It's Sunday, and you know what that means. It's time for the Sports Watch, the fastest three minutes in Weston Sports coming your way right now: Well, two of the best girls soccer teams in the Dual County League squared off in a real doozy last week at Proctor field, and defending state title champion Weston was true to form in its awe-inspiring 2-0 victory over visiting Concord-Carlisle. Both teams improved to 5-2 overall and 2-1 in the DCL Small Division. Weston's play was so crisp it showed its deep strength all over the field. Never was that more evident than when junior star defender …

It's Sunday, and you know what that means. It's time for the Sports Watch, the fastest three minutes in Weston Sports coming your way right now: Well, the early battles in the Dual County League are heating up, and the Weston High field hockey team continues to kick things into high gear. With a stunning 3-0 win over visiting Concord-Carlisle, the undefeated Wildcats improved to 4-0-2. "I thought we played well, we had a great passing game," Weston head coach Laura Galopim said. "It was just flowing." The Patriots, meanwhile, fell to 2-3 during a campaign in which they already were hampered …

It's Sunday, and you know what that means. It's time for the Sports Watch, the fastest three minutes in Weston Sports coming your way right now: Well, could this season as easy as 1-2-3 for the Weston girls' cross-country team? According to a preview at MileSplitMass, that may very well be the case. The site calls Weston runners Olivia Brackett, Charlotte Walmsley and Abigail Pohl "just about as good a top three as there is in the state." And that trio lived up to the hype recently, breaking a meet record at the Clipper Relays in Newburyport.  Brackett, a Weston two-mile record holder, handed…

It's Sunday, and you know what that means. It's time for the Sports Watch, the fastest three minutes in Weston Sports coming your way right now: Well, the ways in which the Weston High girls' volleyball team has finished record-wise the last three seasons are not so eye-popping, but the progress it made from 2008 through 2010 is very much so. Take a look at this: In head coach Fabian Ardila's first season at the helm, the Wildcats finished 0-20. In his second season, they went 2-17. In his third year, (drumroll please), they closed at 9-11, missing the state tournament by just one win. All of…

It's Sunday, and you know what that means. It's time for the Sports Watch, the fastest three minutes in Weston Sports coming your way right now: Well, led by the speedy trio of Olivia Brackett, Charlotte Walmsley, and Abigail Pohl, the Weston girls cross country team appears built to equal or better its success from last year. That success included an 8-1 Dual County League record, a second place finish in the Eastern Massachusetts Division 5 meet, and an impressive fourth-place finish at the All-States. Brackett, a senior, holds Weston's two-mile track record, fellow senior Walmsley is also …

It's Sunday, and you know what that means. It's time for the Sports Watch, the fastest three minutes in Weston Sports coming your way right now: Well, Rivers School sophomore Declan McCabe has been selected to enter the US Soccer Under-17 Residency Program in Bradenton, Florida starting in the fall. McCabe is one of just 40 chosen players under 15 who will go to prepare for the U17 World Cup in two years.  McCabe, a midfielder, is just the third player from Massachusetts to be selected since the program began in 1999. Among the others was Sheanon Williams, who left Rivers after the ninth …

It's Sunday, and you know what that means. It's time for the Sports Watch, the fastest three minutes in Weston Sports coming your way right now: We go to the diamond, and the Brookline 'B' baseball team had a lineup that produced from top to bottom, leading to a 9-3 victory over Weston during the Lou Tompkins American League Trophy competition.“We always talk about trying to go up and down the line,” Brookline coach Mike Normant said. “And we really kept the line moving. The bottom of the order really contributed. We really did a nice job one through 10 in the batting order today.” Meanwhile…

It's Sunday, and you know what that means. It's time for the Sports Watch, the fastest three minutes in Weston Sports coming your way right now: Well, it's time to check in with the Bay State Games, and whoa, look what we have here: Weston's Olivia Kane, 14, recently took second place in the Advanced 1 Baton Twirling Scholastic 13-15 competition. Kane scored a 90.4, just missing first place by a slight margin, as the winner, Olivia Beaudette, tallied a 90.7. Kara Nietupski took third place with a score of 89.4. Finals Standings: Advanced 1 Baton Scholastic 13-15 1 Olivia Beaudette 90.7 2 …

Congrats to the Weston American Legion baseball team on its remarkable comeback during the Chairman's Cup Tournament. The locals went from 17th place in the league before the tournament to sixth place overall. In the Chairman's Cup, Weston finally bowed out to Billerica.

