Archive for August, 2009
Walpole schools bus routes
Aug 31st
Read the entire article on the Wicked Local Walpole website:
Bus #1 High School/Bird Middle
1st stop 6:46 a.m.
#1451 Washington
Washington @ Georgia (Bus #3 PM)
#37 Neponset St.
Washington @ Jason’s Path
Clinton @ Washington
South @ Irving
#87 Pine St.
Old Farm Rd @ Briarwood
Bus #2 High School/ Bird Middle
1st stop 6:45 a.m.
Pine @ Hilltop
Pine @ Cranberry
Pine @ Ganawatte
South @ Blueberry (Bus #1 PM)
#751 South St. (Bus #1 PM)
Common @ Darwin
Common @ Eleanor
Common @ Morningside
Old Post Rd. @ Hawthorne
Common @ Flonun
Common @ Edgewood
Bus #3 High School/Bird Middle
1st stop 6:48 a.m.
Kendall @ School (Bus #8 PM)
Kendall @ Lilac Ct.
#640 East
East @ Edward Dr.
East @ Grasshopper Ln.
East @ Lorusso Dr.
East @ Tanglewood Rd.
East @ Short St.
Washington @ Eastland Cir.
Washington @ Lafayette Dr.
Washington @ South Lewis Pk.
Washington @ Ponderosa Ln.
Washington @ Peach St.
Common @ Cascade Ter.
Common @ Ellis St.
Common @ Riverside Pl.
Stone @ Massachusetts Ave.
Bus #6 High School/Bird Middle
1st stop 6:45 a.m.
Main @ Summerfield Rd.
Main @ Jean Rd.
Winter @ Notch Rd.
Winter @ Beehive St.
Winter @ Hollowdale Farm Rd
Winter @ Eldor Dr.
Winter @ Old Winter
Summer @ Eldor Dr.
Summer @ Shufelt Rd.
Bus #7 High School/Bird Middle
1st stop 6:40 a.m.
#1217 Washington St.
#12 Summer St.
Summer @ Delapa Cir.
Summer @ Harrison Ave.
#25 Cobble Knoll Dr.
#24 Concord Dr.
#10 Cobbleknoll Dr.
#330 Summer St.
Summer …
Cheerleading Jamboree, 8/30
Aug 30th
From the Walpole Youth Football & Cheerleading website:
Rain or shine, the Cheerleading Jamboree will be held at the Natick High School field [Google Map Link] from 3 PM – 6 PM. The Baystate towns will be in attendance.It should be a fun time.The girls will move from station to station.They will all condition together and move from there.There will be jump offs,dances,etc.It will be a great way for our town to meet the cheerleaders from other towns before the season begins.
Player Skills Clinics
Aug 28th
From the Walpole Youth Soccer Association website:
Based on the success of the Boys and Girls Summer Skills Training – we have added some FREE skills sessions for the Boys and Girls players this Fall. While the schedule is still being created – the first week is available – see below. All players in the agegroup are invited to come and learn, as well as all coaches. Bring a ball, 3 water bottles and dress to play soccer. More sessions will be announced next week for K, u8, u10 Boys
Skills Sessions for u10, u11, u12 and u14 players will be done by Darrin Marshall wo is a National “A” [highest you can get] coach.
Week One
Monday 8/31 – Mylod Field 2B
4:30 – 6pm u11 & u12 Boys
6-7:15pm – u14 Boys
Wednesday 9/2 – Mylod Field 2B
3:15-4:30 – u12 Girls
4:30-6pm – u14 Girls
6-7:15pm – u11 Girls
Thursday 9/3 – Mylod Field 3B
3:45-5pm – u10 Girls
Travel Coaches
Aug 27th
From the Walpole Youth Soccer Association website:
Travel Equipment Pickup and Meeting – Mylod
WED August 26th 6:30-7:30pm at Mylod – Gray shed at bottom of parking lot
Travel Coaches Meeting – Rosters & Coaches Cards
MON 8/31 7-8pm – at BBC [British Beer Company] 2nd floor on RT1 from 7-8pm
Field Conditions
Mylod & Ellis are both open – please make sure the goals have 2 sandbags each, stay out of the goal mouths, lines are not yet final -
HIgh School Soccer – the high school will be using Ellis Field for TRYOUTS – they have priority use of the field
THU 8/27 from 9:30-Noon and 3-5pm
FRI 8/28 from 9-Noon and 3-5pm
SAT 8/29 from 9-Noon and 3-5pm
MON 8/31 from 9-Noon and 3-5pm
TUE 9/1 from 9-Noon and 3-5pm
Columbus Day Weekend Tournaments
Mansfield Soccer Tournament – u10, u11/u12, u13/u14 http://www.mansfieldyouthsoccer.com/Tourn/index.shtml
Villa admits to child rape
Aug 27th
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Daniel Villa, who was the “toast of the community” as the football coach who led the Walpole Rebels to a super bowl win last year, will spend two years behind bars after pleading guilty to three counts each of statutory rape and enticing a minor.
