By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Westwood girl’s soccer team hosted the Needham Rockets this past Saturday, October 19th at Flahive Field. Despite their consistent effort and determination throughout the entire game, they fell short with Needham securing a 1-0 victory late in the second half.
Westwood fights hard against Walpole Porkers
By Riley Fontana
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Westwood Wolverines hosted the undefeated Walpole Porkers for a heated battle on the field. Penalty corners and control of the ball spurred the Porkers to a 5-0 win over the Wolverines. Both teams played hard, but Walpole was able to...
Westwood Senior Night success
By Avonlea Cummings
Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
The Westwood girls lacrosse team celebrated Senior Day on Monday, May 13, for their eleventh Tri-Valley League game of the regular season against the Ashland Clockers. The Wolverines defeated Ashland 16-7 and as of this game, they hold a 14-3...
Boys’ Lax fights hard against Medfield
By Avonlea Cummings
Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
Westwood boys' lacrosse hosted Medfield High on Thursday, April 4th, for their third home game
of the season. The Wolverines staged a strong second-half comeback but fell short of victory
with a final score of 10-19. Max O’Brien and Troy Fredrickson led...
Girls’ tennis prepares for regular season
By Avonlea Cummings
Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
Westwood's girls' tennis team, the reigning TVL champions, is preparing for the 2023-2024 season with high expectations. With nine returning varsity players and the addition of five new recruits, the Wolverines are poised for another impressive season on the courts....
Westwood Girls host Lacrosse Play Day
By Avonlea Cummings
Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
On Saturday, March 23, a cold and rainy morning greeted participants at the Westwood Flahive and multi-purpose fields. However, the inclement weather failed to diminish the enthusiasm for the Westwood girls' lacrosse playday. The event welcomed teams from Medfield, Dover-Sherborn,...
Boys’ lacrosse prepares for spring season
By Avonlea Cummings
Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
Spring is upon us and with it comes the eagerly anticipated return of outdoor sports for Westwood High. As of Monday, March 18, the Spring sports teams have kicked off their preseasons and are preparing for a thrilling and challenging...
Boys’ Basketball shows resilience in Sweet 16
By Avonlea Cummings
Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
The ninth-seeded Westwood Wolverines clashed with the eighth-seeded Holyoke Knights at Holyoke High on Monday, March 4, in their Sweet 16 playoff match. In a fiercely contested game, Westwood gave their all but couldn't overcome Holyoke's narrow lead, ultimately losing...
Girls’ hockey playoff shutout
By Avonlea Cummings
Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
The 10th-seeded Westwood Wolverines girls hockey team faced off against the 23rd-seeded Woburn Tanners in their first playoff competition of the post-season. The round of 32 game was full of excitement, and energy as the Westwood girls propelled into a...
Wolverines triumph in final regular season game
By Avonlea Cummings
Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
The Westwood Wolverines hosted the Belmont Marauders on Monday, February 19, for their final game of the regular season. Westwood diminished their two-game losing streak against Belmont as they sealed off the night 58-50. Westwood’s junior Eli Ifrah led the...
Sweet victory for boys’ hockey
By Julia Beauregard
Hometown Weekly Editor
The Westwood High School boys’ varsity hockey team fought hard against Ashland on Thursday, February 15th at the Loring Ice Arena, toppling the other team with a score of 5-2 and pushing the record to 10-7. The boys clinched the playoffs...
Wolverines’ seize TVL Championship
By Avonlea Cummings
Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
On February 7, the Westwood girls’ hockey team hosted the Medfield Warriors at the Canton Ice House for their second TVL match-up of the season. Scoring three out of their four goals in the first period, the Wolverines secured an...
Westwood vanquished by Warriors
By Avonlea Cummings
Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
Basketball is a fast-paced game, counting down the seconds on the shot clock, teams have only 35 seconds to strategize and execute their shots to the hoop. Alongside strategy comes agility and the determination to stay in the game every...
Boys’ Basketball falls short to Falcons
By Max Clifford
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The varsity boys basketball teams from Westwood High School and Cambridge Rindge & Latin put on a show in a raucous Coccoluto Gymnasium on Wednesday night. Both teams worked hard to erase big deficits, but it was the Falcons who held...
Boys’ Basketball defends home court
By Avonlea Cummings
Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
Amidst the echoing cheers and dribbles, the Westwood court came alive Thursday, January 18th as the Wolverines boys’ basketball team hosted the Dover-Sherborn Raiders for an unforgettable Tri-Valley League competition of the season. With skills and determination, Westwood pressured the...
Personal bests for Westwood Swim Team
By Avonlea Cummings
Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
Echoes of cheers rang against the four walls of the Westwood High swimming pool as the Westwood swim team and the Dover-Sherborn swim team came together for the mid-January swim meet. The teams went head-to-head against one another in multiple...
Girls’ Hockey storms past Mustangs
By Avonlea Cummings
Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
It was cool in the Canton Ice House rink but action was heating up on the ice as the Westwood girls hockey team hosted the Norwood Mustangs on Wednesday, January 3rd. It was a back-and-forth battle on the ice as...
Boys’ Hockey falls to Hopkinton
By Avonlea Cummings
Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
Blades sliced the ice on Wednesday evening as the Westwood boys' hockey team hosted the Hopkinton Hillers at the Canton Ice House for their third league match of the season. In a hard-fought battle, the Wolverines fell to the Hillers...
Girls’ basketball falls to Warriors
By Max Clifford
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Tuesday, December 12th, Westwood Girls' Varsity Basketball opened up their season at home where they hosted the Medfield Warriors. Unfortunately for the Wolverines, the Warriors left victorious with a score of 66-36 over the home team.
The...
Boys’ hockey glides to victory
By Max Clifford
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Saturday evening saw the final preseason tune-up for Westwood Boys Varsity Ice Hockey as they hosted Walpole at the Canton Ice House. The Wolverines outpaced the Timberwolves by a score of 4-1 in the scrimmage.
After Walpole opened...
