McCarthy, Lady-Warriors start hot
Simms, DS girls gear up
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The 2017 season ended with about as tough of a loss as they come for the Dover-Sherborn Regional High School girls varsity lacrosse team, as the No. 4 -seeded Raiders fell, 11-10, in double-overtime to arch rival and No. 5 Medfield in the Division II East quarterfinals.
This...
Westwood 4th graders are hoops champs
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This year the 4th grade Westwood (black) team has won the Metrowest Division 3 championship.
The team finished with a 8-4 record in the regular season, earning them a two seed in the Metrowest playoffs. “We were undefeated this year when we had our full complement of players. But in games when we didn’t,...
Langan, Xaverian baseball ready up
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Any given season, expectations surrounding Xaverian baseball are extremely high. In 2018, however, the Hawks will look to qualify for the Super Eight for the third straight season and take care of some unfinished business after rival BC High eliminated them in the third-round last June.
Leading the Hawks into...
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The time is now for Chicoski, Lady-Raiders
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The 2017 season left a bit of a sour taste in the mouths of the Wellesley High School girls lacrosse team, as the Raiders fell to arch rival and eventual Division I state champ Needham in the South semifinals.
This season, the Lady-Raiders return a roster that is...
Little Rebels take big victory
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Walpole first and second graders won their age bracket in the Sacred Heart March Madness Basketball tournament in Quincy, beating out many local teams to get to the championship game. They won the big game, 34-30, against Raynham....
Walsh, Lady-Rebels ready up
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The 2017 season was one filled with immense success for the Walpole High girls lacrosse team, as the Lady-Rebels put together an 18-2 regular season to secure the No. 1 overall seed in Division II East before defeating Medway, Medfield, and Foxboro en route to the sectional title.
In...
6th graders are state champs
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The Walpole 6th grade girls basketball team went 5-0 over St. Patrick’s Day weekend to claim the 2018 Massachusetts State Middle School Championship. Walpole beat Millis and Dighton-Rehoboth in pool play on Saturday, March 17, to advance to Sunday’s winner’s bracket. Walpole then beat Franklin, Tyngsboro, and King Philip to win the...
Perfect start for Plansky, Seb’s lax
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
With a surplus of talent returning from last season’s ISL champion team, 2018 is a season stacked with extremely high expectations for St. Sebastian’s lacrosse, who enter the ranked No. 17 nationally, according to Inside Lacrosse.
The list of Division I-bound laxers playing at St. Sebastian’s in...
Medfield 7th graders are champs
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The Medfield 7th grade boys travel basketball team capped an amazing playoff run with a championship victory over Watertown in the Division 5 Metrowest basketball tournament on Sunday night, March 11, at the Mass Premier courts in Foxboro.
Medfield, who sported their away Warrior blue uniforms as underdogs in every game, took care...
McCarthy, Deady, Lady-Warriors ready up
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
A 12-6 regular season record earned the Medfield High School girls lacrosse team the No. 5 seed in Division II East last spring.
Following a 19-6 victory over Bishop Stang in round-one, the Warriors put together one of the greatest comebacks in the history of Massachusetts high school...
Youth basketball season a smashing success
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This year’s Dover Sherborn Youth Basketball season, with over 250 girls and boys participating, was among the most successful in the history of the program.
An unprecedented nine DS teams won their division, including 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade boys, plus 6th and 7th grade girls. Four teams made it to...
Mastrobuono, Raider lax ready up
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The 2017 season was par for the course for the Dover-Sherborn Regional boys lacrosse team, as the Raiders put together a 14-4 record and earned the No. 1 overall seed in Division III Central/East before winning the sectional title with an 18-7 victory over Littleton.
This season, DS will...
Antonucci, Deehan ready to lead Wolverine lax
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
An 11-7 season in 2017 ended with a tough 13-8 sectional semifinals defeat to eventual Division II Central/East champs Medfield for the Westwood High School varsity boys lacrosse team.
In 2018, the Wolverines will need to fill in some major holes left behind by departed talent such as...
Westwood 8th graders are MetroWest champs
The Westwood 8th grade girls basketball team recently captured the Division 1 MetroWest Championship. After securing the third seed for the playoffs, Westwood defeated Easton and Raynham to make the championship game against perennial foe, Franklin. The team's tenacious defense and across-the-board contributions helped them pull away in the fourth quarter to win, 45-36 -...
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5th grade girls make title game
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Westwood Travel Basketball's 5th grade girls A team completed a strong season by making it to the championship game at the New England Middle School State Tournament. The team finished its regular season with an impressive 11-1 record and therefore will be moved up to Division 1 next year. Their success can be...
Storybook ending for Lawrence, Lady-Raiders
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Before the start of the 2017-2018 season, Wellesley senior captain Phoebe Lawrence stated that she believed her team had potential to do something great.
“I think this team has an amazing amount of potential to do really well,” said Lawrence. “Our program has always gone very far into the...
Fahey, Rebel lax eye redemption
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The spring of 2017 was a memorable one for Walpole High School boys lacrosse, as the Rebels finished the regular season 17-1 and the earned the No. 1 overall seed in Division II Central/East.
After a stunning 13-12 overtime defeat to Medfield in the sectional title game last...
Needham baseball holding high hopes
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Coming off of back-to-back 11-9 seasons and trips to the MIAA State Tournament, the Needham High School varsity baseball team enters the 2018 season with high hopes. However, while the obvious goal of getting back to the tournament is priority No. 1, the Needham boys are hoping to...
Medfielders north and south renew rivalry
Sixth grade boys and girls renewed a Medfield tradition last Monday night when basketball players from the north side of town faced off against their friendly rivals from the south side. Both games were very competitive with the north girls beating the south, 36-30, and the north boys defeating the south by a score of...
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