Category Archive for "Sports"

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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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...

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...

By James Kinneen Hometown Weekly Reporter The Needham High wrestling team picked up a big win over Walpole on Thursday night to improve their record to 3-2 on the year. Early on in the season, the Rockets dropped a few matches while fighting off injuries. For this match, the team was coming off the holiday break, with...

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The Dover-Sherborn Regional High School indoor track had several of its members qualify for states this past weekend in their freshman/sophomore meet at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston. A week after breaking the school record in the mile (5:33.35) and qualifying herself for Division V states, Caitlin Britt continued her strong season...

Damren, Goss, Curran backboning Wesleyan hockey

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Wesleyan University is building something special with their women’s hockey program, and three local athletes have helped backbone the Cardinals this 2018-2019 season as Wesleyan fights for a spot in the NESCAC Tournament. Westwood native and junior forward Allie Damren, Wellesley native and senior defenseman Sarah Goss,...

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The Wellesley High School alpine ski team is poised to kick off its season this evening, and while most people think of ski racing as an individual competition, when it comes to high school alpine racing, it’s also a team sport with experience for the athletes that go far beyond the thrill...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Walpole and Wellesley High girls basketball entered the 2018-2019 season with the goal of winning their respective Bay State Conference divisions (Walpole – Herget, Wellesley – Carey), and making a run in the state tournament. For Walpole, their potential this season relied heavily upon the two-headed double-double...

Unbeaten Lady-Raiders outlast White, Rebels

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Wellesley High wrestlers humbled by Braintree

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By James Kinneen Hometown Weekly Reporter While every team at Wellesley High School goes by the name “Raiders,” for decades, the school’s wrestling team has adopted the moniker “Monks,” a tradition whose origin remains unsolved despite the school’s thorough investigating. Unfortunately, on Wednesday night against Braintree the young team didn’t have a prayer. Wellesley dug themselves...

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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