The teary-eyed Villa, who was led out of a Norfolk Superior courtroom in handcuffs yesterday afternoon, was also sentenced to seven years of probation upon his release from a county jail.
He was scheduled for a status hearing – were prosecutors present evidence against the defendant and a judge lays out how a trial will proceed.
The former coach, teacher and Walpole High School athletic director pleaded not guilty at his arraignment on Dec. 30 of last year and once again at a grand jury indictment in March.
Defense attorneys declined comment on why Villa chose to plea out now, but the former coach did express a desire to put the matter to rest for all those involved.
“I’m thirsty for a clear conscious. A clean slate. A fresh start,” Villa said, who told the court he is currently …
Field Use Schedule – Scrimmages / Makeup Games
Aug 26th
From the Walpole Youth Soccer Association website:
Scrimmages – Pre-season, Makeup/PrePone Games
** Coaches – if you schedule a scrimmage or makeup game with a team, and you want to reserve a field – please let mark gallivan know at micmarkg@aol.com. If you want to schedule a Pre-pone or Makeup Game – please contact Frank Waldron as he will get you a ref and a field. In general at Ellis – games will need to begin at 4:30 or when the high school soccer team finishes practicing.
Ellis Field Use Schedule
8/27 THU – All of ELLIS Field – WHS Girls from 9:30-Noon and 3-5pm
8/28 FRI – All of ELLIS Field – WHS Girls from 9-Noon and 3-5pm
8/29 SAT – All of ELLIS Field – WHS Girls from 9-Noon and 3-5pm
8/31 MON – All of ELLIS Field – WHS Girls from 9-Noon and 3-5pm
8/31 MON 5-6:30pm – Ellis Field 1 – Walpole u14 Cobras [Gallivan] vs Walpole u14 Stars [Lochhead]
9/1 TUE – All of ELLIS Field – WHS Girls from 9-Noon and 3-5pm
** Every school day 2:15-4:30 – Ellis Field **
9/9 WED 4:30-6pm – Ellis Field 1 – Walpole Cobras u14 [Gallivan] vs Medway
Mylod – Field Use Schedule
- no games scheduled yet
Read “Field Use Schedule – Scrimmages / Makeup Games” on the WYSA website
Walpole educators close to accepting pay cut
Aug 26th
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School administration and the teachers association are on the verge of agreeing to a slight salary decrease that would make it possible to bring back three full-time educators who were laid off in July, according to Superintendent Lincoln Lynch.
He and other administrators, Lynch said, have already agreed to work a day without pay – working 221 days while being paid for 220.
The superintendent said the teachers’ union executive board has already approved of the deferral day for all of Walpole’s teachers and they are simply waiting for a vote from the entire association.
Lynch called the situation a "tentative agreement."
A teachers association meeting is set for the morning of Aug. 31 during the School Committee’s "Welcome Back Meeting" held for teachers.
Teachers would work 183 days and get paid for 182.
Of the educators coming back, two counselors who will split time between schools, one is a full-time teacher and one is a part-time educator.
The full-time teacher coming back will be brought back to teach the fourth grade at the Old Post Road Elementary School.
Class sizes in Old Post Road would have been 30 students, Lynch said, adding …
Braintree Americans bet on power ball and win, 6-4
Aug 22nd
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There was good news and bad news last Thursday for the Walpole National 12-year-old All-Stars.
The good news is that they finally got the revenge on their American League counterparts who beat them in the District 11 championship game.
The bad news is that they were not able to convert the hard-earned victory into a Suburban League Super 12 title as they were knocked off, 6-4, by Braintree American in the second game of a doubleheader played on Kelley Field in Norwood.
The title game was a showdown between the league’s top two offensive juggernauts, and it showed as Braintree American and the Nats combined to hit five home runs.
Braintree’s Americans came in swinging lethal bats, having rolled over Duxbury, