Balter, Lady-Raiders roll past Wildcats
Walpole’s Bushway, UMB set track record
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Walpole native Jack Bushway and the UMass-Boston track and field team finished in third place overall at the Little East Conference (Division III) New England Alliance championships at Bridgewater State University on Saturday afternoon, and in doing so, made a little history.
Serving as one of the four legs...
Hem, Lady-Rockets cruise past Mustangs
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The defending Division I state champion Needham High School varsity girls lacrosse team traveled to Norwood on Thursday afternoon for their final-ever matchup against the Mustangs in Bay State Conference play; Norwood is heading to the Tri-Valley League next season.
Behind a hat trick and pair of assists...
Clifford, Warrior softball roll past Marauders
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Medfield High School varsity softball team made quick work of TVL newcomer Dedham last Tuesday afternoon at Curt Schilling Field, downing the Marauders 14-1 by slaughter rule to improve to 5-1 on the season.
Dedham got to staff ace Alana Potts in the first inning with a...
Antonucci, Wolverines best Mastrobuono, Raiders
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Entering Friday, it had been quite some time since the Westwood High School varsity boys lacrosse team defeated rival DS; five years, to be exact.
Off to one of their best starts in program history, the Wolverines wrote the latest chapter of their exceptional beginning to the 2018...
Concannon, Hawks down Prep at Fenway
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Entering Saturday, Xaverian baseball’s senior class had never beaten their arch-rivals, St. John’s Prep, who finished as the runner-up in last season’s Super Eight.
It only makes sense that after such a long drought against the Eagles on the diamond, the Hawks (4-3) were able to put together...
Westwood Squirts win division
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Westwood's Squirt A team won their division in the South Shore Conference in a hard-fought 5-3 victory against Cape Cod Canal at the Canton Ice House on Sunday, April 8....
Fletcher’s walk-off bomb lifts Raiders
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Following a rainout on Thursday, the defending Division I South and Eastern Mass champion Wellesley High School baseball team hosted Barnstable at Sprague Field on Friday afternoon for a pivotal early-season showdown.
And with it came some history.
With the game remaining tied after seven full, sophomore catcher...
Donato’s walk-off powers Rebels past Hawks
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Wet conditions at Turco Field forced the Walpole High baseball team to take a short trip down the road to the all-turf complex at Xaverian on Tuesday morning, still serving as the de facto home team in a key non-league matchup against the Hawks.
Despite a seven-inning...
Kraft lifts Needham softball past Wildcats
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Trailing 3-1 through three innings, the Needham High School softball team was determined not to drop a fourth straight game to begin their season on Monday afternoon against Weymouth at Claxton Field.
Behind a three-run rally with two outs in the fourth inning, along with a complete...
McCarthy, Lady-Warriors best Grosek, Raiders
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Medfield and Dover-Sherborn have played some extremely memorable girls lacrosse games over the last several years, and Monday night’s first of two regular season meetings between the two teams lived up to expectations.
Thanks to some huge saves in net by DS senior goaltender Natalie Grosek throughout the...
Medfield Lightning are champions
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The Medfield Lightning 2nd grade girls U8 indoor soccer team has won back-to-back championships....
McCarthy, Lady-Warriors best Grosek, Raiders
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Medfield and Dover-Sherborn have played some extremely memorable girls lacrosse games over the last several years, and Monday night’s first of two regular season meetings between the two teams lived up to expectations.
Thanks to some huge saves in net by DS senior goaltender Natalie Grosek throughout the...
Komjathy, Bomes power Raiders past Wamps
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It was about as complete of a performance as a lacrosse team could have on Wednesday afternoon for Wellesley High School against Braintree.
The Raiders (4-0) saw pure and utter domination at the faceoff X by sophomore midfielder Teddy Komjathy, who won 21 faceoffs on the afternoon. Meanwhile,...
Antonucci, Leone power Wolverines in OT
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Following a 12-10 season-opening loss to Newton North on April 3, the Westwood High School varsity lacrosse team responded with a 19-8 victory over arch-rival Holliston on April 6 to climb into the win column.
On Thursday, the Wolverines hosted perennial Division I North power Acton-Boxborough at Flahive...
Plansky, Arrows rolling and still unbeaten
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Coming off of an ISL title in 2017, expectations were high for the St. Sebastian’s varsity lacrosse team heading into this season.
The expectations for Seb’s lax in 2018 rose considerably with the Arrows returning future high-level Division I collegiate talent such as John Piatelli (Cornell commit), Will...
Curtis powers Lady-Rebels past Rocketeers
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
An incredible 12-10 comeback victory over reigning Division I state champ Needham on April 5 was the perfect start to the season for the Walpole High girls varsity lacrosse team. Considering Walpole girls lacrosse’s move up to Division I from Division II this season, the win over the...
Boys and girls track begin 2-0
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Dover-Sherborn Regional High School boys and girls track and field teams each remain unbeaten at 2-0 after consecutive victories over Medway and Dedham to begin the 2018 campaign this past week.
The DS boys took down Medway, 101-30, on April 10 to begin their season. Spencer Robbins...
Hillers outlast Rideout, Warriors in thriller
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The one team that seemingly had Medfield’s number in 2017 was Hopkinton, as the Hillers defeated the Warriors both times the two TVL rivals met a season ago.
The Warriors ended up getting the final laugh last season, as Hopkinton was knocked out in the Division II...
Despite results, Rebel lax showing promise
