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Friday, May 24, 2013

Needham Boys and Girls Lacrosse Postseason Bound

The boys lacrosse team is ranked No. 2 entering the tournament while the girls team snagged the No. 3 seed.

The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association released its lacrosse brackets on Thursday and Friday, and there is a common trend among them. Needham High School will be among the favorites in both. When the pairings for girls lacrosse were released on Thursday, Needham discovered that its 18-2 regular season mark was good for the No. 3 spot in South Division 1. As a result, the locals will square off against Mansfield on Wednesday at 5 p.m. The winner of that tilt will take on either Marshfield or Bishop Feehan. On the boys side, meanwhile, the Rockets are the No. 2 team in East Division 1 thanks to a sparkling record of 16-2. The boys team will take on either Masconomet or Braintree in the first round after they rest up courtesy …

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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

NHS LAX Tournament Play Continues Wednesday

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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Needham High School and Memorial Park

Boys, Girls Tennis Head to Quarterfinals

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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Needham High School and Memorial Park

Monday, June 4, 2012

Rockets Review: Teams Continue Tournament Play

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.

  • SPORTS
  • 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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Memorial Park and Boys Volleyball Falls to Newton North in Semi-finals

Friday, May 25, 2012

Girls LAX, Boys Volleyball Tourney Schedule Announced

The Needham High School girls lacrosse team was seeded No. 1 in the D1 South Section, while the boys volleyball team was seeded No. 3.

  • SPORTS
  • Friday, May 25, 2012

  By Micah Hauben, NHS Director of Athletics The MIAA this week announced the Needham High School boys volleyball and girls lacrosse state tournament seedings and schedules. After a 19-1(11-0 BSC) season that saw the NHS girls lacrosse team defeat 15 state tournament-qualifying teams, the Rockets earned the No. 1 seed in the Division I South Section.  The team will open play on Wednesday, May 30 at home on Memorial Field against the winner of the New Bedford at Whitman Hanson game. Starting time is TBA. For the NHS boys volleyball team, their 16-4 (14-2 BSC) record was good enough to earn them the No. 3 seed in the Division I South Section.  The Rockets will host the sixth-seeded Mustangs of Norwood on Tuesday night, May 29 in the NHS A …

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Needham High School and Memorial Park

Monday, May 21, 2012

Rockets Review: Boys Tennis Takes South Titles

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

  • SCHOOLS
  • Monday, May 21, 2012

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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Needham High School, Memorial Park, and Claxton Field

Monday, April 30, 2012

Rockets Review: Boys Volleyball Ranked No. 1

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.

  • SCHOOLS
  • 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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Needham High School, Memorial Park, and DeFazio Park

Monday, April 9, 2012

Rockets Review: Strong Start to Spring

Boys volleyball earns key league wins; girls LAX placed in the Globe Top 20.

  • SPORTS
  • 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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Needham High School and Memorial Park

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Needham's Shelby Aubin Featured in HS Sports Weekly

NHS girls lacrosse player stars this week in MetroWest Subaru's Web video series profiling high school athletes from the greater Boston area.

Needham High School girls lacrosse player Shelby Aubin is featured in MetroWest Subaru's latest High School Sports Weekly feature. The video, posted online at metrowestsubaru.com, includes interviews with Aubin and coach Beth O'Brien and shows clips of the team in action. Aubin, a senior defender and four-year varsity starter, plans to attend Georgetown University after graduation. High School Sports Weekly profiles high school athletes in the Greater Boston area. Check it out at metrowestsubaru.com/high-school-sports-weekly.htm.

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Needham High School

Monday, April 2, 2012

Rockets Review: Winter Athletes Compete in All-Star Games

Needham High School boys hockey players and wrestlers played in big events last week.

  • SCHOOLS
  • 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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Needham High School and The Needham Channel

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