Westwood wins pitcher’s duel against Medfield
Generations meet at Little League parade
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Although cold, muggy weather threatened the event and made it far from the typical spring opening day, on Saturday morning, over 500 of Westwood’s Little League baseball and softball players took part in the annual opening day parade and festivities. Starting at Hanlon Elementary and ending at Morrison...
Westwood soccer players conclude season
Westwood Youth Soccer entered three third grade boys teams in Norwood's indoor soccer league at Compete Indoor Sports Complex this winter. One team, coached by Dave Blumh and Chris Rull, made it to the championship game, but came up just short, losing to Walpole 3-2. The boys played great all season and are looking forward...
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Wolverines rip Clockers in opener
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Westwood High boys varsity lacrosse team, reigning co-champions of the TVL, opened up their 2019 season on Friday afternoon at Flahive Field against Ashland.
In a dominant all-around performance from start to finish, the Wolverines took out the Clockers, 17-6, to start the year on a positive...
Donohue, Westwood lacrosse ready for next step
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Coming off the best season in program history, which featured a 14-4 regular season record, their first-ever wins against Medfield and Dover-Sherborn, as well as a share of the TVL title, expectations heading into this spring are extremely high for the Westwood High School boys varsity lacrosse team.
Despite...
Hetnik pilots comeback, Wolverines advance past Warriors
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports
Westwood and Medfield was already one of the top hockey rivalries in the TVL heading into the 2018-2019 season. After the teams played to a 1-1 tie on January 12, Westwood defeated Medfield 3-1 on February 13, which later allowed the Wolverines (15-3-6, 9-1-5) to claim the outright TVL...
Donohue lifts Wolverines to South semifinals
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Coming off a regular season in which they won the TVL and qualified for the state tournament for the 37th consecutive year, it’s safe to say that the 2018-2019 season has already been a major success for the Westwood High boys varsity hockey team.
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Antonucci already a big name at Providence
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The 2018 high school lacrosse season was all about Westwood High star attack-man Jake Antonucci, who fired home a ridiculous 75 shots into the back of the net and tallied 19 assists, all while becoming Westwood’s all-time leading scorer (214 goals, 89 assists).
After leading Westwood to the...
Jantzen, Lady-Rockets outlast Murray, Wolverines
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
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Powers from the TVL and Bay State Conference met on Sunday afternoon as the Westwood Wolverines (13-6,...
Westwood hockey tournament bound, set state record
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
There have been a lot of good high school hockey programs over the years in the state of Massachusetts. Catholic Conference powers like Catholic Memorial, BC High, Malden Catholic, public programs such as Burlington, Reading, and other Western Mass purebreds like Springfield Cathedral have all held decades of...
Westwood just too good for Dover-Sherborn
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The girls of Westwood High School beat Dover-Sherborn 57-24 last Monday afternoon, putting on a dazzling display of passing, cutting and forcing turnovers so well executed that you would have thought they were from Westwood, Los Angeles, not Westwood, Massachusetts.
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Donohue tallies pair as Wolverines tie Mustangs
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Westwood High varsity boys hockey team entered Saturday night’s contest with Norwood still unbeaten in TVL play and looking to keep pace with Medfield (also unbeaten) in the race for the conference crown.
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McGowan, Wolverines fight off Stark, Raiders
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It was about as gritty of an effort as they come for the Dover-Sherborn boys on the road at Westwood on Monday afternoon. The Raiders (10-3, 6-3) came from 13 down to tie the game late, while senior captain/forward Brett Stark battled through the flu to record a...
Warriors, Wolverines skate to tie
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Two old TVL rivals met on the ice at Pirelli Arena in Franklin on Saturday afternoon as the Medfield High boys varsity hockey team hosted Westwood.
Thanks to some stellar goaltending on both ends by Medfield’s Mason Matthew and Westwood’s Ben Goodrich, the teams were able to garner a...
Damren, Goss, Curran backboning Wesleyan hockey
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Wesleyan University is building something special with their women’s hockey program, and three local athletes have helped backbone the Cardinals this 2018-2019 season as Wesleyan fights for a spot in the NESCAC Tournament.
Westwood native and junior forward Allie Damren, Wellesley native and senior defenseman Sarah Goss,...
McDonough, Wolverines blank Warriors
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Coming off a 6-3 victory at Framingham on Friday afternoon, the Medfield/Norton High girls varsity hockey team returned home to Rodman Arena on Saturday night to open up TVL play against rival Westwood. Like the Warriors (1-2-0, 0-1-0) the Lady-Wolverines (2-0-0, 1-0-0) also entered Saturday’s tilt coming...
Dalton, Keith, Lady-Wolverines gear up
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Coming off a 13-6-3 regular season in 2017-2018, the Westwood High girls varsity hockey team is holding themselves to a high standard heading into what appears to be an extremely promising year.
Back to lead the Wolverines in 2018-2019 are a trio of senior captains in leading scorer,...
Donohue, Wolverine hockey ready up
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Coming off a 12-6-2 regular season in 2017-2018 that earned them the No. 7 seed in Division II South, the Westwood High School boys hockey team is looking to build off of their success from a season ago and make a deep tournament run later on this winter....
Panthers outlast Wolverines on Thanksgiving
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Westwood Wolverines (4-7, 2-3) hosted TVL Large champion and arch rival Holliston (9-1, 5-0) on Thursday for their annual Thanksgiving grudge match.
Tristan Benson gave Holliston an early lead with 14-yard touchdown run, followed by a successful two-point conversion. Holliston took its 8-0 lead into the second...
Crowley, Wolverines push Rockets to overtime
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Needham and Westwood High School varsity field hockey teams met at DeFazio Field on Saturday afternoon in the first round of the Division I South Sectionals.
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