Marshall a Hall of Famer
Westwood’s Damren more than hockey tough
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
In 2017-2018, Westwood resident Allie Damren will look to accomplish one of the hardest feats there is in collegiate athletics, and that is to play on two athletic teams (hockey and lacrosse) while also balancing her studies as a biology major at one of the nation’s toughest academic...
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...
Westwood Youth Track concludes successful summer
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By Ned Sheehan
Hometown Weekly Intern
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Chi, Waves battle Sharks in thriller
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By Ned Sheehan
Hometown Weekly Intern
On Thursday, August 3, at Westwood High School, parents and swimmers packed into the steaming pool area to watch the underdog Westwood Waves nearly vanquish the Needham Sharks in an excellent swim meet.
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Peck, Herman lead NEFC to national title
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
In September of 2016, local youth soccer stars Maddi Peck of Westwood and Rachel Herman of Dover and their club team, New England Football Club (NEFC), set a goal to get to the finals of the 2017 national tournament. Ten months later, Peck and Herman not only met...
Local swimmers excite in Ehrlich Mile
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
On Friday, boys and girls from all across the region competed in the Ehrlich Mile Swim at Dug Pong in Natick, including representatives from the Walpole Barracudas, Sherborn Snappers, Medfield Marlins, Needham Sharks, and Westwood Waves of the Suburban Summer Swim League. The event, which is often thought...
Waves battle Barracudas in summer swim
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By Ned Sheehan
Hometown Weekly Intern
On Thursday, July 13, hundreds of swimmers and their families packed the pool at Westwood High School to watch the an exciting swim meet between the undefeated Walpole Barracudas and a resilient set of Westwood Waves (0-3), with the Barracudas prevailing by a final score of 200-122 despite a...
Connaughton, Antonucci, Deehan take lax awards
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The 2017 season was an extremely successful one for the Westwood High School boys and girls varsity lacrosse teams. On June 30, several stars on both teams took home prestigious end-of-the-year awards.
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Westwood blossoming lax stars at wild rate
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
All over the country, lacrosse is taking off like wildfire. The sport has grown from one that kids who got cut from the baseball team played in order to stay active during the spring, to one that is knocking on the door of being more popular than its...
Westwood baseball concludes Cinderella run
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
2017 has been the year of the Cinderella team in the MIAA State Baseball Tournament, with towns such as Dover-Sherborn (DIII) and Wellesley (DI) all making long runs and earning sectional crowns despite their low seeds. The Westwood Wolverines (14-9) were no different, especially after earning the No....
Westwood ballplayers win division
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Westwood's 13 year-old Babe Ruth baseball team has won its division. The team beat the Walpole D team to do so. This marks the first time in the seven years since this age group has participated in Babe Ruth that this has happened - prior to this year, the age group had never...
Westwood little league Cardinals finish season
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On Sunday, June 11, the major league Cardinals made it to the championship game. The team, made up of fifth, sixth and seventh graders, played hard all season long and found themselves in the finals. Although they came up short, all of the boys played well and should be extremely proud of themselves....
Lacrosse battles Medfield in state tournament
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Growing up separated by just a popular ice cream place and a hairline of Dover, the players of the Westwood and Medfield High school varsity boys lacrosse teams have come to know each other extremely well, especially after their years upon years of playing against one another in...
Antonucci goes off, Wolverines to semifinals
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The saying goes “one player doesn’t make the difference,” but on Thursday night in Hopkinton, that was far from the case with Westwood star midfielder and Providence College commit, Jake Antonucci.
Despite winning a share of the TVL title and a season sweep of perennial power Medfield...
Westwood girls win soccer tourney
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Westwood girls (plus three teammates from Milton) from Manny Fernandes Soccer Academy won the U14 Division of the Bridgewater Challenge Cup Soccer Tournament this weekend. The team was coached by Manny Fernandes....
Westwood girls earn TVL crown
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For the first time since 2002, the Westwood High School varsity girls tennis team are TVL champs. The Wolverines finished the 2017 season with a record of 15-2 following a 3-2 overall win against Hopkinton on Tuesday afternoon.
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Xaverian’s Buckley helps build winning culture in Columbus
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
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Janfaza leads Wolverine tennis to Senior Day win
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Westwood High School varsity boys tennis team improved to 8-3 in the TVL on with a 4-1 victory against Medfield on a blistering hot afternoon last Thursday as part of the team’s senior day. Out of the 10 total sets played on Thursday, Westwood won eight, and...
Saint Dennis Girls CYO win championship
The Westwood 5th and 6th grade girls Saint Denis CYO basketball team has won the New England CYO championship.
After going 11-1 in the regular season (which included one forfeit), the Saint Denis girls defeated St. Agatha of Milton, St. Adelaide of Peabody, and St. Margaret Mary of Westwood to win the Archdiocese of Boston playoffs....
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