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Former Xaverian stars Perry, Gardner reunited

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

From 2017-2019, Xaverian’s Dylan Gardner and Andrew Perry were two of the top high school lacrosse players in the state of Massachusetts. 

Gardner quarterbacked Xaverian’s defense as the team’s starting LSM and top cover option on close...

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Former Xaverian stars Perry, Gardner reunited

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

From 2017-2019, Xaverian’s Dylan Gardner and Andrew Perry were two of the top high school lacrosse players in the state of Massachusetts. 

Gardner quarterbacked Xaverian’s defense as the team’s starting LSM and top cover option on close...

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Walpole’s Foley leads Lowell in scoring

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

Scoring goals has always been what Walpole native Conor Foley does. During the winters, Foley helped lead the boys hockey team to its first ever Super Eight berth in 2017 as a sophomore before captaining the team as a senior....

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Needham’s Hem a force for Harvard

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

The light at the end of the tunnel is more than just bright for Needham native Callie Hem — it’s glistening. 

Throughout the last five years, the former Needham High lacrosse star has dealt with a seemingly...

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Mustangs rally by Warriors

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

Nothing beats the atmosphere of a high school hockey playoff game. With Pirelli Arena in Franklin serving as the home ice for both the Medfield and Medway High School boys hockey teams, Wednesday night’s round of 16 match between the...

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Rinaldi, Spellman advance Raiders by Abington

By Mike Flanagan

Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

Following a 71-56 victory against No. 25 Shawsheen in the round of 32, the No. 8 seed Dover-Sherborn High School boys basketball team hosted No. 9 Abington on Wednesday night in a battle of the last...

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Hawks advance to elite eight

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

A 16-3-1 (6-3-1) regular season earned the Xaverian Brothers High School varsity hockey team the No. 2 seed in the MIAA Division I state tournament. 

Following a 4-0 victory over Andover on March 2 in the round of 32, the Hawks...

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Walpole basketball survives, advances against Foxboro 

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

Whatever the official capacity of the Walpole High School gym is, on Friday night, it was met and exceeded by a large margin. That’s what a playoff matchup between two neighboring towns will do. 

But while there were...

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Needham athletes excel at indoor track

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. 

Medfield swimming breaks records

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

Robin Bauer, Medfield High School Class of 2004… we’ve got some bad news.

In fact, we’ve got bad news for lots of former Medfield swimmers who set records during their time wearing the white and blue. 

See, at the...

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Flippo advances Warriors by Rockets in overtime

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

Playing their first playoff game since March of 2020, the Medfield and Needham High girls hockey teams put on a show on Wednesday night in the MIAA Division II round of 32.

Following a 2-1 defeat to...

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Blomquist, Sullivan lead Wolverines over Timbs

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

On December 13, the Walpole and Westwood High School girls varsity hockey teams opened their respective seasons against one another. Down 3-0 early, Westwood stormed back with four unanswered goals to pull of a 4-3 victory. 

Flash ahead 73 days and...

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Timbs, Wolverines face off in Canton

Senior forward Kate Devlin (pictured) fights off a stick check and moves the puck through the neutral zone. 

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

On December 13, the Walpole and Westwood High School girls varsity hockey teams opened their respective seasons against one another. Down 3-0 early,...

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Cumming’s dagger leads Warriors over Tigers

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

Medfield and Oliver Ames High School girls basketball met for the second time in four days on Thursday afternoon. After Medfield defeated OA to win the Lynn High School basketball tournament on Monday, the Warriors (17-3, 13-3) traveled to Easton...

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Hillers frustrate Wolverines in shutout

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

After qualifying for the state tournament for the 39th consecutive season on February 12 (excluding 2020-2021) with a 4-1 victory over rival Holliston, the Westwood High School varsity boys hockey team returned to Canton Ice House on Wednesday to host Hopkinton. 

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...

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Medfield comeback spoils Wellesley’s senior night

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

With posters taped to the boards, parents holding flowers and an upper level of fans cheering them on, the Wellesley Raiders scored a goal ten seconds into their game against Medfield Saturday night at the Boston Sports Institute. Unfortunately for the Raiders, the Medfield girls...

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Birch springs Timbs over Warriors late

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

Walpole High School girls varsity hockey entered Monday’s senior night contest with Medfield with zero room for error. Sitting at 7-10-0 with three contests left on the schedule, every game is a must-win for the Timbs to reach 10 wins and qualify for the...

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Raiders face Lancers on emotional night

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

The Dover-Sherborn basketball team had two chances to win at least a share of the TVL title against Norton, the first coming in a challenging loss on the road on February 13. Unfortunately for the Raiders, DS couldn’t close the deal on Tuesday night in...

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Bennett, DS track break school record

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

Dover-Sherborn’s Johnny Bennett, Owen Comiskey, Luke Loeffler and Dan Griffiths put on an incredible performance on Friday at the MIAA Division V meet at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston. 

Despite never having competed in the 4x400 relay together, this "makeshift"...

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