Norwood 2015 Spring Season
June 20 Saturday results
State Div I Baseball Champions – Norwood High School
State Division 1 Championship Final
Norwood 8 St. Peter-Marian 1
First Norwood HS state baseball championship since 1943.
Congratulations to the Norwood High School Baseball team and Coach Kevin Igoe and his hard working coaching staff: Kevin Eckhardt, Paul Erker, Tom O’Leary and Tom O’Leary Jr.
Norwood was led by junior Sean Mellen’s 14 strike outs and a 6-run second inning that featured a tape measure 3-run home run by senior catcher Kevin Hines.
St. Peter-Marian (SPM) jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the 1st only to have Norwood score 2 in the bottom half. In the bottom half, Leadoff hitter Declan O’Brien walked and eventually scored on a pass ball. Red hot Cam Ryan made the score 2-1 after one with an RBI single. After Mellen struck out the side in the second, Kevin Hines delivered his 3-run blast that scored D.O’Brien and Jake O’Rourke and made the score 5-1. Paul Galvin dropped down a bunt hit to continue the rally. Connor Flynn knocked in Galvin and pinch hitter Danny Sullivan delivered 2 more runs to cap the inning. Mellen battled his way out of a bases loaded jam in the 4th but was in command the rest of the way. (Source: Twitter – @Stangs2015 and @Tom_Fargo and @JakeLevin477)
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Video related to State Div 1 Championship game – Recap – Coach Igoe – Sean Mellen
June 17 Wednesday results
State Division 1 Semifinal
Norwood 3 Chelmsford 2
In a game played at Fraser Field in Lynn, Norwood defeated Chelmsford 3-2 to advance to the State Division 1 Championship game. Norwood will play St. Peter-Marian, 7-4 winners over Springfield Cathedral, Saturday night at 7 p.m. at Holy Cross.
Norwood’s was led by the pitching of senior Johnny Ryan, first 5 innings, and junior Sean Mellen, last 2 innings. Chelmsford took a 1-0 lead in the top of the 2nd on 2 HBP’s, an infield hit and a sacrifice fly. Norwood tied it in the bottom of the 3rd. Junior Declan O’Brien led off with an infield single and advanced to 3rd on a long double to right by senior captain catcher Kevin Hines. D. O’Brien scored on junior captain Paul Galvin’s RBI groundout. In the top of the 5th, Chelmsford took the lead, 2-1, when catcher Derek Adamson delivered a clutch a 2-out single. In bottom of the 5th, Kevin Hines singled with 2-outs, his 3rd hit of the night. Sophomore Michael James ran for Hines and went from 1st to 3rd on an infield hit by Paul Galvin. Sophomore Connor Flynn lined a clutch single to left to tie the game. Junior Cam Ryan’s 3rd hit of the night, a sharp single to right center, scored Galvin with the eventual game winner. The Chelmsford leadoff hitter opened the 6th with a double to right. The next batter drop down a bunt, Mellen fired to 3rd to get the lead runner. The runner was initially safe but senior 3rd baseman Mike Flaherty kept the tag on the runner as he overslid 3rd for the 1st out of the inning. Mellen ended the inning with a called 3rd strike. Norwood left 2 on in the bottom of the 6th with pinch hitter Danny Sullivan lashing a line drive of the pitcher for another Norwood hit. In the 7th, Chelmsford got a runner on with one out but Mellen fanned the Chelmsford 4th and 5th hitters to end the game. (Source: Twitter – @Stangs2015 and @Tom_Fargo)
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Little League Playoffs —
Majors — Semifinals at Kelley Field — Orioles 11 Phillies 1 Pirates 5 vs Dodgers 4
AAA — Semifinals at Wall Field — Mariners 13 A’s 7 White Sox 5 vs Indians 3
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Senior Babe Ruth is home against Cedar Grove (Dorchester) 6 p.m. at Coakley.
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June 16 Tuesday schedule:
Little League Playoffs —
AA — Quarterfinals all games start at 5:30 — Spokane vs Raleigh at Kelley Field; Nashville vs Manchester at Wall Field; Norfolk vs Columbus at Oldham School; Pittsfield vs Pawtucket at Murphy Field
June 15 Monday Schedule:
Senior Babe Ruth plays Dedham 6 p.m. at Coakley.
