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Rockets’ basketball and hockey look ahead to postseason
February 27, 2026By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Correspondent This week, Needham boys’ basketball, girls’ basketball, and boys’ hockey entered their postseasons. Boys’ basketball finished their season with an 18–2 record, putting them in the 3rd seed. This is an impressive climb from last year when they... more...
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Rockets Wrestling closes with win over Wellesley
February 12, 2026By NHS Junior Robert Mahar, Community Contributor The Needham Rockets wrestling team closed out its regular season on a high note Wednesday night, Feb. 4, defeating the Wellesley Raiders 45–26 in their final dual meet of the 2025–26 season. The win carried added significance for the Rockets,... more...
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Raiders girls’ basketball fight to the end in nail-biter
February 5, 2026By Meghan Foley On Friday, January 30th, varsity girls’ basketball played the Newton North Tigers for the second time this season after falling to them 40–52 back in December. Entering this game, the Raiders had a record of 3–8 to the Tigers’ 5–8. When the... more...
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Needham Wrestlers shine at Mt. Hope Invitational
January 28, 2026The Needham Rockets wrestling team delivered a strong performance on Saturday, December 20, at the annual Sharon Lombardo Tournament held at Mt. Hope High School in Rhode Island. Competing against twelve teams, Needham earned an impressive fourth-place finish overall. Six Rockets placed among the top... more...
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Boys’ swim and dive: Needham Rockets vs Wellesley Raiders
January 28, 2026On January 20th, Needham and Wellesley boys’ swim and dive teams faced each other as the regular season was drawing to a close. Last year, the Wellesley Raiders were triumphant over the Rockets with a score of 112 to Needham’s 74. The first event went... more...
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Varsity boys’ basketball wins fourth game in a row
December 26, 2025By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter On Saturday, boys’ varsity basketball played the Catholic Memorial Middle/High School Knights at home. Last year, Catholic Memorial knocked the Rockets out of the playoffs, winning 58–34. In that regular season, they also beat Needham 78–63. Entering this... more...
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Rockets face Wellesley on Thanksgiving
December 3, 2025By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter Last Thursday, the Needham Rockets went to Wellesley to take on the Raiders for their 138th annual Thanksgiving Day game. This tradition is remarkably the oldest public high school sports rivalry in the country. When I asked him... more...
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Rockets continue dominate streak
November 14, 2025Photo by Meghan Foley Coach Courtney Chaloff speaks to team between sets By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter Last Thursday, girls varsity volleyball (10–1) faced the Milton Wildcats (6–4) for the second time this season. Although in past seasons the Rockets... more...