By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After dwelling on their 1-6 regular season record in 2019 for a year and a half, the Xaverian Hawks enter this unprecedented 2020-2021 football season with a chip on their shoulder. A perennial favorite to win the Catholic Conference, the Hawks will look to...
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Dover-Sherborn Regional High School last took the field on Thanksgiving in 2019: a 34-14 defeat to arch rival Medfield. After dwelling on that defeat for 15 months, the Raiders are finally being given the opportunity to return to the gridiron this spring and play...
Pictured celebrating one of his three touchdown runs against DS in 2019, senior quarterback Ryan Murray (12) will serve as one of five Medfield High School football captains this spring. Photo by Mike Flanagan.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It's been about a...
Pictured handing the ball off in 2019 against Milton, quarterback Will McDonald (left) says he and his Needham teammates are ready to dish out some revenge this spring as the senior will serve as one of seven co-captains for the Rockets. Photo by Mike Flanagan.
By Mike...
After a COVID-related hiatus, the speedskating season recently resumed, and Medfield native Julie Letai has qualified for the Short Track World Championships coming up this weekend in the Netherlands from March 5-7. She will be one of four ladies representing the USA in the relay race on Saturday and Sunday. Races will be...
Pictured driving the ball to the rim against Norton, sophomore guard Hana Skeary (21) was named a TVL All-Star for her efforts on the hardwood for the Raiders throughout the 2020-2021 winter athletic season. Photo by Greg Hills.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It's been quite the start for the Boston Bruins in 2020-2021. Sitting at 11-3-2 with 24 points, the B's are currently positioned atop the MassMutual Eastern Division with a game in hand on the second-place Washington Capitals (9-5-3, 21 points).
Needham High School girls hockey's 2021 class of seniors pose for a picture before their game against Newton Co-op on February 13. Photo by Needham High Athletics
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Needham High School varsity girls hockey saw a little bit of...
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Medfield High School wrapped up the 2021 winter athletic season this past week. Along with the conclusion of the season, Medfield also saw multiple of its athletes recognized with postseason awards.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Throughout their history, Xaverian varsity hockey has been a bit of a little brother in the Catholic Conference. While the school has been able to produce future NHL talent such as Chris Wagner ('09), the postseason success and the conference championships hasn't been there....
Needham goaltender Ollie Lamadieu (pictured) hugs the post and keeps an eye on the play behind his net on Monday at Wellesley. Photos by Mike Flanagan.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The annual Needham and Wellesley High School hockey games are some of...
Nick Petronio tries to finish a reverse layup in the face of some tough defense.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Friday night, the Newton North Tigers got their revenge on a Needham Rockets team that had beaten them just a few days...
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Throughout the last two months, athletes at Dover-Sherborn Regional High have persevered and competed through some extremely challenging circumstances. This past week, DS winter athletes wrapped this extremely unprecedented season.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After persevering through some extremely challenging times the last two months, winter athletics came to a close for Westwood High School and Xaverian Brothers High School varsity teams this past week. Within the process of wrapping up the seasons, both the Hawks and Wolverines...
Sophomore forward Jason Finkelstein (16) moves the puck up through center on a breakout midway through the first period. Photos by Mike Flanagan.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Despite all of their recent on-ice success, it certainly has not been an ideal past...
Senior captain and forward Chris Lawson (6) moves the puck into the attacking zone during Medfield's 6-6 tie at Ashland on Saturday night. Photos by Mike Flanagan.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Medfield High School varsity boys hockey traveled to Loring Arena in...
Coach Nickerson draws up a play late in the third quarter.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Who would have won the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament last year? With so much that has happened over the course of 2020 and 2021, it’s hard to...
Junior forward Andrew Scier (19) moves the puck through the neutral zone. Photos by Mike Flanagan.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Two of the TVL's top dogs met on Monday afternoon at Blackstone Valley IcePlex in Hopedale as Medfield High boys varsity hockey...
Senior forward Connor McNaughton (21) hustles in on the forecheck during Needham High boys varsity hockey's game at Milton on Wednesday night. Photo by Mike Flanagan.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Following a two-week pause due to COVID protocols, Needham High School boys...
Photos by Mike Flanagan
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Dover-Sherborn Regional High School varsity winter athletics continued this past week as the Raiders were in action against rivals Medway, Holliston and Norwood, as well as various schools across the state in alpine ski....
