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Marlow new hockey coach at DS/Weston

A group of DS/Weston High boys hockey players celebrate a goal against Millis/Hopedale last season. Photo by Mike Flanagan.

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

On June 2, Dover-Sherborn/Weston High School boys hockey announced the hiring of Alex Marlow as its new head coach, a...

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Spotlighting WHS baseball’s 2020 senior class

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

After missing the postseason in 2018, Westwood High School baseball had a massive turnaround year in 2019. The Wolverines finished the regular season 11-9 and earned the No. 7 seed in Division II South.

Once the postseason started, the Westwood...

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Medfield, Needham lax fill All-Decade team

Pictured during his senior season at Needham in 2017, Sam Eisenstadt has become a defensive mainstay for UMass the last three years and was named to the Boston Herald’s All-Decade (2010-2020) lacrosse team last week. Photos by Mike Flanagan.

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

Saluting DS baseball’s 2020 senior class

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

The 2020 senior class at Dover-Sherborn represented the final remaining group of players from the 2017 Division III South and Eastern Mass champion baseball team.

Four years ago, this group shocked the entire Massachusetts high school baseball community by making...

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Needham Assistant AD Jackson speaks up

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

The last two weeks have represented an extremely difficult time for our country. It should go without saying that racism and hate have no place in our country. Sadly, the murders of George Floyd, Ahmad Arbery and Breonna Taylor have proven that hate and...

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A tribute to senior athletes

By Maddie Gerber
Hometown Weekly Intern 

Last spring, Needham High School’s girls’ softball team played its final game against Braintree, which was not only an undefeated team, but also the league champions. The Rockets, who hadn’t made the playoffs that year, were undoubtedly the underdogs, and knew this would be...

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Needham’s Mathias, O’Brien make own marathon

Avery Mathias (left) and Kate O'Brien (right) are cheered on by friends and family as they make their way down Boylston Street in Boston on Saturday afternoon during their makeshift marathon run. Photos by Needham Swim & Diving.

By Mike Flanagan
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Spotlighting Westwood senior swimmer Matt McDonald

Pictured in his Wolfpack hoodie, Westwood resident Matt McDonald will continue his academic and swimming career at NC State this fall. Photo by Laurie McDonald.

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

Ranked as the No. 1 swimmer in New England and committed to ACC...

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Walpole’s Hirshom added to Plymouth pipeline

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

Walpole has become a big-time recruiting ground for Plymouth State men’s lacrosse in recent years. In 2019, the Panthers rostered three Walpole High alums: LSM Charlie Harrington (2016), close D Zach Conrad (2017) and midfielder Harvest Perez (2013). 

Last week, Walpole...

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Honoring DS’ 2020 Marathoners

For the first time in 124 years, the Boston Marathon will not be run. The 2020 Boston Marathon was cancelled last Thursday due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The race, which was postponed from its original date of April 20 to September 14, will be replaced by a virtual event...

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Nora Searle Field adds title plaques

The 2019 state championship plaques of the Dover-Sherborn Regional varsity boys lacrosse and varsity field hockey team were added to the press box at Nora Searle Field on Thursday. Photo by Mike Flanagan.

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

With much of the 2020...

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Honoring Medfield’s 2020 Marathoners

For the first time in 124 years, the Boston Marathon will not be run. The 2020 Boston Marathon was cancelled last Thursday due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The race, which was postponed from its original date of April 20 to September 14, will be replaced by a virtual event...

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Spotlighting girls lax captain Sarah Roycroft

Pictured last season as a junior, senior captain and Richmond commit Sarah Roycroft (18) was poised to help Westwood make a push for the Division I state championship in 2020. Photo by Mike Flanagan.

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

Each of the last...

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SB Nation names Foley All-Freshman

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

It was obvious during his time at Walpole High School that Conor Foley, a 200-point scorer in both lacrosse and ice hockey, was a supreme athlete. After winning Bay State Conference Co-MVP honors as a junior, Foley committed to play at UMass Lowell. 

Gronk delivers masks to Walpole firefighters

Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end and former New England Patriot star Rob Gronkowski visited Walpole on Friday to deliver medical equipment to frontline workers.

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Accompanied by his girlfriend, Camille Kostek, the three-time Super Bowl champion and future Hall of...

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Needham’s Burnett decade’s fastest MIAA runner

Davonte Burnett was a dominant force for Needham High School track from 2014-2018.

At the indoor championships his senior year in 2018, Burnett set a new meet record in the 55M at 6.36 seconds. As a junior in 2017, Burnett won state championships in the 100-meter dash (10.63 seconds)...

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Spotlighting girls lax captain Erin Cooney

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

With 11 players returning to varsity, 2020 had the potential to be an extremely special season for Medfield High School girls lacrosse. Unfortunately, the Warriors never got the chance to take the field due to COVID-19. 

Medfield was set to be...

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UNC’s Laidman making best of quarantine

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

North Carolina men’s lacrosse was in the midst of a major bounce-back season in 2020. An offense that already featured the likes of Tanner Cook (20 goals, seven assists) and Nicky Solomon (13 goals, 16 assists) was further sparked, thanks to the arrival of...

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Spotlighting Xaverian lacrosse’s 2020 seniors

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

The 2020 season was going to mark the beginning of a new era for Xaverian Brother’s High School varsity lacrosse. The hiring of former Medfield defense coordinator Daggett Morse as head coach, along with the return of a strong senior class, gave the Hawks...

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Spotlighting WHS girls track’s 2020 seniors

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

The Westwood High School girls track and field team was set to have a big spring in 2020. Unfortunately, the team had its season taken from them due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Westwood boasted a large senior class composed of...

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