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Westwood girls soccer eyes big year

By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Westwood High School girls soccer went on a nine-game unbeaten streak (4-0-5) to revive their playoff hopes down the stretch of last season. Unfortunately, a bitter 1-0 loss to rival Medfield in the regular season finale kept the Wolverines (6-8-6) out of the Division II Tournament for the fourth straight...

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By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor A 7-6-4 regular season earned Walpole High boys soccer the No. 11 seed in Division II South last season. The Rebels upset No. 6 Oliver Ames (2-1) in the opening round, the same team that ended their playoff run in 2017. Walpole followed it up with another upset...

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By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor All seemed well for Needham Legion Post 14 on Monday night, as the Needham High, St. Sebastian’s, Belmont Hill and Wellesley High boys carried a 4-0 lead into the bottom of the fourth against rival Walpole Post 104 at Eldracher Field. Despite being down by four in the middle...

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Skippers hold off Baker, Raiders in rain

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By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Two perennial state title contenders squared off on the rain-soaked turf of Wellesley High on Monday afternoon as the reigning Division I state champion Wellesley Raiders (10-4, 7-1) hosted Division II powerhouse Cohasset (11-4, 9-3). Despite a four-goal effort from California-bound attacker Brooke Baker, Wellesley was unable to...

Falvey, Rebels explode in rout of Rockets

By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Walpole and Needham High baseball faced off for the second and final time in 2019 last Wednesday night. The No. 5 Rebels (7-3, 4-2) entered looking to continue on track for the Super Eight, as well as picking up the season sweep of Needham after their 5-0 win at Eldracher Field...

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By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Following an 18-6 win by Medfield back in April, Westwood and Medfield played for the second and final time this regular season on Friday night at Flahive Field. Behind a pair of goals each from Brian Abely and Tommy Gill, the No. 3 Warriors (11-1, 8-0) fought off...

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By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Dover-Sherborn boys lacrosse has solidified itself as one of the premiere teams in Division III, entering Friday’s date with Hockomock champ and Division I power Franklin at 8-3 (5-1 TVL). Despite holding a two-goal lead late, the Raiders were unable to hold off the powerful offense of the Panthers...

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By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Wellesley has had an ample amount of legacy families throughout the years in lacrosse. Recently, names like Callahan, Cheek, Darcey and Dziama have dominated the headlines. One last name that lax rats in Wellesley have become more accustomed to over the last year or so is Lyne. In...

Donohue tallies pair as Wolverines tie Mustangs

By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Westwood High varsity boys hockey team entered Saturday night’s contest with Norwood still unbeaten in TVL play and looking to keep pace with Medfield (also unbeaten) in the race for the conference crown. [caption id="attachment_31382" align="alignright" width="600"]

Senior forward Matt Hetnik (3) fights off a stick check...
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Roche, Lady-Rebels outlast Silk, Warriors

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Walpole and Medfield High girls met on the hardwood last Thursday night in Walpole for their one and only meeting this season. Behind a game-high 22 points by junior guard Elisabeth Roche, the Lady-Rebels (7-6, 4-4) earned a huge 60-53 non-conference victory. Another big storyline for Walpole...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Two old TVL rivals met on the ice at Pirelli Arena in Franklin on Saturday afternoon as the Medfield High boys varsity hockey team hosted Westwood. Thanks to some stellar goaltending on both ends by Medfield’s Mason Matthew and Westwood’s Ben Goodrich, the teams were able to garner a...

McDonough, Wolverines outlast Prego, Warriors

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Coming off a 6-3 victory at Framingham on Friday afternoon, the Medfield/Norton High girls varsity hockey team returned home to Rodman Arena on Saturday night to open up TVL play against rival Westwood. Like the Warriors (1-2-0, 0-1-0) the Lady-Wolverines (2-0-0, 1-0-0) also entered Saturday’s tilt coming off...

Murray, Rebels outlast Lyons, Wolverines

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Two Cinderellas met on the turf at Whitman-Hanson High School on Saturday afternoon as the No. 11 Walpole Rebels took on the No. 10 Westwood Wolverines in the Division II South semifinals for boys soccer. The Rebels (7-6-4) entered the contest after knocking out No. 6 Oliver Ames, the...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The date is November 7, 2016. Wellesley High boys soccer has just lost a 1-0 heartbreaker in overtime to arch rival Needham in the Division I South quarterfinals. “It’s tough,” said head coach Tim Mason. “These guys fought through so much this year. I couldn’t be more proud...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Wellesley girls soccer took some steps forward last season, finishing the regular season 7-6-3 and earning a preliminary-round victory against Durfee (1-0) in the Division I South playoffs. This season, the Lady-Raiders will look to build off of their success in 2017, but they will have to do it under...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Westwood Post 320, featuring players from Westwood and Xaverian, traveled to Needham Legion Post 14, featuring players from Needham, Wellesley, St. Sebastian’s and the US Performance Academy, on Sunday afternoon for a pivotal District Six West Division showdown with the postseason less than a week away. Trailing 6-3...

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