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Walpole aces Westwood in first round of tennis playoffs

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Staff

The fourth seeded Walpole boys’ tennis team kicked off the spring playoff season on Wednesday May 27, 2026 as they faced 29th seeded Westwood at Walpole High School’s courts. The Timberwolves swept the Wolverines, 5-0.

The match format is three singles...

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Walpole leaves Magicians spellbound

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Staff

Walpole’s top seeded girls’ lacrosse squad ran away from the 33rd seed Marblehead Magicians, 21-7, in the first round at home on Wednesday.

Walpole opened the scoring as expected lighting the lamp just 22 seconds into the game as senior Ava...

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Out for championship defenses

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Staff

It was a busy Wednesday May 27 for Walpole sports as the eight post-season teams began their playoff seasons.

The undefeated girls’ golf teams kicked off the spring playoff season by capturing their third consecutive Division 3 South Sectional Championship at Foxborough Country Club.  It was a clean...

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Boys’ lacrosse wins final regular season game

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff

Last Friday, the boys’ lacrosse team played their final game of the regular season at home against the Westwood Wolverines. Last season, Walpole won the matchup 10–9. Prior to this year’s game, Walpole was the 9th seed in D2 and Westwood...

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Walpole takes on Wamps

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Staff

The Walpole Timberwolves baseball team edged the Braintree Wamps, 2-1, in eight innings on Monday May 11, 2026 at the Walpole Middle School. The pitcher’s duel lasted a mere 90 minutes.

In a moment reminiscent of last year’s playoff game against...

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Xaverian hands Walpole nine first loss

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Correspondent

The Boston Red Sox have been playing a game on Patriots Day with an 11 a.m. start time since 1959. Walpole and Xaverian high schools have created their own rivalry to mimic the Sox with an annual baseball game at the same date and time.

This year’s contest matched...

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Wamps womp Timberwolves in softball opener

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Correspondent

The Walpole girls’ softball team finally took to the diamond against the Braintree Wamps on a brisk, sunny day in early April at the Walpole Middle School.   

Braintree bested Walpole, 6-3, for their first victory against the Timberwolves since 2019. It was Walpole’s first regular season game...

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Walpole ousts Fitchburg, eliminated from states by Mansfield

By Ken Chaisson

The Walpole boys’ 2025-26 basketball season ended Friday, with a loss in the round of 32 to the Mansfield Hornets, 66-44.

Senior captain Ryan McDonald ended his Walpole basketball career as the third leading boys scorer in school history behind only Matt Wolff and Tim Clifford.

First...

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T-Wolves make tournament with split in Davenport Classic

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Correspondent

One more win.

That’s what the Walpole boys’ basketball team was looking for coming into the Dudley Davenport Classic held at Sharon High School on Feb. 15-16.  One more win in the regular season would qualify them for the state tournament, something they hadn’t...

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Timberwolves and Wildcats square off in girls’ ice hockey

By Ken Chaisson

The Walpole Timberwolves girls’ ice hockey team (5–7–2) played the Milton Wildcats (14–1–1) at the Cadillac of Norwood Ice Arena in Walpole on Wednesday February 4, 2026.

The three time defending Bay State Conference champions, Milton is a powerhouse in girls’ hockey. They are currently ranked 5th in the Boston Globe...

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Wrestling improving every match

By Ken Chaisson

The Walpole Timberwolves wrestling team hosted a super quad meet on Saturday January 31, 2026 involving five other schools.

The visitors included the Barnstable Red Hawks, the Durfee Hilltoppers, the Holyoke Purple Knights, the Minnechaug Falcons and the Randolph Blue Devils.

Though the temperature...

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Boys’ hoop edged in fieldhouse opener

By Ken Chaisson

The Walpole Timberwolves boys’ basketball team renewed acquaintances with the Norwood Mustangs in the sparkling new fieldhouse on Thursday, January 22, 2026. It was the second game of a rare doubleheader along with the girls’ team to celebrate the opening of the new facility.

The old gym could fit 460 people....

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Timberwolves show grit on the mat

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter

The Walpole Timberwolves wrestling team took to the mat Wednesday December 17, 2025 against the Natick Redhawks with a clear sense of purpose, determination, and pride, continuing an important season of growth under first-year head coach John McKeon. Though the meet tested the Timberwolves against a strong and...

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Milton edges boys’ golf thrice in a week

Photo by Ken Chaisson Senior Tommy Kowalsky laces a drive on the first hole at Walpole Country Club     By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter   On Monday October 6, 2025, players from Walpole and Milton battled for the Bay State Conference all-stars at Braintree Municipal Golf Course.  The Milton trio edged the Walpole threesome by one stroke, 235-236. On...
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Boys’ soccer puts a scare into Needham

By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter For the first time in over 40 seasons, Walpole boys’ soccer has a new head coach. Former Walpole assistant coach Patrick Sullivan has taken over the head coaching role from legendary hall of famer Lee Delaney. Sullivan played for Delaney and captained the Walpole squad his senior year going to...
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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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