By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff
On April 11th, girls’ lacrosse played the Lincoln-Sudbury Warriors at home. Last season, the Rockets and Warriors both had regular season records of 11–6 but did not face each other.
At 13–7, the Rockets were down by six goals at the beginning of the fourth quarter, but scored not...
By Meghan Foley
On Wednesday, January 28th, varsity girls’ hockey took on the Milton Wildcats for the second time this season. The Wildcats have had an impressive year, entering this matchup with an 11–1–1 record to the Rockets’ 3–9. The Rockets fell to the Wildcats only two weeks earlier, with a 2–4 loss on...
The Needham Rockets wrestling team delivered a strong performance on Saturday, December 20, at the annual Sharon Lombardo Tournament held at Mt. Hope High School in Rhode Island. Competing against twelve teams, Needham earned an impressive fourth-place finish overall.
Six Rockets placed among the top five in their respective weight classes, with four wrestlers...
On January 20th, Needham and Wellesley boys’ swim and dive teams faced each other as the regular season was drawing to a close. Last year, the Wellesley Raiders were triumphant over the Rockets with a score of 112 to Needham’s 74.
The first event went to Wellesley, when Ethan Korakas, Kevin Di, Adrian Deng,...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
On Thursday night, varsity football (0–7) played the Framingham Flyers (4–2) on the Memorial Field turf for their last game before Thanksgiving. The Rockets have had a tough year, but the fans who braved the rain got to see them come back from an 8-point deficit and win...
In a thrilling traditional Thanksgiving Day rivalry game, the Needham Rockets edged out the Wellesley Raiders, securing a 20-13 victory in front of an enthusiastic crowd. Strong defensive performances, explosive plays, and a fourth-quarter surge defined this classic matchup between two storied programs. This was the 137th time these two teams faced off...
By Riley Fontana
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Needham Rockets field hockey team took on the Wellesley Raiders in the first round of the State Championship playoffs. Needham fought hard but ultimately Wellesley came out on top 6-0, putting an end to the Rocket's playoff career.
By Avonlea Cummings
Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
The Needham Rockets hosted Milton High on Thursday, May 9 for their eighth Bay State Conference game of the season. The Rockets held a powerful presence on the field that propelled them to a dominant 16-2 win over the Milton...
By Avonlea Cummings
Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
All it takes is one goal to whip past the defense to score the winning goal. Needham traveled to Walpole High on Thursday, May 11th where they battled a one goal game throughout the competition.
Needham slipped past Walpole’s defense to earn their winning shot, with only a few...
The Needham Rockets beat Milton, 3-0, on February 8 at Babson College. A 0-0 draw followed
against Walpole on Saturday.
At the time of print, the Rockets anticipate a Wednesday match-up against Brookline High
School at Walter Brown Arena.
Ben Black ends up disheveled on the ground after the team mobs him following his walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Entering the top of the seventh inning with a two-run, 11-9 lead, Rocket closer Ben Black...
Tommy Fullbrook brushes aside a Brookline defender en route to a dominant 29-0 halftime lead.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
After their game against Brookline, the Needham sideline was wearing gold chains, getting stickers put on their helmets, taking pictures with their family...
