Warriors and Raiders ready to battle
Hometown Hockey Preview: Needham
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Rockets ready to take flight
Like most years, the Needham High boys varsity hockey team enters the 2016-2017 season with some high expectations and goals to meet in the Bay State Conference.
Leading the Rockets this season will be a tandem of senior captains in forward Seth Jacobs, forward Joey Bruno,...
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Thanksgiving football preview: Westwood vs. Holliston
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After a 5-2 regular season and an appearance in the 2016 MIAA Division 2A South Sectional Finals, the Westwood Wolverines return home to host Holliston in their annual Turkey Day grudge match.
The Wolverines (7-3) handed the Panthers (8-2) their only conference defeat of the 2016 season back on...
Wellesley Football downs Brockton, Needham up next
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Following a tough 9-0 loss to Bridgewater-Raynham in the MIAA D1A South Sectional semifinals, Wellesley High football coach Jesse Davis made it clear that his team was not done fighting in 2016 despite their Super Bowl hopes being dashed.
“We’ve got to get back to work,” said Davis. “We...
Walpole XC brings home D3 title
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
For the first time in school history, the Walpole High varsity girls cross-country team won the MIAA Division III Eastern Mass State Championship with a victory in November 13’s All-State race in Wrentham.
After finishing second in the Bay State Conference Championship meet on October 29, Connor...
Warriors and Raiders ready to battle
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Following their eliminations from the 2016 MIAA South Sectional playoffs, the Dover-Sherborn and Medfield High football teams are slated to take to the gridiron one more time to face one another in their annual rivalry matchup on Thanksgiving at Dover-Sherborn High School on Thursday morning.
The Raiders (4-5) are...
Medfield 6th/7th graders win league
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The 6th/7th grade light blue team capped off an impressive 11-2 season with a thrilling Fall Classic victory under the lights at Metacomet Park, 4-2. As the temperatures dipped into the upper thirties, the boys maintained focus, were aggressive on the base paths, had some timely hitting and made some clutch defensive plays...
Medfield fall-ballers are champs
The boys of the Medfield Youth Baseball's 4th and 5th grade fall baseball program are champions. Coaches: Dave Reilly, Rob Currie, Franco Musto, Christian Carpenter. Back Row: Tommy Bracket, Liam Walsh, Ben Carpenter, Henry Whiting, Shaun Whelan, Will Bergland, Cole Fredriksen, Sebastian Lacruz. Front Row: Marco Musto, Ian Reilly, Sam Currie. Not Pictured: Caden Leonard,...
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Dover-Sherborn soccer caps strong 2016 season
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Dover-Sherborn High School boys and girls varsity soccer teams had their strong seasons come to an end in the MIAA DIII South Sectionals this past week with the girls losing in the semifinals to Norwell (2-1), while the boys fell to Martha’s Vineyard (3-2, PK’s) in the...
Walpole Porkers crowned D1 South champs
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Walpole Porkers (19-0-2) are 2016 D1 South Sectional champions after Saturday’s 2-1 victory over Sandwich in the MIAA South Sectional finals at Taunton High School.
The title comes four days after the Porkers took down King Phillip Regional 2-0 on Wednesday evening at Turco Field to advance to...
Brady’s golden goal bests Wellesley
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Wellesley and Needham High boys varsity soccer teams renewed their historical rivalry with one another on Monday night under the lights at Memorial Field in the quarterfinal round of the 2016 MIAA One South State Tournament.
The sixth-seeded Rockets (11-3-7) got to the quarterfinals via a 4-1 victory...
Wellesley Boys soccer falls in overtime
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Wellesley and Needham High boys varsity soccer teams renewed their historical rivalry with one another on Monday night under the lights at Memorial Field in the quarterfinal round of the 2016 MIAA One South State Tournament.
The sixth-seeded Rockets (11-3-7) got to the quarterfinals via a 4-1 victory...
Girls soccer advances to south finals
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Medfield High girls soccer team has had a season that each player will long remember after having played in Gillette Stadium and posting a 12-3-3 regular season record. The greatest achievement and memory that the ladies from Medfield will have from this season, however, is their impressive...
Football falls in South Finals
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Following wins over Somerset-Berkley (8-0) and Silver Lake Regional (36-22), the Westwood High football team’s spectacular run deep into the MIAA Division 2A South Sectionals came to an end on Friday evening with a 28-6 defeat at the hands of number one overall seed Falmouth in the Sectional...
Volleyball earns sweep in round one
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Needham High girls volleyball team hosted 11-seeded Revere in the first round of the 2016 MIAA Girls Volleyball Tournament on Thursday night and earned a clean 3-0 sweep.
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Junior Football drops heartbreaker to Norwood
After B Squad was the only 2016 postseason qualifier for Needham Junior Football, the Junior Rockets took the field on Sunday in their Bay State semifinal game against Norwood.
Despite a hard-fought and physical effort, the Rockets fell 16-14 to the Mustangs, putting an end to not only their season but all of Needham Junior...
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Volleyball downs Westwood in state tournament
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It's playoff season, and on Thursday night, the Medfield and Westwood High volleyball teams clashed in the first round of the MIAA D2 Central State Tournament. This marked the third meeting of 2016 between the 12-seeded Wolverines (11-9) and 5-seeded Warriors (16-5), with Medfield sweeping the season series 2-0.
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Medfield fifth grade girls take over Garden
The fifth grade girls travel basketball teams took to the TD Garden floor on Sunday as part of the Celtics “Parquet Takeover” program for youth teams. The teams played a full one hour game on the famed court prior to the Celtics taking on the Denver Nuggets.
Pictured are: (Front) Kelly Blake, Mary Palladino,...
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Soccer on to round two
