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Category Archives: Walpole

Curtis, Rebels clinch conference on senior night

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The defending Division I state champion Needham Rockets traveled down the road to Walpole on Monday evening for a pivotal Bay State Conference showdown with the undefeated Rebels (15-0, 10-0). Back on April 5, the Rebels came from four down in the final quarter to upend the Rockets...
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‘Cardiac Conor,’ Rebels thrill in OT

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Outside of the annual Needham/Wellesley tilt, few Bay State Conference lacrosse games have as much riding on them as the Walpole/Wellesley game. On Tuesday, the Raiders and Rebels took to Turco Field for their annual meeting with both teams trying to earn a statement victory to help improve...
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Mulcahy, Rebel softball walk it off

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Walpole High School varsity softball team is off to a ferocious start to the 2018 season, currently sitting at 8-1 on the year and 5-1 in Bay State Conference play. This past week, the Lady-Rebels took home a pair of W’s while playing a back-to-back set against...
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Walpole’s Bushway, UMB set track record

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Walpole native Jack Bushway and the UMass-Boston track and field team finished in third place overall at the Little East Conference (Division III) New England Alliance championships at Bridgewater State University on Saturday afternoon, and in doing so, made a little history. Serving as one of the four legs...
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Donato’s walk-off powers Rebels past Hawks

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Wet conditions at Turco Field forced the Walpole High baseball team to take a short trip down the road to the all-turf complex at Xaverian on Tuesday morning, still serving as the de facto home team in a key non-league matchup against the Hawks. Despite a seven-inning...
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Curtis powers Lady-Rebels past Rocketeers

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor An incredible 12-10 comeback victory over reigning Division I state champ Needham on April 5 was the perfect start to the season for the Walpole High girls varsity lacrosse team. Considering Walpole girls lacrosse’s move up to Division I from Division II this season, the win over the...
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Despite results, Rebel lax showing promise

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Needham High School boys varsity lacrosse team got the result they wanted to start the season on Thursday afternoon in Walpole, but the manner in which it came likely was not how they drew it up. Behind a hat trick by junior midfielder Brendan Walsh and a...
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McInerney, Rebel softball have high hopes

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Despite a 16-5 regular season and a Bay State League title, the 2017 season ended with a bit of a sour taste in the mouths of the Walpole High girls softball team, as the No. 7 seeded Rebels fell 13-10 to arch rival and No. 10 Norwood in...
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Little Rebels take big victory

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Walpole first and second graders won their age bracket in the Sacred Heart March Madness Basketball tournament in Quincy, beating out many local teams to get to the championship game. They won the big game, 34-30, against Raynham....
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Walsh, Lady-Rebels ready up

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The 2017 season was one filled with immense success for the Walpole High girls lacrosse team, as the Lady-Rebels put together an 18-2 regular season to secure the No. 1 overall seed in Division II East before defeating Medway, Medfield, and Foxboro en route to the sectional title. In...
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6th graders are state champs

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The Walpole 6th grade girls basketball team went 5-0 over St. Patrick’s Day weekend to claim the 2018 Massachusetts State Middle School Championship. Walpole beat Millis and Dighton-Rehoboth in pool play on Saturday, March 17, to advance to Sunday’s winner’s bracket. Walpole then beat Franklin, Tyngsboro, and King Philip to win the...
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Fahey, Rebel lax eye redemption

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The spring of 2017 was a memorable one for Walpole High School boys lacrosse, as the Rebels finished the regular season 17-1 and the earned the No. 1 overall seed in Division II Central/East. After a stunning 13-12 overtime defeat to Medfield in the sectional title game last...
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Schlittler, Magane, Rebel baseball gear up

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The 2017 season was one filled with ups and downs for the Walpole High School baseball team. Yet, the Rebels still finished the year 13-7 and earned a dominant 15-0 first-round victory over rival Norwood as the No. 6 seed before falling 4-2 to No. 3-seeded Bridgewater Raynham...
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Fraser, Hopkins starting to turn it on

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor While high school lacrosse is still a week or so from getting underway and about three weeks from seeing real game action, the college season is currently in full swing. On Saturday, Walpole native Pat Fraser and the No. 17 Johns Hopkins Blue Jays made the trip to...
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Roche, Rebel girls best Klemm, Rockets

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Two teams with aspirations of making a deep tournament run met on Friday night as the No. 7-seeded Walpole Lady-Rebels hosted the No. 10-seeded Needham Rockets in the first round of the Division I South Sectionals. To beat a team once is hard enough; twice is even more...
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Wilson’s 26 best Lavanchy, Rebels

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Walpole and Westwood boys basketball teams took to the hardwood last Tuesday night in the preliminary round of the Division II South Sectionals. The No. 17-seeded Rebels (7-15) entered looking to make some noise under first-year head coach Mike Masto, while the No. 16 Wolverines (10-12)...
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White, Lady-Rebels sweep Warriors

By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Two of the area’s top girls basketball programs squared off on Monday afternoon to conclude their respective regular seasons as Walpole, led by sophomore sensation Sydney Scales, hosted non-league foe Medfield, led by Harvard-bound and recently-named TVL MVP Maggie McCarthy. Back on January 18, the Lady Rebels (15-5, 7-3) went...
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Griffin, Huskies end 30-year Beanpot drought

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Every kid who grows up in the greater-Boston area and plays ice hockey has a dream. The dream begins with taking to the famous TD Garden ice for one of the four local powerhouse Division I programs (Boston College, Boston University, Harvard, Northeastern), and it ends with raising...
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White’s double-double lifts Rebels

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor A monster 23-point, 15-rebound performance by junior forward Jill White guided the Walpole High School girls basketball team to a thrilling 46-43 victory over Newton North last Tuesday evening to move the Lady-Rebels to 10-2 on the year and 5-1 in Bay State Conference play. Sophomore guard Sydney...
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