By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Correspondent
Last week, the regular seasons for basketball and hockey drew to an end and the playoff brackets were released. The boys’ hockey team won their final game against Plymouth North High School on February 16th 5–1 and ended up in the 31st seed with a 9–11 record. They...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Correspondent
This week, Needham boys’ basketball, girls’ basketball, and boys’ hockey entered their postseasons. Boys’ basketball finished their season with an 18–2 record, putting them in the 3rd seed. This is an impressive climb from last year when they were the 36th seed after a 10–10 season. In that...
By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Correspondent
One more win.
That’s what the Walpole boys’ basketball team was looking for coming into the Dudley Davenport Classic held at Sharon High School on Feb. 15-16. One more win in the regular season would qualify them for the state tournament, something they hadn’t...
By NHS Junior Robert Mahar, Community Contributor
The Needham Rockets wrestling team closed out its regular season on a high note Wednesday night, Feb. 4, defeating the Wellesley Raiders 45–26 in their final dual meet of the 2025–26 season. The win carried added significance for the Rockets, as it avenged a narrow six-point loss to Wellesley...
By Ken Chaisson
The Walpole Timberwolves girls’ ice hockey team (5–7–2) played the Milton Wildcats (14–1–1) at the Cadillac of Norwood Ice Arena in Walpole on Wednesday February 4, 2026.
The three time defending Bay State Conference champions, Milton is a powerhouse in girls’ hockey. They are currently ranked 5th in the Boston Globe...
By Meghan Foley
Boys’ basketball has been having a fantastic season. On February 3rd, Big Blue took only their second loss of the season, for the first time since December 28th. This brought their record to a 13–2 following a 10 game win streak and has...
By Meghan Foley
On February 3rd, the boys’ basketball team earned a big win against the Medfield Big Blue. Entering the game, the Raiders had a regular season record of 7–7 while Medfield boasted a 13–1, and they had also beaten the Raiders 58–46 at the beginning of the season.
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The Dover Sherborn girls swim team entered the MIAA South Sectional Championship with high expectations after finishing second in 2025 and they achieved their goal of taking first place by securing an impressive 235 points. This victory marked the program’s first time claiming the top spot since becoming an independent team. The Raiders were...
The Westwood Girls Hockey team continued its impressive season Saturday night with a hard-fought win over Ashland, improving its record to an outstanding 13–1. The victory showcased not only Westwood’s depth and talent, but also the resilience and teamwork that have defined this season.
It was a true full-team effort, with five different players...
By: Owen Ziegler
On January 30th, the Westwood Wolverines boys’ basketball team matched up with the Holliston Panthers in an extremely important TVL game, fought between the two frontrunners for the Tri-Valley League large championship. The Wolverines came into the game with a record of 10–3 and the Panthers with a record of 10–4....
By Ken Chaisson
The Walpole Timberwolves wrestling team hosted a super quad meet on Saturday January 31, 2026 involving five other schools.
The visitors included the Barnstable Red Hawks, the Durfee Hilltoppers, the Holyoke Purple Knights, the Minnechaug Falcons and the Randolph Blue Devils.
Though the temperature...
By Meghan Foley
On Friday, January 30th, varsity girls’ basketball played the Newton North Tigers for the second time this season after falling to them 40–52 back in December. Entering this game, the Raiders had a record of 3–8 to the Tigers’ 5–8.
When the...
By Meghan Foley
On Wednesday, January 28th, varsity girls’ hockey played the Canton Bulldogs at home for their only matchup of this season. This was also their mental health awareness game. The rink was decorated in bright green ribbons and the Warriors adorned their sticks with matching tape and wore small ribbons on their...
By Meghan Foley
On Friday, January 30th, varsity girls’ basketball played the Medway Mustangs for the second time this season after being beaten by them 34–65 back in December. Going into this game, the Raiders had a record of 6–8 to the Mustangs’ 10–2.
Captain Meredith...
By Meghan Foley
On Friday, January 23rd, varsity girls’ basketball returned to their home court to play the Holliston Panthers after four games on the road. The Warriors have had a fantastic season, entering their game against the Panthers (1–11) with an undefeated 13–0 record, following their championship win in the spring.
By Ken Chaisson
The Walpole Timberwolves boys’ basketball team renewed acquaintances with the Norwood Mustangs in the sparkling new fieldhouse on Thursday, January 22, 2026. It was the second game of a rare doubleheader along with the girls’ team to celebrate the opening of the new facility.
The old gym could fit 460 people....
The Needham Rockets wrestling team delivered a strong performance on Saturday, December 20, at the annual Sharon Lombardo Tournament held at Mt. Hope High School in Rhode Island. Competing against twelve teams, Needham earned an impressive fourth-place finish overall.
Six Rockets placed among the top five in their respective weight classes, with four wrestlers...
On January 20th, Needham and Wellesley boys’ swim and dive teams faced each other as the regular season was drawing to a close. Last year, the Wellesley Raiders were triumphant over the Rockets with a score of 112 to Needham’s 74.
The first event went to Wellesley, when Ethan Korakas, Kevin Di, Adrian Deng,...
By Meghan Foley
On Friday, December 23rd, varsity boys’ basketball played the Hopkinton Hillers at home for their only matchup of the season after beating them 68–62 last year. The Raiders were 5–6 before this game, while the Hillers were 7–5.
The Raiders were well-supported at...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
Last year, varsity girls’ hockey was 6–15–1 and qualified for the playoffs after defeating Ursuline Academy 11–5, but were eliminated by Hingham High—who went on to win the tournament—in the next round. This season, the Raiders were 1–3 when they went up against the Newton North Tigers on...
