Rockets comeback comes up short
Brinkhaus, Rockets outlast Foley, Rebels
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Two Bay State Conference powers met on the lacrosse field on Thursday afternoon as the Walpole Rebels hosted the Needham Rockets at Turco Field.
Walpole entered looking to rebound after a 14-6 defeat to Newton North, while Needham looked to make it two wins in a row to start...
Child, Needham lacrosse gear up
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Another lacrosse season is upon us, and the Needham High boys enter 2019 loaded, as always, and ready to be one of the premier teams in Division I South.
Among the many returning names for Needham, maybe none are more impactful on the offensive side of the...
McNally’s 31 saves lift Rockets in overtime
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
No matter the sport, making 31 saves as a goaltender is extremely difficult. In lacrosse, though, 31 saves in a single game is almost unheard of.
Last Wednesday, Needham’s Andrew McNally did just that, stopping 31 shots to help lift the Rockets to a huge 10-9 overtime victory...
Despite results, Rebel lax showing promise
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Needham High School boys varsity lacrosse team got the result they wanted to start the season on Thursday afternoon in Walpole, but the manner in which it came likely was not how they drew it up.
Behind a hat trick by junior midfielder Brendan Walsh and a...
High expectations for McEvoy, Child, Rocket lax
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
A 16-3 regular season and a Bay State Conference crown earned the Needham High School boys lacrosse team the No. 2 overall seed in Division I South last spring. However, the Rockets saw their season come to a tough end in the form of a 14-7 loss to...
Local lax stars dominate All-Scholastics
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Week after week, the boys and girls lacrosse teams for all six towns within Hometown Weekly’s range of coverage in 2017 supplied seemingly endless headlines and excitement. All the hard work these boys and girls put in translated into all 12 boys and girls lacrosse squads from Dover-Sherborn,...
Local lax stars dominate All-Scholastics
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Week after week, the boys and girls lacrosse teams for all six towns within Hometown Weekly’s range of coverage in 2017 supplied seemingly endless headlines and excitement. All the hard work these boys and girls put in translated into all 12 boys and girls lacrosse squads from Dover-Sherborn,...
Calcagni, Shaver propel Rockets to South Finals
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
A late offensive barrage sealed the deal for the Needham High School boys varsity lacrosse team on Thursday night. Behind strong fourth quarter performances by attack-men Danny McEvoy (four goals) and Jason Child (three goals), the No. 2 Rockets (16-3) took down No. 7 Marshfield (12-6) by a...
Raiders and Rockets renew lacrosse rivalry
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Two of the Bay State Conference’s premiere lacrosse programs took to the field last Tuesday afternoon in some beautiful weather as the third-placed Wellesley Raiders (10-5) and conference-leading Needham Rockets (14-2, No. 6 in the state) wrote the next chapter in their storied and heated rivalry. Led by...
Child, Trabucco lift Rocket lax past Raiders
