By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Walpole High School hockey put together a respectable 12-7-3 regular season record in 2018-2019, earning themselves the No. 8 seed in Division I South. Unfortunately, the Rebels fell to rival and No. 9 Wellesley (3-0) in the opening round of the tournament to conclude their season.
In 2019-2020,...
[caption id="attachment_33510" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Walpole’s Ethan Kelley (12) defends against Medfield’s Brian Abely (23) midway through the second quarter. Photos by Mike Flanagan[/caption]
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Two years...
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Entering the day at 1-3, the Walpole High School varsity boys lacrosse team was in big need of an out-of-conference win to bolster their tournament resume for later on this spring.
Backboned by two of their senior captains in UMass Lowell committed attack-man Conor Foley (five goals, one...
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...
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After having their season end in heartbreak in overtime for the second straight year last season in the Division II semifinals with a 9-8 defeat to No. 2 Westwood, the Walpole High boys lacrosse team is out to put some demons to bed in 2019.
Headlining the returns...
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Two old rivals met in the first round of the Division I South Sectionals last Wednesday evening as the Walpole and Wellesley boys squared off at Canton Ice House for the right to move on and face No. 1 Duxbury.
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
[caption id="attachment_32099" align="alignleft" width="300"] Walpole’s Marc Hirshom and Wellesley’s Joe Fleming collide while battling for a loose puck. [/caption]
Two old rivals met in the first round...
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
With the postseason approaching, every win matters this time of year in order to receive the highest seed possible in the MIAA state tournament.
On Saturday, the Walpole Rebels (11-6-3, 8-3-1) hosted non-conference rival King Phillip Regional for their senior day. Having already picked up their 10th win of the...
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
[caption id="attachment_30614" align="alignleft" width="300"] Mike DiCenzo (11) fights off a Mansfield fore-checker and gets the puck up the boards. [/caption]
The Walpole High School varsity...
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Coming off their first Super Eight berth in program history, the Walpole High School boys varsity hockey team churned out a 12-5-5 record in 2017-2018, earning themselves the No. 5 seed in Division I South. Unfortunately, the Rebels were taken out in the first round by eventual...
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Walpole High School has pumped out a solid number of collegiate-level athletes over the years. On Thursday, a new wave of Rebels made it official as seven Walpole High athletes signed their National Letters of Intent to play a sport in college.
Pitchers and due-to-be senior captains of Rebel...
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Despite being without one of their senior leaders and top goal-scorers in Darragh Fahey (broken thumb), the No. 3 Walpole Rebels put together one of their best efforts of the season last Wednesday night against the No. 2 and Connor Deehan-led Westwood Wolverines in the Division II Central/East...
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Despite being without one of their senior leaders and top goal-scorers in Darragh Fahey (broken thumb), the No. 3 Walpole Rebels put together one of their best efforts of the season last Wednesday night against the No. 2 and Connor Deehan-led Westwood Wolverines in the Division II Central/East...
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Outside of the annual Needham/Wellesley tilt, few Bay State Conference lacrosse games have as much riding on them as the Walpole/Wellesley game.
On Tuesday, the Raiders and Rebels took to Turco Field for their annual meeting with both teams trying to earn a statement victory to help improve...
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...
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Despite an 8-10 regular season in 2017, the Xaverian Brothers High School varsity lacrosse team was able to gain some momentum heading into the offseason after an 8-7 upset win at No. 5 Franklin in the first round of last season’s South Sectional playoffs. The Hawks were ultimately...
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The spring of 2017 was a memorable one for Walpole High School boys lacrosse, as the Rebels finished the regular season 17-1 and the earned the No. 1 overall seed in Division II Central/East.
After a stunning 13-12 overtime defeat to Medfield in the sectional title game last...
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Trailing by two goals with 13 seconds to play seems like an almost impossible hole to climb out of, never mind the pressure of the situation that just so happened to be the Division II Central/East Sectional title game.
But don’t tell that to Jack Cahill, Mike Hauptman,...
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Trailing by two goals with 13 seconds to play seems like an almost impossible hole to climb out of, never mind the pressure of the situation that just so happened to be the Division II Central/East Sectional title game.
But don’t tell that to Jack Cahill, Mike Hauptman,...
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Walpole High School varsity lacrosse team has put together one of the more under-the-radar dominant seasons in program history in 2017. Following a tough 9-6 loss to conference-leading Needham (14-2) on April 25, the Rebels have rattled off nine straight wins to improve to 16-1. During the...
