Monday, May 6, 2013
Some updates from the Needham Rockets Baseball, Softball, Volleyball teams and more!
The following was provided by the Needham High School Athletics Department During a week when Needham Varsity teams went 16-7, the Rockets saw four teams come away with no loses, five teams only lose once, and only one team lose two contests. Boys Volleyball kept their hot streak going, sweeping all BSC teams during the week, taking down Braintree, Framingham and Brookline. At 12-2 (11-0 BSC), the 4th ranked Rockets have already qualified for the State Tournament and will look to take one step closer to the BSC title against Weymouth and Wellesley this week. Softball also had a strong week, dropping a thrilling 1-run game to Walpole under the lights at Claxton Field on Monday. The girls bounced back to shut out Brookline and Milton to …
Monday, March 4, 2013
A quick look at Needham High School sports action over the past week, including wrestling, indoor track, dance and cheer, and basketball.
Girls Basketball earned the 13 seed in DI South and traveled to #4 seed Franklin on Tuesday night. The girls put up a strong effort, entering the half only down 4, and while the home team built a double digit lead in the 2nd half, the Rockets battled back and put the pressure on in the closing minutes, however there just was not enough time left, and Needham fell 54-47. Also on Tuesday, 3 Needham athletes, Emerson Boyd, Matt Chmielewski and Eric Silverman competed in the MIAA Alpine Ski Championships at the Berkshire East Ski Area. After a successful run through the Sectional, State, All-State Tournaments, seniors Mark Carroll, John Cronin and Mikey Khibkin advanced to the New England Championships, beginning on Friday in Providence. …
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Needham answers multiple runs from Franklin at the first round of the tournament, Feb. 27.
Here is the recap from the Needham Channel: In the 1st round of the D1 South Girls Basketball MIAA Tournament, the #13 Needham Rockets (11-9) took on the #4 Franklin Panthers (16-4) at Franklin High School on February 27, 2013. Needham answered multiple runs from Franklin to hang around all game, but could never fully comeback thanks to 20+ turnovers. Alicia Kutil led the Panthers with 16 points, while Maddy Ganser also had 16 for the Rockets.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Highlights from the game via the Needham Channel.
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Tuesday, February 12
The following was sent by the Needham Channel: Braintree played tough and led the whole game. Needham was able to get within 2 late in the game, but couldn't convert after Braintree made their free throws down the stretch and won 60-52. Rockets now need to win out in order to make the postseason. The Rockets play Newton North today.
A quick look at Needham High School sports action over the past week, featuring basketball, track and gymnastics.
Monday, February 11, 2013
A quick look at Needham High School sports action over the past week, featuring basketball, track and gymnastics.
Girls Basketball traveled to Weymouth on Tuesday and came away with a 50-38 win. While the win was the team's 5th in a row, and 8th in 11 games, it was also the team's 10th of the season, which is significant as it qualifies them for the postseason. Monday night's match-up at top-5 Braintree has been postponed to Wednesday, 2/20, so the Girls will wrap up their schedule at Newton North on Tuesday at 5:00pm (double-header with the Boys - 6:45pm), at Dedham on Thursday, and then at Braintree the following Wednesday. The MIAA Tournament will begin after February vacation. On Tuesday night, the Gymnastics Team wrapped up the BSC Carey Division Title as they took down the host Rebels of Walpole. With the win, the Girls move to 8-1 on the …
Friday, February 8, 2013
Two new Needham Channel videos from the latest hockey game and the basketball game against Weymouth.
The Needham Channel recently posted highlights videos from the two recent games between Needham and Weymouth: boys hockey and boys basketball. See the Basketball video on the Needham Channel's YouTube Page. See the Hockey video on the Needham Channel's YouTube Page, or above.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Needham Rockets are now 9-7, one win shy of qualifying for the postseason.
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Wednesday, February 6
From the Needham Channel: Highlights from the Needham Girls Basketball teams Senior night vs. Framingham. Needham won 45-40 in a back and forth game. They improved to 9-7 and are 1 win shy of qualifying for the postseason. See the video on the Needham Channel YouTube page.
Monday, February 4, 2013
A quick look at Needham High School sports action over the past week, featuring indoor track, girls gymnastics and basketball
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Monday, February 4
On Tuesday, Wrestling beat Brookline on the road, before heading to North Andover on Saturday for a dual meet tournament. Coming out of the day 1-1, the team's final match will be held this Wednesday, as they host Wellesley on Senior Night at 7:00pm, before traveling to Quincy on Saturday, 2/9 for the DII Metro Sectional Tournament. Girls Basketball got two big wins on the week, beating Norwood on Tuesday and Framingham on Friday on Senior Night. With the two wins, the Team moves to 9-7 on the season, needing one more victory (in final 4 games) to qualify for the postseason. The girls will travel to Weymouth on Tuesday, before playing their last three games next week. Please note the Varsity, JV, and Freshman games scheduled to be …
Monday, December 12, 2011
The Needham High School varsity boys basketball team seems convinced that despite losing to Mansfield last season in the D1 South playoffs, they're going to have a good year.
Head Coach Paul Liner walked into Thursday’s practice with his boys varsity basketball team and asked his squad to keep working hard during a team huddle. Once each player escaped the pre-practice meeting, Liner then glanced up at a banner that hangs on the far side of the A-Gym and stared at the list of opponents this season that he and his team will face in the Bay State Conference. “As I look at the banner, [I know] everybody’s good and you can’t look at that banner of the Bay State [Conference] and say, ‘I think so-and-so is going to be a win, and so-and-so is going to be a loss.’ Everyone’s good,” Liner said. “Every night is a battle to get a win in the Bay State, and it’s a challenge for coaches to get to that magic 10 wins and …
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