June 12 Friday results:
Norwood defends South Division 1 Title
Instant Classic! Norwood won a tension-filled game over #1 seed Mansfield 9-3 to win the South Division 1 title for the second consecutive year. How can a 9-3 game be an ‘instant classic’ and ‘tensioned-filled’? Let’s recap. Mansfield Evan Kershaw was lights out the first 2 innings but Norwood got to him in the 3rd. With 1-out Connor Flynn doubled down the left field line, Senior Brian Dittmeier walked and Leadoff hitter Declan O’Brien blooped a single to left to load the bases. Jake O’Rourke punched a hard ground ball through a drawn in infield to make it 1-0 Norwood. Kevin Hines followed and grounded to the Mansfield 3rd baseman who gets the force out at home but the catcher’s throw to first for a double play glances off Hines allowing D. O’Brien to score. Norwood 2-0 heading to the bottom of the 3rd inning. Norwood starter Sean Mellen had good stuff but control was an issue. He went deep into the count on most batters and could not get ahead in the count. Still he fought. With bases loaded and 1-out in the bottom of the 4th, Mellen struck out the last 2 batters to end the inning and keep the score 2-0.
Centerfielder Brian Dittmeier led off the top half of the 5th inning with a long triple over the right fielder’s head and scored on a pass ball. With 2-outs Kevin Hines walked. Pinch runner Richie Whelan scored from first on a hit-and-run single to right center by Paul Galvin. Norwood led 4-0 after 4 1/2 innings. In bottom half of the 5th, Mansfield finally got to Mellen with a walk and a bloop single that put runners on 1st and 3rd, no outs. Brian King relieved and gave up a walk and HBP to make the score 4-1. After a strike out, Mansfield made it 4-2 on a sacrifice fly to right field. King struck out the next batter to end the 5th, Norwood leading 4-2. After a quite top of the 6th, Mansfield was back at it in the bottom half. Mansfield loaded the bases with no outs. Paul Galvin relieved and promptly gave up a soft line drive single between 1st and 2nd to make it 4-3. On a 3-2 count to the next batter, Galvin gets a called 3rd strike on a perfect low and outside fastball. With 1-out the next Mansfield batter hits a screaming ground ball up the middle but Norwood Senior shortstop Mike Flaherty cuts if off, steps on 2nd and fires to Scotty O’Brien at first for an inning ending Double Play.
In the top of the 7th, the first 2 Mustangs batters were quickly struck out. Third batter Senior Kevin Hines fouled off several 2 strike pitches before delivering a hard grounder into right field and proceeded to steal 2nd base. Paul Galvin battled with 2 strikes and hit a bounder up the middle over 2nd base and between the Mansfield shortstop and 2nd baseman to score Hines with a critical insurance run. Denis Drummey followed with a similar at-bat. After fouling off several pitches, Drummey grounds one, again, up the middle just eluding Mansfield’s middle infield to score Galvin with the 6th run. Norwood was still not done. Senior Scotty O’Brien worked a walk before Mike Flaherty hit a grounder by the first baseman for run number 7. Connor Flynn hit a fly ball to center that was misplayed and 2 more runs scored. The inning ended with the bases loaded, Norwood leading 9-3. In the bottom of the 7th, the Mansfield leadoff hitter singled but Galvin retired the side to end it.
This was a great win for the Norwood team – players and coaches. Sean Mellen struggled but battled all night long showing tremendous grit in giving his team a shot. Brian King likewise came into a bases loaded situation in the bottom of the 5th and battled to maintain the lead. And then, Paul Galvin inherited a bases loaded no outs situation in the 6th and willed his way out of the inning with the help of Mike Flaherty’s slick double play. With 2-outs and no one on in the top of the 7th and the outcome not decided, the 3 at-bats by Kevin Hines, Paul Galvin and Denis Drummey that produced the first 2 runs of the inning were just classic pitcher-batter battles where Norwood’s grit and will won out, plain and simple. In the end, it was Norwood’s South Division 1 title on the line and they were not going back to Norwood without it!
Norwood (South Champions) will now play the North Division 1 winner in the State Division 1 semifinal playoff game early next week. The North champion will be the winner of the Chelmsford vs Lawrence game scheduled for tomorrow night 7 p.m. at LeLacheur Park (Lowell). The Norwood vs Chelmsford-Lawrence semifinal game will be played early next week at LeLacheur Park (Lowell). The winner will play the Central vs West semifinal next Saturday June 20th at Holy Cross, time – TBD.
