Category Archive for "Sports"

Westwood just too good for Dover-Sherborn

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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. [caption id="attachment_31389" align="alignleft" width="600"]

Donohue tallies pair as Wolverines tie Mustangs

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. [caption id="attachment_31382" align="alignright" width="600"]

Senior forward Matt Hetnik (3) fights off a stick check...
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Roche, Lady-Rebels outlast Silk, Warriors

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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...

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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...

McIntyre, Lady-Rockets cruise past Warriors

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Sophomore guard/forward Caroline Klemm (12) fights off a defender and drives the ball to the basket.[/caption] The Needham High girls varsity...

Kenney, Herlihy lift Raiders past Lancers

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Sophomore forward George Herlihy (3) fires a shot on net during a rush up the far-side boards.[/caption] Coming off consecutive...

McGowan, Wolverines fight off Stark, Raiders

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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...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor It may have been a day off for some on Monday, but not for the Walpole and Wellesley High School varsity girls hockey teams, who met at Babson Skating Center for their one and only meeting this 2018-2019 season. Thanks to some shutdown goaltending on both sides by Wellesley’s...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Two old TVL rivals met on the ice at Pirelli Arena in Franklin on Saturday afternoon as the Medfield High boys varsity hockey team hosted Westwood. Thanks to some stellar goaltending on both ends by Medfield’s Mason Matthew and Westwood’s Ben Goodrich, the teams were able to garner a...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor After having their five-game win streak to start the 2018-2019 snapped by Brookline on Tuesday night, the Wellesley High boys basketball team returned home to square off against rival Newton North on Friday. Unfortunately, the injury bug has ravaged the Raiders (5-2, 3-2) over the last few weeks,...

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Wellesley senior captain Hudson Sewall works for the takedown.[/caption] In a 49-12 victor over Wellesley High School, the Walpole Rebels wrestling team managed to show their superior skills, as...

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Freshman Britt Nawrocki (8) scouts the scene and gets ready to make a pass on a two-on-one bid....

Medfield hockey still unbeaten after tie

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Senior forward Justin Fuglestad (19) moves the puck through the neutral zone. [/caption] Many wondered who Norwood High’s new rivals would be when the school...

McInerney, Desimone lift Lady-Rebs past NDA

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Walpole High varsity girls hockey team welcomed in Notre Dame Academy (Hingham) on Monday night for a midseason non-conference clash between two teams bound for the state tournament. Thanks to a phenomenal seven-for-seven effort by the Walpole penalty kill unit and some stellar goaltending by senior goaltender...

Wamps freeze Rockets unbeaten streak at three

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Senior defenseman Brad Sprogis (22) ties up his man in front of the net. [/caption] The Needham High varsity boys hockey team...

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A hard foul as Medfield takes a hand to the face.[/caption] For essentially three quarters, the Medfield girls’ basketball team was getting killed by Medway. Then, a riveting...

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Stark’s 17 propels Raiders past Mustangs

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Tim Cofield (33) fights off a defender and moves the ball around the perimeter.[/caption] The Dover-Sherborn Regional boys basketball team traveled to Norwood on...

Third quarter dooms Medfield against Dedham

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By James Kinneen Hometown Weekly Reporter At the half of their game Wednesday night, the Medfield and Dedham’s boys’ basketball teams were deadlocked at 36 points apiece in a game that looked like it would come down to the final possession. Then, the third quarter happened, and for Medfield, disaster struck. With the top of their...

O’Leary’s late tally keeps Warriors unbeaten

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Arguably the top two hockey teams in the TVL met at a packed Loring Arena in Framingham on Saturday night for a big-time midseason showdown as the Ashland Clockers (5-2-1, 1-2-1) hosted the Medfield Warriors (4-0-1, 2-0-1). Thanks a late go-ahead goal by senior forward Stephen O’Leary with...

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