The Medfield High School girls' tennis team advanced to the MIAA Division 2 South Sectional State Tournament semi-finals after Monday's 3-2 victory over Hingham.  The Warriors will face Foxboro on Wednesday, June 8 in the semi-final round of the sectional tournament. Medfield will host Foxboro at a time not yet announced by the MIAA.  On Monday, Medfield (22-0) broke a 2-2 tie with Hingham thanks to the play of Julia Basiliere and Megan Tschirch in second doubles, defeating Hingham's Kristen Ferrucci and Casey Sullivan, 6-2, 6-2 to earn the 3-2 team victory and advance.  Other Medfield …

The Medfield High School girls' tennis team opened the 2011 MIAA Division 2 South Sectional state tournament with a 5-0 victory over Milton, advancing to the quarterfinal round against Hingham on Monday, June 6.  "Great win over Milton in the first round of the tournament," Medfield head coach Chris DuBose said. "Alex Freeman played one of her best matches defeating Ariana Launie, the South Section Singles Finalist." Freeman was down 4-1 in the first set but won six of the last seven games to win the set. In the second set, Launie took a 6-5 lead after being down 5-3 but Freeman put the set …

The Medfield High School girls' tennis team earned the second seed in the MIAA Division 2 South Sectional State Tournament after posting a 20-0 record this season and winning its second straight Tri-Valley League Championship. The Warriors will have a bye in the preliminary round and will host the winner of Milton and Middleboro in the first round on June 4. Time is still to be determined. MIAA Division 2 South Sectional State Tournament Bracket: 1. Scituate (18-0) 2. Medfield (20-0) 3. Foxboro (18-0) 4. Hopkinton (16-2) 5. Somerset (15-3) 6. Apponequet (15-3) 7. Hingham (14-4) 8. Westwood (…

The Medfield High School girls' track team placed 10th out of 32 schools competing in Friday's 2011 Eastern Massachusetts Division 3 Outdoor Track Championships on May 27.  Schools competed in 18 events and Bishop Feehan of Attleboro won the meet with 97 points. Medfield finished with 22 to earn the top 10 finish. The meet was held at Oliver Ames High School in North Easton.  Here's a closer look at how Medfield performed in meet: Freshman Taylor Worthy placed seventh in the Girls 400 meter dash with a time of 60.68; junior Cassidy Baird placed 23rd in the same event with a time of 64.74. …

The Medfield High School boys' and girls' track teams followed up successful dual meet seasons in the Tri-Valley League with an impressive showing at the TVL Championships Thursday afternoon in Westwood. The Medfield boys' track squad (7-2, 7-2) placed second behind Hopkinton in a field of nine TVL teams with 69 total points. The Hillers ran away with the TVL title, recording 127 points.  Notable finishes for MHS boys: Brian D'Amore placed fifth in the 100 meter dash with a time of 12.06 seconds; Matt Reissfelder placed third in the one-mile run with a time of 4:33.02; Ian Robertson placed …

The Medfield High School girls' track team cruised by Dover-Sherborn, 89-33, Thursday to improve to 7-1 overall and in the Tri-Valley League this season.  Medfield girls' track standout, Alex Stanton, placed first in the 400m with a time of 59.8 seconds; first in the 200m with a time of 25.8 seconds; second in the shot put with a distance of 26 feet, 7.75 inches. Warriors' Kristina Gustafson finished first in the 100m with a time of 12.8 seconds; second in the 200m with a time of 26.2 seconds.  The Medfield boys' track team defeated Dover-Sherborn, 84-52, Thursday to improve to 6-2 this …

The Medfield High School boys' lacrosse team (11-3) had no trouble with Tri-Valley League rival Westwood (9-5) Tuesday evening, as the league leading Warriors remained a perfect 9-0 in the TVL, winning 18-4.  Cal Given and Davis Parsons led the Medfield attack with four goals apiece and Derek Etzkorn added a hat trick. The highly efficient Warrior offense put in 18 of 27 shots on goal – moving the ball quickly and seamlessly around the Westwood defense.  “We do a lot of work on that,” said Medfield head coach Bob Aronson. “We had been a little sloppy at the beginning of the year, whether it …