2015 MIAA Baseball South Division 1 Brackets and Seedings
June 10 Wednesday results:
Norwood defeated Walpole 4-0 in the South Division 1 Semifinal game played at Braintree HS. Norwood was led by Johnny Ryan’s 12 strikeout pitching and catcher Kevin Hines 1st inning home run. J. Ryan kept Walpole off balance all night with his outstanding control featuring an overpowering fastball and a knee-buckling curveball to keep the Rebel bats silent for most of the night.
The Mustangs came out swinging in the first as Jake O’Rourke belted a double off the 360 foot sign in right centerfield. That was followed by Kevin Hines towering home run to deep center, giving Norwood a two run lead. In the second inning, Declan O’Brien had a Sac fly and Jake O’Rourke had a key two out RBI single as Norwood upped the score to 4 zip. That score held up as Ryan scattered five hits for the complete game victory. Junior Cam Ryan chipped in with three singles to spark the offense. (Source: Jim Keady and Ed Hickey)
Norwood Senior Babe Ruth team successfully started their season with a 7-3 win over Braintree. Pitcher Matt Hajjar lead the way with a complete game victory.
June 8 Monday results:
Norwood HS Baseball defeated #2 seed Silver Lake Regional 2-1 in the South Division 1 Quarterfinal game. The win advances Norwood into the semi-finals against Walpole. Sean Mellen led the way against Silver Lake with 16 strike outs and allowed only 2 hits in getting the complete game win. Norwood jumped out to 1-0 lead in the top of the first when leadoff hitter Declan O’Brien doubled and scored on a Paul Galvin 2-out single up the middle. D. O’Brien saved a run in the 3rd on a diving catch in deep right field to end the inning. In the 4th, Johnny Ryan beat out an infield single and after advancing to 2nd on a wild pitch, scored on a throwing error by the SL 3rd baseman on a slow roller by Brian Dittmeier. In the Silver Lake half of the 4th, they had 2 runners on via walks but catcher Kevin Hines picked the runner off 2nd to end the inning. Silver Lake scored their run in the 6th on a walk and double to the right field gap. The very next batter hit a line drive to 1st baseman Cam Ryan who knocked it down and made a perfect feed to an alert Mellen covering 1st to end the inning. In last inning Silver Lake got a runner to 3rd with 2 outs but Mellen ended their tournament by striking out the last batter. (Source: Twitter – @Stangs2015 and @Tom_Fargo and @JakeLevin477)
June 6 Saturday schedule:
Norwood HS Softball team lost a tough 3-2 game to King Phillip in a South Division 1 Quarterfinal game. King Phillip grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of the 4th and kept it until the bottom of the 6th. In the Norwood 6th, Siobhan Reen and Emily Flavin lead off with singles and came home on a ground out by Erin Garczynski and a sacrifice fly by Taylor Reed. In the top of the 7th Christa Wagner hit a clutch 2-run homer to win it. Norwood ends a great season with 20-2 record. (Source: Twitter – @NHS_Mustangs and @Tom_Fargo)
June 4 Thursday results:
The 10th seeded Norwood High School Baseball team successfully opened State Tournament play by defeating host 7th seeded New Bedford, 5-2. Norwood starter Johnny Ryan pitched a 1-hit shutout through 5 innings before tiring in the 6th. With 2-outs and 2-runs in Sean Mellen came in to relieve and ended the rally by making an outstanding play on ball hit up the middle. In the seventh with 2-outs and the tying run at the plate, Mellen ended the game with a called 3rd strike. Brian Dittmeier and Denis Drummey drove in Norwood’s first 2 runs in the top of the 5th. Norwood added 3 in the top of the 6th on back-to-back doubles by Kevin Hines and Connor Flynn. The final run was scored on a delayed steal of home by Declan O’Brien. Norwood now moves to the Quarterfinals where they will played #2 seed Silver Lake. The game is scheduled for Monday, June 8th, 4:00 p.m. at Silver Lake. (Source: Twitter – @Stangs2015 and @Tom_Fargo)
The 3rd seeded Norwood High School Softball team rallied to score 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th to defeat 14th seeded Franklin, 3-2. Franklin scored first in the top of the 2nd. After stranding runners in the early innings, the Mustangs finally tied the game with a run in the bottom of the 5th. Franklin pushed across a run in the top of the 7th to take a 2-1 lead heading into Norwood’s last at-bat. With 1-out and the season on the line, Norwood got back to back singles from Emily Bonaccorso and Siobhan Reen. With runners on 2nd and 3rd, Emily Flavin grounded out to 2nd scoring Bonoccorso with the tying run. With a runner on 3rd Franklin decided to walk leading hitter Erin Garczynski to pitch to Taylor Reed. The game ends when Reen scores on an improbable pass ball. Norwood will now host 9th seeded King Phillip Saturday, June 6th at 3 p.m in a Quarterfinal match up. 2015 MIAA Softball South Division 1 Brackets and Seedings MIAA Softball State Tournaments (Source: Twitter – @JakeLevin477)
Norwood High School Girls Lacrosse team lost a tough game to #1 seeded Westwood 21-3. Several notable milestones were reached in the game for Norwood. Kacie Smith scored her 300th goal and Sammy Hayes scored her 100th goal.
