Cam Martin and James Corcoran join Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Mike Flanagan to reminisce on the goal that sent the now-legendary 2017 Walpole hockey team to the Super Eight Tournament.
Hometown Weekly Sports Minute #1
MIBL brings back summer baseball
Pictured standing at second base following a double his junior year, Will Jarvis will suit up for Walpole Legion this summer in the MIBL for one final baseball season. Photo by Mike Flanagan.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It's been a rough year...
Rebels no more: Walpole changes mascot
On Thursday evening, the Walpole School Board voted unanimously (9-0) to change the high school's "Rebel" mascot. The decision comes two weeks after a petition was started to change the school's mascot amid racial tensions and worldwide Black Lives Matter protests. A counter petition was also started to keep the nickname.
Spotlighting Walpole High lacrosse’s 2020 seniors
Pictured during last season's playoff contest vs. Medfield, senior captain and close D Marc Hirshom (19) figured to serve as an anchor for Walpole's defensive unit in 2020. Photo by Mike Flanagan.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Despite a bit of an up...
Athletes voice thoughts on Rebel mascot
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
For many in the town of Walpole, the high school's Rebel mascot holds a lot of sentimental value. At the same time, there are many, both within and outside of the town, who connect the Rebel mascot to racism and the Confederacy.
Walpole High wrestling honors its seniors
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Coming off a sixth place finish at the Division II All-State meet back in February, 2020 was another solid year for Walpole High School wrestling.
It will be hard to forget the strange way the 2020 school year ended due...
Walpole’s Hirshom added to Plymouth pipeline
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Walpole has become a big-time recruiting ground for Plymouth State men’s lacrosse in recent years. In 2019, the Panthers rostered three Walpole High alums: LSM Charlie Harrington (2016), close D Zach Conrad (2017) and midfielder Harvest Perez (2013).
Last week, Walpole...
SB Nation names Foley All-Freshman
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It was obvious during his time at Walpole High School that Conor Foley, a 200-point scorer in both lacrosse and ice hockey, was a supreme athlete. After winning Bay State Conference Co-MVP honors as a junior, Foley committed to play at UMass Lowell.
Gronk delivers masks to Walpole firefighters
Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end and former New England Patriot star Rob Gronkowski visited Walpole on Friday to deliver medical equipment to frontline workers.
Accompanied by his girlfriend, Camille Kostek, the three-time Super Bowl champion and future Hall of...
Walpole lacrosse family Shakespeare plays on
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It’s quite an accomplishment to play an NCAA Division I sport.
When a family has three siblings go on to play the same Division I sport at three separate prestigious powerhouse programs, like the Shakespeares of Walpole have, it is...
WHS baseball brings back Ice Bucket Challenge
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is one of the most popular social media trends to date.
Recently, Tara Pacella, mother of Walpole High School athletes Sophia and David Pacella, was diagnosed with ALS. In response, the Pacella family created tee-shirts to...
Walpole’s Buckley headed home to Cannons
After having his senior lacrosse season at Ohio State cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Walpole native and Xaverian alum Lukas Buckley is heading home to play for the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse, the team announced via Twitter on May 9.
Walpole’s Gianino, Cronin named IGC All-Stars
Pictured cutting the ball to the basket, Montrose senior guard and Walpole native Devyn Gianino (4) took home All-Conference honors for her efforts on the hardwood this past season.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Montrose varsity basketball team put together a strong campaign...
Walpole’s McDavitt inducted into Harvard HOF
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Walpole native Kate McDavitt’s field hockey accolades are extremely impressive. A former standout at Walpole High, McDavitt was selected to the U-16 National Team while she and her sister, Jen, helped lead the Porkers to three state championships from 1996-1999.
Following...
Basketball All-Scholastics, All Stars announced
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Boston Globe announced recently recognized its 2019-2020 class of All-Scholastic and conference All-Star recipients.
From Dover-Sherborn, junior point guard Evan Skeary was named a TVL All-Star. Skeary will be a returning captain for his senior season next winter.
MIAA sports back May 4
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The MIAA has pushed back the potential start of the 2020 spring athletic season to May 4, at the earliest, the organization announced on March 30. Originally scheduled to resume on April 27, the decision to push back the start of the season an...
Walpole’s Schlittler starts against Red Sox
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Northeastern owns one of the best recruiting tools in all of Division I baseball: an annual exhibition game against the Red Sox in Fort Myers during spring training every February.
After leading Walpole High baseball to back-to-back Super Eights during his junior and senior seasons, Cam Schlittler entered his freshman...
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Lights-out shooting leads Milton past Walpole
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The sport most associated with drastic tactical changes because of the rise of analytics is baseball, with books, movies and countless hours of sports radio dedicated to how teams should be constructed, what hitters should be trying to do, and which formerly vaunted statistics are essentially meaningless when...
Scales reaches 1000-point milestone
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Walpole High School girls varsity basketball team hosted Foxboro on Thursday evening for a little late-season non-conference matchup.
The Warriors (17-2, 14-2) came to town with the Hockomock Davenport Division already secured, and will likely be the top seed in the Division II South playoffs. The Rebels...
Scales propels Rebels over Wamps
