By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff
Over the weekend, The Rotary Club of Needham hosted the 10th annual carnival at the high school. The event consisted of four days of games, rides, prizes, and concessions for all ages. Attendees enjoyed treats like fried dough and ice cream...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff
The 14U baseball team just finished an impressive tournament run last week, making it to the semifinals of the Eastern Massachusetts District Tournament.
After their quarterfinal win, Head Coach Ken Lee explained: “This is something that the town … has specifically...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff
On June 29th, Needham High School recognized alumnus John Hasenfus, who had celebrated his 100th birthday a week earlier. Mr. Hasenfus was unable to attend his original high school graduation back in 1944 because he enlisted to fight in World War...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff
Over the weekend, Wellesley Amateur Radio Society (WARS) gathered in Needham’s Memorial Park Gazebo to participate in the American Radio Relay League’s Field Day. Dan Brown of WARS’ Board of Directors explained the purpose of Field Day: “This exercise is an effort to provide emergency radio communications for potential...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff
On Saturday, Be Inclusive put on their third annual pride event at Stone Field one day ahead of the 57th anniversary of Stonewall, an historic event that set in motion the first pride parade.
Attendees of Saturday’s event played lawn games,...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff
After a one-day delay due to the weather, Medfield seniors celebrated their graduation on May 31st. Attendees gathered in the bleachers and on the high school’s turf field, where the scoreboard was set to 20:26.
The ceremony began with Ava Morrison...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff
The girls’ tennis team took the 20th seed in D3 after a 5–8 regular season record. On May 28th, they defeated 13th-seeded Hanover 4–1 on the road. On June 3rd, they faced 4th-seeded Ursuline Academy in the final 16. The Warriors...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff
The girls’ tennis team had a very impressive regular season, ending with a 15–1 record and earning the 2nd seed in D3. Their only loss was 3–2 to Martha’s Vineyard Regional, who has taken the 1st seed with an undefeated 16–0 record. Notably, Martha’s Vineyard was also the team...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff
Needham softball had a 14–2 regular season record, winning their final 12 games consecutively. They earned the 11th seed and played the 22nd-seeded Methuen Rangers (10–10) in the first round of the playoffs last week.
The Rockets got off to a...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff
After being postponed one day due to the weather, Needham High School hosted its graduation for the class of 2026 on Monday, June 8th at Memorial Park. The graduates proceeded down through their families crowded on the hill and took their...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff
During the girls’ lacrosse team’s first playoff game on May 27th, senior Tara Battaglino broke the all-time points record for a girls’ lacrosse player at Wellesley High School. While she had already surpassed 300 goals on April 28th and the 331 goals record after that, a player’s points include...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff
Last week was the first week of playoffs, with six Needham teams qualifying.
The boys’ volleyball team has earned the 1st seed in the playoffs after a 17–4 season. They beat 32nd-seeded Quincy 3 sets to 0 on the 30th and will have played their second match on Tuesday,...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff
The Raiders began their playoffs last week with six qualifying teams.
The girls’ lacrosse team is the 7th seed with a 12–6 record. They defeated 26th-seeded Boston Latin School 17–4 on the 27th and then 10th-seeded Acton-Boxborough Regional 12–6 on the 31st. Their next game will be against the...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly
Last week was the first week of playoffs, with seven Medfield teams qualifying. The boys’ volleyball team has earned the 5th seed with a 16–4 regular season record. They played their first match on the 29th, defeating 28th-seeded Keefe Technical at home...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff
Last Friday, the boys’ lacrosse team played their final game of the regular season at home against the Westwood Wolverines. Last season, Walpole won the matchup 10–9. Prior to this year’s game, Walpole was the 9th seed in D2 and Westwood...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff
Last week, Wellesley’s girls’ lacrosse finished up their regular season with a 17–4 win over the Natick Redhawks on the 19th. After a delay due to the weather, the Raiders earned two goals and held the Redhawks to none in the first quarter before jumping to a 7–1 lead...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff
Girls’ golf is one of the newer programs at Needham High, the team completing their sixth regular season last week.
“We started out with fifteen beginner golfers and we’ve grown to having 52 girls try out this year,” explained Head Coach...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff
Last Friday, the boys’ lacrosse team played their final game of the regular season on the road against the Walpole Timberwolves. Before the matchup, the Wolverines had the 10th seed in D2 while Walpole had the 9th and beat them just...
This year is only the fourth season for Needham High School’s girls’ rugby program after its institution in 2023. The team recently earned success with a win on May 7th, when they defeated Algonquin Regional High School on the road 75–43, making history...
