Rebel hockey dominant on senior night
Boys and girls hockey earn pair of shutouts
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Walpole High School boys and girls varsity hockey teams were each victorious this past week over Braintree, both via a shutout.
The boys secured a 1-0 victory on the road against the Wamps on Wednesday thanks to a 29-save performance by senior goaltender James Corcoran, followed by...
Goode, gymnastics battle Rockets
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
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Rebel hockey rolling, still undefeated
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Coming into the 2016-2017 season, expectations were high for the Walpole High School boys varsity hockey team.
“Our hopes are pretty high,” said head coach and Walpole Athletic Director Ron Dowd before the season began. “We have three solid leaders in Pat (Donovan), James (Corcoran) and Owen (Hunter),...
Lax star Fraser excelling at Johns Hopkins
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
In recent years, the town of Walpole has produced elite collegiate lacrosse talent such as Peter Bowes (Loyala-MD), Davis Butts (Loyola-MD), and Ryan Izzo (UMass, Boston Cannons). Unlike Bowes, Butts, and Izzo, who played their youth and high school lacrosse locally here in Walpole, Pat Fraser moved to Walpole from...
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Girls hoop, Fogarty battle Rockets
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Needham and Walpole High School varsity girls basketball teams met on Wednesday night for their lone meeting of 2016-2017. The Rockets (4-4) were able to contain Walpole’s most lethal offensive weapon, Kelly Fogarty (16 points), and gutted out a big 43-40 win over the Rebels (5-2) to...
Rebel gymnastics grinds through adversity
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Walpole and Wellesley High School gymnastics teams entered Friday night’s Bay State Conference matchup looking a bit different than usual. Due to a circulating stomach virus plaguing its way through both locker rooms, the Raiders and Rebels were each forced to grind through their match with a...
Rebel hoop goes 1-1 in Holiday Tournament
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Westwood and Walpole High varsity basketball teams waited until the second-to-last day of 2016 to play what was arguably one of the best high school basketball games that this area has seen in quite some time, as the Wolverines (5-1, 3-1) took down the Rebels (2-3, 0-2)...
Bonanno leads Rebels to another victory
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Walpole and Wellesley High School varsity girls hockey teams took to the ice at Rodman Arena on Wednesday evening in what was the lady-Rebels’ home opener. Swift goaltending by senior captain Francesca “Frankie” Bonanno (25 saves) guided Walpole to a 3-0 start to the season, as the...
Basketball opens season with strong victory
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Walpole High varsity boys basketball team tipped off their 2016-2017 season on Tuesday night at home in front of a packed crowd against non-conference opponent Bishop Feehan. After jumping out to an early lead, tight defensive play and ball control allowed the Rebels (1-0) to pull away...
Walpole Rebels hoop eyes glory in 2016-2017
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Walpole High School boys varsity basketball team enters the 2016-2017 season with high hopes of getting back to the state tournament while competing for a Bay State Conference title.
The Rebels return four of their five starters from 2015-2016, highlighted by captains Isaiah Shephard (point guard) and shooting...
Rebel hockey with high hopes
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After an 11-5-3 regular season earned them a trip to the 2015-2016 state tournament, the Walpole High boys varsity hockey team enters the 2016-2017 season with high hopes, especially after snapping their seven-year tournament win drought with a 3-2 shootout victory over Archbishop Williams.
Returning to lead...
Rebels victorious on Thanksgiving
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Walpole High football team capped off their 2016 season with a 45-20 victory at Weymouth on Thanksgiving to improve to 5-6.
Running back Ferry Armand (18 carries, 169 yards) led the Rebels to the hard fought win with four rushing touchdowns, all while the Walpole defense was...
Walpole XC brings home D3 title
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
For the first time in school history, the Walpole High varsity girls cross-country team won the MIAA Division III Eastern Mass State Championship with a victory in November 13’s All-State race in Wrentham.
After finishing second in the Bay State Conference Championship meet on October 29, Connor...
Walpole Porkers crowned D1 South champs
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Walpole Porkers (19-0-2) are 2016 D1 South Sectional champions after Saturday’s 2-1 victory over Sandwich in the MIAA South Sectional finals at Taunton High School.
The title comes four days after the Porkers took down King Phillip Regional 2-0 on Wednesday evening at Turco Field to advance to...
Porkers on to state semifinals
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After earning the number 2 overall seed in the 2016 MIAA Division One South State Tournament, the Walpole Porkers are on to the state semifinals after two hard fought victories over Oliver Ames (2-1) in the opening round on Friday and Franklin (6-1) in the quarterfinals on Sunday.
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Walpole Field hockey celebrates seniors
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The Walpole High School Porkers celebrated their graduating seniors with cake, balloons, and good cheer.
The seniors will hope to end their season with some hardware. A two seed in the South Division 1 playoff bracket, the Porkers will begin their bid for the state title with a game on Friday against either Durfee...
Football drops playoff match at Dartmouth
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It was just that kind of night for the Walpole High football team in the Division II South Sectional Playoffs on Friday, as the Rebels (3-5) fell 28-7 to a strong Dartmouth team in a hard-fought defensive effort.
Defense was the name of the game in this one with...
Volleyball wins four in a row
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Following a tough 3-0 loss at the hands of Hockomock powerhouse King Phillip (15-2) on October 12 to snap their eight-game winning streak, the Walpole High girls volleyball team has responded by winning its next four games to climb atop the Bay State Conference standings with just four...
Walpole Volleyball wins eight in a row
