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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. [caption id="attachment_14668" align="alignright" width="312"]

Amanda Wong (9) jumps and blocks a Revere return.

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...

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. A...

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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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Dover-Sherborn High boys soccer team earned the number two overall seed in the 2016 MIAA Division 3 South State Tournament after winning the Tri-Valley League outright with a 13-1-4 campaign during the regular season. On Saturday, the Raiders continued their incredible 2016 season with a 3-0 win...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor On a night when they were without two of arguably their biggest difference makers in wideout Jake Antonucci and linebacker Dylan Linehan due to injury, the Westwood High football team persevered through adversity and outmatched Silver Lake Regional (Kingston) 36-20 in the MIAA Division 2A South Semifinals. [caption id="attachment_14609"...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Its 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...

Wellesley Little League the pride of Massachusetts

The boys of Wellesley South, whose push for the Little League World Series in Williamsport was closely followed by their entire community and Commonwealth, were recently honored with a visit to the State House. On behalf of Hometown Weekly and the state of Massachusetts: congrats, boys!...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Wellesley High field hockey team extended their season with a 2-1 victory over Bay State Conference foe Braintree in the first round of the MIAA Division 1 South Field Hockey Tournament on Friday afternoon at Sprague Field. The eighth-seeded Raiders got off to a great start against the...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Following a 43-22 victory over Hingham in the first round of the MIAA Division 1A South playoffs on October 29, the Wellesley High football team returned to the gridiron on Saturday afternoon to take on six-seeded Bridgewater-Raynham in the South Semifinals. Despite a spectacular defensive effort against the Trojans...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor After earning the number 2 overall seed in the 2016 MIAA Division One South State Tournament, the Walpole Porkers are on to the state semifinals after two hard fought victories over Oliver Ames (2-1) in the opening round on Friday and Franklin (6-1) in the quarterfinals on Sunday. [caption...

Westwood Cross-country wins TVL Championship

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Westwood, Dover-Sherborn, and Medfield High boys and girls cross country teams competed in the Tri-Valley League’s Championship Meet (5K) at Hospital Hill on Wednesday afternoon in Medfield. Led by second-placed Ashley Walker (19:33.47), third-placed Sarah Conant (19:35.23), and sixth-placed Emma Harte (20:15.94), Westwood took home first place...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Westwood High varsity golf team finished an impressive regular season with a 16-2 record to win the Tri-Valley League before winning the Division 2 State Championship on Monday in Georgetown. [caption id="attachment_14519" align="alignright" width="250"]

Mark Horsfall pulls out the old “Texas Wedge” and putts...
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Westwood Field hockey celebrates senior night

The Westwood high school girls field hockey team recently celebrated their senior night with a 2-1 win over Holliston. Pictured are seniors Emily Dukeman, Courtney Lyons, Gabrielle Giroux, Courtney Cronin, Caroline Fitzgerald, Georgia Salvatore, Hailey Broderick and Caroline Leonard. Pictured above are seniors Emily Dukeman, Courtney Lyons, Gabrielle Giroux, Courtney Cronin, Caroline Fitzgerald, Georgia...

Defense propels football to second round

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Westwood High football team entered Friday night’s Division 2A South Sectional playoff game against Somerset-Berkley Regional (5-3) flying high with the second overall seed in their part of the bracket. Unlike many of Westwood’s wins this season that have seen scoreboards light up the night from the...

Wellesley’s Chryssicas leads football past Hingham

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor After receiving the two seed in their part of the bracket, the Wellesley High football team continued their unbeaten season with a 43-22 victory over the visiting seven-seeded Hingham Harbormen on Saturday afternoon in the first round of the Division 1A South Sectionals. Running back Grant Chryssisacs had...

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The Walpole High School Porkers celebrated their graduating seniors with cake, balloons, and good cheer. The seniors will hope to end their season with some hardware. A two seed in the South Division 1 playoff bracket, the Porkers will begin their bid for the state title with a game on Friday against either Durfee...

Football drops playoff match at Dartmouth

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor It was just that kind of night for the Walpole High football team in the Division II South Sectional Playoffs on Friday, as the Rebels (3-5) fell 28-7 to a strong Dartmouth team in a hard-fought defensive effort. Defense was the name of the game in this one with...

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Needham traveled to Natick in week eight with two playoff spots up for grabs. The Junior Rockets finished the day at 2-2 in the competitive brackets with B Squad advancing to the Bay State Conference semifinals next weekend. A Squad – Natick 38, Needham 16 – The grade eight Jr. Rockets finished their season...

Volleyball sweeps Bellingham on Senior Night

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Last Monday, the Medfield High girls volleyball team took to their home floor for the final time in the 2016 regular season against TVL opponent Bellingham. As part of Senior Night, the Warriors (15-5, 14-1) honored their five members of the Medfield High class of 2017 before the...

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