Norwood High School Girls Tennis team lost to Westwood 5-0. Credit goes to the team for making the tournament.
June 3 Wednesday results.
Norwood High School Boys track team placed 4th in the State D3 meet. Norwood was led by Aaron Cockrane who finished 1st in the Triple-Jump and 2nd in the 400. Tim Buckley finished 3rd in the Mile. The 4-400 relay team finished 2nd. This was a tremendous finish for the team.
Tournament Preview:
Norwood High School Girls Lacrosse (8th seed) defeated Braintree (9th seed) 16-14 in the 1st round of the State Tournament Tuesday, June 2nd. With the victory Norwood moves into the quarterfinals of the South Division 1 State Tournament. The Caitlin Harrington coached team’s next game is against #1 seed and pre-tournament favorite Westwood. The game is scheduled for Thursday, June 4th at 6:30 in Westwood. Norwood’s Kacie Smith scored 5 goals in the victory and has 299 career goals. 2015 MIAA Girls Lacrosse South Division 1 Brackets and Seedings
The 3rd seeded Norwood High School Softball team will begin State Tournament South Division 1 play Thursday, June 4th at 3:30. The Mustangs will host Franklin, 14th seed. Franklin defeated Somerset-Berkley 7-4 in a preliminary game played at Franklin game on Wednesday, June 3rd.
Belated congratulations to the Norwood High School Girls Tennis team for qualifying for the State Tournament. They begin South Division 2 tournament play Thursday, June 4 against Westwood. The match is at Westwood and begins at 5:00 p.m. MIAA Girls Tennis South Division 2 Brackets and Seedings
State Tournaments
Varsity Girls Lacrosse (8th seed) defeated Braintree (9th seed) 16-14 in the 1st round of the State Tournament Tuesday, June 2nd. With the victory Norwood moves into the quarterfinals of the South Division 1 State Tournament. The Caitlin Harrington coached team’s next game is against #1 seed and pre-tournament favorite Westwood. The game is scheduled for Thursday, June 4th at 6:30 in Westwood. Norwood’s Kacie Smith scored 5 goals in the victory and has 299 career goals. 2015 MIAA Girls Lacrosse South Division 1 Brackets and Seedings
The 10th seeded Norwood High School Baseball team opens State Tournament play Thursday, June 4th at 6:30 against 7th seed New Bedford. The Division I South game will be played at New Bedford. The winner will play at 2nd seeded Silver Lake, time TBD. 2015 MIAA Baseball South Division 1 Brackets and Seedings
The 3rd seeded Norwood High School Softball team will begin State Tournament South Division 1 play Thursday, June 4th at 3:30. The Mustangs will host the winner of the Somerset-Berkley at Franklin game scheduled for Wednesday, June 3rd. 2015 MIAA Softball South Division 1 Brackets and Seedings
MIAA Baseball State Tournaments MIAA Softball State Tournaments
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May 29 Friday results:
Varsity Softball finish with a 19-1 record after holding on to defeat Notre Dame Academy in Hingham.
May 28 Thursday results:
Varsity Baseball lost Braintree by a score of 4-0. Braintree pitcher DelVecchio gives up his first hit to Connor Flynn with 2-outs in the 7th. Ends up with a 2-hitter. Norwood ends up 10-10. Walpole wins Herget Division title.
