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Schmalz, Lady-Rockets rout Warriors

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...
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Kelly, Lady-Rockets blank Redhawks

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 (27) pears into the offensive zone and moves the puck up the ice for Needham during the Lady-Rockets 3-0 victory at Natick on Saturday night. Junior right wing Charlotte Tolman...
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Schmalz, Phelan, Lady-Rockets out to prove

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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Kelley, Lady-Rockets outlast Finn, Wolverines

Kelley, Lady-Rockets outlast Finn, Wolverines
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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The previous two MIAA Division I state champion girls lacrosse programs met at Memorial Field last Thursday afternoon as the No. 7 Needham Rockets hosted the No. 19 Westwood Wolverines. Despite being without two of the top players in the state in Callie Hem and Lilly Doherty due to...
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Bruno nets four, Lady-Rockets cruise

Bruno nets four, Lady-Rockets cruise
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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports The Needham High School girls varsity hockey team appears poised to make another deep tournament run come late-February as the Rockets (9-4-2, 5-0-2) have gotten hot at the right time. In their last six contests, the Needham girls are 5-0-1 and have outscored their opposition 29-5 (15-0 in their...
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Phalen, Rockets fall just short to Rebels

Phalen, Rockets fall just short to Rebels
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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Walpole and Needham High School girls varsity hockey teams met for the second and final time this season on Monday afternoon at Rodman Arena for a critical matinee Bay State Conference showdown. Thanks to a late tie-breaking power play goal by senior forward Amanda Janowicz (two goals, one...
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Janowicz lifts Lady-Rebels past Rockets

Janowicz lifts Lady-Rebels past Rockets
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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Walpole and Needham High School girls varsity hockey teams met for the second and final time this season on Monday afternoon at Rodman Arena for a critical matinee Bay State Conference showdown. Thanks to a late tie-breaking power play goal by senior forward Amanda Janowicz (two goals,...
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Bruno’s heroics launch Rockets into round two

Bruno’s heroics launch Rockets into round two
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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor After finishing the regular season undefeated with a Bay State Conference championship on their resume, the Needham High School girls varsity hockey team earned the No. 1-overall seed in the 2016-2017 MIAA Division I Girls Ice Hockey Tournament. On Saturday night, Needham took to the ice for...
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