Category Archive for "Sports"

Giovino’s heroics propel Wolverines past Warriors

By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Whether it’s the mutual dislike the two teams share towards one another, or the abundance of talent present on both sides, the Westwood and Medfield High School varsity basketball teams always put on an incredible show whenever the two teams meet on the hardwood. Back on January 10, the...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Westwood High School boys hockey team clinched a spot in the State Tournament for a state-record 35th consecutive year in a row this past Saturday with a 4-1 win over Ashland at Loring Arena in Framingham. The Wolverines (11-3-1) were carried offensively by seniors Brian Guarino (two goals);...

Boys basketball earns second win over Marauders

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor After a tough 55-39 loss to Framingham last Wednesday night, the Wellesley High School varsity basketball team bounced back with a 65-53 victory at Dedham on Friday to improve to 10-9 on the season. The win over the Marauders is Wellesley’s second in as many tries after taking...

Boys and girls hockey earn pair of shutouts

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Walpole High School boys and girls varsity hockey teams were each victorious this past week over Braintree, both via a shutout. The boys secured a 1-0 victory on the road against the Wamps on Wednesday thanks to a 29-save performance by senior goaltender James Corcoran, followed by...

Mezitt leads girls hockey to comeback tie

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Trailing 2-0 late in the third period to Oakmont Regional on Wednesday night, all hope seemed lost for the Dover-Sherborn/Hopkinton High School varsity girls hockey team. But then, the DS girls staged an improbable comeback, scoring two goals in less than a minute span to retain a 2-2...

Liss crowned 2017 D1 Central Sectional champ

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Wellesley and Needham High School wrestling teams met in their annual grudge match last Wednesday night, with the Raiders prevailing 39-36 for their first victory of the 2016-2017 season in a tightly contested bout. The Rockets jumped out to a 36-21 lead over the Raiders thanks to...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Medfield and Westwood High School boys varsity hockey teams took to the ice on Wednesday evening at Canton Ice House for their second of two TVL matches this season. The Warriors (7-7-1) took down the Wolverines (11-3-1) 2-0 back on January 24, but it was a different...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Westwood High School basketball team continues to thrive during this 2016-2017 season, as the Wolverines (13-3) took down TVL rival Holliston last Tuesday night in convincing fashion, 71-39, followed by a 53-50 win over Millis on Friday night. Junior forward Reed Wilson led the way for the...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Wellesley High School varsity basketball team fell to a strong Milton team on Friday evening, 69-59, despite an incredible performance off the bench by freshman point guard Anthony Lumley (12 points, six assists, five rebounds). The Raiders (8-8, 6-4) were in a battle all throughout with the...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Following consecutive victories over Bellingham (7-2) on Wednesday and Worcester/Leicester (2-0) on Saturday, the Dover-Sherborn High School varsity boys hockey team has improved to 9-7 on the season and is in prime shape to earn a spot in the state tournament with four games remaining in the regular...

Zhang captures TVL girls swim titles for DS

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Dover-Sherborn varsity swim team captured two TVL titles on Sunday at the All-Conference Championship, both on the girls side by junior Chelsea Zhang. Zhang completed the 100-meter butterfly in under a minute with a personal record time of 59.20, capturing her first TVL title of the day...

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Jill Sweeney shows incredible balance by performing a handstand on the beam. [/caption]The Walpole and Needham High School gymnastics teams faced off against one...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Walpole and Needham High School gymnastics teams faced off against one another last Tuesday night in a Bay State Conference match. Led by Ellie Nash, the Rockets were able to prevail 125.65-110.75 over the Rebels in a back-and-forth bout. The Rebels were led by the tandem of Elyse...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor It came right down to the wire on Thursday night for the Medfield High School varsity boys basketball team against TVL rival Medway. In a game that featured nine lead changes (seven in second half), the Warriors came up just short after a pair of made free throws...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor After taking down the Pittsburgh Steelers 36-17 in the AFC Championship Game on Jan. 22, the New England Patriots are headed to Houston to take on the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI this Sunday. More importantly than Brady and Belichick possibly getting their fifth Super Bowl ring together,...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Coming into the 2016-2017 season, expectations were high for the Walpole High School boys varsity hockey team. “Our hopes are pretty high,” said head coach and Walpole Athletic Director Ron Dowd before the season began. “We have three solid leaders in Pat (Donovan), James (Corcoran) and Owen (Hunter),...

Raider girls hockey continues to improve

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Westwood and Dover-Sherborn/Hopkinton High School varsity girls hockey teams met on Wednesday evening at Canton Ice House, with the Wolverines prevailing 5-0 to improve to 11-3-1 on the season. The Raiders (1-10-1) earned their first win of the season over Scituate on January 15 in the Nan Rheault...

Sonkin leads Rocket swim team to undefeated season

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The Needham High School varsity swimming team improved to 7-0 on the season over the last weeks with victories coming over Natick (104-82) on January 16, Newton North (130-55) on January 18, and Framingham on January 20. Junior Serge Sonkin’s efforts in the 100-meter butterfly helped propel the Rockets to victory against Framingham...

Girls basketball ends conference win-streak at nine

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Coming off a 53-31 win at Norton on January 24, the Medfield High School girls basketball team fell 64-33 on Friday night to TVL nemesis Hopkinton (12-2, 11-1). Friday marks just the second time this season that the Warriors have not been able to come out victorious, and...

Wolverine girls hockey improves to 12-3-1

By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Westwood and Dover-Sherborn/Hopkinton High School varsity girls hockey teams met on Wednesday evening at Canton Ice House, with the Wolverines prevailing 5-0 to improve to 11-3-1 on the season. The Raiders (1-10-1) earned their first win of the season over Scituate on January 15 in the Nan Rheault Tournament,...

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