 girls hockey win district title

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff The Needham Youth Hockey U-12 girls hockey team recently claimed the District 3 championship with a 7-3 victory over Westwood in the final. With the district title in hand, the team will advance to the state championship tournament in March. Needham defeated Wellesley and Norwood to get to the...
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Westwood girls basketball picks up TVL title

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By Douglas McCulloch Hometown Weekly Staff The Westwood High girls’ basketball team picked up the TVL title after beating out Norton on February 17 62-33. The team has secured an undefeated 17-0 league record for the season after picking up the win against Norton, and an 18-2 record overall. Just a few days prior, the...
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Wellesley Gymnastics Wins Seventh Straight BSC Title

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By Robert Rosen Hometown Weekly Staff The Wellesley gymnastics team recently claimed the Bay State Conference title for the seventh consecutive year, solidifying their status as one of the top programs in the commonwealth. “It’s been amazing,” coach Abby O’Connell said of her time as coach. “I’ve met so many wonderful young people. Watching my seniors...
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Wrestling Does Wellesley Proud at Div. 2 States

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On February 19 and 20, five Wellesley wrestlers competed in the Div. 2 State Championships at Marshfield High. David Osborne (106), Evan Dew (132), Michael Hershelman (138), Josh Cohen (220) and John Lepard (285) fought hard for the Monks, with Cohen placing third in his weight class. He will now compete at All States...
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Medfield hockey preparing for another tourney run

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

On Sunday afternoon, the Medfield High boys’ hockey team found its scoring touch with a 7-1 victory over Smithfield (R.I.) at the Blackstone Valley IcePlex in Hopedale. Matt Treiber scored a hat trick for the Warriors and John MacLean added a pair of goals...

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Medfield girls basketball player named TVL MVP

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Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

Medfield High sophomore Maggie McCarthy was chosen as  the Tri-Valley League’s Most Valuable Player in a vote by league coaches over the weekend, head coach Mark Nickerson announced on Twitter on Monday. 

McCarthy has been the team’s leading scorer this season and helped the Warriors...

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Medfield Youth Lacrosse holding spring fundraiser

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff Medfield Youth Lacrosse will be holding a fundraiser on Saturday, April 2 at the Medfield American Legion, 110 Peter Kristof Way, at 8 p.m. Tickets for the fun adult’s night out will go on sale this month on the league’s website, www.medfieldyouthlacrosse.com. The organizing committee is looking for corporate...
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Needham track teams win Div. 2 indoor titles

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

Last Wednesday at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletics Center in Boston, the Needham track program showed its strength in depth by winning both the boys’ and girls’ Div. 2 state indoor titles, in both cases edging Bay State Conference rival Wellesley.

The girls won...

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Needham girls hockey wins Carey division title

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff

The Needham High girls’ hockey team finished another perfect week with a 2-0 victory over Newton North on Saturday at the Fessenden Rink.

With the victory, Needham wrapped up an unbeaten league campaign (13-0-2) and clinched the Carey division title.

The Rockets are...

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Needham wrestling sending five to states

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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff It was a successful weekend for the Needham High wrestling team, which competed in the Div. 1 Central tournament at Newton South on Saturday. Five wrestlers advanced to this weekend’s Div. 1 state tournament at Brockton High, including senior captain Lucas Goldman, who won the title at 160 pounds,...
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Walpole boys and girls basketball fall to Norwood

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By Douglas McCulloch Hometown Weekly Staff The Walpole boys and girls basketball teams faced off against Norwood last Thursday at Norwood High. The boys fell to Norwood 50-42, and the girls lost with a final score of 58-50. For the boys team, the game marked a deciding factor in which team would pick up the Herget...
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