Needham’s Skoler crowned Girls Junior-Am champ
Needham 10U baseball wins SYBL championship
Needham’s 10U summer baseball team won the SYBL championship on August 2 at Morrison Field in Westwood. They defeated Newton with a final score of 9-4....
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Medfield Mass Premier boys take title
The Medfield JV boys team took home a hard fought victory on the Mass Premier courts to win the JV summer league title over Dedham, 49-43. It was their second championship in the last three summers. After a 5-2 summer season, the JV boys entered the weekend as the No. 2 seed for the playoffs....
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Kelly, Hardiman compete in Jr. PGA
Medfield’s Aidan Kelly and Charlie Hardiman competed with great success in the New England section of the Jr. PGA Championship. The two-day event was held at Atkinson Golf Club and Resort in New Hampshire and featured the top 30 teams from across New England. Aidan will begin 7th grade at Blake Middle School this fall,...
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Muckstadt, DS Soccer have high expectations
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Dover-Sherborn Regional High School boys soccer program saw an immense amount of success in 2017, putting together a 12-2-4 record, winning the TVL, and earning the No. 4 seed in Division III South before falling just short, 1-0, against Norwell in the sectional finals.
In 2018, DS returns several...
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Schedule announced for lacrosse Fall Ball
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Westwood Youth Lacrosse has announced the schedule for Fall Ball 2018. Fall Ball will begin on Sunday, September 9, and run through Monday, October 22 (no session Columbus Day weekend). Players in grades 1-3 will meet on Sundays from 6-7:30 p.m. Players in grades 4-8 will meet Mondays from 6:30-8 p.m.
Fall Ball...
Barefoot Soccer raises AIDS prevention funds
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By Daniel Curtin
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Members of the community were out at Hunnewell Fields for Wellesley’s 24 Hours of Barefoot Soccer last weekend. Battling the elements and other soccer players, participants in annual event raised money for Grassroots Soccer, an organization spearheading efforts to prevent AIDS in Africa.
The event welcomed players of all skill...
Needham youths score at track meet
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April Padilla Hrones (839) has a go at the high jump.[/caption]
Nearly 500 young track and field athletes from all over the Northeastern USA met over the weekend of July 20-21 to compete in...
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April Padilla Hrones (839) has a go at the high jump.[/caption]
Nearly 500 young track and field athletes from all over the Northeastern USA met over the weekend of July 20-21 to compete in...
High hopes for Strachan, Bletzer, BC football
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Coming off their first bowl victory since 2007 last season, Boston College football put together several statement victories in 2017 over Florida State, Virginia, and Louisville before finishing the season 7-6. Obviously, with wins like that under their belts, as well as having one of the nation’s most explosive and...
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Suburban swimmers shine in Ehrlich Mile
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
On Friday, boys and girls from across the region competed in the Ehrlich Mile Swim at Dug Pong in Natick. The swim including representatives from the Walpole Barracudas, Sherborn Snappers, Medfield Marlins, Needham Sharks, and Westwood Waves of the Suburban Summer Swim League. The event, which is often...
Batty back in town at Babson
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Former Wellesley High School head boys lacrosse coach Rocky Batty is back in town after a year away as an assistant at Boston University. Babson College announced on July 11 that Batty will take over as the school’s head men’s lacrosse coach, effective immediately.
Batty – who has seen...
Suburban swimmers shine in Ehrlich Mile
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
On Friday, boys and girls from across the region competed in the Ehrlich Mile Swim at Dug Pong in Natick. The swim including representatives from the Walpole Barracudas, Sherborn Snappers, Medfield Marlins, Needham Sharks, and Westwood Waves of the Suburban Summer Swim League. The event, which is often...
DS tennis excels in 2018
By Ned Sheehan
Hometown Weekly Intern
Over the last four years, Dover-Sherborn High School has boasted three athletes - all members of the class of 2018 - who have reached unprecedented heights, both on and off the tennis court. During their time at DS, Max Schuermann, Lucas Minas, and Jason Zataris led Raider tennis to a ridiculous...
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Wong, Medfield lacrosse make mark in Netanya
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Over the course of the last two weeks, the FIL World Lacrosse Games took place in Netanya, Israel. Of course, the main storyline of the tournament is Team USA defeating Canada, 9-8, for the gold medal, their 10th gold medal in the history of the event, and their...
State champ Rockets honored at Fenway
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The spring of 2018 will forever be known as the time when Needham High School baseball simply refused to die, rallying seemingly every other game throughout the MIAA Division I State Tournament until finally, their resilience and grit paid off with a state championship in dramatic fashion.
In the...
Needham 9A boys win tournament
The Needham Summer 9A team has won the 2018 Mansfield Summer Classic Tournament, which took place from July 14-15. The 9A team beat top-seeded Mansfield, 7-3, in the semifinals, before beating Smithfield, RI, 13-11, in the final. The Needham 9As are: Tucker Andersen. William Cassidy, Liam Velde, William Fradette. Matthew Mullaney, William Lavelle, Rory Funke,...
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Schlittler’s gem lifts Legion in districts
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Cam Schlittler (pictured) unleashes a curveball in the bottom of the first inning of Friday night’s 6-0 victory...
Wellesley’s Thorbjornsen qualifies for US Open
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
All-world junior golf prospect Michael Thorbjornsen is still coming up big in pressure situations. This time, though, the Wellesley native’s abilities in the clutch have landed him an opportunity he’s dreamed of ever since he first picked up a golf club: the chance to play in the US...
Westwood’s Farrell shines in NU return
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Northeastern baseball is a program that is significantly on the rise, especially after the season the Huskies (36-21) just put together, which resulted in an NCAA Tournament appearance and a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) championship.
On a more local note, Westwood native and former Xaverian football, hockey and...
Sports Hall of Fame accepting nominations
The Westwood High School Sports Hall of Fame is now accepting nominations. Eligible candidates must be WHS graduates and have a graduation date of 2008 or prior.
Applications are available at the town hall. Applications may be returned to: The Westwood Sports Hall of Fame P.O. Box 933 Westwood, MA 02090. Alternatively, community members may call...
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