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Walonis, Walpole girls basketball ready up

Pictured last year against Needham, sophomore guard Brooke Walonis (10) will look to help Walpole High School girls basketball to a successful season in 2020-2021. Photo by Mike Flanagan.

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

If it were a normal year, Walpole High School...

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Klemm, Rockets ready for lift-off

Pictured moving the ball up the floor last season against Braintree, senior guard/forward Caroline Klemm (3) will serve as one of two Needham High School girls basketball senior co-captains in 2020-2021. Photos by Mike Flanagan.

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

Needham High School...

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Silk, Medfield girls basketball motivated

Pictured last season against Westwood, Camilla Silk (20) will serve as one of Medfield High School girls basketball's two co-captains in 2020-2021. Photo by Mike Flanagan.

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

Always a favorite to win the TVL and come out of Division...

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McGowan, Wolverines ready up

Pictured celebrating during last season's sectional quarterfinal win against Tech Boston, James McGowan (14) will serve as one of four Westwood High School varsity boys basketball co-captains in 2020-2021. Photo by Mike Flanagan.

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

The Westwood High School varsity...

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Sebet: Westwood hockey ready

Pictured last season against Medfield, senior center Nick Horsfall (22) will serve as one of three Westwood High School hockey co-captains in 2020-2021 for the second straight year. Photos by Mike Flanagan.

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

Like every other high school winter...

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Verderber, Walpole hockey set to defend title

Pictured last season against Milton, senior forward Ethan McDonough (22) will look to help lead the Walpole High School varsity boys hockey team to as many wins as possible during this unprecedented 2020-2021 season. Photos by Mike Flanagan.

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

Medfield hockey ready for battle

Pictured last season against Westwood, senior center Phil Parker (23) will serve as one of four Medfield High School varsity hockey captains in 2020-2021. Photos by Mike Flanagan.

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

Medfield High School varsity boys hockey enters the 2020-2021 season...

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Rooney, Raiders ready up

Pictured last season against Millis/Hopedale, senior captain and defenseman Billy Rooney (5) will look to continue to be a key cog on the back end for the Raiders in 2020-2021. Photo by Mike Flanagan.

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

Dover-Sherborn/Weston varsity boys ice...

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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.