May 27 Wednesday results:
Varsity Girls Tennis defeated Dedham 3-2 for their 4th win of the year. Ioana Stoica at 2nd Singles, Julia Ragusa at 3rd Singles and, Jess Chammas and Saloonee Adhikari at 1st Doubles provided the winning points. (Source: Twitter – @NHS_Mustangs)
Varsity Boys Tennis lost to Dedham 4-1. Nathan Jones picked up the only Norwood win at 1st Singles. (Source: Twitter – @NHS_Mustangs)
Varsity Girls Lacrosse lost to Natick 19-15 to end the season with a solid 11-7 record. Next up is the State Tournament. (Source: Twitter – @NHS_Mustangs)
May 26 Tuesday results:
Varsity Baseball lost another close game, this time to Brookline 4-3. Brookline opened the scoring getting a run in the 4th. The Mustangs scored 3 in the 6th on a clutch 2-out base clearing triple by Kevin Hines that scored Denis Drummey, Johnny Ryan and Jake O’Rourke. Brookline responded immediately in their half of the 6th with a 2-run homer followed later by a 2-out RBI single that proved to be the winning run. The game ended with Norwood having the bases loaded. Norwood is now tied with Walpole for the Herget Division lead. On Thursday, Norwood visits Braintree who has 1-loss while Walpole plays a tough Brookline team. (Source: Twitter – @Stangs2015 and @Tom_Fargo)
May 23 Saturday results:
Varsity Baseball lost to Xaverian 4-1. Johnny Ryan pitched a strong game giving up the 4 runs in the 2nd. Declan O’Brien led off the bottom of the 1st with a walk, stole 2nd, advance to 3rd on a fly ball and scored on Jake O’Rourke sacrifice fly. (Source: Twitter – @Stangs2015)
Varsity Softball defeated Brockton 5-2.
May 20 Wednesday results:
Varsity Baseball lost to Walpole 7-0. The score was 2-0 heading into the top of the 7th when Walpole broke it open with some well placed hits. Sean Mellen struck out 12 Walpole hitters. Kevin Hines had 2 hits to lead the Mustang attack. Norwood had a chance to tie the game up in the 5th but some hard hit balls right at Walpole defenders ended the threat. (Source: Twitter – @Stangs2015)
Varsity Girls Lacrosse won their second consecutive OT game over Dedham 7-6. Kacie Smith scored 52 seconds into overtime to win it! (Source: Twitter – @JakeLevin477)
Varsity Boys Lacrosse trounced Dedham 16-4 led by Danny Farrell’s 4 goals and 3 assists. (Source: Twitter – @NHS_Mustangs)
Varsity Boys Outdoor Track team had a big win over Wellesley 72-64. (Source: Twitter – @NHS_Mustangs)
Varsity Girls Outdoor Track lost to Wellesley 119-17.
Varsity Boys Tennis lost to Braintree 4-1. Nathan Jones picked up Norwood’s only win in 1st Singles. (Source: Twitter – @NHS_Mustangs)
May 18 Monday results:
Varsity Baseball qualified for the State Tournament with 5-0 win over Natick. Johnny Ryan led the way with a 12 strikeout effort on the mound. Jake O’Rourke knocked in Declan O’Brien with the 1st and eventual winning run in the bottom of the 3rd. In the 5th, Cam Ryan doubled to start the rally. D. O’Brien drove in Brian King who was pinching running for C. Ryan. O’Rourke drove in D. O’Brien again. J. Ryan scored on a pass ball for the 4th run and Kevin Hines knocked in O’Rourke with the final run. Norwood holds a 1 game lead in the Herget and hosts 2nd place Walpole Wednesday. (Source: Twitter – @Stangs2015)
Varsity Softball defeated Natick 9-0 to win their 3rd consecutive Herget title. Congratulations to Coach Saviano and her team. Key to the victory was a 5-run 4th inning. Siobhan Reen had a 3-run Home Run while Taylor Reed contributed a 2-run single. (Source: Twitter – @Tom_Fargo)
Varsity Girls Lacrosse qualified for the State Tournament with an exciting 17-16 overtime win over non-league rival Canton. (Source: Twitter – @JakeLevin477)
Varsity Girls Tennis lost to Walpole 4-1 with Saloonee Adhikari and Anna Yuen picking up the lone Norwood win in 2nd doubles. (Source: Twitter – @NHS_Mustangs)
May 16 Saturday results:
Varsity Baseball lost to Wellesley 6-3.