Time to check in on the Bay State Games, and whoa, look what we have here: Weston's Olivia Kane, 14, recently took second place in the Advanced 1 Baton Twirling Scholastic 13-15 competition. Kane scored a 90.4, just missing first place by a slight margin, as the winner, Olivia Beaudette, tallied a 90.7. Kara Nietupski took third place with a score of 89.4. Finals Standings: Advanced 1 Baton Scholastic 13-15 1 Olivia Beaudette 90.7 2 Olivia Kane       90.4 3 Kara Nietupski  89.4 The complete listing of Weston participants at the Bay State Games is as follows: Robert Barron - Fencing Sivana …

  It's Sunday, and you know what that means. It's time for the Sports Watch, the fastest three minutes in Weston Sports coming your way right now: Well, Weston High girls head soccer coach James Blackwell is already planning ahead. His team won the Division 3 state title last fall, but, hey, “last year was last year,” Blackwell said. “Too many teams and coaches dwell on past successes. I want our team to move on and aim to be better.” There are reasons to believe Weston can do it again, folks. Between their returning veteran standouts and strong incoming talent, the sky seems to be the limit …

It's Sunday, and you know what that means. It's time for the Sports Watch, the fastest three minutes in Weston Sports coming your way right now: We start at the Bay State Games, where a handful of Weston residents recently competed in fencing, including: Regina O'Brien, Madison Douglas, Sivana Barron, Violet Michel, Ericka Berman, Cassandra Xavier, Lindsey Curtin, Duncan O'Brien, Alex Schneller, Robert Barron and Graeme Mills. Sivana Barron placed third in the women’s sabre competition, and Robert Barron took third in the men's group.  Onto American Legion baseball, where Weston (6-12) fell …

It's Sunday, and you know what that means. It's time for the Sports Watch, the fastest three minutes in Weston Sports coming your way right now: Today, we start by spotlighting a pair of Weston athletes who made headlines last week. First, Weston High sophomore track and field star Geoffrey Pendergast has qualified for the USATF National Junior Olympics, to be held in Wichita, KS on July 26-31. Pendergast qualified on Sunday at the Region 1 Qualifier held at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, NY, making the cut in the 400 and 800 meter runs and the 4 x 400 meter relay. Meanwhile…

Weston High sophomore track and field standout Geoffrey Pendergast has qualified for the USATF National Junior Olympics, to be held in Wichita, KS on July 26-31. Pendergast qualified on Sunday at the Region 1 Qualifier held at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, NY, making the cut in the 400 and 800 meter runs and the 4 x 400 meter relay.  

It's Sunday, and you know what that means. It's time for the Sports Watch, the fastest three minutes in Weston Sports coming your way right now: Well, Weston athletes on the Harvard crew team were well represented at the recent under-23 National Team trials and Elite Nationals. For the National Team, Alex Newell's boat won the lightweight 4x and will be competing for the USA in Amsterdam at the end of the month. Newell is joined by teammates  Matt O'Leary, Erich Schultze, and Michael Wales. In the lightweight women's quad at the U-23 trials, Weston's Marissa Reichel and Hilary Strong fell a …

Heading into this weekend's games, the Weston American Legion baseball team stands at 5-7 in the District 5 Zone B standings.         W L T Points   Sudbury 12 1 0 24   Newton 9 3 1 19   Ashland 7 4 0 14   Natick 6 5 0 12   Lexington 5 5 0 10     Weston 5 7 0 10   Watertown 0 12 0 0

It's Sunday, and you know what that means. It's time for the Sports Watch, the fastest three minutes in Weston Sports coming your way right now: Well, the Weston Legion baseball team is showing some offense. With last week's 5-2 win over Reading, the locals, who won their second straight, improved their record to 3-4 and got back into playoff contention. In its other win last week, things got tense, but Weston put out the fire. Clinging to a one-run lead in the bottom of the seventh inning, head coach Justin Miller declined calling in a relief pitcher despite Robert Charpie facing a runner on…

It's Sunday, and you know what that means. It's time for the Sports Watch, the fastest three minutes in Weston Sports coming your way right now: We start the summer off with some Little League baseball action, and Weston's Kevin Eapen and Jack Barry won their respective leagues Most Valuable Player Awards after leading their teams to Little League championship titles. With his strong pitching, Eapen led the Mets to the National League crown, while Barry helped seal it for the American League Twins with his timely offense. The Red Sox of the AAA League also won their championship. Check out …

It's Sunday, and you know what that means. It's time for the Sports Watch, the fastest three minutes in Weston Sports coming your way right now: First, Happy Father's Day everyone. Well, they found the right combo of offense and defense, and the Weston High  boys lacrosse team claimed its first ever state championship, defeating Dover-Sherborn, 5-4, in the Division 3 East final at Harvard Stadium. “We believed in ourselves,” Weston head coach Jim Wilcon said.“We believed we were good enough to be here and good enough to win the game. We weren’t going to be satisfied just to get here, even …