Local lax stars dominate All-Scholastics
Local lax stars dominate All-Scholastics
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Week after week, the boys and girls lacrosse teams for all six towns within Hometown Weekly’s range of coverage in 2017 supplied seemingly endless headlines and excitement. All the hard work these boys and girls put in translated into all 12 boys and girls lacrosse squads from Dover-Sherborn,...
Martin, Weber excel for Rebels in 2016-2017
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The 2016-2017 school year saw some incredible athletic performances by Walpole High School students. Amongst these outstanding efforts both on and off the playing surfaces by all Rebel athletic teams, the work of two athletes stands out in particular. Those two Walpole athletes are senior captain of Walpole...
Rebels and Warriors play thriller in South Finals
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Trailing by two goals with 13 seconds to play seems like an almost impossible hole to climb out of, never mind the pressure of the situation that just so happened to be the Division II Central/East Sectional title game.
But don’t tell that to Jack Cahill, Mike Hauptman,...
Cahill, Warriors defy logic, win South
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Trailing by two goals with 13 seconds to play seems like an almost impossible hole to climb out of, never mind the pressure of the situation that just so happened to be the Division II Central/East Sectional title game.
But don’t tell that to Jack Cahill, Mike Hauptman,...
Hurley, Hunter reach milestones, Rebel lax to 16-1
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Walpole High School varsity lacrosse team has put together one of the more under-the-radar dominant seasons in program history in 2017. Following a tough 9-6 loss to conference-leading Needham (14-2) on April 25, the Rebels have rattled off nine straight wins to improve to 16-1. During the...
Raider lax opens conference play
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Walpole and Wellesley High School varsity boys lacrosse teams kicked off conference action on Friday evening with a thrilling back-and-forth bout, as both squads displayed why they are going to be making a lot of noise in the Bay State Conference in 2017.
Both teams entered Friday’s...
Rebel lax improves to 2-0
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Walpole and Wellesley High School varsity boys lacrosse teams kicked off conference action on Friday evening with a thrilling back-and-forth bout, as both squads displayed why they are going to be making a lot of noise in the Bay State Conference in 2017.
Both teams entered Friday’s...
Corcoran guides Rebels in Super Eight opener
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The nucleus of Walpole High School’s success throughout this 2016-2017 hockey season has been the play of senior goaltender James Corcoran, who recorded more shutouts (12) than goals allowed (11) during the regular season.
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Super Rebels
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
When you grow up playing hockey in Massachusetts, it’s every kid’s dream to represent their high school and play in the famous Super Eight Tournament. For the better part of the tournament’s existence, the Super Eight has been dominated by Catholic Conference schools such as BC High, Catholic...
Rebel hockey rolling, still undefeated
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Coming into the 2016-2017 season, expectations were high for the Walpole High School boys varsity hockey team.
“Our hopes are pretty high,” said head coach and Walpole Athletic Director Ron Dowd before the season began. “We have three solid leaders in Pat (Donovan), James (Corcoran) and Owen (Hunter),...
Rebel hockey with high hopes