Varsity Softball defeated Wellesley 3-2.
May 14 Thursday results:
Varsity Girls Lacrosse lost to Walpole 20-11.
May 13 Wednesday results:
Varsity Baseball lost to Wellesley by a score of 5-2. They play Wellesley Saturday, May 16 at 4:00 in Wellesley.
Varsity Softball continued to roll as they beat Wellesley 10-2,
Varsity Boys Outdoor Track won an exciting meet over Milton by a score of 69-67.
Varsity Girls Outdoor Track lost to Milton 101-26.
May 12 Tuesday results:
Varsity Boys Lacrosse defeated Milton by an impressive 15-3 score. Kyle McCue had 4 goals and an assist while Danny Farrell added 3 goals and an assist to lead the way. (Source: Twitter – @NHS_Mustangs)
Varsity Girls Lacrosse returned to their winning ways with a 24-12 win over Milton. Walpole comes to Norwood Thursday, May 14. This is also Senior Recognition Day. (Source: Twitter – @NHS_Mustangs)
Varsity Boys Volleyball defeated Taunton 3-2, on Senior Day. (Source: Twitter – @NHS_Mustangs)
May 11 Monday results:
Varsity Baseball defeated Dedham 2-0 behind Johnny Ryan’s 1-hit 11-strikeout effort on the mound. Ryan also knocked in the only 2 Norwood runs with a single and 7th inning insurance run on a sacrifice fly. (Source: Twitter – @Stangs2015 and @Tom_Fargo)
Varsity Softball beat Dedham 1-0 led by the pitching of Katie O’Donnell who allowed 2-hits and struckout 11. Emily Flavin provided the only run needed with a 3rd inning double. (Source: Twitter – @Tom_Fargo)
Varsity Boys Volleyball lost to Newton North 3-0. (Source: Twitter – @NHS_Mustangs)
May 9 Saturday results:
Varsity Baseball defeated Milton 4-2. In a close game, Norwood scored 2 in the bottom of the 5th with Scott O’Brien getting the rally going with a single, then pinch runner Mike Keady stole 2nd and 3rd before Johnny Ryan knocked him in. Jake O’Rourke followed with a hit to score J. Ryan. Milton tied the score in the top of the sixth on a clutch double. Norwood rallied in the bottom half when Conor Flynn scored on a pass ball before Sean Mellen, pinch running for Kevin Hines, scored on a hit by Declan O’Brien. Cam Ryan and Brian King pitched effectively while only allowing 2 runs. (Source: Twitter – @Stangs2015)
Varsity Softball qualified for the State Tournament with a 7-0 victory over Milton. Erin Garczynski contributed a 2-run blast to lead the way. (Source: Twitter – @NHS_Mustangs)
May 8 Friday results:
Varsity Baseball beat Milton 5-1 behind Sean Mellen’s 16 strikeouts. (Source: Twitter – @JakeLevin477)
Varsity Softball defeated Milton 5-1. Taylor Reed belted a solo Home Run to highlight the offensive attach.
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Varsity Boys Tennis lost to Weymouth 4-1.
Varsity Girls Tennis defeated Weymouth 4-1 to improve to 3-4.
May 7 Thursday results:
Varsity Girls Lacrosse battled highly touted Newton North but ended up losing 14-13.
