By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Boston Globe announced recently recognized its 2019-2020 class of All-Scholastic and conference All-Star recipients.
From Dover-Sherborn, junior point guard Evan Skeary was named a TVL All-Star. Skeary will be a returning captain for his senior season next winter.
USPS worker tests positive for COVID-19
On March 24, the Sherborn Board of Health (BOH) and Sherborn Emergency Management (SEM) received a report that an employee at the Sherborn United States Postal Service (USPS) branch had potentially tested positive for COVID-19. Through further investigation, it was confirmed on March 25 that the employee had tested positive.
Warriors outlast Raiders at Boch Arena
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Medfield/Norton girls varsity hockey team hosted rival Dover-Sherborn/Hopkinton on Saturday afternoon at Boch Arena in Dedham.
The Warriors (7-5-2, 3-3-1) entered looking to earn points for the third consecutive game following a 2-2 tie with Franklin and a 4-2 win at Dedham. The Raiders (1-13-3, 1-5-1), meanwhile,...
‘Newsies’ to make headlines
Dover-Sherborn Middle School will be bringing the high-spirited, energetic, and enormously entertaining smash hit Broadway musical “Newsies” to Mudge Auditorium on December 5 through 7. Over 100 Dover-Sherborn students from grades six through twelve have been involved in all aspects of the production – as members of the cast, stage and tech crews, student directors,...
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Wolverines outlast Warriors in rain
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Westwood and Medfield High School field hockey met on the rain-soaked turf of Fisher Memorial Field on Friday afternoon for the second and final time this season.
The Wolverines (14-0-1, 8-0-1) rolled into Medfield still unbeaten and looked to complete the season sweep of the Warriors (2-9-2, 1-7-2)...
Balmer, Doyle, Lady-Raiders aiming high
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Despite not rostering a single senior and squeaking their way into the Division III Tournament with an 8-8-2 record, Dover-Sherborn girls soccer did more than just raise a few eye brows last fall, thanks to their resilience.
The No. 14 Lady-Raiders ravaged No. 3 Tri-County by a 5-0...
Weed Warriors keep Farm Pond clean
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While the hot days of summer have certainly put Farm Pond on the mind of many Sherbornites, members of the Farm Pond Advisory Committee (FPAC) think about the town's little slice of heaven all of the time.
Central to efforts to protect Farm Pond from being overcome by invasive weeds, as many neighboring...
Readers hunt for horcruxes at library
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Dover Library hosted a “Harry Potter”-themed scavenger hunt on Wednesday, July 31, on what would be the titular character’s 39th birthday. For kids and adults, this scavenger hunt was not only challenging, but provided a nostalgic rush of reading the last book so many years ago. From 11:00...
Raider lax fills All-State team
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports
After taking home the Division III state championship back in June with a 7-4 win over rival Grafton at Babson, Dover-Sherborn lacrosse is back in the headlines after making up approximately a sixth of the BostonLax Division III All-State team.
Along with being named Boston Globe Division III player of...
Challenge Success Team announces survey results
The Medfield Challenge Success Team has announced that the results of a student survey were presented to parents by a representative from the non-profit Challenge Success.
The survey, conducted by Challenge Success, was given to Medfield High School students in January and was completed by 734 students.
"We are happy to be able to present the results...
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Antonucci already a big name at Providence
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The 2018 high school lacrosse season was all about Westwood High star attack-man Jake Antonucci, who fired home a ridiculous 75 shots into the back of the net and tallied 19 assists, all while becoming Westwood’s all-time leading scorer (214 goals, 89 assists).
After leading Westwood to the...
Scouts and seniors make music together
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By Alex Oliveira
Hometown Weekly Reporter
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Members of the Dover-Sherborn...
Tri-Valley meet competitive, fun
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Roxbury’s Reggie Lewis Center hosted the Tri-Valley League’s indoor track meet on Saturday night, February 2. The meet featured teams from Westwood, Dover-Sherborn, Medfield, and their conference opponents.
While there were many gifted athletes and innumerable great performances in Roxbury, a few did stand above the rest.
For the Medfield Warriors, the...
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Westwood just too good for Dover-Sherborn
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The girls of Westwood High School beat Dover-Sherborn 57-24 last Monday afternoon, putting on a dazzling display of passing, cutting and forcing turnovers so well executed that you would have thought they were from Westwood, Los Angeles, not Westwood, Massachusetts.
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McGowan, Wolverines fight off Stark, Raiders
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It was about as gritty of an effort as they come for the Dover-Sherborn boys on the road at Westwood on Monday afternoon. The Raiders (10-3, 6-3) came from 13 down to tie the game late, while senior captain/forward Brett Stark battled through the flu to record a...
Warriors dominate Raiders in opener
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Friday night, Dover-Sherborn just wasn’t ready for Medfield’s defense.
In what would end up ultimately being a 61-23 loss to the Medfield Warriors, the ladies of Dover-Sherborn seemed shell-shocked at the multi-faceted, hyper-aggressive defense they were facing. Early on in the game, Dover-Sherborn could barely get the ball over half-court...
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Paolatto, Raider hockey ready to impress
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
A new era is underway in Dover-Sherborn. Beginning this 2018-2019 season, the Raiders will be teaming up with Weston High School for a three-town varsity boys hockey program.
After a 10-8-2 regular season, DS was awarded the No. 15 seed in Division III South last winter. With several key impact...
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DS girls punch tournament ticket
By Robby McKittrick
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Down 2-0 at home with around 15:00 remaining in their season on Monday night, the Dover-Sherborn girls soccer team knew they had to be mentally tough to continue their season.
“We’ve been down a lot this season,” explained Dover-Sherborn head coach Evren Gunduz. “We never take failure as a setback. Our motto...
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Thanksgiving football food drive scheduled
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The Medfield Warriors and Dover-Sherborn Raiders are set to meet on the gridiron this Thanksgiving morning at 10 a.m. at Dover-Sherborn High School, and the teams are asking for help from the community in collecting food donations.
Tables will be set up to collect non-perishable food donations, and will have jars available for monetary...
Varriale, Wolverine girls outlast Shue, Raiders
