Hometown Weekly Staff
The Medfield High girls’ basketball team has dominated the Tri-Valley League in recent years, winning seven straight league titles and building a home winning streak in the TVL that stretched back to December 2007.
The program that Medfield has modeled in its recent success is Westwood, which was the dominant power in the league for a number of years. Last Wednesday, the Wolverines reasserted them-selves in the TVL with a 54-38 victory that puts the Warriors (12-3, 10-2) two games back in the race for the TVL crown.
The Wolverines won through defense, holding Medfield to just two points in the fourth quarter on 1-12 shooting. Sophomore Maggie McCarthy led the way for the Warriors with 17 points on the night.
Medfield bounced back from the loss to beat Bellingham 47-21 on Friday night.
The Warriors will face Hopkinton, Holliston, and Ashland to close out their TVL slate before taking part in the annual Comcast Tournament, which will be held this year at Woburn High.
See more photos from the Westwood game at https://hometownweekly.smugmug.com/Medfield/Medfield-School-Sports/Wstwd-vs-Medfield-Girls.
Josh Perry is an Editor at Hometown Weekly. He can be reached at news@hometownweekly.net and followed on Twitter at @Josh_Perry10.
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Pink Jerseys Support Cancer Research
By Sarah Fristoe
Hometown Weekly Intern
For the majority of Medfield High’s students and faculty, last Wednesday’s varsity girls basketball 54-38 loss to Westwood was all about the sport.
But for the players and coach, it was more than just a game.
Last week marked the sixth annual Coaches vs. Cancer Week, highlighting high school and college sports teams’ solidarity with cancer victims and their fight. Spearheaded by coach Mark Nickerson, the girls’ basketball team played in style, donning pink jerseys to show support for those affected by breast cancer.
In addition to the game, players also wore their jerseys to school throughout the week.
Although Medfield lost the game, the personal victories achieved by knowing they helped a great cause outweighed any numerical score.
“These jerseys remind me of what an amazing woman my mother is,” says Nickerson. He described his mother, a breast cancer survivor, as “unselfish,” always “doing for others inside and outside the family.”
Nickerson hails this tradition as a silent tribute to his beloved mom. “Although, I guess after this,” he added, “it won’t be silent anymore.”
Camille Kerwin is an Intern at Hometown Weekly. For questions, email news@hometownweekly.net.
