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Timberwolves claw the Black Knights

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter The Walpole softball team played against the Black Knights of Stoughton on Wednesday, June 4 at the South Walpole Community Athletic Field (SWCAF) in the quarterfinals of the state tournament. Sharlotte Stazinski was at her usual excellence striking out the leadoff batter Regan Costello, the daughter of Stoughton head coach Erin...
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Boys’ lacrosse battles King Philip

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter The Walpole Timberwolves boys’ lacrosse team went to battle against the King Philip (KP) Warriors on Tuesday June 3, 2025 at Walpole High School in a quarterfinal playoff tilt. The first quarter started slowly as each team tried to solve the others’ defense. Brayden Mattera scored for Walpole less than a...
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Walpole baseball skins Gators in quarterfinals

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter the Timberwolves’ baseball team sent the Gators on the long ride home on the heels of a 6-2 loss on Wednesday June 4, 2025 at the S.M. Lorusso & Sons Athletic Field Complex in Walpole. The Grafton lineup had more left handed batters than a usual high school lineup. But that...
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Timberwolves give their best at Bay State Conference

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter In an event that has records broken in inches, senior Matt St. Cyr broke the Walpole school record in the javelin earlier this season by 23 feet. His prodigious hurl of 198’7” is the best in the entire state of Massachusetts this season across all MIAA divisions. At the Bay State...
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Timberwolves end regular season with major win

By Paul Vozzella Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter The Bay State Conference champion Timberwolves capped off their regular season on Monday evening with a dominant 19-6 win over Needham, improving to 19-1 overall and a perfect 13-0 in conference play. Following the conclusion of the season and release of playoff brackets, Walpole drew the No. 2 seed in...
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Walpole baseball renews its rivalry with Norwood

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter Every town loves to think that their rivalry is the best, but the Walpole-Norwood baseball rivalry is as good as it gets. Crowds would flock to Bird Middle School in Walpole and the Balch Elementary School in Norwood to see these bitter adversaries do battle. There have been too many...
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Timberwolves dominate Wildcats in boys’ lacrosse

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter On a beautiful evening highlighting the Walpole seniors, the Walpole boys battled the Milton Wildcats in lacrosse on Thursday May 15, 2025 at Walpole High School. It was the final Bay State League matchup this season for the Timberwolves. Walpole (13-2) in undefeated in the Bay State Conference (BSC) having clinched...
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Top teams in state battle in girls’ lacrosse

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter In a clash of titans in girls’ lacrosse, Walpole battled three time defending state champion Notre Dame Academy-Hingham (NDA) Cougars on Friday May 9, 2025 at Walpole High School. NDA came away with a hard fought victory, 13-8, in miserable weather conditions. It was a rematch of last season’s Division 2...
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Boys’ volleyball continues to grow

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter On Tuesday May 6, 2025, Walpole High School’s boys’ volleyball team took on the Weymouth High School Wildcats at Elm Street School in Walpole. The Walpole boys’ volleyball team is in its second formal season of varsity existence. Each match is a growth opportunity. The team plays in the incredibly tough...
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Timberwolves dominate Brookline

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter The Walpole girls ‘softball team took to the diamond against the Brookline Warriors on Wednesday April 30, 2025 at the South Walpole Community Athletic Field (SWCAF), dominating the Warriors 16-0. In the matchup with Brookline, Walpole dominated on the mound, behind the dish, at the plate and in the field. It...
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Walpole boys’ tennis is all aces to start 2025

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter Ask Walpole residents which high school boys’ sports team has been the most successful over the years, and many might say football, baseball or hockey. But no team has matched the consistency of the boys’ tennis program, which has reached the state tournament in 24 of the last 25 seasons. Under...
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Walpole’s undefeated streak surges on

By Paul Vozzella Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter In its biggest challenge to date, girls lacrosse proved once again that it is one of the biggest threats in the state as it defeated Needham 18-7. Walpole remained undefeated at 6-0 with the win. While it took the Timberwolves a little bit of time to warm up, Needham came out...
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Walpole and Needham battle in girls’ tennis

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter After days of rain, the Walpole and Needham girls’ tennis teams finally faced off at Walpole High School on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. Walpole, led by head coach Jasmine Maduel, fought hard but fell to a strong Needham squad. Maduel, a former Long Island University (Brooklyn) player who grew up in...
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Girls’ golf dominates in season opener

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter The Walpole High School girls’ golf team, the defending Division 1 South champions, kicked off their 2025 season with a commanding 5.5–0.5 victory over Brookline on Thursday, April 3, at Walpole Country Club. Now in their sixth year as a program, the Timberwolves are coming off a historic 13-1 season in...
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Youth Basketball hosts Annual 3-on-3 tournament

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter The Walpole Youth Basketball Association (WYBA) hosted its annual 3-on-3 tournament for boys and girls in grades 2-8 at the sparkling new Walpole Middle School. A total 245 players comprising 69 teams participated in the round robin tournament for two days of March Madness. Started in 2003 and held annually since,...
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Gino Dellemonache: Walpole’s archery prodigy

By Paul Vozzella Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter Fueled by passion spanning across multiple generations, Gino Dellemonache of Walpole, has found success in an uncommon sport. The 9-year-old is mastering the game of archery at a young age. Beginning at just 5 years old, Dellemonache has learned plenty from his father, Mo, and coaches at XSpot Archery in North...
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Timberwolves post season ends versus Worcester

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter The Walpole Timberwolves girls’ basketball team’s (14-9) postseason journey came to an end Saturday, March 8 with a 49-35 loss to the Worcester South Community School Colonels (18-4) in the Division 2 quarterfinals at Worcester South’s gym. The Colonels, known as “South,” advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating Burlington and Pembroke....
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Walpole marches forth into the quarterfinals

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter The last time Walpole and Tewksbury faced off in a high school sport was during back-to-back football Super Bowls in 1995 and 1996, with each team winning one title. On Tuesday night, the Walpole girls’ basketball team made a statement, defeating Tewksbury 62-42 in a playoff game at Walpole High...
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First State Title for Walpole Softball

The Walpole High School softball team celebrated a historic achievement on February 10, 2025, as they proudly unveiled their Division 2 championship banner—the first state title in Walpole High School history. Their championship run culminated on June 15, 2024 at UMass Amherst’s softball field, when they defeated Westfield High School 1-0 in a thrilling state Division...
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Walpole survives Minnechaug in playoff opener

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter In a game that was closer than the final score suggested, the Walpole girls’ basketball team edged out the Minnechaug Regional Falcons, 52-45, in a hard-fought battle decided at the free throw line. The opening round of the MIAA playoffs took place at Walpole High’s gym on Friday, February 28,...
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