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McNaughton, Rockets ready for lift-off

Pictured last year winning a puck battle against Wellesley, senior winger Connor McNaughton (21) will look to help lead Needham High School varsity boys hockey to a successful season in 2020-2021. Photos by Mike Flanagan.

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

Needham High School...

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Medfield dominates TVL postseason awards

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

The Tri-Valley League announced its postseason awards for all Fall I varsity athletics this past week.

Following an unbeaten 7-0-3 season, Medfield girls soccer had six of its members named all-conference. Ally Dubbs, Marissa Gorog, Izzy Brown and Morgan Reilly...

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Needham’s Hauschka announces NFL retirement

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

Needham native Stephen Hauschka announced his retirement from football this past week. A Super Bowl XLVIII champion with the Seattle Seahawks and a 13-year NFL vet, Hauschka played soccer, basketball and lacrosse at Needham High School before graduating in 2003.

Connell, Walpole basketball gear up

Pictured last season against Wellesley, senior point guard Jack Connell (1) will serve as one of three co-captains for Walpole High School varsity basketball in 2020-2021. Photos by Mike Flanagan.

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

The only thing for certain as it pertains...

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McGough, Westwood hockey ready up

Pictured last season against Bellingham, senior defenseman and returning captain Kevin McGough (13) will look to help lead Westwood High School boys varsity hockey to a TVL championship in 2020-2021. Photo by Mike Flanagan.

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

The 2020-2021 MIAA hockey...

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Wayne, DS girls take the ice

Pictured last season against Medfield, sophomore defenseman Abby Wayne will serve as an assistant captain this season for DS girls varsity hockey. Photo by Mike Flanagan.

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

Dover-Sherborn varsity girls ice hockey is set to drop the puck on...

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Westwood kids are flag football champs

Front row, left to right: Sean Hickey, Connor Murphy, Braden Briller, Jackson Kelleher, Fin O’Neil, James Pallotta, Jack Harrington, Nick Button, Drew McGowan, and Jack Shevory. Back row, left to right: Kenji French and Anthony Moses. Coaches: John Hickey (left) and Jim Moses (right).

The...

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BSC sets winter start date

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

The abbreviated and successful Fall I athletic season showed that organized high school athletics are possible during these crazy times. The big test for the Bay State Conference (BSC) and MIAA will come in the months ahead, when athletic events are held indoors in...

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Sports notes: Blomquist commits to Bentley

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

Sports headlines are becoming scarcer by the day around the state of Massachusetts due to COVID-19. This past week in Westwood, residents were without high school football on Thanksgiving for the first time in 50 years. Meanwhile, one Westwood High athlete committed to play...

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Sports notes: Sagar named MVP

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

Dover-Sherborn Regional High School had several athletes honored this past week for their achievements throughout the recently-concluded Fall I athletic season in the Tri-Valley League.

  • Ryan Britt, Owen Comiskey, Noah Guarini and Toby Sagar were all named TVL All-Stars in...
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Sports notes: Kramer, Layden all-stars

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

Medfield High School had several athletes honored this past week for their achievements throughout the recently-concluded Fall I athletic season in the Tri-Valley League.

  • Jake Kraemer was named Medfield High School boys soccer's offensive player of the year as well...
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Boys play field hockey in Wellesley first

Photo by Dave Arnold Photography

By Rama K. Ramaswamy

Amidst pandemic-related changes to all fall sports, the Wellesley Raiders field hockey team underwent one of its own: it featured two young men on the typically all-female team, coached by Erin Stickle. 

Walpole sports news and notes

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

With the Fall I athletic season all wrapped up, Walpole High athletics still made headlines this past week with multiple athletes signing their NLIs to play a sport in college. Postseason awards for boys and girls soccer as well as boys and girls cross-country...

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Needham’s Kelley, McGrady commit to Brown

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

Needham High School saw two of its varsity athletes sign their national letters of intent to play a sport at Brown University this past week.

Throughout the last four years, Grace Kelley was perhaps the most dominant all-around athlete at...

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Westwood’s Makin, Crowley sign NLIs

Ashley Mackin (left) and Abby Crowley (right) mask up and sign their NLI's at Westwood High School on November 16. Photo by Westwood Athletics.

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

Westwood High School seniors Ashley Mackin and Abby Crowley signed their national letters of...

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Dover-Sherborn sports news and notes

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

With the Fall I athletic season coming to a close last week, Dover-Sherborn Regional High School had a multitude of its athletes honored with various postseason awards. DS also had several athletes sign their NLI's to play Division I sports and announced captains for...

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Field hockey caps season with win

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

Fall I athletics officially came to a close this past week in Medfield. Boys and girls varsity soccer, as well as boys and girls cross-country, all ended their respective seasons on November 15 against Norwood. The only team left with games to play during...

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Porkers conquer COVID with unbeaten season

Senior Madison Field (13) makes a cut and works the ball towards the cage for a scoring chance against Braintree on October 5. Photo by Mike Flanagan.

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

It was about as unorthodox as a season possibly could be...

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Hillberg named Westwood girls hockey coach

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

Westwood High School girls hockey has become one of the top programs in Division II. Throughout the last decade, long tournament runs have become the norm for the Wolverines. The program has also helped mold players such as Kat Keith (Endicott), who've gone on...

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Dover-Sherborn sports news and notes

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

Dover-Sherborn Regional High School wrapped up its first - and hopefully last - pandemic-altered Fall I athletic season this past weekend as the Raiders took on rivals Medfield and Dedham.

  • Varsity field hockey earned a pair of 2-0 victories at...
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