Hawks fall just short in Super Bowl
Walpole’s Weber honored with Flutie Award
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
At halftime of Walpole High football’s 42-21 win over Weymouth on Thanksgiving, the Bay State Conference recognized former Walpole field hockey, basketball, and lacrosse star Melanie Weber with the Doug Flutie Award.
The Flutie Award is the top honor presented by the Bay State Conference each year for...
Medfield’s McNally commits to Canisius
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Two weeks ago, nine Medfield High athletes, including Liam Gately (UMass-Lowell) and Thomas Schofield (Bryant), committed to play a sport in college by signing their national letters of intent. This past week, another Medfield High lacrosse player made his college decision as senior midfielder and faceoff specialist Dylan...
TVL awards filled with DS Raiders
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The annual Thanksgiving football game against Medfield on November 23 marked the end of an extremely successful fall athletic season for Dover-Sherborn Regional High School. This past week, the Tri-Valley League announced its award winners across all competitive sports, and many of the names came from DS....
Giunta’s big day lifts Warriors on Thanksgiving
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Medfield and Dover-Sherborn Regional High School football teams wrote the latest chapter of their Thanksgiving rivalry on Thursday in a high-scoring and exciting affair.
Behind a record-breaking day by senior running back Mason Giunta (19 carries for 159 yards and three touchdowns), who reached 1,000 rushing yards...
Wolverine cross-country excels at All-States
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Westwood High School cross-country team capped off an incredibly successful 2017 season last Saturday in the MIAA Division IV Eastern Mass Championships.
Despite feeling under the weather before the start of the race, junior Zach Conant stepped up and excelled, placing second in the entire state at 17:08.74...
Raiders renew Thanksgiving grudge with Warriors
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Medfield and Dover-Sherborn Regional High School football teams wrote the latest chapter of their Thanksgiving rivalry on Thursday in a high-scoring and exciting affair.
Behind a record-breaking day by senior running back Mason Giunta (19 carries for 159 yards and three touchdowns), who reached 1,000 rushing yards on...
Needham’s Kohl signs with Michigan
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Needham resident Jessica Kohl signed her national letter of intent to row at the University of Michigan on Tuesday.
Kohl, a senior at Needham High School, will head to Ann Arbor following her graduation this spring and will row for one of the nation’s top programs; Michigan placed third...
Three Wolverines sign collegiate NLIs
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Westwood High School wrote the latest chapter of its athletic success story this week, as three Wolverines signed their national letters of intent to play a sport at the Division I level.
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Picking, Griffin back-boning Huskies
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
There are many different roads that a young hockey player can take in his or her life.
Some play the game up until their fates are determined during high school tryouts (*raises hand*). Others play in high school but give it up to pursue a college education.
There are...
Griffin, Picking back-boning Huskies
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
There are many different roads that a young hockey player can take in his or her life.
Some play the game up until their fates are determined during high school tryouts (*raises hand*). Others play in high school but give it up to pursue a college education.
There are also...
Nine Medfield Warriors sign collegiate NLIs
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Medfield is a town often known for its immense athletic success. However, on Wednesday, Medfield High School flexed its muscle even further as an athletic powerhouse with nine of its students signing their national letters of intent to play a Division I or II sport in college.
The crown...
Fried, DS XC place No. 12 in states
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Dover-Sherborn Regional High School boys cross country team placed 12th overall at the MIAA Division II State Championships on Saturday with a total score of 294 and a total time of 1:29:02.67.
Oliver Fried led the way for DS as the team’s top finisher, placing 30th out 178...
Walker, Ponte guide Westwood XC to success
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
2017 was an extremely successful season for the Westwood High School girls cross-country team, as the Wolverines climbed to No. 2 in the state, won the TVL title, and had four of its member recognized with post-regular-season awards.
“We've had so much success and winning the TVL title...
Raider soccer falls just short in thriller
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Following a 15-2-1 regular season and a Bay State Conference title, the Wellesley High School boys varsity soccer team earned the No. 2 seed in the Division I South Sectionals. The Raiders took down No. 15 BC High (4-1) in the first round on Saturday, setting up a...
Rebel soccer battles in sectionals
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Following a 9-6-2 regular season, the Walpole High School varsity boys soccer team earned the No. 12 seed in the Division II South Sectionals. The Rebels traveled to No. 5 Diman Regional last Tuesday afternoon and emerged with a 2-0 upset win, setting up a quarterfinal date at...
McNally lifts Rockets to South Finals
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It’s not often that Needham High soccer is the underdog come playoff time, but after a 9-7-4 regular season, the Rockets found themselves in some unfamiliar territory heading into the Division I South Sectionals as the No. 11 seed.
In order to reach the South Finals for the second...
Medvol wins their way to South Finals
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Medfield High School varsity girls volleyball team concluded its incredible playoff run with a heartbreaking 3-2 defeat to No. 3 Westboro in the Division II Central Finals on Saturday.
The No. 4 Warriors (17-6) won their way to Saturday’s sectional title game with a pair of convincing 3-0...
Cellucci, Raider soccer knock off No. 1
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
2016 left a bit of a sour taste in the mouths of the Dover-Sherborn Regional High School boys soccer team after the No. 2 Raiders got knocked out at home (3-2 in penalty kicks) by Martha’s Vineyard in the quarterfinal round of the Division III South Sectionals...
Hawks shut out Rockets, head to South Finals
