Needham downs Wellesley on new field
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Thursday afternoon, just before the rain came, the Needham Rockets field hockey team shut out Wellesley, 3-0. The victory moved the Rockets, who were playing on their new turf field, to 6-1-1. The Raiders, meanwhile, dropped to 5-4.
Needham’s Grace Kelley lifted the ball past the goalie ten...
Needham demolishes Weymouth on the road
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
After her team moved to 4-1 with a 5-0 victory over Weymouth at Weymouth’s Legion Field, Needham field hockey coach Stephanie Magni described the game by noting: “This was a good game for us. We had a rough first half because we had very little to warm up...
Schmalz, Lady-Rockets rout Warriors
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Needham High School girls varsity lacrosse team was delivered a significant blow with star scorer Callie Hem out for the season with a torn ACL.
Despite the loss of their Harvard commit and reigning All-Scholastic recipient, the Rockets (5-2) have responded with a series of impressive victories...
Nawrocki, Schmalz hat tricks lift Lady-Rockets
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
[caption id="attachment_31471" align="alignleft" width="300"] Sophomore forward Caroline Han (9) corrals a loose puck and fights off a stick check...
Schmalz, Lady-Rockets sweep Redhawks
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
[caption id="attachment_31145" align="alignright" width="300"] Freshman Britt Nawrocki (8) scouts the scene and gets ready to make a pass on a two-on-one bid....
Kelly, Lady-Rockets blank Redhawks
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
[caption id="attachment_30730" align="alignright" width="300"] Junior right wing Charlotte Tolman...
Schmalz, Phelan, Lady-Rockets out to prove
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Coming off an 11-6-3 season in 2017-2018 that earned them a spot in the Division I state tournament, the Needham High School girls varsity hockey team returns to the ice this season looking to make some noise in the Bay State Conference.
The Needham girls will get two shots at...
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