By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
There have been a lot of good high school hockey programs over the years in the state of Massachusetts. Catholic Conference powers like Catholic Memorial, BC High, Malden Catholic, public programs such as Burlington, Reading, and other Western Mass purebreds like Springfield Cathedral have all held decades of...
This season’s Wellesley High School gymnastics team put together the program’s strongest record in the past four years, finishing the season with a record of 6-2.
The highest score of the regular season came on January 24 against Needham. Wellesley finished the meet with a 135.7 over Needham’s 131.9.
The team was led by senior...
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
[caption id="attachment_31612" align="alignright" width="300"] Senior Night had the Weymouth fans coming out in droves.[/caption]
Walpole’s last dual meet of the year came against Weymouth on Wednesday night. Unfortunately for the Rebels, this particular...
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Last season, Northeastern broke their 30-year Beanpot drought with a 5-2 victory over Boston University to claim the school’s fifth-ever tournament title. On Monday night, the defending champ and No. 13-ranked Huskies took to the TD Garden ice to defend their crown against rival Boston College.
Leading the...
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
[caption id="attachment_31593" align="alignright" width="300"] Sophomore guard Kiki McIntyre (2) fights through a double team and puts up a jump shot. [/caption]
Entering Friday night,...
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
[caption id="attachment_31584" align="alignright" width="300"] Needham shows some of the toughness that was the key to the second half. Photos by James...
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
[caption id="attachment_31571" align="alignright" width="300"] Medfield’s Phil Parker (23) shields the puck from DS/Weston’s Connor Burke (3).[/caption]
Two old friends met on Saturday afternoon in Franklin as the Medfield boys varsity...
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
“It wasn’t pretty, but we got a win.”
Such was the game summary of Wellesley coach Glen Magpiong.
On Friday night, the Milton and Wellesley girls’ basketball teams engaged in an ugly, but fun, tense back-and-forth game that had coaches yelling at refs, fans yelling at players, and players yelling...
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Following a 2-2-0 start to the season, the defending Division II state champ Wellesley High girls have played 10 straight contests of unbeaten hockey.
On Monday, the Lady-Raiders (7-2-3) hosted another Division II South heavyweight, Notre Dame Academy (Hingham), at Babson. Despite outshooting the Cougars (9-3-1) by a...
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
[caption id="attachment_31495" align="alignright" width="300"] A hard foul from Weymouth’s Norman Sianne.[/caption]
Earlier this year, the Weymouth boys basketball team lost to Walpole in a thriller at home, 59-56.
On Tuesday night, the Wildcats would get...
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
[caption id="attachment_31471" align="alignleft" width="300"] Sophomore forward Caroline Han (9) corrals a loose puck and fights off a stick check...
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Roxbury’s Reggie Lewis Center hosted the Tri-Valley League’s indoor track meet on Saturday night, February 2. The meet featured teams from Westwood, Dover-Sherborn, Medfield, and their conference opponents.
While there were many gifted athletes and innumerable great performances in Roxbury, a few did stand above the rest.
For the Medfield Warriors, the...
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The two lead dogs in the Bay State Conference Herget Division squared off for the second and final time this season on Saturday afternoon as the Walpole Lady-Rebels (12-3-1, 7-3-1) hosted the Braintree Wamps (12-3-0, 8-0-0) at Rodman Arena.
The Lady-Rebels, who entered the contest on...
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The girls of Westwood High School beat Dover-Sherborn 57-24 last Monday afternoon, putting on a dazzling display of passing, cutting and forcing turnovers so well executed that you would have thought they were from Westwood, Los Angeles, not Westwood, Massachusetts.
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Westwood High varsity boys hockey team entered Saturday night’s contest with Norwood still unbeaten in TVL play and looking to keep pace with Medfield (also unbeaten) in the race for the conference crown.
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Walpole and Medfield High girls met on the hardwood last Thursday night in Walpole for their one and only meeting this season. Behind a game-high 22 points by junior guard Elisabeth Roche, the Lady-Rebels (7-6, 4-4) earned a huge 60-53 non-conference victory. Another big storyline for Walpole...
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
[caption id="attachment_31342" align="alignright" width="300"] Needham’s Kyle Sullivan, who was praised for his rebounding, shows off his ball handling.[/caption]
No team wants to lose on their home court, but the...
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
[caption id="attachment_31334" align="alignright" width="300"] Sophomore guard/forward Caroline Klemm (12) fights off a defender and drives the ball to the basket.[/caption]
The Needham High girls varsity...
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
[caption id="attachment_31288" align="alignright" width="300"] Sophomore forward George Herlihy (3) fires a shot on net during a rush up the far-side boards.[/caption]
Coming off consecutive...
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It was about as gritty of an effort as they come for the Dover-Sherborn boys on the road at Westwood on Monday afternoon. The Raiders (10-3, 6-3) came from 13 down to tie the game late, while senior captain/forward Brett Stark battled through the flu to record a...
