McIntyre, Rockets eye ultimate prize
Scales reaches 1000-point milestone
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Walpole High School girls varsity basketball team hosted Foxboro on Thursday evening for a little late-season non-conference matchup.
The Warriors (17-2, 14-2) came to town with the Hockomock Davenport Division already secured, and will likely be the top seed in the Division II South playoffs. The Rebels...
Needham girls blank Newton
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Needham High School varsity girls hockey team took to the ice at Babson Skating Center last Wednesday evening as the Rockets (12-5-2, 9-4-1) looked to bounce back from a 3-2 defeat to Braintree on February 8.
Just 38 seconds in, sophomore winger Maddie Ledbury fired home a...
Sherborn’s Peck following suit at Bentley
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The town of Sherborn has produced some exceptional athletes over the years. However, few Sherborn families have seen the types of sustained athletic success as Heather and Chris Peck’s three boys.
Throughout the last six years, Bentley University has become a second home for the Peck family....
Dorion, Needham basketball ready up
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
A 14-6 regular season earned the Needham High School boys varsity basketball team the No. 7 seed in Division I South last winter. The Rockets drew a tough first-round matchup, having to face Catholic Conference power and No. 10 Xaverian in the first round. Needham fell, 62-47.
In...
Rebel hockey out to prove
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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,...
McIntyre, Rockets ready for liftoff
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
A 15-5 regular season helped the Needham High School girls varsity basketball team to the No. 2 seed in Division I South in 2018-2019. The Rockets took down No. 13 Brockton (40-26) in the opening round before a 57-41 victory against No. 12 Bishop Feehan in the quarterfinals....
Needham soccer wins Division I South
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Expectations are always high for the Needham High boys varsity soccer team. Entering the fall, there were significant question marks surrounding Jimmy Odierna’s club, especially considering the departure of a large 2019 senior class that made up the majority of the Rockets starting lineup last season.
Despite...
Ledbury lifts Rockets over Raiders
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Whenever Needham and Wellesley have met on the soccer pitch in the playoffs in recent years, there have been two major common denominators: the weather has been terrible, and the game has been an instant classic. Both of these trends continued on Thursday evening as the No. 12...
Late field goal lifts Rockets over Rebels
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Needham High football team hosted rival Walpole on Friday night with both teams needing a big-time win. The Rockets, who entered at 1-5 (1-3), needed a victory just to have a chance of getting into playoffs. Walpole, meanwhile, looked to secure their fourth win of the season...
Hawks gash Needham’s hopes of repeat
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It was a tough ending to a remarkable run for Needham High baseball on Friday night, as the No. 8 Rockets hosted No. 9 Xaverian in the opening round of the Division I South sectionals.
After falling behind by a pair of runs twice in the early...
Driver, Raider baseball gear up for postseason
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Few baseball programs in the state of Massachusetts have been able to put together the type of consistency that Wellesley has in the last decade-plus, qualifying for the state tournament for 13 consecutive years.
In 2019, the Raiders played an absolutely loaded schedule that featured wins over Xaverian,...
Child, Rockets lacrosse eye sectional title
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Throughout the 2019 high school lacrosse season, perhaps no player in the state meant more to their team than Needham’s Jason Child. A shoo-in for All-Scholastic recognition, Child led Needham in both scoring and total points and helped the Rockets to a 12-0 league record en route...
Title defense time for Rocket baseball
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It’s playoff baseball season, a time of year about which the boys from Needham may know a thing or two, especially after winning their way to the Division I title last year.
After opening the year 0-3 and sitting at 6-7 on May 18, Needham had some...
Cohen, Goss, Raider hockey ready up
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The 2017-2018 season saw Wellesley High boys hockey dominate the Bay State Conference and earn the No. 1 overall seed in Division I South. Following a quarterfinal round exit at the hands of No. 8 Xaverian on their home ice, the Raiders will look to build upon...
Colburn, Foley, Rebel hockey ready up
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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...
Crowley, Wolverines push Rockets to overtime
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Needham and Westwood High School varsity field hockey teams met at DeFazio Field on Saturday afternoon in the first round of the Division I South Sectionals.
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Egan, Harbormen outlast Jarvis, Rebels
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Following a dominant 27-7 victory over Plymouth North in the Division I South quarterfinals, the No. 2 Walpole Rebels hosted No. 3 Hingham on Friday with a spot in the Division III South finals on the line.
Despite marching down the field for a touchdown on their...
Schmalz, Rockets outlast Wolverines in overtime
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Needham and Westwood High School varsity field hockey teams met at DeFazio Field on Saturday afternoon in the first round of the Division I South Sectionals.
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Hibberts, Reid lead Rockets past Tigers
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Two consecutive losses to conference opponents was not the ideal way for the Needham High School football team to end the regular season.
“Definitely tough,” said senior tight end Jack Murmes following Needham’s 51-26 defeat to Walpole in their regular season finale. “We will learn from this,...
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