Dillon, Raiders roll to sectional title game
Lady-Raiders best Rockets in sectionals
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Entering Friday, it had been a exactly one year and a day since the Wellesley High School girls lacrosse team had their 2017 season come to an end at the hands of arch rival and eventual Division I state champ Needham in the South semifinals.
It had also been...
Westwood boys cruise through round one
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Coming off their first-ever co-TVL title as well as their first-ever season that included victories over both DS and Medfield, the Westwood High School boys varsity lacrosse team earned the No. 2 seed in Division II Central/East.
Last Thursday, the Wolverines (15-4) welcomed No. 7 Groton-Dunstable to Flahive Field...
Rebel lax eyes postseason vindication
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The 2017 season ended in about the most difficult way imaginable for the Walpole High boys lacrosse team, surrendering a two-goal lead to Medfield in the final seconds of the Division II Central/East sectional final before falling in overtime.
This season, Walpole has taken care of business and earned...
Zajec, Raiders earn statement win
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Two teams fighting for spots in the Super Eight met on Wednesday afternoon in Westwood as the Catholic Conference champion Xaverian Hawks welcomed the defending Division I Eastern Mass champion Wellesley Raiders.
With the tournament just about a week away, a win for either the Raiders (15-5) or Hawks (12-8)...
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Mastrobuono, Raiders set to defend sectional crown
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Division III Central/East Sectional in boys lacrosse has simply belonged to DS in recent years. The 2018 Dover-Sherborn senior class knows nothing but winning the sectional title after reigning as champions each of the last four years.
This season, DS enters as the No. 2 seed in...
Lady-Rockets set to defend title
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The 2017 season brought about a storybook ending for the Needham High School girls varsity lacrosse team, as the Rockets defeated Longmeadow, 8-5, at BU to claim the Division I state championship.
This season, Needham enters the tournament looking to defend their title, but will do so with a...
Med-lax gears up for tournament
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
For the last decade, Medfield High School boys lacrosse has been the cream of the crop in Division II Central/East. The 2018 Medfield senior class has done nothing but win on the lacrosse field, as the seniors currently rostered have taken home the Central/East sectional crown each of...
Raiders outlast Cassidy, Hawks
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Two teams fighting for spots in the Super Eight met on Wednesday afternoon in Westwood as the Catholic Conference champion Xaverian Hawks welcomed the defending Division I Eastern Mass champion Wellesley Raiders.
With the tournament just about a week away, a win for either the Raiders (15-5) or Hawks (12-8)...
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Raiders outlast Johnson, Warriors in thriller
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Two arch rivals fighting for their playoff lives met on the baseball diamond on Friday afternoon as the DS Raiders (8-12) hosted the Medfield Warriors (8-9) on Dover-Sherborn’s senior day.
In what can only be described as an instant classic of back-and-forth momentum swings and rallies, the Raiders...
Storybook ending for Bowman, DS seniors
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Two arch rivals fighting for their playoff lives met on the baseball diamond on Friday afternoon as the DS Raiders (8-12) hosted the Medfield Warriors (8-9) on Dover-Sherborn’s senior day.
In what can only be described as an instant classic of back-and-forth momentum swings and rallies, the...
Schlittler, Rebel baseball eye playoff success
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The 2018 baseball season has been the year of Cam Schlittler and Matt Danato, Walpole’s one-two punch of hard-throwing right-handed aces who have thrown a combined 124 innings and tallied nearly 150 strikeouts.
Last season, the Rebels met a tough playoff fate in the quarterfinals of the...
McNally’s 31 saves lift Rockets in overtime
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
No matter the sport, making 31 saves as a goaltender is extremely difficult. In lacrosse, though, 31 saves in a single game is almost unheard of.
Last Wednesday, Needham’s Andrew McNally did just that, stopping 31 shots to help lift the Rockets to a huge 10-9 overtime victory...
Great Bear Run attracts all ages
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Over 1,000 runners ages 1 to 86 from 50 towns and as far away as Florida gathered on Sunday, May 20, for the 28th annual running of the Needham Youth Track Club’s Great Bear Run at Pollard School. This year’s Fun Walk/Run was named in memory for Char Sidell, Broadmeadow’s beloved librarian. The...
Darcey, Bomes power Raiders past CC
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After dropping back-to-back games to rivals Walpole (8-7 in overtime) and Needham (14-8) in early-May, the Wellesley High School boys lacrosse has made the proper adjustments and gotten hot at the perfect time.
On Sunday, the Raiders (12-4, 7-3) fought their way to a big 9-7 road victory...
Lightning foils Xaverian lax senior night
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Two top-20 teams met for a late-season non-conference showdown on Wednesday night as the No. 8 Xaverian Hawks hosted the No. 17 Billerica Indians at the Hawk Bowl for Xaverian’s senior night.
Unfortunately for both sides, some non-ideal weather late in the fourth quarter forced the game’s conclusion...
Curtis, Rebels clinch conference on senior night
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The defending Division I state champion Needham Rockets traveled down the road to Walpole on Monday evening for a pivotal Bay State Conference showdown with the undefeated Rebels (15-0, 10-0).
Back on April 5, the Rebels came from four down in the final quarter to upend the Rockets...
Chicoski, Raiders best McCarthy, Warriors
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The class of both the TVL and Bay State Conference met for a late-season non-conference showdown on Saturday morning as the Medfield Warriors visited the Wellesley Raiders.
Behind five goals and a pair of assists from senior captain and Stanford commit Caitlin Chicoski, along with four goals from...
Wolverines take TVL in milestone win
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Westwood boys lacrosse has had their chances to upend the rival Medfield Warriors (10-6, 9-2) throughout the last two seasons, most recently falling 10-9 back on May 2 in Medfield. Entering Monday night’s second and final regular season contest with the Warriors at Flahive Field, Westwood boys lacrosse...
Shue, Lady-Raiders roll past Lancers
