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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
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Xaverian’s Buckley helps build winning culture in Columbus
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Chryssicas, Raider lax seeded sixth in South
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Playoff lacrosse season has finally come to Wellesley, and following a successful regular season in the Bay State Conference, your Raiders (13-5) have earned yet another a trip to the dance.
After winning six of their final seven regular season games, including tilts against rivals Natick (15-12) on May 18,...
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Walpole’s Buckley helps build winning culture in Columbus
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
In recent years, the sport of collegiate lacrosse has taken off in popularity all across the country, but especially, in the Big 10. This past holiday weekend, Walpole resident and Xaverian alum Luke Buckley helped pioneer the Ohio State Buckeyes to the program’s first ever NCAA Division I...
McEvoy lifts Rockets to comeback victory
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Needham High varsity boys lacrosse team has thrived in the Bay State Conference in 2017, going unbeaten in league play and finishing the regular season with a 16-3 record.
Needham’s schedule has to be up there as one of the most difficult in all of Massachusetts, given...
Doyle, Linden and Raider track win TVL title
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In 2017, the Dover-Sherborn varsity boys track team made school history by winning their first TVL title since 1986.
The Raider runners did exceptionally well at the Division IV Championship Meet, as after winning the same event in the TVL championships, senior PJ Doyle broke the school record in the javelin with a...
Medfield boys and girls lax gear up for tournament
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Following a successful regular season that saw a 2-0 sweep of arch-rival Dover-Sherborn and a share of the TVL title, the Medfield High School varsity boys lacrosse team earned the No. 2 overall seed in the MIAA Division II Central/East Sectionals on Friday. The Warriors (12-6) will face...
Raiders and Rockets renew lacrosse rivalry
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Two of the Bay State Conference’s premiere lacrosse programs took to the field last Tuesday afternoon in some beautiful weather as the third-placed Wellesley Raiders (10-5) and conference-leading Needham Rockets (14-2, No. 6 in the state) wrote the next chapter in their storied and heated rivalry. Led by...
Janfaza leads Wolverine tennis to Senior Day win
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Westwood High School varsity boys tennis team improved to 8-3 in the TVL on with a 4-1 victory against Medfield on a blistering hot afternoon last Thursday as part of the team’s senior day. Out of the 10 total sets played on Thursday, Westwood won eight, and...
Hurley, Hunter reach milestones, Rebel lax to 16-1
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Walpole High School varsity lacrosse team has put together one of the more under-the-radar dominant seasons in program history in 2017. Following a tough 9-6 loss to conference-leading Needham (14-2) on April 25, the Rebels have rattled off nine straight wins to improve to 16-1. During the...
Buckley, Buckeyes headed to Foxboro
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Entering Saturday afternoon’s national quarterfinal contest against perennial ACC power Duke, Ohio State had never been to an NCAA Division I Lacrosse Final Four. Behind the play of Walpole native and Xaverian graduate Luke Buckley (two goals), the Buckeyes (15-4) took down the Blue Devils (13-5) by a...
Laidman, Cahill excite in 10-9 thriller
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Two of the state’s top boys lacrosse programs took to the field for the second and final time in 2017 on Wednesday evening, as the No. 10 Medfield Warriors (10-5) traveled down the road to face off against their arch-rival, the No. 11 Dover-Sherborn Raiders (12-4). DS entered...
Cahill, Laidman excite in 10-9 thriller
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Two of the state’s top boys lacrosse programs took to the field for the second and final time in 2017 on Wednesday evening, as the No. 10 Medfield Warriors (10-5) traveled down the road to face off against their arch-rival, the No. 11 Dover-Sherborn Raiders (12-4). DS entered...
Child, Trabucco lift Rocket lax past Raiders
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Two of the Bay State Conference’s premiere lacrosse programs took to the field last Tuesday afternoon in some beautiful weather as the third-placed Wellesley Raiders (10-5) and conference-leading Needham Rockets (14-2, No. 6 in the state) wrote the next chapter in their storied and heated rivalry. Led by...
Raider lax headed to tournament
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Wellesley High School varsity lacrosse team has had an excellent last couple of weeks, improving to 10-4 on the season following a five-game win streak dating back to May 2. Since entering the month of May, the Raiders have outscored opponents 66-27, and following their 15-5 victory...
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
