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MedBall continues winning streak

By Avonlea Cummings

Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter

Heartbeats thumping. Footsteps thudding onto the wooden court floor as a basketball is soaring into the air. The slight sound of a swoosh as the ball travels through the net and cheers filling the gymnasium space as streams of sweat...

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Boys’ Basketball defends home court

By Avonlea Cummings

Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter

Amidst the echoing cheers and dribbles, the Westwood court came alive Thursday, January 18th as the Wolverines boys’ basketball team hosted the Dover-Sherborn Raiders for an unforgettable Tri-Valley League competition of the season. With skills and determination, Westwood pressured the...

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Boys’ Basketball bit by the Wolverines

By Avonlea Cummings

Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter

Amidst the echoing cheers and dribbles, the Westwood court came alive Thursday, January 18th as the Dover-Sherborn boys’ basketball team visited the Westwood Wolverines for an unforgettable Tri-Valley League competition of the season. With skills and determination, the Raiders pressured...

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Girls’ Basketball Metrowest night success

By Avonlea Cummings

Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter

On Friday, January 19th the Needham gymnasium was packed with fans supporting the Needham girls’ basketball as they hosted the Natick Redhawks for a thrilling competition. In honor of the Metrowest girls' basketball team in Needham, the Rockets displayed photos...

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Swim Team dives and conquers

By Avonlea Cummings

Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter  

Echoes of cheers rang against the four walls of the Westwood High swimming pool as the Westwood swim team and the Dover-Sherborn swim team came together for their mid-January swim meet. The teams went head-to-head against one another in...

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Girls’ Hockey finds victory on the road

By Max Clifford

Hometown Weekly Reporter

Medfield High School Girls’ Varsity Hockey picked up a road victory over the Mansfield-Oliver Ames-Foxboro cooperative team on Tuesday in Foxboro. The two squads traded blows early, but the Warriors’ young talent lifted them to a 5-2 victory.

Timberwolves fall to Needham

By Avonlea Cummings

Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter 

The lights blared onto Walpole’s shining basketball court floor last Tuesday evening as the stage was set up for the Walpole boys’ basketball team to tip off against the Needham Rockets. The Timberwolves headed into the evening’s match with a...

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Rockets soar over Walpole

By Avonlea Cummings

Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter 

The lights blared onto Walpole’s shining basketball court floor last Tuesday evening as the stage was set up for the Walpole boys’ basketball team to tip off against the Needham Rockets. The Rockets headed into the evening’s match hoping to...

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Personal bests for Westwood Swim Team

By Avonlea Cummings

Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter

Echoes of cheers rang against the four walls of the Westwood High swimming pool as the Westwood swim team and the Dover-Sherborn swim team came together for the mid-January swim meet. The teams went head-to-head against one another in multiple...

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Girls’ Hockey storms past Mustangs 

By Avonlea Cummings

Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter

It was cool in the Canton Ice House rink but action was heating up on the ice as the Westwood girls hockey team hosted the Norwood Mustangs on Wednesday, January 3rd. It was a back-and-forth battle on the ice as...

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Girls’ basketball victory on the road

By Max Clifford

Hometown Weekly Reporter

Walpole High School Varsity Girls’ Basketball brought home a victory from their road trip to Framingham on Friday night. The team’s leading scorer Bella Bingham poured in a career-high 31 points to help the Timberwolves hold off a late comeback attempt...

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MedBall dominates Ashland

By Avonlea Cummings

Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter 

Basketballs echoed throughout the Medfield gymnasium on Tuesday, January 2nd, it was the first match of the New Year for the MedBall girls' basketball team and they were warming up for a fiery match against the Ashland Clockers. A defensive...

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Boys’ Basketball triumph over Braintree

By Avonlea Cummings

Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter 

Bleachers were packed, and the student section was bright pink and full of energy as the Needham High gym on Friday, January 5th the Needham boys basketball team hosted the Braintree Wamps in league competition. The Rockets ultimately took the...

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Boys’ Hockey defeats Littleton

By Max Clifford

Hometown Weekly Reporter

The Dover-Sherborn-Weston Varsity Ice Hockey team improved to 6-1 on the season with a dramatic late night victory over Littleton on Saturday night. The co-op team put together an all-around effort at Macdowell Arena en route to a 2-1 victory over...

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Timberwolves girls’ hockey faces defeat

By Avonlea Cummings
Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter

Ice skates glided across the ice at the Franklin Pirelli Arena on Saturday, December 30th, as the Walpole Girls' Hockey Timberwolves journeyed to face the Medfield Warriors in their second-season matchup. The competition is consistently intense for both teams, striving for the decisive goal...

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Girls’ hockey triumphs over Timberwolves

By Avonlea Cummings
Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter

Ice skates glided gracefully across the ice at the Franklin Pirelli Arena on Saturday, December 30th, as Medfield Girls' Hockey hosted the Walpole Timberwolves for their second matchup of the season. This special competition showcased the Warriors' commitment to mental health awareness, as they...

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Boys’ Hockey falls to Hopkinton

By Avonlea Cummings

Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter

Blades sliced the ice on Wednesday evening as the Westwood boys' hockey team hosted the Hopkinton Hillers at the Canton Ice House for their third league match of the season. In a hard-fought battle, the Wolverines fell to the Hillers...

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Big Blue triumphs over Hopkinton

By Avonlea Cummings

Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter

Medfield's gymnasium was abuzz last Tuesday evening as the Medfield Big Blue basketball team faced off against the Hopkinton Hillers in a heated Tri-Valley League (TVL) Large competition. The Big Blue secured their second league win of the season, clinching...

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Doubleheader defeat

By Avonlea Cummings

Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter

Walpole's gymnasium was filled with excitement as fans from Walpole and Norwood gathered on a chilly December evening, just days before the holiday break. Walpole celebrated by hosting a doubleheader event for the boys' and girls' basketball teams, both of...

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Girls’ hockey comes up short

By Avonlea Cummings

Hometown Weekly Reporter

It was an electrifying evening for hockey last Wednesday, December 13th, as local rinks hosted numerous matches to inaugurate the 2023-2024 high school hockey season. The Needham girls hockey team embarked on a journey to Ulin Rink in Milton for their...

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