DS field hockey fights off Medfield
New era for Medfield field hockey
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
With Mike Mason stepping down as head coach this offseason, a new era is under way for Medfield High School field hockey in 2019 under first-year head coach Allison Driscoll.
For Driscoll, the goals right now for her team are simple: build unity, improve upon skills and conditioning, and become...
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Medfield football out to prove
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Last season was a tough one for Medfield High football; the team lost to DS on Thanksgiving and failed to qualify for the postseason.
In 2019, though, the Warriors hope to change that - and they certainly have the talent to do it. Leading Medfield this season will be...
Schofield named DII Player of the Year
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
If anything is for certain in the town of Medfield, it’s that John Schofield has an extremely bright future playing lacrosse. Entering the 2019 season as one of the top-rated close D men in the country and a reigning All-American, Schofield committed to play at Lehigh just before...
McCordic’s historic night leads Warriors to sectional final
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Despite being without star senior attack-man and captain Mike Hauptman (knee), the top-seeded Medfield Warriors advanced to the Division II Central/East finals with a resounding 18-6 victory over No. 5 and rival Westwood on Monday night.
Junior attack-man Jack McCordic recorded a career-high 11 goals, tying the Medfield program record...
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Wilder’s emergence sparking MedLax confidence
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Medfield High boys lacrosse entered the 2019 with a lot of deserved hype, thanks to the majority of its 2018 starting lineup returning. Following a 16-2 regular season and an unblemished TVL record that included wins over DS, Hopkinton twice, Westwood twice, Xaverian and Pinkerton, its safe to...
Potts blanks Marauders, Warriors playoff-bound
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Medfield High School softball team won its third consecutive game for its tenth of the season on Wednesday, blanking Dedham, 9-0, behind a complete-game shutout by senior captain and staff ace Alana Potts.
The Warriors (11-4, 8-4) got the bats going early as senior captain Arianna Tristani...
McCordic lifts Warriors over Gregory, Raiders
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
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Senior captain Mike Hauptman cuts from X and takes the ball to the cage. Photo by Denise DePiero.[/caption]
One of...
Duxbury hands Medlax first defeat
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The No. 4 Medfield High boys lacrosse team has pumped its way through the first eight games of their 2019 season, scoring an average of 19.5 goals per game and surrendering just 3.12 per game en route to an 8-0 start.
On Saturday, the Warriors traveled to face...
Medfield blanks Westwood to stay unbeaten
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Friday afternoon at Curt Schilling Field, there would be only one inning in which either team managed to put runs on the board. Unfortunately for Westwood, the team that scored all of those runs was Medfield, who beat the Wolverines, 3-0.
While he pitched well, control issues...
Hauptman, Sherman lead Warriors in rout
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
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Senior midfielder Tommy Gill (1) dodges by a defender. [/caption]
After Westwood defeated Medfield (9-8) for the first time in program history last season to earn themselves a...
Medfield softball starts 3-0
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After graduating a significant portion of their starting roster from last year’s team that went 12-8 in the regular season and made it to the Division II South quarterfinals, the Medfield High girls varsity softball team entered the 2019 season needing some new players to step up...
Medfield lax ready for big year
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The 2018 season was a wacky one for Medfield High lacrosse. After losing five games by just a single goal, including a heartbreaking and somewhat controversial overtime defeat to top-seeded Wayland in the Central/East quarterfinals, redemption is certainly on the minds of the Warriors heading into this...
Medfield baseball readying up for big season
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Despite an 8-10 regular season in 2018, the Medfield High baseball team was still able to sneak their way into the Division III South Sectionals under first-year head coach David Worthley. Ultimately, the Warriors fell 6-4 to No. 14 Middleboro in the preliminary round, but expectations heading into 2019 for...
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Tyer, Warriors push past Raiders
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
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Two old friends met on Saturday afternoon in Franklin as the Medfield boys varsity...
Tri-Valley meet competitive, fun
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Roxbury’s Reggie Lewis Center hosted the Tri-Valley League’s indoor track meet on Saturday night, February 2. The meet featured teams from Westwood, Dover-Sherborn, Medfield, and their conference opponents.
While there were many gifted athletes and innumerable great performances in Roxbury, a few did stand above the rest.
For the Medfield Warriors, the...
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Medfield hockey still unbeaten after tie
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
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Many wondered who Norwood High’s new rivals would be when the school...
Medfield’s comeback falls just short
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
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For essentially three quarters, the Medfield girls’ basketball team was getting killed by Medway.
Then, a riveting...
Warriors, Wolverines skate to tie
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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...
Raiders fend off Warriors on Thanksgiving
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
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Medfield’s Colby Gonser (34) grabs hold of DS running back Tylan Mendes with Camron Giunta (33)...
