Friday night lights return to Westwood
Wilson, Wolverines ready for battle
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Obviously, a 46-12 loss on Thanksgiving to arch rival Holliston and a 28-6 defeat at Falmouth to end their playoff run was not what the Westwood Wolverines had in my mind last fall after winning five in a row during the middle weeks of their season. However, after a 7-4...
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Connaughton, Antonucci, Deehan take lax awards
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The 2017 season was an extremely successful one for the Westwood High School boys and girls varsity lacrosse teams. On June 30, several stars on both teams took home prestigious end-of-the-year awards.
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Westwood blossoming lax stars at wild rate
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
All over the country, lacrosse is taking off like wildfire. The sport has grown from one that kids who got cut from the baseball team played in order to stay active during the spring, to one that is knocking on the door of being more popular than its...
Lacrosse battles Medfield in state tournament
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Growing up separated by just a popular ice cream place and a hairline of Dover, the players of the Westwood and Medfield High school varsity boys lacrosse teams have come to know each other extremely well, especially after their years upon years of playing against one another in...
Antonucci goes off, Wolverines to semifinals
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The saying goes “one player doesn’t make the difference,” but on Thursday night in Hopkinton, that was far from the case with Westwood star midfielder and Providence College commit, Jake Antonucci.
Despite winning a share of the TVL title and a season sweep of perennial power Medfield...
Antonucci, Rich, Middleton ready to lead Wolverines
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After a 19-9 loss to arch-rival Medfield in the Sectional Finals ended their 2016 season, the Westwood High School boys lacrosse team returns to action this spring with revenge on their mind. The goal for this season is not just to get back to the Sectional Final, but...
Westwood Football falls on Thanksgiving
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Following their elimination from the 2016 Division 2A South Sectional Finals, the Westwood High football team finished their 2016 season with a tough 46-12 home loss to Holliston on Thanksgiving.
Thursday’s rematch with the Panthers (9-2) went a lot differently than Westwood’s 36-34 comeback victory over Holliston earlier in...
Thanksgiving football preview: Westwood vs. Holliston
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After a 5-2 regular season and an appearance in the 2016 MIAA Division 2A South Sectional Finals, the Westwood Wolverines return home to host Holliston in their annual Turkey Day grudge match.
The Wolverines (7-3) handed the Panthers (8-2) their only conference defeat of the 2016 season back on...
R. Antonucci leads Westwood football to state semifinals
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
On a night when they were without two of arguably their biggest difference makers in wideout Jake Antonucci and linebacker Dylan Linehan due to injury, the Westwood High football team persevered through adversity and outmatched Silver Lake Regional (Kingston) 36-20 in the MIAA Division 2A South Semifinals.
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Westwood Football downs Medfield on Senior Night
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Westwood Wolverines (5-2, 3-0) and Medfield Warriors (4-2, 0-2) squared off on Friday night under the lights at Westwood High School in a battle of premiere TVL talent, as both teams entered the game as two of the highest ranked teams in D2A South (Westwood-2, Medfield-5).
The...
Westwood Football rolls in conference opener
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After two heartbreaking losses on the road to Falmouth and Hanover to begin the 2016 campaign, the Westwood High football team took the field on Friday night in their conference and home opener against Hopkinton. The game was featured as FOX 25’s High School Game of the Week.
The...
Wolverines look to repeat in TVL
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After winning a share of the Tri-Valley League title in 2015 with an 8-3 record, the Westwood Wolverines are looking to build upon their success from a season ago and stay atop the TVL.
Among the 10 returning starters for the Wolverines in 2016 are wideouts Kevin Hession...
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