May 6 Wednesday results:
Varsity Baseball lost to Newton North 7-6. Norwood jumped out to 3-0 lead after 2 1/2 innings only to have Newton North tie it up in the bottom half of the 3rd. Paul Galvin drove in Brian Dittmeier with Norwood’s 1st run, Johnny Ryan knocked in Declan O’Brien with the 2nd run and Galvin plated Jake O’Rourke with the 3rd run. With the scored tied 3-3 O’Rourke’s triple scored Johnny Ryan to put Norwood up 4-3. Denis Drummey made an outstanding catch in right and then doubled the runner at first to keep the score 4-3 to end the 4th. Newton North tied the game in the 5th but a nifty 6-4-3 double play prevented further damage. Norwood went up 6-4 in the top of the 6th. A bases loaded walk to Drummey after a long battle put Norwood up 5-4, Galvin brought in Johnny Ryan with an infield single to make it 6-4. In the bottom of the 6th Newton North scored 3 runs to go up 7-6 and that’s how it ended. Norwood’s record is 6-4. The next 2 games are against Milton, Friday at Milton and Saturday at Balch. (Source: Twitter – @Stangs2015 and @JakeLevin477)
Varsity Softball lost their 1st game of the year, a tough 2-1 decision to Newton North. Norwood went up 1-0 as Siobhan Reen singled and stolen 2nd, after a sacrifice bunt, she scored on a wild pitch. Newton North got all they needed as they scored 2 in the 4th. Norwood’s record is 8-1. (Source: Twitter – @Tom_Fargo)
Varsity Boys Outdoor Track lost to Walpole 79-56. (Source: Twitter – @CoachBooth99 Follow ongoing performances of Norwood HS Track teams on Athletic.Net.)
May 5 Tuesday results:
Varsity Boys Lacrosse lost to Needham 16-6.
Both Varsity Boys Tennis and Varsity Girls Tennis lost to Walpole by identical scores of 4-1.
May 4 Monday results:
Varsity Baseball defeated Needham 15-9. Norwood jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first with lead-off hitter Declan O’Brien scoring the first run. Needham tied the game in the top of the 2nd before Norwood exploded for 10 runs in the bottom half. Richie Whelan drove in Denis Drummey to make it 14-3 and Cam Ryan’s sacrifice fly scored Chris Quinn with the last Norwood run that made the score 15-3. Needham chipped away to make the final score 15-9. Mike Keady and Brian Dittmeier made their initial 2015 appearances on the mound. Norwood has 2 road games Wednesday at Newton North and Friday at Milton before facing Milton on Saturday at Home. (Source: Twitter – @Stangs2015 )
Varsity Softball made it 8 in row as they defeated host Needham 10-2. Norwood jumped out to a 7-0 in the top of the first with Taylor Reed, Janelle Kelleher and Emily Flavin each driving in two runs in the inning. Seven runs was more than enough for Katie O’Donnell who struck out 10. Siobhan Reen’s box score read 0 for 0. She did it the hard with 4 HBP’s and a sacrifice bunt. (Source: Twitter – @Tom_Fargo)
May 3 Sunday results:
Varsity Baseball lost a tough one to Silver Lake, 6-3. Denis Drummey’s 2-run triple scored Declan O’Brien and Jake O’Rourke. Johnny Ryan’s sacrifice fly scored Drummey to put Norwood up 3-0. Silver Lake scored 2-runs in the top of the 6th to tie it and 3 in the top of the 7th to win it. The brutal schedule continues with the 4th game in 4 days as Needham visits Norwood tomorrow.
May 2 Saturday results:
Varsity Baseball‘s 5 game winning streak came to end against visiting Dedham by a score of 6-2. Dedham led 3-0 before Norwood batted and the Mustangs were never able to recover. Dedham’s Kasey Kirby pitched a complete game. Danny Sullivan drove in Johnny Ryan for the 1st Norwood run and Connor Flynn’s RBI made it 3-2 after 5 innings. Dedham added in run in the 6th and 2 in the 7th. Mike Flaherty made a couple of outstanding defensive plays to save runs for Norwood. (Source: Twitter – @Stangs2015 and @Tom_Fargo)
Varsity Softball defeated Dedham 11-1for their 7th win in a row. Katie O’Donnell picked the win allowing 2 hits and had 3 strikeouts. Erin Garczynski went 3 for 3 with 2 RBI while Taylor Reed had 2 RBI.
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May 1 Friday results:
Varsity Baseball downs Framingham 2-0 behind an 11-strikeout effort by Johnny Ryan. Jake O’Rourke doubled home Paul Galvin for the first run. Denis Drummey scored the 2nd run on a Sacrifice Fly from Connor Flynn. (Source: Twitter – @Stangs2015)
Varsity Softball defeated host Framingham 5-2. Emily Flavin with 3 RBI and Erin Garczynski blasted a Home Run to lead the way. (Source: Twitter – @NHS_Mustangs)
Varsity Boys Lacrosse won their first game of the year defeating Framingham 9-8 in overtime! Kyle McCue scored with 10 seconds to go in the game and again in overtime to win it. (Source: Twitter – @NHS_Mustangs)