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Dorion, Rockets, outlast McDonough, Rebels

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Senior center Matt Smith (23) celebrates with teammates following a fourth quarter dunk.[/caption] The Needham and Walpole High School varsity boys basketball teams met for...

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]By James Kinneen Hometown Weekly Reporter This summer, Drake’s “In My Feelings Challenge” was so inescapable, both online and in real life, that within months, the entire country was annoyed at the song’s recurring line: “Kiki, do you love me?” On Tuesday night, the Walpole girls basketball team quickly became annoyed at the inescapable, recurring line...

Brown leads Herons to unprecedented start

Medfielder Lindsay Brown is helping drive the William Smith College Herons to their best start, ever. William Smith College ice hockey is off to its best start in program history. The Herons are 10-0-0 overall and 8-0-0 in United Collegiate Hockey Conference play. They enter the winter break on top of the conference standings. William Smith...

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Senior captain and guard John Muckstadt (5) moves the ball up the floor midway through the first quarter.[/caption] The phrase...

Injury-ravaged wrestling drops first match

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By James Kinneen Hometown Weekly Reporter With huge swaths of their starters out due to injury and illness, the Needham Rockets wrestling squad dropped its first match of the season, 42-39. The team started strongly early, tallying several pins in the lightest weight classes. However, as the weights became higher and higher, the Rockets could...

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Junior right wing Charlotte Tolman...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Coming off a 6-3 victory at Framingham on Friday afternoon, the Medfield/Norton High girls varsity hockey team returned home to Rodman Arena on Saturday night to open up TVL play against rival Westwood. Like the Warriors (1-2-0, 0-1-0) the Lady-Wolverines (2-0-0, 1-0-0) also entered Saturday’s tilt coming...

McDonough, Wolverines outlast Prego, Warriors

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By James Kinneen Hometown Weekly Reporter On Friday night, Dover-Sherborn just wasn’t ready for Medfield’s defense. In what would end up ultimately being a 61-23 loss to the Medfield Warriors, the ladies of Dover-Sherborn seemed shell-shocked at the multi-faceted, hyper-aggressive defense they were facing. Early on in the game, Dover-Sherborn could barely get the ball over half-court...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Dover-Sherborn Regional indoor track team took on TVL foe Millis on Thursday at Wheaton College. The DS boys earned a dominant 74-12 victory to move to 2-0 on the young season, while the girls fell 53-24, but had several notable individual performances. Sophomore Caitlin Britt broke the...

Guiffre’s 22 lifts Lady-Raiders past Revere

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Molly Cronin (10) directs traffic and sets up a play. [/caption] Coming off a 45-27 season-opening victory at Medway on December 10, the Wellesley High School...

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Mike DiCenzo (11) fights off a Mansfield fore-checker and gets the puck up the boards. [/caption] The Walpole High School varsity...

MacTavish, Warrior hockey ready for next step

By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Despite entering the tournament as the No. 8 seed, Medfield High School boys hockey nearly captured the Division II South title last season, winning their way to the sectional finals before falling to No. 3 Plymouth, 6-3. With last season’s tough ending behind them, the Warriors enter 2018-2019 ready to...

Paolatto, Raider hockey ready to impress

By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor A new era is underway in Dover-Sherborn. Beginning this 2018-2019 season, the Raiders will be teaming up with Weston High School for a three-town varsity boys hockey program. After a 10-8-2 regular season, DS was awarded the No. 15 seed in Division III South last winter. With several key impact...

Schmalz, Phelan, Lady-Rockets out to prove

By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Coming off an 11-6-3 season in 2017-2018 that earned them a spot in the Division I state tournament, the Needham High School girls varsity hockey team returns to the ice this season looking to make some noise in the Bay State Conference. The Needham girls will get two shots at...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Coming off a 13-6-3 regular season in 2017-2018, the Westwood High girls varsity hockey team is holding themselves to a high standard heading into what appears to be an extremely promising year. Back to lead the Wolverines in 2018-2019 are a trio of senior captains in leading scorer,...

Kressy, Lady-Raiders set to defend title

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The 2017-2018 season concluded with the ultimate prize for the Wellesley High School varsity girls hockey team: raising the Division II state championship trophy at TD Garden. As great as the accomplishment was of winning a state title, the focus for Wellesley girls hockey now shifts to...

High hopes for McInerny, Hamilton, Lady-Rebs

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor After an up-and-down 9-9-3 regular season, the Walpole High girls varsity hockey team earned the No. 15 seed in the 2018 Division II state tournament. Following a 5-2 victory over No. 18 Matignon in the preliminary round, the Lady-Rebs fell to eventual state runner-up Canton, 4-1. Despite...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Coming off a 12-6-2 regular season in 2017-2018 that earned them the No. 7 seed in Division II South, the Westwood High School boys hockey team is looking to build off of their success from a season ago and make a deep tournament run later on this winter....

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The 2017-2018 season saw Wellesley High boys hockey dominate the Bay State Conference and earn the No. 1 overall seed in Division I South. Following a quarterfinal round exit at the hands of No. 8 Xaverian on their home ice, the Raiders will look to build upon...

Category Archives: Sports

Dorion, Rockets, outlast McDonough, Rebels

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Needham gets redemption against Walpole

Brown leads Herons to unprecedented start

Raiders dominate Mohawks, move to 3-1

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Injury-ravaged wrestling drops first match

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Kelly, Lady-Rockets blank Redhawks

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McDonough, Wolverines blank Warriors

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McDonough, Wolverines outlast Prego, Warriors

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Warriors dominate Raiders in opener

DS’ Britt makes history in two-mile

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Guiffre’s 22 lifts Lady-Raiders past Revere

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Rebel hockey opens season 1-1

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MacTavish, Warrior hockey ready for next step

Paolatto, Raider hockey ready to impress

Schmalz, Phelan, Lady-Rockets out to prove

Dalton, Keith, Lady-Wolverines gear up

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Kressy, Lady-Raiders set to defend title

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High hopes for McInerny, Hamilton, Lady-Rebs

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Donohue, Wolverine hockey ready up

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Cohen, Goss, Raider hockey ready up

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