Raider lax headed to tournament
Saint Dennis Girls CYO win championship
The Westwood 5th and 6th grade girls Saint Denis CYO basketball team has won the New England CYO championship.
After going 11-1 in the regular season (which included one forfeit), the Saint Denis girls defeated St. Agatha of Milton, St. Adelaide of Peabody, and St. Margaret Mary of Westwood to win the Archdiocese of Boston playoffs....
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Nevills, Wolverine softball earn walk-off win
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Westwood High School varsity softball team put together arguably their best performance of the 2017 season on Friday afternoon, taking down TVL rival Holliston at home, 2-1, in thrilling walk-off fashion.
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Wagner, Ducks to West Final
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
When we last spoke to Anaheim Ducks forward Chris Wagner following his team’s 4-0 first-round sweep of the Calgary Flames, the Walpole native and Colgate University product stated that he was hoping to help out in any way possible, and hopefully, net his first-career playoff goal in Anaheim’s...
Local lax stars fight for D1 crown
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Over the years, Needham High School, Xaverian, St. Sebastian’s, and Dexter-Southfield have been four of the household names in the Massachusetts high school/prep lacrosse world. During these next several weeks, alumni from all four of these local powerhouse programs will be competing for the NCAA Division I National...
Warriors prevail over Raiders in softball
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Medfield and Dover-Sherborn High varsity softball teams wrote the latest chapter of their storied rivalry on Thursday afternoon, as the Warriors (8-6) were able to handle the Raiders (2-13) by a final of 18-0 behind a solid six-inning shutout performance on the mound by Medfield freshman Laura...
Raiders and Warriors renew softball rivalry
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Medfield and Dover-Sherborn High varsity softball teams wrote the latest chapter of their storied rivalry on Thursday afternoon, as the Warriors (8-6) were able to handle the Raiders (2-13) by a final of 18-0 behind a solid six-inning shutout performance on the mound by Medfield freshman Laura...
Local lax stars fight for D1 crown
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Over the years, Needham High School, Xaverian, St. Sebastian’s, and Dexter-Southfield have been four of the household names in the Massachusetts high school/prep lacrosse world. During these next several weeks, alumni from all four of these local powerhouse programs will be competing for the NCAA Division I National...
Wolverine and Raider baseball play thriller
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
On Thursday afternoon, the Westwood High varsity baseball team traveled to take on Dover-Sherborn in a battle for first place in the TVL. Behind a solid performance on the mound by Holden Ferrari (five innings, two earned runs, three hits, nine strikeouts) and some late heroics at the...
Dew, Raider softball battle Rebels
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Wellesley and Walpole High School varsity softball teams met twice in five days this past week, as the Rebels (7-3) edged the Raiders (3-5) on Saturday by a final of 12-0 before a masterful performance on the mound by sophomore McKenzie Rae led the Rebels to a 14-1 win...
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Rae, Rebel softball complete sweep of Raiders
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Wellesley and Walpole High School varsity softball teams met twice in five days this past week, as the Rebels (7-3) edged the Raiders (3-5) on Saturday by a final of 12-0 before a masterful performance on the mound by sophomore McKenzie Rae led the Rebels to a...
Wright’s heroics propel Raiders into first place
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
On Thursday afternoon, the Westwood High varsity baseball team traveled to take on Dover-Sherborn in a battle for first place in the TVL. Behind a solid performance on the mound by Holden Ferrari (five innings, two earned runs, three hits, nine strikeouts) and some late heroics at the...
Impressive day on track for Warriors
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Medfield High School competed in the freshman/sophomore meet on a rain-soaked track on Saturday in Norwell, and while the weather certainly was not ideal, it did not dampen the competitive nature of the event, as the Warriors ran wild and returned home after achieving tremendous success.
John McNeil finished fourth in the long...
Needham’s Madsen centering Vassar bullpen
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The key to success at any level of baseball is the possession of a solid pitching staff. More specifically, a team’s pitching staff needs to be well rounded, deep, and have guys that are able to come on in relief and shut down the opposition when their starters...
Schuermann, DS tennis remain undefeated
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Dover-Sherborn boys varsity tennis team extended their undefeated season to 12-0 on Thursday afternoon with a 4-1 victory over Westwood, but it did not come easily for the Raiders, thanks to a hard-fought effort by Aaron Janfaza and the Wolverines.
DS’s Max Schuermann earned a 6-0, 6-0 sweep over Dahra...
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Hurley and Rebels end unbeaten streak at seven
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The class of Bay State Conference boys lacrosse met on a rain-soaked Turco Field on Tuesday night as the Walpole Rebels (7-1) faced off against the Needham Rockets (6-2) in a battle of two heavyweight programs. Behind an incredible effort in net from Austin Shaver (14 saves), a...
Chicoski, Raiders nab two key conference wins
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It was an incredibly strong week for the Wellesley High School varsity girls lacrosse team, as the Raiders (6-3) took down two Bay State Conference opponents at home in Brookline on April 25 by a final of 14-4, and Norwood on April 29 by a final of 15-3....
Kitchen continues dominance at Rochester
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
On March 11, Westwood resident and University of Rochester (NY) senior Samantha Kitchen won All-American status in the indoor mile at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track National Championships at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. Kitchen’s efforts throughout the course of the 2016-2017 regular season as well as her...
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Westwood Squirts win championship
Coming off a double-overtime game to defeat Tri-County in the semi-finals, the Westwood Squirts went on to win their championship game by a score of 4-2 over Duxbury. An empty-netter with a minute left sealed the victory.
The championship-winning Westwood Squirts are (front row:) John Quinn. (Row 2:) PJ O’Donnell, Travis Engel, Luke Barley, Jack Nozzolillo....
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Mastrobuono, Raider lax battle Medfield in rain
