Thursday, June 14, 2012
Fourth-quarter rally wasn't enough to unseat Duxbury Wednesday night.
Coming into its tilt with nationally ranked Duxbury, no one would have blamed the Needham boys lacrosse team for simply being happy to be there. The Rockets wanted more, and they almost got it. A furious fourth-quarter rally put the Rockets within striking distance of the Dragons, but the clock ran out before the comeback could be completed as Needham fell to Duxbury 10-8 last night in the Eastern Massachusetts Division 1 state title game at Harvard Stadium. “We did a lot of what people doubted we could do,” Needham coach David Wainwright said. “I think we’re pretty satisfied with the fact that we gave them a great game; we made them worry a little bit.” In the early going it was all Duxbury. The Dragons led 3-0 after a quarter and 7-3 …
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
The boys team will face Masconomet away in the quarterfinals, while the girls will play the winner of Natick vs. Franklin here at Memorial Field in the semifinals.
The Needham High School boys and girls lacrosse teams' next tournament games have been scheduled for Wednesday, June 6. The sixth-seeded NHS boys lacrosse team will play No. 3 Masconomet on the opponents' home turf in Topsfield at 4 p.m., in the MIAA Division 1 East Quarterfinal. The top-seeded NHS girls team will face the winner of the Natick High School vs. Franklin High School game, here at Memorial Field at 6 p.m. in the MIAA Division 1 South Semifinal. Tickets to the home game are available at the gate. Cost is $5 for students and senior citizens and $7 for adults. Children age 6 and under get in free.
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The Needham High School teams will host Newton North and Falmouth, respectively, today.
The No. 1-seeded Needham High School boys tennis team and No. 2-seeded girls tennis team both defeated Marshfield 5-0 on Monday, May 4 at home, moving on to play in the MIAA Division 1 South Quarterfinals. Next, the boys will host Newton North today, Tuesday, June 5, at 1:30 p.m., while the girls will host Falmouth today at 2:30 p.m. In other post-season news:
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Monday, June 4, 2012
The top-seeded boys tennis team will face Marshfield tonight, while girls tennis and boys and girls lacrosse notched a few wins in the post-season's first round.
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Monday, June 4, 2012
By Micah Hauben, NHS Director of Athletics After finishing the regular season 15-0 (capping a 37-match winning streak), the Needham boys tennis team earned the No. 1 seed in the DI South Section. The boys will host Marshfield, weather permitting, on Monday, June 4 at 1:45 p.m. Girls Tennis Defeats Marshfield 5-0 The Needham girls tennis team, after finishing 17-1 in the regular season, earned the No. 2 seed in the DI South Section. The girls swept Marshfield in a first-round match on Friday, June 1 and will host Falmouth on Tuesday, June 5. Girls LAX Defeats Whitman Hanson 17-3, then Walpole 15-5 On Wednesday, May 30, the top-seeded Rockets cruised by 16th-seed Whitman-Hanson, and then on Saturday, June 2 took down league opponent No. 8 …
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Sunday, May 27, 2012
The local team will face the winner of Braintree vs. Andover at a date and time TBA.
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Sunday, May 27, 2012
By Micah Hauben, NHS Director of Athletics Needham High School boys lacrosse finished 13-5 (10-1 Bay State Conference) and earned the sixth seed in the 26-team Division I East bracket. While the team's winning percentage is not as high as some of the other teams in the bracket, three of the Rockets' defeats were to teams ranked in the top 8 in EMASS, including two one-goal overtime losses and a loss to top-ranked Duxbury. The boys will get a bye in the preliminary round and will face the winner of the No. 22 Braintree at No. 11 Andover game in the first round of the East Tournament. Game date and time are currently TBA. Girls lacrosse and boys volleyball tournament rankings were released last week. Boys and girls tennis seeding and …
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Monday, April 30, 2012
Although only in the spot briefly, the local team was the first from Needham High School in recent years to earn the top position in the Boston Globe EMASS rankings.
