By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
When schools across Massachusetts were deciding how they were going to handle their athletics, most, including Walpole, opted to move sports like football and indoor track to the new Fall II season. But while much of the media has focused on the uniqueness of football...
Pictured last season rushing off the edge, senior defensive end Conor Schlittler (18) will serve as one of three Walpole High School football co-captains in 2021. Photo by Mike Flanagan.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Despite a 3-4 regular season, Walpole High School...
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It's been quite the start for the Boston Bruins in 2020-2021. Sitting at 11-3-2 with 24 points, the B's are currently positioned atop the MassMutual Eastern Division with a game in hand on the second-place Washington Capitals (9-5-3, 21 points).
Sophomore forward Jason Finkelstein (16) moves the puck up through center on a breakout midway through the first period. Photos by Mike Flanagan.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Despite all of their recent on-ice success, it certainly has not been an ideal past...
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Walpole High School winter athletics continued on this past week as several varsity athletic teams returned to action for the first time in a week and a half following a brief COVID pause.
Senior captain and goaltender Jack Curran (pictured) gets set for a defensive zone face-off. Photo by Mike Flanagan.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Coming off a 1-0 victory at Wellesley on Wednesday night, the Walpole High School boys varsity ice hockey team returned...
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Walpole has begun to flex its muscle as a hockey town. In the past four years, the Walpole boys earned a berth in the Super Eight for the first time in program history (2016-2017) and won the school's first-ever Division I South championship (2019-2020)....
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The 2020-2021 high school winter athletic season finally began this past week. The Walpole boys and girls varsity hockey teams, as well as the boys and girls varsity basketball teams, all got their seasons underway, with three of the four teams picking up victories....
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
In 2018-2019, Walpole High School girls varsity hockey earned the No. 1 overall seed in the Division II state tournament before falling, 4-1, to eventual state champion Wellesley in the semifinals. A year later, the Walpole girls missed out on the state tournament.
Pictured last year against Needham, sophomore guard Brooke Walonis (10) will look to help Walpole High School girls basketball to a successful season in 2020-2021. Photo by Mike Flanagan.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
If it were a normal year, Walpole High School...
Pictured last season against Milton, senior forward Ethan McDonough (22) will look to help lead the Walpole High School varsity boys hockey team to as many wins as possible during this unprecedented 2020-2021 season. Photos by Mike Flanagan.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Pictured last season against Wellesley, senior point guard Jack Connell (1) will serve as one of three co-captains for Walpole High School varsity basketball in 2020-2021. Photos by Mike Flanagan.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The only thing for certain as it pertains...
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The abbreviated and successful Fall I athletic season showed that organized high school athletics are possible during these crazy times. The big test for the Bay State Conference (BSC) and MIAA will come in the months ahead, when athletic events are held indoors in...
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
With the Fall I athletic season all wrapped up, Walpole High athletics still made headlines this past week with multiple athletes signing their NLIs to play a sport in college. Postseason awards for boys and girls soccer as well as boys and girls cross-country...
Senior Madison Field (13) makes a cut and works the ball towards the cage for a scoring chance against Braintree on October 5. Photo by Mike Flanagan.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It was about as unorthodox as a season possibly could be...
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
COVID-19 is forcing adjustments in all aspects of everyday life. Sports such as soccer, field hockey, cross-country and golf all hold the benefit of being played outside. Although rules were implemented to limit player contact and prevent the spread of COVID, the Fall I...
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Walpole High School girls varsity soccer team hosted Milton on Monday afternoon for their annual senior night.
Coming off a bye week, Walpole's last game was on October 22, a 1-1 tie at Braintree. Any questions as to whether...
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Walpole High School Fall I athletics continued on this past week as the school's varsity athletic teams battled Braintree.
Senior captain Liz Hinton (pictured) steps into a shot late in the first quarter. Photo by Mike Flanagan.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Walpole High varsity field hockey hosted Bay State Conference rival Braintree on Monday afternoon for their annual Senior Day contest....
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Walpole native and UMass Lowell freshman defenseman Ben Meehan was selected in the fifth round (No. 140 overall) of the 2020 NHL Draft on October 7 by the Los Angeles Kings.
"I'm so grateful to be a part of the...
