Category Archive for "Westwood"

Westwood’s Wilson runs like the wind

Xaverian Brothers High School eighth-grader Noah Wilson was recently crowned Catholic Conference Middle School Cross Country Champion. Wilson, a lifelong Westwood resident, overcame cold temperatures and strong wind to win the 3K race, well in front of the second-place runner. The race featured runners from all five MIAA Catholic Conference middle schools....

Thanksgiving football preview: Westwood vs. Holliston

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor After a 5-2 regular season and an appearance in the 2016 MIAA Division 2A South Sectional Finals, the Westwood Wolverines return home to host Holliston in their annual Turkey Day grudge match. The Wolverines (7-3) handed the Panthers (8-2) their only conference defeat of the 2016 season back on...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Following wins over Somerset-Berkley (8-0) and Silver Lake Regional (36-22), the Westwood High football team’s spectacular run deep into the MIAA Division 2A South Sectionals came to an end on Friday evening with a 28-6 defeat at the hands of number one overall seed Falmouth in the Sectional...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor On a night when they were without two of arguably their biggest difference makers in wideout Jake Antonucci and linebacker Dylan Linehan due to injury, the Westwood High football team persevered through adversity and outmatched Silver Lake Regional (Kingston) 36-20 in the MIAA Division 2A South Semifinals. [caption id="attachment_14609"...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Its playoff season, and on Thursday night, the Medfield and Westwood High volleyball teams clashed in the first round of the MIAA D2 Central State Tournament. This marked the third meeting of 2016 between the 12-seeded Wolverines (11-9) and 5-seeded Warriors (16-5), with Medfield sweeping the season series...

Westwood Cross-country wins TVL Championship

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Westwood, Dover-Sherborn, and Medfield High boys and girls cross country teams competed in the Tri-Valley League’s Championship Meet (5K) at Hospital Hill on Wednesday afternoon in Medfield. Led by second-placed Ashley Walker (19:33.47), third-placed Sarah Conant (19:35.23), and sixth-placed Emma Harte (20:15.94), Westwood took home first place...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Westwood High varsity golf team finished an impressive regular season with a 16-2 record to win the Tri-Valley League before winning the Division 2 State Championship on Monday in Georgetown. [caption id="attachment_14519" align="alignright" width="250"]

Mark Horsfall pulls out the old “Texas Wedge” and putts...
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Westwood Field hockey celebrates senior night

The Westwood high school girls field hockey team recently celebrated their senior night with a 2-1 win over Holliston. Pictured are seniors Emily Dukeman, Courtney Lyons, Gabrielle Giroux, Courtney Cronin, Caroline Fitzgerald, Georgia Salvatore, Hailey Broderick and Caroline Leonard. Pictured above are seniors Emily Dukeman, Courtney Lyons, Gabrielle Giroux, Courtney Cronin, Caroline Fitzgerald, Georgia...

Defense propels football to second round

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Westwood High football team entered Friday night’s Division 2A South Sectional playoff game against Somerset-Berkley Regional (5-3) flying high with the second overall seed in their part of the bracket. Unlike many of Westwood’s wins this season that have seen scoreboards light up the night from the...

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The 7th grade DSW team lost to Lincoln-Sudbury over the weekend, 15-6. They are 6-2 with their only losses coming against LS. They are headed to the playoffs next week, where they will play Holliston in the semi-finals on Sunday in Waltham. They played hard against LS right down to the finish. If...

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The 6th grade DSW Patriots remain undefeated, winning their sixth game last Saturday morning in Wayland. Spotting the home team 6 points early, the Patriots rattled off 38 unanswered points against an undermanned Wayland-Weston squad for a final of 38-6. Running back Mekhi Robinson had a day with nearly 200 rushing yards and...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Westwood Wolverines (5-2, 3-0) and Medfield Warriors (4-2, 0-2) squared off on Friday night under the lights at Westwood High School in a battle of premiere TVL talent, as both teams entered the game as two of the highest ranked teams in D2A South (Westwood-2, Medfield-5). The...

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On a wet Sunday morning, the Grade 6 DSW Patriots improved to 5-0 with a 25-0 win over Bellingham at Nora Searle field. Paced by touchdown runs from Michael Polk, Will Dummer, and Danny Sullivan as well as Luke Rinaldi’s 40 yard touchdown pass to Griffin Rosbottom and PATs by Connor Mathew and...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Westwood High varsity girls volleyball team earned an amazing 3-2 come-from-behind victory at home against Ursuline Academy on Tuesday evening. Despite hard fought efforts in the first two sets, the Wolverines (6-3, 5-3) fell behind 2-0 after Ursuline was able to pull out the victory in the first...

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Under sunny skies Sunday afternoon in Medway, the DS-Westwood 6th Grade Patriots defeated a scrappy Colts team 40-0, and raised their record to 4-0 on the season.

Griffin Rosbottom’s first quarter interception gave the Patriots strong field position early, while power running by Michael Polk,...

Westwood Football rolls in conference opener

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor After two heartbreaking losses on the road to Falmouth and Hanover to begin the 2016 campaign, the Westwood High football team took the field on Friday night in their conference and home opener against Hopkinton. The game was featured as FOX 25’s High School Game of the Week. The...

Girls volleyball drops heartbreaker to Medfield

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Medfield and Westwood High girls volleyball teams met on Friday night in their annual Tri-Valley League match with the Warriors taking the first of two meetings between these two this season, 3-0. Led by Jessica Sturchio (nine kills, eight digs) and Julia McDevitt (one kill, six digs,...

DSW Patriots roll with successive victories

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In a strong defensive effort, the 6th Grade DSW Patriots defeated Holliston 19-0 on Sunday morning, September 11, to go 2-0 on the season. Led by Michael Polk’s three rushing touchdowns and with strong ball carrying by Will Dummer and Mekhi Robinson, the 6th graders battled the wind and rain to piece together...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor After a pair of hard-fought draws against two tough TVL opponents in Dover-Sherborn and Medway to begin the 2016 season, the Westwood High varsity boys soccer team took their home pitch against Bellingham last Tuesday evening in search of their first win. The Wolverines (1-0-2) got out to...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Westwood girls volleyball team hosted Bellingham on Friday night in their season and conference opener. The Wolverines (1-0) grabbed the first two sets (25-14, 25-18) before dropping the third (25-22). Westwood rebounded and won the third set, 25-12, to take home the victory and start the season on...

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