Scales, Lanchester lift Rebels past Warriors
Page’s late tally salvages Rebel tie
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Last year’s magical Super Eight run by the Walpole High varsity boys hockey team is one that will forever be remembered in this area. However, now three games into the 2017-2018 season, it’s all about the present for head coach Ron Dowd and his group.
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Wilkes, Falvey begin new era for Rebels
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The 2017-2018 season marks a new era for Walpole High boys basketball. The departure of longtime head coach David St. Martin last April certainly served as a bit of a shock, and the Rebels will be without three of their five starters from last season as Luke Esty,...
Walpole’s Weber honored with Flutie Award
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
At halftime of Walpole High football’s 42-21 win over Weymouth on Thanksgiving, the Bay State Conference recognized former Walpole field hockey, basketball, and lacrosse star Melanie Weber with the Doug Flutie Award.
The Flutie Award is the top honor presented by the Bay State Conference each year for...
Lavanchy, Rebels send Greener out victorious
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Barry Greener has seen it all in his days as a high school football coach in Dover-Sherborn and Walpole. On Thursday, the Rebels (4-7) took to Turco Field under Greener, who will retire following the 2017-2018 academic year, for the final time, as the man who began as...
Griffin, Picking back-boning Huskies
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
There are many different roads that a young hockey player can take in his or her life.
Some play the game up until their fates are determined during high school tryouts (*raises hand*). Others play in high school but give it up to pursue a college education.
There are also...
Griffin, Porkers roll in round one
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Last season’s Division I state champion Walpole Porkers (14-2-2) took to the field to defend their title on Saturday afternoon at home against North Attleboro in the first round of Division I South Sectional playoffs. In part thanks to a two-goal first-half by Nicole Griffin, the No. 3...
Murray, Rebel soccer down rival Mustangs
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Walpole High School varsity boys soccer team played its final regular season home contest of the year on Thursday evening against arch rival Norwood. Despite some less-than-ideal and wet conditions, the Rebels (9-5-2) came away with a 1-0 win to finish the season 7-4-2 in Bay State...
Giunta, Warriors grind past Lavanchy, Rebels
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
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Porkers still unbeaten, ranked third
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Following a 1-1 tie with No. 5 Wellesley on October 3, the Walpole High School varsity field hockey bounced back with two straight shutout victories over Framingham (5-0) and Milton (6-0) this past week to stay at No. 3 in the latest Boston Globe state field hockey rankings,...
Raiders and Porkers fight to draw
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The defending Division I state champion Walpole Porkers (7-0-2) traveled to rival Wellesley (8-0-2) on Tuesday afternoon for a battle between not only two of the top teams in the Bay State Conference, but all of Massachusetts, as both entered the game ranked in the top-five of the...
Von Klock, Rebels earn key road win
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
With Friday evening marking the beginning Yom Kippur, the Walpole and Wellesley High School football teams played a rare matinee game on Sunday afternoon, with the Rebels (2-2, 2-1) prevailing 13-7 over the Raiders (2-2, 0-1) thanks to a pair of touchdown passes by quarterback Brett Lavanchy.
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Lavanchy, Rebels roll to victory
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Football is a sport where few wins ever come easily, but the Walpole Rebels (1-2) made it look as such on Saturday afternoon against arch rival Norwood (0-3), blanking the Mustangs 37-0 for their first win of the young season.
Senior quarterback Brett Lavanchy torched the Mustang secondary from...
Rebels battle Rockets in the rain
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Friday night’s Bay State Conference contest between the Needham Rockets (1-1) and Walpole Rebels (0-2) was truly a battle of wills. With both sides entering at 0-1 on the young season, the Rebels and Rockets were eying their first win of the year, but also a key win against a...
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Toumbouras, Foley lift Rebels in opener
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Walpole and Wellesley High School varsity girls soccer teams opened up their seasons and Bay State Conference action on the turf in some scorching heat in Wellesley last Tuesday afternoon. Behind a strong second half by Walpole’s Libby Foley and the speedy Maria Toumbouras, the Rebels (1-0)...
Fahey, Colburn make lax commitments
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Throughout the 2017 season, Walpole’s Darragh Fahey and Robert Colburn were massive difference-makers on the lacrosse field in the Bay State Conference, thanks to Fahey’s incredible versatility and dodging on attack, as well as Colburn’s shut down defensive abilities. Fahey and Colburn helped guide the Rebels to a 17-1 regular...
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Matherson sisters making their mark
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Throughout their upbringings, athletic excellence has simply been a part of the DNA for Walpole natives Brooke and Taylor Matherson.
Field hockey always has and always will be the crown jewel of Walpole High, and Brooke Matherson helped keep the winning Porker tradition alive from 2010-2013. A four-year...
Frattasio, Goss, Damren taking over at Wesleyan
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Hockey is one of those sports where everybody knows everybody, especially here in New England where hockey is life. Oftentimes, relationships between hockey teammates and rivals can last a lifetime, and sometimes, rivalries can turn to friendship. Throughout their upbringings in adjacent towns, Westwood’s Allie Damren, Walpole’s Cici...
Local swimmers excite in summer championships
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With the summer coming to a close, the Suburban Summer Swim League held their final joint meet of the season last Saturday, with members of the Walpole Barracudas, Medfield Marlins, Sherborn Snappers, Needham Sharks, and Westwood Waves all participating.
Walpole’s Lindsey Ahmed and Bridget Abril, as well as Julio Borto, helped guide the...
Frattasio, Goss, Damren taking over at Wesleyan
