Schlittler, Magane, Rebel baseball gear up
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
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Ever since their incredible run to a Division I South crown in 2017, much of the talk around the Bay State when it comes to boys high school basketball has revolved around Thomas Shaughnessy and the Needham High School Rockets.
On Wednesday, Needham returned to the scene of...
Warriors run frozen in South semifinals
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
An incredible 2017-2018 season and Division II playoff run came to an end for the Medfield High School varsity hockey team on Sunday at Gallo Arena in Bourne as the Warriors (14-6-3) fell 6-3 to Plymouth South in the South Sectional finals.
Despite entering as a mere No....
Linden finishes sixth at nationals for DS
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Erik Linden has already well established himself as one of the elite runners in the state of Massachusetts throughout the winter with personal and DS school records being broken by the senior seemingly every week. However, on Sunday, Linden established himself as one of the top six runners...
Ryan lifts Hawks past Gould, Raiders
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Following a 4-3 victory over Framingham in the first round, the No. 1-seeded Wellesley Raiders (16-3-2) hosted the No. 8-seeded Xaverian Hawks on Saturday night at Babson Skating Center for their quarterfinal round matchup in the Division I South playoffs.
The Hawks (11-6-5) entered Saturday’s tilt off the...
Roche, Rebel girls best Klemm, Rockets
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Two teams with aspirations of making a deep tournament run met on Friday night as the No. 7-seeded Walpole Lady-Rebels hosted the No. 10-seeded Needham Rockets in the first round of the Division I South Sectionals.
To beat a team once is hard enough; twice is even more...
Wilson’s 26 best Lavanchy, Rebels
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Walpole and Westwood boys basketball teams took to the hardwood last Tuesday night in the preliminary round of the Division II South Sectionals.
The No. 17-seeded Rebels (7-15) entered looking to make some noise under first-year head coach Mike Masto, while the No. 16 Wolverines (10-12)...
Ryan lifts Hawks past Gould, Raiders
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Following a 4-3 victory over Framingham in the first round, the No. 1-seeded Wellesley Raiders (16-3-2) hosted the No. 8-seeded Xaverian Hawks on Saturday night at Babson Skating Center for their quarterfinal round matchup in the Division I South playoffs.
The Hawks (11-6-5) entered Saturday’s tilt off the...
Roche, Rebel girls best Klemm, Rockets
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Two teams with aspirations of making a deep tournament run met on Friday night as the No. 7-seeded Walpole Lady-Rebels hosted the No. 10-seeded Needham Rockets in the first round of the Division I South Sectionals.
To beat a team once is hard enough; twice is even more...
Wilson’s 26 best Lavanchy, Rebels
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Walpole and Westwood boys basketball teams took to the hardwood last Tuesday night in the preliminary round of the Division II South Sectionals.
The No. 17-seeded Rebels (7-15) entered looking to make some noise under first-year head coach Mike Masto, while the No. 16 Wolverines (10-12)...
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
