Medfield 2011 Sports Highlights

No matter the season, or the sport, it seems like teams at Medfield High School are near the top of the competition.

2010-2011 was no different as Medfield saw more than its fair share of league and state champions. There are plenty of highlights to take from a great year in Medfield sports, but we are recapping the town's Top 10, chosen by Medfield Patch.

Here are the 10 top sports stories and events from 2011:

10. It was a great 2010-2011 season for the Warriors under then first-year coach Molly Norton. Medfield clinched its first ever Southeastern Mass. Girls' Hockey League North Division title, won the Blue-White Cup after sweeping rival Dover-Sherborn and made an appearance in the MIAA Division 2 South Sectional State Tournament.

9. Medfield High School quarterback and co-captain, Alex Opiela, was chosen as one of the Boston Globe’s “High Five” in its weekly End Zone column, recognizing top high school performers weekly. Against Norton, Opiela was 23-of-39 passing for 301 yards and four touchdowns. He also ran in for another score.

8. Medfield boys' hockey advances to MIAA D3 South Sectional Semifinals:Medfield defeated No. 2 seed Abington in the MIAA Division 3 South Sectional quarterfinals to advance to the semifinal round – a feat the Warriors had not reached before.

7. Medfield boys' golf cards unbeaten regular season:The 2011 Medfield High School boys' golf team did something Tuesday that no other team in the program's history has been able to do – finish the regular season a perfect 18-0.

6. The Warriors beat Belmont, 57-53 on Dec. 27 to give head coach Herb Grace his 300th career win.

5. : The boys’ basketball team suffered its greatest loss at the end of the 2010-2011 season with the sudden passing of assistant coach Ken Brackett in March. Nearly nine months later, the Warriors have dedicate their 2011-2012 basketball season to their coach and friend in hopes of improving on last year’s 11-9 record.

4. Medfield girls' soccer repeats as Tri-Valley League champions: The Medfield High School girls' soccer team completed unbeaten regular season and captured its second straight Tri-Valley League title in the process. It was a successful year for the Warriors despite a s.

3. Medfield baseball comes back to beat Norton in MIAA State Tournament: Trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the seventh inning and its season on the line, Medfield rallied for two runs to walk off with a 2-1 victory over defending state champion Norton in the MIAA Division 3 South Sectional State Tournament in June. Pat Lenihan was the hero with the two-run single.

2. Medfield girls' basketball wins third consecutive Tri-Valley League title: 2010-11 was the year of the Warrior in high school girls' basketball. So was 2009-2010 and 2008-2009. The girls' basketball team captured its third straight Tri-Valley League division title this past February after defeating second-place Ashland, 47-33 on the Clockers' home court.

1. Medfield boys' lacrosse wins fifth Division 2 State Championship: The Medfield High School boys’ lacrosse team defeated Algonquin, 13-9 in June at Foley Stadium in Worcester to capture its second straight MIAA Division 2 State Championship and fifth in program history.