Raiders and Wolverines fight to draw
Westwood field hockey still unbeaten
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Westwood and Medfield High School field hockey met on the rain-soaked turf of Fisher Memorial Field on Friday afternoon for the second and final time this season.
The Wolverines (14-0-1, 8-0-1) rolled into Medfield still unbeaten and looked to complete the season sweep of the Warriors (2-9-2, 1-7-2)...
Wellesley volleyball takes on Milton
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
In what would ultimately be a three-set loss to drop the team to 3-7 on the year, The Wellesley Raiders volleyball team was all over the place, ranging from looking like a great team that could compete with anyone, to one being run out of the building.
In the first...
Scales, Porkers roll to remain unbeaten
By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Walpole High School varsity field hockey team continued its dominance on Thursday afternoon with a convincing 7-0 victory against Framingham.
The Porkers (11-0-1, 8-0-1) entered Thursday’s contest already with a stranglehold on the Bay State Conference title and further making their case for the No. 1 overall...
Needham’s lights-out shooting dooms Walpole
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Monday night, The Needham Rockets girls soccer team moved to 6-2-2, downing the Walpole Rebels, 4-1.
The first half was tight until - depending on which team you were rooting for - either a terrible foul by Walpole’s Shannon English or a terrible call by the referees. Two...
Wolverines outlast Warriors in rain
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Westwood and Medfield High School field hockey met on the rain-soaked turf of Fisher Memorial Field on Friday afternoon for the second and final time this season.
The Wolverines (14-0-1, 8-0-1) rolled into Medfield still unbeaten and looked to complete the season sweep of the Warriors (2-9-2, 1-7-2)...
Raiders fight Blackhawks in downpour
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Down 14-0 in the third quarter and getting stuffed on the one-yard line on a failed fourth down conversion, the Dover-Sherborn football team had every opportunity to quit Friday afternoon against Bellingham. Their bleachers were barely half-full, it was cold, it was windy, it was downpouring, and the...
Raider comeback falls short in classic
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The annual Wellesley and Natick football game is often a date circled on the calendar. This season, however, there was a lot more than bragging rights on the line; the game’s winner would be able to control its own destiny for the Herget Division title.
Despite a late surge...
Strong second half lifts Rockets over Rebels
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Herget Division rivals Needham and Walpole met on the pitch at Bird Middle School on Monday afternoon for the second and final time this season. The Rockets (7-2-1, 6-1-1) came to Walpole looking to complete the season sweep of the Rebels (2-6-1, 2-4-0) after earning a 3-0 win...
Team effort from Needham smothers Wamps
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Friday night, the winless Needham Rockets football team travelled to Braintree, scored fourteen points in the first quarter and shut down the Wamps’ offense to hold on for a 14-6 win. The victory was the first for the Rockets and moved them to 1-4 on the year.
On...
Rocket volleyball blasts off in Natick
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By Maddie Gerber
Hometown Weekly Intern
The Needham girls varsity volleyball team continues to assert its dominance over the Herget Division, adding another win against Natick to its already impressive undefeated record of 8-0 and officially securing a spot in the post-season. Although the Rockets had already played the Redhawks in their...
Medfield football stuffed by Ashland
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Entering on the heels of a tough 41-6 defeat to division-leading Holliston (4-0, 3-0), the Medfield High football team traveled to Ashland on Saturday needing a win to get back on track and realistically stay alive for a shot at winning TVL Large.
Unfortunately for the Warriors (2-2,...
Medfield powers past Dover-Sherborn
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Tuesday afternoon, the Medfield boys soccer team beat Dover-Sherborn on the Raiders’ home field, 2-1, in a low scoring game in which an injury-riddled Dover-Sherborn team looked flat for long stretches.
Disaster struck early for The Raiders when around ten minutes into the game, a Medfield cross bounced...
Shue’s late strike propels Raiders by Warriors
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Two of the top girls soccer teams in the TVL met on the pitch at Medfield High School on Tuesday as Medfield played host to bitter rival Dover-Sherborn for the first and only time this season.
The Raiders (9-1-0) entered on the heels of a 2-1 bounce-back victory...
Porkers too much for talented Franklin
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
There are some games that are far closer than what the final score might suggest, and there are other games that are nowhere near as close as the final score shows. In the case of Walpole’s 2-1 win over Franklin on Saturday afternoon, the final score is far from indicative of...
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Needham downs Wellesley on new field
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Thursday afternoon, just before the rain came, the Needham Rockets field hockey team shut out Wellesley, 3-0. The victory moved the Rockets, who were playing on their new turf field, to 6-1-1. The Raiders, meanwhile, dropped to 5-4.
Needham’s Grace Kelley lifted the ball past the goalie ten...
Morgan’s late strike pushes Warriors by Mustangs
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Two teams looking to get back into the thick of it in the TVL Large soccer standings met at McAleer’s Park in Norwood on Tuesday afternoon as the Norwood Mustangs (3-5-1, 3-5-0) hosted the Medfield Warriors (3-3-2, 3-3-2).
Trailing by a goal late in the first half, Medfield...
Wolverines please packed bleachers of fans
***IMG_ 4687 - Nicole Laughter and Kate Anderson meet at the net in front of a packed house at WHS. Photos by James Kinneen
IMG_ 4679 - Bella Hamdan sends the ball straight back to the Medfield side. Photos by James Kinneen
IMG_ 4741 - Amanda McKim tries to time her block. Photos by James Kinneen
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Maiona, Raiders out-duel Jarvis, Rebels
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Wellesley and Walpole High football took to the gridiron on Saturday afternoon for a Carey vs. Herget Division showdown. The Raiders entered looking to make it three straight wins to begin the 2019 season, while Walpole traveled to Wellesley hoping to get back on track following a 30-7...
Lady-Rockets draw with Wildcats
