High hopes for McInerny, Hamilton, Lady-Rebs
Colburn, Foley, Rebel hockey ready up
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Coming off their first Super Eight berth in program history, the Walpole High School boys varsity hockey team churned out a 12-5-5 record in 2017-2018, earning themselves the No. 5 seed in Division I South. Unfortunately, the Rebels were taken out in the first round by eventual...
Platoon of Rebels sign NLIs
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Walpole High School has pumped out a solid number of collegiate-level athletes over the years. On Thursday, a new wave of Rebels made it official as seven Walpole High athletes signed their National Letters of Intent to play a sport in college.
Pitchers and due-to-be senior captains of Rebel...
Tosone, Porkers cruise past Wamps
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It was a quick start for the Walpole High School field hockey team on Thursday night against Bay State Conference rival Braintree, as the Porkers (6-0, 5-0) continued their unbeaten streak to begin the season with a convincing 7-0 victory.
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Jarvis, Rebels outlast Maiona, Raiders
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It was an instant classic on the gridiron on Saturday afternoon as the Walpole High School football team held off a furious rally by the Wellesley Raiders (1-1) to earn a 42-35 victory in the Rebels’ (2-0) home-opener.
Running back Chris Reilly capped off an 11-play game-opening drive...
Jarvis, Rebels outlast Maiona, Raiders
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It was an instant classic on the gridiron on Saturday afternoon as the Walpole High School football team held off a furious rally by the Wellesley Raiders (1-1) to earn a 42-35 victory in the Rebels’ (2-0) home-opener.
Running back Chris Reilly capped off an 11-play game-opening drive...
Murray, Rebel soccer head into battle
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Despite a respectable 9-6-2 season in 2017, last year ended sourly for the Walpole High School boys varsity soccer team, who fell to eventual Division II South champ Oliver Ames, 2-1 in overtime, in the sectional quarterfinals.
This season, the Rebels return some key names and will...
Football season kicks off in Walpole
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By Daniel Curtin
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Houston Texans Pro Bowl defensive lineman J.J. Watt once said: "Success isn't owned. It's leased, and rent is due every day."
Kids playing Walpole Youth Football were recently paying rent in the humid August heat as they put in the work that, they hope, will pay off with a...
Walpole and Needham Legion split
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Walpole Post 104 and Needham Post 14 Legion baseball split their two-game series this past weekend, with Needham taking Friday’s matchup, 6-4, while Walpole came away victorious on Sunday in Rocket-town by a final of 9-5.
Many of Needham’s players, such as Steve Donovan and Charlie Sumner, are...
Walpole and Needham Legion split
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Walpole Post 104 and Needham Post 14 Legion baseball split their two-game series this past weekend, with Needham taking Friday’s matchup, 6-4, while Walpole came away victorious on Sunday in Rocket-town by a final of 9-5.
Many of Needham’s players, such as Steve Donovan and Charlie Sumner, are...
Bird Park invites families for nature quest
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
With springtime and Easter coinciding, many families ring in the season of blossoming flowers and warm weather with an Easter egg hunt outdoors.
Maura O’Gara, Bird Park’s event and program manager, formulated a different idea: an Easter nature quest.
Ideal for children ages two to eight, the quest was open...
Schlittler, Magane, Rebel baseball gear up
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The 2017 season was one filled with ups and downs for the Walpole High School baseball team. Yet, the Rebels still finished the year 13-7 and earned a dominant 15-0 first-round victory over rival Norwood as the No. 6 seed before falling 4-2 to No. 3-seeded Bridgewater Raynham...
The guiding hands of Dolores Efthim
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By Linda Thomas
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
All it took was a story about one young American soldier returning home from the war in Iraq to spark an idea that would have a profound effect on other veterans.
As terrifying as the war was for this soldier, one thing frightened him even more — how would his...
Scales, Lanchester lift Rebels past Warriors
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Walpole High School girls varsity basketball team improved to 3-1 on the season on Friday night as the lady Rebels took down non-conference foe King Philip, 53-39, thanks to a monster fourth quarter by point guard Sydney Scales, who finished the evening with 19 points and eight...
Class of ’62 honors veterans
A quilt of valor was made in honor of all our veterans from the Walpole High School class of 1962 that served in the armed services during the Vietnam War era. We recently celebrated our 55th class reunion. The veterans that were in attendance proudly held up the quilt that was made under the watchful...
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Peter Betro is Person of the Year
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Although he retired from and closed Betro Pharmacy in August of the year, Peter Betro has kept his promise to remain involved in Walpole. Heading for what he thought would be just another 9 a.m. meeting, the Friends of St. Patrick were plotting something else.
As Betro entered the...
Hurwitz works for Girl Scout Gold
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
While we all love the taste of Thin Mints and Caramel deLites, there’s much more to Girl Scouts than the cookies. For the Girl Scouts who remain dedicated to the program, they learn courage, confidence, and character to benefit our world and those in it. As she goes for...
Murray, Rebel soccer down rival Mustangs
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Walpole High School varsity boys soccer team played its final regular season home contest of the year on Thursday evening against arch rival Norwood. Despite some less-than-ideal and wet conditions, the Rebels (9-5-2) came away with a 1-0 win to finish the season 7-4-2 in Bay State...
Giunta, Warriors grind past Lavanchy, Rebels
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
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Walpole to make strides for cancer
All are invited to Walpole High School's second annual Walpole Makes Strides for ASC, more commonly known as the Pink Walk, on October 12 from 7-8:30 p.m. at Walpole High School. The 1.4-mile walk around Walpole town center will bring all members of the community together to show local support for breast cancer research. Refreshments...
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