Boys Lax Gets Back at Longmeadow

Everyone knew going into Saturday's game with Longmeadow that it was going to be a battle. LM beat Medfield twice last year, once 16-0 at home and the other in the state championship game. This year it was time to get even.

Longmeadow struck first, only to see Medfield get it right back. That was the story of the game and no team had more than a two-goal lead at any point in the game. LM held a 6-4 at the half and looked to be somewhat in control of the game.

A well placed shot off a nifty move by Nigel Reiff helped stem the tide in favor of the Warriors late in the third quarter.

After three quarters, the game was tied 8-8. The teams traded goals in the fourth before Jack Isaf scored the eventual game winner on a bounce shot right in front of the crease with not much time left. That put Medfield up 10-9 on Isaf's third of the game. This was the one and only time Medfield led all game.

Goalie Robert Treiber was a big factor in the comeback effort. He made 15 saves, most of which came down the stretch and in the clutch.

With the win, Medfield improved to 13-1-0 and more impressively ended Longmeadow's 37 game win streak in the process

Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Monday saw baseball and softball both host Westwood. Despite a late comeback in the 7th inning, baseball dropped their game 5-4 to the Wolverines. Softball also lost a closely contested game by the score of 9-8.

Tennis also faced Westwood on Monday. The girls traveled, while the boys were home, but the location didn't seem to mater. Both teams won by identical 4-1 scores.

Tuesday was another tough day for baseball. They hung with undoubtably the best team in the Tri-Valley League in Bellingham and came up just short, losing by a score of 3-1. Softball had the same fate against the same opponent, falling 5-0.

Also at Bellingham yesterday was girls lacrosse. They handled the Blackhawks with ease, cruising to a 16-3 win. Boys lax also thumped Bellingham 16-1 at home.

Today, track will head over to Holliston. The only other match of the day is boys volleyball traveling to St. John's Prep.

Tomorrow, girls tennis will be at Walpole and volleyball will be home vs. Barnstable.

Friday is probably the busiest day on the card this week. Baseball and softball are both at Ashland along with boys tennis. Girls lacrosse is home against Holliston, while the boys are on the road. Volleyball has the night cap as they will head to Millis.

Looking at Break

It's hard to think that it's already April break. It feels like yesterday we were all out watching football games and golf matches. Anyway, there will be a five day break from games starting at the conclusion of today's contests. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Easter Sunday and Monday are all off for all sports from games.

The action picks up again Tuesday afternoon as girls lacrosse hosts Algonquin Regional at home starting at 3:00. Boys lax will have the night cap, as they face Billerica at 7:00.

Wednesday sees only one game, a girls lax contest vs Foxboro at the turf.

Thursday, baseball and softball get back at it. Baseball (as always over break) will face Wellesley at home. Also at home, Softball will  square off with Needham. That night, boys lacrosse will travel over to Xaverian and take on the Xmen.

Friday is another one game day. Girls lax will trip to King Philip, game time 12 noon.

Saturday night is a huge game for boys lax, as they bus to Catholic Memorial. CM bounced Medfield from the playoffs in 2012, and the Warriors did the same to the Knights a year later. This has become a pretty good rivalry over the past few years and it will be interesting to see how these two match up this year.

Tough Day On the Diamond

A home-run for Hopkinton in the second inning of yesterday's baseball game between the Warriors and Hilliers set the tone for the game. Medfield never led in the game and after coming back to make it 4-2, Hopkinton again added two more runs. The Hillers again tacked on a run in the fourth inning on another home-run, before Medfield got it back to a three run deficit in the bottom of the inning. Hopkinton blew it open in the last two innings, scoring eight runs to make it no contest. FINAL SCORE: Hopkinton 14, Medfield 4.

Softball didn't fare well either against the Hilliers. They fell 6-0, their first loss of the year. Up next for both baseball and softball is Dover-Sherborn at home on Friday. More on the softball game/team here: Link

Some teams actually did win yesterday... Boys tennis blanked the Hillers 5 games to none... Volleyball came back from an 0-2 hole to win three games to two at home vs Douglas... Both girls and boys track drubbed Millis. The girls won 98-38, while the boys took it 98-37. In addition to those wins, girls tennis lost 4 games to 1 vs Hopkinton.    

Looking at Yesterday

Yesterday was the season opener for both baseball and softball, as they both hosted Ashland. Softball cruised to a 5-1 win, behind a strong pitching performance by Jackie Flint. Baseball also topped the Clockers. After a slow start and Medfield clinging to a 1-0 lead, the Warriors broke open the game in the 6th inning, scoring four runs to give us a 5-0 final. (More on the baseball game here)

Handshake after the baseball game.
(Photo by Brett Thomas)

Track also had its season debut race yesterday afternoon. The boys edged Westwood by the narrowest of margins, 68-67. The girls, though, did not fare so well, as they fell 83-53 to the Wolverines.

Volleyball had a rough go of things, as Millis upended the Warriors three games to none at home.

Girls and boys tennis both also faced Ashland yesterday and both picked up wins. This girls rolled to a 4-1 win at Ashland and the boys (by the same score) knocked off the Clockers at home.

Strong Start For Lax

Yesterday afternoon the boys lacrosse team kicked off their schedule with a solid 16-7 win over Holliston.

Jack Isaf led the charge offensively with four goals. John MacLean and Tyler Hagan both notched three, Matt Cahill added two more, as did Matt Treiber, and Jack Kelleher and Pat Connors both found the back of the net once.

In the faceoff circle, Brian Bissell won 19 of the 22 draws he took, while Robert Treiber made 9 saves on 14 shots.  

The next game for the squad is Friday at Westwood starting at 5:30.

Girls lacrosse also played their first game of the season yesterday, drubbing Holliston 14-2 on the Panthers’ home field. Unfortunately we do not have stats from this game so we can’t mention the goal scorers. 

Looking Ahead

The long wait is over and finally this week is the first week of games on the spring sports schedule. Granted the weather outside would suggest differently, but it is indeed spring time. With that comes the return of games out on the turf, diamond, track and tennis courts. Also, boys volleyball takes over the gym with a much anticipated squad. They lost their first match of the year three games to none on Friday night at home vs arguably the best team in the state in St. John's Prep.

Volleyball will look to rebound today as they host Algonquin Regional at 6:00 in the gym. Tennis kicks off their season this afternoon as well, facing Xaverian at the Metacomet courts. That match has a high probability of getting rescheduled due to the rain.

Tuesday sees both boys and girls lacrosse face Holliston in both teams' first games of the season. The boys team will be home on the turf at 5:30, while the girls will be in Holliston, playing at 3:30.

Wednesday is easily the busiest day on the card this week. Baseball and softball both host Ashland starting at 3:45. At the same time over at Metacomet, boys tennis will also host the Clockers and that means that the girls Tennis team will be in Ashland. Boys volleyball rounds out the day of competition against a school other than Ashland, as they face Millis at home.  

Thursday only sees one game; girl tennis will face Walpole at Metacomet at 3:30.

Friday is another hectic day... Baseball and softball both trip to Millis and play at 3:45. Boys lacrosse will travel to Weswood at 5:30, while the girls team will play at home vs the Wolverines. At 6:00 the volleyball team will head over to Xaverian.

UPDATED: Tennis matches for Monday have been postponed.