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Fall athletic success sets the bar

By Owen Ziegler
Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter

The Westwood Wolverines had an outstanding fall sports season, excelling in both their leagues and the playoffs. Notably, the cross-country team claimed the Division 2 state championship—the first in school history. The girls’ varsity volleyball team also enjoyed a stellar season, reaching the semifinals...

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Girls’ soccer shuts out Dedham

By Riley Fontana

Hometown Weekly Reporter

The Westwood Wolverine girl’s soccer team ended their regular season with a shutout win against the Dedham Marauders. Westwood fought hard the entire game, and played as a well-balanced team, forcing Dedham to play on another level. Westwood proved themselves as...

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Westwood’s historic Halloween comeback 

By Owen Ziegler 

Community Contributor 

Halloween night brought a festive atmosphere to the packed den. Students donned various costumes, although the Westwood jerseys dominated the scene. The fierce 5-2 Wolverines faced against the 3-4 Ashland Clockers. With the spookiness in the air, Ashland seemed intimidated by the...

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Wolverines triumph on Senior Night

By Owen Ziegler

Community Contributor 

On the night of October 22, the Westwood Wolverines boys varsity soccer team, with a record of 6-3-4, played against the Norwood Mustangs, with a record of 1-11-1. With the chances in their favor the Wolverines looked to be the sure favorites...

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Wolverine boys are playoff-bound

The Westwood boys varsity hockey team has clinched a spot in the Division 2 MIAA Playoffs for
the 40th consecutive year.

The Wolverines are lead by head coach Matt Sebet and two assistant coaches. The captains of
the team are #12 Danny Sullivan, #13 Paul Dyson and #23 Thomas Hamilton.

At the time of print, the Wolverines...

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Wolverines come back against Hillers

By Avonlea Cummings
Hometown Weekly Reporter

A monumental win took place Friday, February 10, at the Den.

The Wolverine boys varsity basketball team made a second-half comeback to win, 63-60,
against the Hopkinton Hillers in the final seconds of overtime. It was a perfect way to celebrate
the seniors on their special night, with friends and families...

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Wolverines beat Warriors at home

By Avonlea Cummings
Hometown Weekly Reporter

The bleachers were abuzz Friday evening in the Westwood gymnasium as the Medfield Warriors boys varsity basketball team went head-to-head against the Westwood Wolverines. The Wolverines battled hard against the Warriors, ravenous for victory, and celebrated a 55-44 win.

A full atmosphere...

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Wolverines take tight game in Norwood

The Westwood Wolverines boys varsity basketball team is rolling, with two road victories against Hopkinton and Norwood, respectively. The Wolverines most recently defeated the Mustangs in Norwood last Friday, inching their way to a 59-57 victory.

At the time of print, the boys basketball team has a Tuesday away game...

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Wolverines win ‘away game’ at Flahive

By Max Clifford
Hometown Weekly Correspondent

A thrilling first half of football in Medfield took a turn for the unusual when a broken floodlight left the field only 3⁄4 illuminated and unsafe to play on in the Warriors' tilt against the Westwood Wolverines last Friday night.

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Wolverine volleyball wins on Senior Night

After a brief Westwood run, a Mustang timeout allows Coach Jenny Murphy to instructs her team in the first of two wins against Norwood.

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

The Westwood Wolverines volleyball team moved to 3-3 on the year this week, thanks to...

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Westwood avenges previous loss to Medfield

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By James Kinneen Hometown Weekly Reporter In their first matchup earlier in the year, the Medfield Warriors knocked off the Westwood Wolverines basketball team, 62-55. In the rematch on Friday night, the Wolverines would get their revenge in a one-sided drubbing of Medfield, 68-50. From the onset, it was clear this game would be very different....
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Raiders take Wolverines to the wire

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By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Dover-Sherborn Regional High School varsity boys basketball team hosted Westwood on Friday night for the one and only meeting between the two rivals this 2019-2020 season. Behind a 22-point first-half performance by junior captain and guard James McGowan (27 total), the Wolverines (8-2, 6-2) were able to...
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Warriors extend unbeaten streak to 10

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By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor On September 17, the Medfield High School boys soccer team lost a 1-0 heartbreaker against rival Westwood. Unfortunately for the rest of the TVL, all the loss to the Wolverines did was flip the switch for the Warriors (7-3-5, 7-3-5). Entering Monday’s matchup with rival Hopkinton, Medfield was...
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Penalty kick lifts Warriors over Wolverines

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By James Kinneen Hometown Weekly Reporter On a windy day in Westwood, the Wolverines and Medfield Warriors girls soccer teams faced off with both teams looking to get a bit closer to qualifying for the postseason. But after a scoreless half, a Medfield penalty kick with 24 minutes left in the game would...
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Raiders and Wolverines fight to draw

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By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The top two field hockey programs in the TVL met at Flahive Field last Wednesday afternoon as Westwood hosted Dover-Sherborn for the lone meeting between the two rivals in 2019. The Raiders (11-1-2, 9-0-1) traveled to Westwood looking to not only spoil the unbeaten season for the Wolverines...
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Wolverines outlast Warriors in rain

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By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Westwood and Medfield High School field hockey met on the rain-soaked turf of Fisher Memorial Field on Friday afternoon for the second and final time this season. The Wolverines (14-0-1, 8-0-1) rolled into Medfield still unbeaten and looked to complete the season sweep of the Warriors (2-9-2, 1-7-2)...
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Raiders throttle Wolverines in Westwood

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By James Kinneen Hometown Weekly Reporter Having to replace fourteen seniors from last year’s team meant that the Westwood girls soccer team was going to have to come together extremely quickly. Unfortunately, the first game of the season was likely too early for the Wolverines to do that, especially against a team as good...
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Strong second half lifts Raiders past Wolverines

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor [caption id="attachment_32869" align="alignleft" width="300"]Dover-Sherborn’s Cam Raycroft (29) moves the ball up field on a clear with Westwood’s Conor Donohue (2) hot in pursuit on the ride. Dover-Sherborn’s Cam Raycroft (29) moves the ball up field on a clear with Westwood’s...
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Wolverines rip Clockers in opener

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Westwood High boys varsity lacrosse team, reigning co-champions of the TVL, opened up their 2019 season on Friday afternoon at Flahive Field against Ashland. In a dominant all-around performance from start to finish, the Wolverines took out the Clockers, 17-6, to start the year on a positive...
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Donohue lifts Wolverines to South semifinals

By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Coming off a regular season in which they won the TVL and qualified for the state tournament for the 37th consecutive year, it’s safe to say that the 2018-2019 season has already been a major success for the Westwood High boys varsity hockey team. [caption id="attachment_32141" align="alignright" width="400"] Read more