Rockets Review: Boys Tennis Takes South Titles

Girls lacrosse stays on top as Needham teams' regular seasons wind down.

By Micah Hauben, NHS Director of Athletics Needham singles players Aaron Revzin and Aaron Segel rolled through the Division I South Section as the No. 1 and 2 seeds respectively only to face each other in the title match on Sunday, May 20. While it is a great accomplishment for any school to fill both spots in the final match, it did mean one Needham High School athlete would not be moving on after Sunday's play. Revzin showed why he has been the Rockets' No. 1, taking down Segel 6-2 and 6-4. On the doubles side, the Needham duo of Mitchell Silverman and Ben Okonow lived up to their top seeding, also rolling to the South Section final, where they defeated Sharon's top group, 6-4 and 6-3. Revzin, Silverman and Okonow now advance to the …

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Rockets Honored by National Football Federation

Needham High School seniors Mark Riley and Dane Pierce were recognized on Monday, May 14.

Needham High School football seniors Mark Riley and Dan Pierce were both honored with Scholar-Athlete Awards at the National Football Foundation Eastern Mass Chapter's annual banquet on Monday, May 14. Thirty-two individuals received the award out of 600 nominees from acround the state. After graduation in June, Riley will go on to play football at Bates College, and Pierce will play football at Middlebury College.

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Rockets Review: Girls LAX Ranked No. 1

The Needham team's win over Westwood last week put them on the top of the Boston Globe's EMASS list—the second NHS team to do so in recent years.

By Micah Hauben, NHS Director of Athletics Needham High School girls lacrosse still has only lost one game on the season, to Cold Spring Harbor out of New York, and the girls came up with one of the biggest wins in recent program history on Thursday, May 10, as they defeated perennial state power Westwood 12-10. The win was the first over Westwood in 10 years and helped the Rockets jump four spots to the top of the Boston Globe's EMASS rankings. Following the No. 1 ranking of the NHS boys volleyball team this spring, the girls become only the second program in recent years to be move into the top spot. At 15-1, the team is also poised to earn a high seed in the upcoming state tournament. This week, the Rockets will take on Milton, Norwood …

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Photo Gallery: NHS Rugby Beats Arlington-Catholic

  Submitted by Kathy Chisholm Needham High School boys rugby racked up a pair of wins against Arlington-Catholic on Monday, May 7. The boys varsity team dominated their home territory, entering half-time with a lead of 22-7 and final score NHS 36-12. Scoring tries for Needham were Graham Finley, Antoine Cabon, Evan Turner and Ryan Wentworth and two from Cam Chisholm. Auggie Coll also scored three conversion kicks. The junior varsity team continued the success in handing Arlington-Catholic its second loss of the day; final score was NHS 39-0. Tries were scored by Spencer Faudree, John Cronin, Michael Comma, Joe Fachetti, Graham Finley and two from Kevin Barros. Ryan Rosen and John Cronin both scored conversion kicks.

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Rockets Review: NHS Teams Stay Hot

High School teams bring home key victories.

  By Micah Hauben, NHS Director of Athletics During a week that saw no losses for five of the Needham High School varsity spring teams, there were several key victories for the Rockets. Boys volleyball went 3-0, defeating Natick, Braintree and Framingham, to keep pace in the Bay State Conference Carey, and now stand at 11-2 (10-1 BSC). Girls tennis earned two BSC victories, while boys tennis took one, and their showdown with St. John's High School (Shrewsbury) was postponed to May 25 because of weather. Lacrosse Girls lacrosse moved to 10-1 on the season as they beat BSC opponents Natick and Braintree and non-league Medfield on Saturday, May 5. Boys lacrosse also beat Natick and Braintree and then used a great effort on Saturday night, …

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NHS Seniors To Be Honored by MA Chapter of the National Football Foundation

Dan Pierce and Mark Riley will be recognized as scholar athletes at an awards dinner on May 14.

Two Needham residents are among a list of area athletes being honored by the Jack Grinold Eastern Massachusetts Chapter of the National Football Foundation. Dan Pierce and Mark Riley, both members of the Needham High School Class of 2012, will be honored as scholar athletes on Monday, May 14 at the NFF chapter's annual awards dinner, to be held at Lombardo's in Randolph, the Boston Globe reports. Both Pierce and Riley were members of Needham High School's 2011 varsity football team, which was the first in school history to play in the MIAA Division 1 Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium. Pierce, who plans to attend Middlebury College in Vermont, is a two-year starter on the NHS football team and earned conference all-star honors this year. He …

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Newman Playground Could Get Name, $100K

The Kelly Robey Connelly family has promised major support for the school project in honor of longtime Needham resident Phil Robey.

The new playground to be constructed at Newman Elementary School could be getting both a name and a $100,000 donation, thanks to a local family that is looking to honor one of their own. The family of Phil Robey has promised a significant donation for the project if the Needham School Committee agrees to name the finished playground in Robey’s honor, according to Mary Kelley, a member of the Support the Newman Playground organization. The group has been working to raise $250,000 by the end of June so they can secure a contractor for the summer and have the playground restored by the time kids return to school in the fall. The playground equipment is being torn down as part of the ongoing Newman renovations. The town will fund the leveling …

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