Medfield High School senior and girls’ track star, Alex Stanton broke a second school record in less than a week on Monday, setting the mark in the 400m with a time of 58.7 seconds. Stanton also set the school’s mark in the 100HH on May 5 against Ashland. As a team, the Warriors have continued to dominate their competition this spring, posting lopsided victories over Ashland (112-24 on May 5) and 100-35 over Millis on May 9. To this point of the season, the Warriors’ only loss came in their season opener, a 90-46 setback against Tri-Valley League power Hopkinton. Medfield has won six straight…

Medfield High School softball freshman Dannielle Vaclavik went 4-for-4 with a triple and senior captain and pitcher Julia Biedrzycki tossed five solid innings, striking out six and allowing just one run in a 16-1 victory over Millis Monday.  The game was called in the sixth inning by way of the Mercy Rule and the Warriors earned their first Tri-Valley League victory of the season.  "We hit the ball well," said Medfield head coach Sue Pratt. "We are getting better, game by game. We are getting our game experience in season. We are getting a little bit better with each game and that's all we …

The Medfield High School girls' lacrosse team continued its quick start to the season, knocking off rival Dover-Sherborn, 16-7 Friday night at D-S.  The Warriors (7-1, 5-1) jumped out to a 7-3 halftime lead but turned it up a notch coming out of the intermission, rattling off four straight goals in a less than three minute span - keeping possession away from the Raiders.  “[Medfield] had a lot of quick ball movement and it was taking us longer to recover from that than we were in the first half,” said D-S head coach Erin Newton. “In those four goals, our communication was down, our slides …

Medfield High School baseball pitcher Mike Keleher struck out nine Bellingham hitters over seven scoreless innings in a 1-0 Medfield victory Tuesday at Curt Schilling Field.  Keleher, allowing just four hits Tuesday, improved to 3-0 this season and continued his dominance on the mound, posting the following numbers: 21 innings pitched, 30 strikeouts and an ERA of 1.00.  Medfield head coach Matthew Marenghi said the highlight of Tuesday's game came in the top of the seventh inning. "Bellingham's Chad Connor singled to left and Mitchell Corbit (Bellingham's starting pitcher) tried to score from…

The Medfield High School boys' and girls' outdoor track teams took the field at MHS Monday against Tri-Valley League foe Bellingham High School in their 2011 home opener and did not disappoint, earning one-sided victories to even their records at 1-1 this season.  MHS boys' beat Bellingham, 98-38 Medfield High School boys' track coach Tom Woods said freshman Jake Phelan is off to s great start this season as a result of his hard work in training. "[Phelan gives] each workout and race 100 percent and it paid off [Monday], placing second in both the 400m and 200m," said Woods. "If he continues …

A day after earning its first win of the season, the young Medfield High School softball team faced a difficult challenge in an experienced and talented Hopkinton team. The result was a 9-1 Hillers' victory Friday at Shonda Schilling Field, but the game was much closer than the score dictates.  "We hung with them for five innings," said Warriors' head coach Sue Pratt. "We were down  3-0 and they had one big inning and that’s what did us in." That inning came in the fifth when the flood gates opened and Hopkinton scored five runs in the frame to lead 8-0.  "[Hopkinton] is a very good team," …

The Medfield High School boys' tennis team (0-1, 0-0) fell to a talented Shrewsbury team in five games, 3-2, Thursday.  "Very even competition against a Central Mass. team that expects to win its league," said Medfield head coach Vinnie Joseph. "[Match] went down to second singles with the score tied 2-2." The winners for Medfield were Kevin Lynch at three singles with a 6-1, 6-0 victory; second doubles team of Matt Kimball and Bennett Palmer with a 6-4, 7-5 victory.  Medfield opens Tri-Valley League play Friday when the Warriors host Hopkinton.  Boys' and Girls' Track Fall to Hopkinton The …