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Monday, November 5, 2012

Rockets Review: Girls Volleyball Wins First Round

A quick look at Needham High School sports action over the past week.

[UPDATED Monday, 3:08 p.m. with new soccer times] By Micah Hauben, NHS Director of Athletics On Saturday, Nov. 3, the Needham High School girls volleyball team—competing in the State Tournament for the first time in more than five years—defeated host Boston Latin in a first-round Central/East DI Tournament match. With the win, the ninth-seeded Rockets will now travel to No. 1 seed Newton North on Monday, Nov. 5 for a 4 p.m. quarterfinal match-up. Boys and Girls Soccer Hosting a DI South Tournament double-header on Sunday, Nov. 4 at Memorial Field, the higher seeded Needham girls and boys soccer teams did not disappoint the large crowds in attendance.   Starting off the day, the No. 2 girls welcomed in Plymouth South and quickly dispatched …

Monday, September 24, 2012

Rockets Review: Rockets Soar as Fall Season Continues

Five Needham teams remained undefeated last week.

By Micah Hauben, NHS Director of Athletics Needham High School's fall sports programs continued to excel in a week that saw five teams stay undefeated and all teams move to at least .500 on the young season.  Girls swimming and diving, girls soccer, boys and girls cross country and football all have yet to lose, while golf (two wins), girls volleyball (one win), boys soccer (one win) and field hockey (one win), each had strong weeks as well.  The NHS cheerleaders and dance team were in action at the football team's 42-7 win over Braintree on Friday night, Sept. 21, with the dance team also being recognized for their 2012 State Championship at halftime.  Cross Country For information about the cross country team's success and …

Monday, September 17, 2012

Rockets Review: Girls Volleyball Team Makes Top 15

Swimmers, soccer and more brought home victories last week.

By Micah Hauben, NHS Director of Athletics Needham High School girls volleyball started the week off with a non-league victory over Newton South and used the momentum to earn key league wins over Framingham and Natick (in 5 sets!).   The girls now stand at 4-2 and have been ranked in the top-15 by the Boston Globe for the first time. The only match of the week will be on Thursday, Sept. 20 as the Rockets welcome in BSC Carey Division rival Weymouth. Girls Swimming and Diving Taking to the pool for the first time, the girls swimming and diving team also earned strong Bay State Conference wins, coasting to victories over Weymouth and Dedham.   Their only meet of the week will be on Thursday, Sept. 20 at Braintree.   Cross Country Boys and …

Monday, October 24, 2011

Rockets Review: Oct. 17-22

Girls volleyball takes two, golf in postseason and boys soccer and football keep rolling.

By Micah Hauben, NHS Director of Athletics Volleyball After outplaying both Milton and Framingham, the Needham High School girls volleyball team was not able to hold on to either match, dropping both in five sets. The girls, however, playing much better volleyball, came back strong to beat Norwood on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 3-1, and then Weymouth on Friday, Oct. 21, 3-1.   With the victories, the team doubled its win total from last year and, with three games to play, has a chance to build on that number. On Monday, Oct. 24, the girls will host Braintree then will travel to Newton North on Wednesday, Oct. 26 for their last Bay State Conference contest, before hosting Senior Night against Mansfield on Halloween (Monday, Oct. 31) to finish off …

Monday, September 26, 2011

Rockets Review: Sept. 19-24

Needham has a winning-full Tuesday, with five teams victorious in their match-ups.

By Micah Hauben, NHS Director of Athletics Tuesday, Sept. 20 saw the five Rockets varsity teams in action earn BSC victories. Field Hockey would have been the sixth victorious varsity team of the day, but as their Tuesday game in Natick was postponed because of weather, their win did not come until Wednesday.   The Tuesday wins included girls swimming and diving over Dedham, boys and girls cross country over Braintree and Dedham and boys and girls soccer over Natick. Swimming and diving and the cross country teams easily took care of their opponents, while boys soccer soundly beat Natick (3-1).   Girls Soccer Girls soccer had the most contested match of the day, as the game came down to the last minutes. After a back and forth game, the …

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