By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
All six of Dover-Sherborn Regional High School’s Fall I varsity athletics teams are finally all in action as this unprecedented 2020 season rolls on. Varsity boys and girls soccer, varsity field hockey, as well as boys and girls cross-country all played their season openers this past weekend, while golf continued to get after it on the links.
- DS varsity golf dropped its first match of the season, 221-230, against powerhouse and rival Westwood. Dover-Sherborn’s matchup against Westwood on Tuesday was postponed due to rain and will be made up on October 26.
- Varsity golf got back in the win column with 224-247 victory at Millis on Thursday. Owen Bingham, Billy Rooney, and Ben Schroeder all shot 35 to medal.
- Boys cross-country opened up its season with a 27-30 victory at Norwood on Saturday morning.
- Girls cross-country was also victorious in its season-opener, dominating on the way to a 20-37 victory against Norwood.
- Varsity boys soccer dropped their season-opener at Norwood, 1-0, on Saturday. The Raiders earned a 0-0 tie on Sunday to avoid the weekend sweep and move to 0-1-1 on the young season.
- Varsity girls soccer earned a weekend sweep of Norwood, winning 2-0 at home on Saturday and 2-1 on the road on Sunday. Olivia Smith broke a scoreless tie with just under five minutes to play in Saturday’s game with a blast from 30 yards out. Lily Thomson iced it moments later with a goal on a breakaway.
- Reigning Division II state champion DS varsity field hockey earned a weekend sweep of Norwood, opening with a 4-1 victory at home on Sunday followed by a 3-1 road win on Sunday. Emma Goodness scored the first goal of the season for DS on Sunday to give the Raiders a 1-0 lead late in the second quarter. Norwood tied the game just before the half. Goodness’ second of the game with 12:15 to play in the third gave DS back the lead. Fourth-quarter goals by Abi Niit and Merritt Sullivan iced the victory. Sunday’s win saw goals from Merritt Sullivan, Ciara Crowley and Nicole Mayer.
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