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Monday, April 30, 2012
By Micah Hauben, NHS Director of Athletics Last week, the Rockets boys volleyball team became the first Needham High School team in years to move into the No. 1 spot in the Boston Globe EMASS rankings. Although short-lived, as the team dropped a league match to the Tigers of Newton North on Wednesday, April 25, it is a good indication of the talented of this spring's squad. Defeating Wellesley on Monday, April 23 and Norwood on Friday, April 27, the boys moved to 8-2 on the season and will face Natick, Braintree and Framingham this week. Boys Lacrosse While holding a Top 10 ranking in the region, the boys lacrosse team had one of their toughest stretches of the season this past week. Capping off the week, the team welcomed in state No. 1…
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Monday, April 9, 2012
Boys volleyball earns key league wins; girls LAX placed in the Globe Top 20.
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Monday, April 9, 2012
By Micah Hauben, NHS Director of Athletics The Needham High School boys volleyball team earned key league wins over Braintree and Framingham last week, while they dropped a tough five-set match to Central Division power Milford on Saturday, April 7. Standing at 3-1 (3-0 BSC), the boys will be back in action at Brookline on Monday, April 9 before hosting Weymouth on Wednesday, April 11 and Xaverian on Thursday, April 12. Over the break, the team will compete for the first time in the Tournament of Champions at Holyoke Community College on Saturday, April 21. Girls Lacrosse After taking down Acton-Boxborough, NHS girls lacrosse earned another strong non-league victory over Franklin on Tuesday, April 3. The girls have been placed in the …
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Monday, April 2, 2012
Needham High School boys hockey players and wrestlers played in big events last week.
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Monday, April 2, 2012
By Micah Hauben, NHS Director of Athletics On Sunday, April 1, two Needham High School seniors, Timmy Parlato (defense) and Connor Murray (goalie), played on the South Team in the third annual MSCHA High School Boys Ice Hockey All-Star Game All-Star Game at the DCU Center in Worcester. Although the South lost 4-2, the seniors played well, with Murray tallying nine saves in his one period of work. Also last week, Needham wrestlers participated in the NHSCA National Wrestling Championships on March 28 through April 1 in Virginia Beach, VA. Head coach Paul Ahern provided the following write-up about the event: Needham High School juniors Mark Carroll and Mikhail Khibkin proved themselves worthy competitors at the NHSCA National Wrestling …
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Saturday, June 11, 2011
The Rockets beat the Raiders, 5-0, on Friday.
Mark it a sweep in the sweetest of ways. The Needham boys tennis team went into the Div. 1 South Sectional final match against Wellesley having beating them twice in the regular season. The top-seeded Rockets brought out the broomsticks Friday defeating the sixth-seeded Raiders, 5-0, at Newton North High School and exacting revenge for last year’s final loss to the same foe. “I think, quite honestly, by the time the end of the season came most people thought we were the favorites,” Needham head coach Andrew Lawrence said. “So I kind of felt the pressure was on us to win. And I think that is a different type of pressure. We were expected to win. We beat them twice in the regular season.” He continued, “You know, it’s nice. There’s a big …
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Needham boys lacrosse wallops Milton, 18-1.
Needham head coach Dave Wainwright asked his team to play smart, fundamental lacrosse against Weymouth and Foxborough, and while the Rockets did win both of those games, he wasn’t totally satisfied with his team’s effort. But against Milton on Tuesday, Needham played their best lacrosse of the season, as they beat up the Wildcats at Memorial Field, 18-1. “Yes [it was an all around effort],” Needham head coach Dave Wanwright said with a big smile. “This was the complete game I was looking for and for the first time, [my team after the game] was like, gee, thank you, coach.” “[Needham] took care of the ball, made the right passes, they drew the slide and finished on all of their opportunities,” Milton head coach Ben Midura said. Needham …
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