Goalie Ryan Christenson avoids...
Boys Lacrosse Busy Over April Vacation
Goalie Ryan Christenson avoids...
Goalie Ryan Christenson avoids...
Wellesley Baseball Enjoys April Vacation Wins
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By Douglas McCulloch
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Wellesley High baseball team was busy over April Vacation, playing in two games over the vacation period.
After taking several days off to give players the chance to enjoy a few days of vacation, the Raiders were back on the field on April 21 to face off against...
Wellesley Boys Track Begins Season
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By Douglas McCulloch
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Wellesley boys track team has started out the season strong, with wins at its first two meets of the spring season.
The team opened the season with a meet against Dedham on April 13. Wellesley beat Dedham with a final score of 107-29.
For head coach Larry...
Westwood Softball Faces Off Against Foxboro
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By Douglas McCulloch
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Westwood High softball team faced off against non-league opponent Foxboro on April 22, picking up an 11-5 win.
In Foxboro, the game began slow, with a scoreless game until the fourth inning. The Wolverines offense stepped up, and scored five runs in fourth inning, with senior Amelia McQuade...
Dover-Sherborn Girls lacrosse eyeing tournament run
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By Douglas McCulloch
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Dover-Sherborn girls lacrosse team has started out the season strong, and is aiming to exceed, last year’s performance.
The team started the season off strong, with a 19-8 win against Ashland. The team suffered its first defeat next against Westwood 17-5, but soon bounced back to winning with...
Baseball returns to Westwood
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By Douglas McCulloch
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Westwood High varsity baseball team faced off against Millis last Friday at Westwood High.
The Wolverines led against Millis 2-0 throughout most of the game after picking up an early lead. The team solidified its lead with three back to back runs in the fifth inning, bringing the score...
KPW hockey team wins South Shore Conference championship
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The last game of the King Philip Walpole Youth Hockey season turned into the longest game, but ended in KPW's fifth league championship in 2015-2016 season.
The KPW Bantam 2 team and the South Coast Panthers skated a 2-2 tie into five overtimes before KPW finally pushed the game-winning goal across the line and...
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,...
Girls lacrosse falls to Walpole
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The Wellesley High girls lacrosse team faced of against Walpole on April 12 at Walpole High. Despite a strong showing by the girls team, Wellesley fell to Walpole 17-16. The team faced off against Needham on April 7 to open the season, and took on Weymouth on April 14. After facing off against...
Eighth grade hockey team A1 champs
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The Medfield eighth grade hockey team defeated Mansfield 6-1 on Wednesday night at the Foxboro arena to win the Junior High championship for the A1 Division.
This win bookends the team’s championships as they also won the title as sixth graders in a different division.
Having won the regular season title, the...
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...
Dover-Sherborn Winter Athletes Honored
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The winter season was another successful one for the Dover-Sherborn athletic program, as once again the Raiders shined on the court, ice, slopes, track and in the pool. Several athletes were honored by their respective leagues for their individual performances.
The combined hockey team of D-S and Hopkinton featured to Hopkinton players who were...
Medfield Duo Skates in Shriner’s Classic
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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff
Catholic Memorial senior Frank Cosolito and Medfield High senior Matt Treiber once skated together during their Medfield Youth Hockey days and on Saturday afternoon they were able to join forces again representing the South team during the annual Shriner’s Hockey Classic at Loring Arena...
Medfield High trio named TVL MVP
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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff
It was another outstanding winter for the Medfield High athletics program, as the boys’ hockey team made history by winning its first ever state championship, while the boys’ basketball team clinched a Tri-Valley League title and the girls’ basketball team added another trip to...
Medfield High sophomore takes third at AmCup
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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff
Medfield High sophomore Julie Letai finished third last weekend at U.S. SpeedSkating’s Short Track AmCup in Verona, Wisconsin. Letai finished with a total of 968 points over four races (1,500, 500, 1,000, and 500), which was 12 points better than the fourth place competitor.
Needham teams kick off spring season
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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff
Last March, the area was blanketed by several feet of snow, forcing the spring sports season to be postponed for at least a week and pushing teams from the diamond or the turf into gyms, hallways, and anywhere that a free space could be found.
Thankfully, this...
Bowl for Needham Baseball on April 9
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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff
The Needham High baseball program is looking for assistance this spring to help cover the costs of its annual trip to compete at the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., as well as equipment, workouts, and other needs for the team.
The Rockets will host...
Spring sports arrives in Westwood
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By Douglas McCulloch
Hometown Weekly Staff
Spring sports season has arrived in Westwood, as the Westwood High girls lacrosse team took to the field for a spring play date with a number of local lacrosse teams last Saturday at Westwood High.
Last season, the Wolverines made it through the post season into the Division 1 championship....
Wellesley Basketball Stars Hooping Year Round
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By Robert Rosen Hometown Weekly Staff Over the past two decades there has been an explosion in the number of kids playing basketball year-round, with new programs popping up regularly and the established programs continuing to provide opportunities to kids by giving them the chance to learn the game, develop their skills, face tougher competition...Sherborn Youth Skiers Compete in Vermont
