Wilson’s 26 best Lavanchy, Rebels
Foley, Warrior hockey roll in round-one
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
An 11-5-3 regular season was enough to earn the Medfield High School varsity hockey team the No. 8 seed in the 2017-2018 Division II South Sectionals. Last Wednesday night, the Warriors took to the ice at Pirelli Veterans Arena in Franklin against No. 9 North Attleboro for their...
Freshmen girls conclude perfect season
The Walpole Rebels freshmen girls basketball team has finished its season undefeated....
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Tobin, Bishop, Wellesley skiers conquering slopes
For the first time in many years, weather has not been a factor in the alpine skiing season. A cold December allowed significant training time and by the time the race season opened in January, both Blue Hills in Canton and Ski Ward in Shrewsbury had plenty of snow to host races. The Wellesley High...
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Westwood girls victorious on senior night
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Following a hard-fought comeback that resulted in a mere one-point overtime loss to rival Holliston on Friday, the Westwood High School girls varsity basketball team returned home to square off against non-league foe, Needham, on Sunday evening as part of the Riley Winter Classic.
Sunday’s game also happened...
Kelly, Wolverines outlast Evans, Rockets
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Following a hard-fought comeback that resulted in a mere one-point overtime loss to rival Holliston on Friday, the Westwood High School girls varsity basketball team returned home to square off against non-league foe, Needham, on Sunday evening as part of the Riley Winter Classic.
Sunday’s game also happened...
White, Lady-Rebels sweep Warriors
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Two of the area’s top girls basketball programs squared off on Monday afternoon to conclude their respective regular seasons as Walpole, led by sophomore sensation Sydney Scales, hosted non-league foe Medfield, led by Harvard-bound and recently-named TVL MVP Maggie McCarthy.
Back on January 18, the Lady Rebels (15-5, 7-3) went...
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McCarthy named TVL MVP, Rebels outlast Warriors
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Two of the area’s top girls basketball programs squared off on Monday afternoon to conclude their respective regular seasons as Walpole, led by sophomore sensation Sydney Scales, hosted non-league foe Medfield, led by Harvard-bound and recently-named TVL MVP Maggie McCarthy.
Back on January 18, the Lady Rebels (15-5,...
Stark lifts Raiders to senior night win
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Coming off of a 66-58 victory over Northbridge last Wednesday, the Dover-Sherborn Regional High School boys varsity basketball team took to the court on Friday night for its senior night looking to conclude the regular season with two consecutive victories.
Behind a game-high 26 points by junior forward Brett...
Murrey lifts Raiders past Falvey, Rebels
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Two long-time Bay State Conference rivals met on the hardwood last Tuesday evening as the Wellesley Raiders hosted the Walpole Rebels.
Behind a game-high 19 points by senior guard Ryan Murrey, the Raiders (11-4, 6-4) fought off Matt Falvey (16 points) and the Rebels (5-10, 1-6) for a...
Picking, Huskies end 30-year Beanpot drought
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Every kid who grows up in the greater-Boston area and plays ice hockey has a dream.
The dream begins with taking to the famous TD Garden ice for one of the four local powerhouse Division I programs (Boston College, Boston University, Harvard, Northeastern), and it ends with raising...
Griffin, Huskies end 30-year Beanpot drought
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Every kid who grows up in the greater-Boston area and plays ice hockey has a dream.
The dream begins with taking to the famous TD Garden ice for one of the four local powerhouse Division I programs (Boston College, Boston University, Harvard, Northeastern), and it ends with raising...
Wolverine hockey sets state record
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Westwood High School varsity boys hockey team won their fourth straight contest with a 2-0 win over Dedham on Saturday.
Before the win over the Marauders, however, the Wolverines (10-4-2, 7-3-2) set a Massachusetts high school hockey state record by clinching their 36th consecutive state tournament berth following...
Hynes, Needham squashers make history at nationals
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Despite entering snake-bitten by injuries, Needham High School competed in the United State Squash National Tournament in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from February 2-4.
The Rockets showed a tremendous amount of grit in doing so.
With Evan Massa and Tyler Smith unable to suit up due to flu-like symptoms, the...
Zhang, DS swimmers headed to states
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Several members of the Dover-Sherborn Regional High School varsity swim and dive team competed in the Division III Sectional Championships on Saturday afternoon at MIT in Cambridge. This comes after a solid all-around performance by DS at the TVL Championships on February 4, where the Raiders finished third...
Bruno nets four, Lady-Rockets cruise
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports
The Needham High School girls varsity hockey team appears poised to make another deep tournament run come late-February as the Rockets (9-4-2, 5-0-2) have gotten hot at the right time. In their last six contests, the Needham girls are 5-0-1 and have outscored their opposition 29-5 (15-0 in their...
MacTavish, Warriors upend rival Raiders
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Following a 2-2 tie back on December 29, the Medfield High and Dover-Sherborn Regional High School boys varsity hockey teams met for the second and final time in 2017-2018 on Wednesday night at Pirelli Veterans Arena in Franklin.
The Warriors (10-2-2, 9-2-2) entered Wednesday’s rubber match with the...
Hawks fight cancer, Monturio salvages tie
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Two common phrases echoed throughout the halls of Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood are to “be a man of integrity,” and to “respond to the call for help.” On Saturday, the Xaverian varsity hockey team followed both of these directives that are seemingly instilled into every product...
O’Neil, Raiders fight off McInerny, Rebels
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Bay State Conference-leading Wellesley Lady-Raiders welcomed in rival Walpole to Babson Skating Center last Wednesday evening for their lone meeting of 2017-2018.
After falling behind 1-0, the Raiders (11-2-2, 6-0-1) scored three straight and held off a late push by the Rebels (6-5-2, 3-3-1) to remain unbeaten...
MacTavish, Warriors upend rival Raiders
