Perfect start for Plansky, Seb’s lax
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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Schofield, Warrior lax gear up
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Coming off of yet another Division II Central/East title a season ago with a dramatic 13-12 overtime victory over top-seeded Walpole, the Medfield High School boys varsity lacrosse team will look to make it a ridiculous five straight sectional championships in 2018, and hopefully, make a run to...
Standard set for Ferrari, Raider baseball
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The spring of 2017 could have very well changed the dynamic of the spring athletetics season in Dover-Sherborn. A school normally known for its excellence in boys lacrosse come spring time, DS now has two spring sports with winning traditions after the Raider baseball team’s incredible run to...
DS Athenas are MetroWest champs
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The 5th grade Dover-Sherborn Athenas girls basketball team has won the Division 5 MetroWest Championship for the second year in a row.
The Athenas' path to the title included wins over Medfield (43-34), Natick (22-10), West Roxbury (40-39), with a final 37-29 victory over Raynham to claim the championship.
The Athenas finished their season 12-4...
Hawks stunned in South semifinals
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Outside of No. 6 seed Marshfield winning the bracket on Sunday in sudden-death overtime, the talk of Division I South boys hockey in the last week or so had been the No. 8-seeded Xaverian Hawks, following dramatic wins over Framingham (4-3) in round-one and Wellesley (3-1) in the...
Hawkinson, Schulz lift Raiders to semifinals
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Coming off of a hard-fought 3-2 first-round victory over No. 16 seed Winchester on March 3 and after being forced to wait two days for a makeup game that was supposed to occur last Wednesday, the No. 1 seed Wellesley High School girls varsity hockey team took to...
Schlittler, Magane, Rebel baseball gear up
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The 2017 season was one filled with ups and downs for the Walpole High School baseball team. Yet, the Rebels still finished the year 13-7 and earned a dominant 15-0 first-round victory over rival Norwood as the No. 6 seed before falling 4-2 to No. 3-seeded Bridgewater Raynham...
Fraser, Hopkins starting to turn it on
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
While high school lacrosse is still a week or so from getting underway and about three weeks from seeing real game action, the college season is currently in full swing.
On Saturday, Walpole native Pat Fraser and the No. 17 Johns Hopkins Blue Jays made the trip to...
Rockets tournament run halted by Boxers
