Walpole softball team enjoys postseason run
Girls tennis makes playoff run
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By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Needham girls tennis team made a valiant playoff run over the weekend, winning their preliminary round on Friday before dropping a difficult road match in Barnstable to end their season on Sunday.
Despite the team's seniors having prom the night before, the Rockets were able to take care of...
Field Day takes Memorial School
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By Evan Mayer
Hometown Weekly Intern
On June 1, Memorial School hosted its annual Field Day event for students in kindergarten and first grade. Once the clock struck 12:30 p.m., shrieks of excitement were heard and smiles grew on the first graders’ faces.
Sprinting to their designated stations, students participated in 16 different activities from...
Wellesley Baseball ends season with bang
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By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Wellesley boys varsity baseball team finished its regular season on a high note on Friday. The Raiders comfortably beat non-league opponents Medfield, 13-3, on May 27. In beating the Warriors, the Raiders moved to 11-11 on the season and punched their ticket to the state tournament. For a...
D-S fifth graders love lacrosse
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The fifth grade lacrosse team played teams from Norwell, Needham, Lincoln Sudbury, Andover, and Marshfield over the past two weeks with much success. Their regular season wraps up against Westwood and Acton-Boxboro next week....
Great Bear Run results
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Over 1400 runners and walkers from 68 towns from age 11 months old to 77 years young gathered on Sunday, May 15 for the 26th annual running of the Needham Youth Track Club’s Great Bear Run at Pollard School.
Dan Vassallo of Peabody doubled by capturing the 5K run in 15:21 and...
Medfield boys drop to Wellesley
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By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Medfield varsity boys baseball team finished its regular season with a non-league loss to Wellesley on Friday, May 27. The Warriors were defeated by the Raiders at Sprague Field, 13-3. In losing to Wellesley, the Warriors moved to 10-7 on the season, good for third place in the...
Walpole boys track finishes fifth in BSC championship
By Douglas McCulloch
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Walpole High boys and girls track teams competed in the BSC championship meet on May 18 at Braintree High School. The boys placed fifth overall.
On the boys side, Richard Crowley came in second place in the 100m dash. In the 110m hurdles, Brandon Kilroy placed third with 16.34....
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Westwood track competes in TVL championship meet
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By Douglas McCulloch
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Westwood High boys and girls varsity track teams competed in the TVL championship on May 18 at Westwood High School. The boys came in fifth place at the championship, and the girls finishing tenth.
On the boys side, sophomore Brian Marsoobian placed first in javelins with a...
Wellesley scoops prizes at BSC track meet
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By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Wellesley boys and girls track teams converged on Braintree last week for the annual Bay State Conference track meet.
Among the highlights for the Raiders:
• Junior Isabelle Winkelman took first in the 100m hurdles with a time of 16.29 seconds. She beat her nearest competition, Sydney Hurwitz of Newton...
DS Raiders Pull Off Stunning Win
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By Connor Schneider
Hometown Weekly Correspondant
Last week, the Dover-Sherborn boys lacrosse team did something that hadn’t been done by a Tri-Valley team all year: they beat the mighty Medfield Warriors.
It came down to the dying seconds to determine the winner of a Wednesday night game that had both sets of fans leaping from their...
Needham scoops prizes at BSC meet
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By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Needham boys and girls track teams converged on Braintree last week for the annual Bay State Conference track meet.
Among the highlights for Needham:
• Senior Sarah Armstrong won the two mile run with a time of 10:52.71, beating her nearest competition by nearly 47 seconds.
• The girls 4x400 meter...
Heartbreaking week for boys lacrosse
By Connor Schneider
Hometown Weekly Contributor
Medfield’s varsity boys lacrosse team underwent something of a rough patch, dropping both of its games on the week. The greatest shock came in the form of a home defeat at the hands of then-#6-ranked Dover-Sherborn on May 18.
It came down to the dying seconds to determine the winner of a...
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DS Boys lacrosse picks up shutout win
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By Douglas McCulloch
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Dover-Sherborn boys lacrosse team picked up a shutout win against Holliston on May 16 with a 15-0 win.
The latest win leaves the Raiders with a strong 13-2 record, with the regular season coming to a close in just two weeks. Throughout the season, the Raiders led most...
Total Soccer F.C. scores hat-trick in title jaunt
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by Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
Dover-based Total Soccer F.C. scored a successful hat-trick of championships over their winter indoor soccer session at ForeKicks in Norfolk. The club’s three squads, U-11 Premier (U-11 stands for “under age 11”), U-11 Elite and U-9 Academy, each took the crown in their respective divisions.
“Our girls are fantastic,”...
Wellesley basketball tournament
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On May 15, hundreds of supporters participated in First Annual Hoops Tournament and raised over $2,500 to honor a beloved Coach and Trainer, Tim Brewster.
Wellesley High School students and Boys Basketball Captains Jake Mohan and Tim Rey organized a Basketball Tournament Fundraiser to honor the late Tim Brewster, former owner and founder...
Needham girls remain undefeated
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The Needham High varsity girls lacrosse team extended its unbeaten run to 15 games last week with victories over Dedham (13-1) and Notre Dame Academy (16-11). The latter of the two teams had been ranked #1 by the Boston Globe before their meeting with the Rockets.
It has been a banner season thus far...
Medfield eighth graders are hoops champs
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The Medfield eighth grade boys 'A' travel team put an exclamation point on its season by clinching the Metrowest championship. For the Medfield boys, who dominated their Walpole opponents in the final by a score of 56-33, it was a fitting conclusion to a great season. The team finished the season with a...
Medfield resident fights cancer
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by Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
In many ways, Michael Keaveney is a typical Medfield resident. He's a sales manager at EMC Corporation. He has a wife, an 8-year-old daughter and a 6-year-old son. When he's got some rare free time on his hands, he likes to hit the links.
For the last few months, though,...
Needham High School students run marathon
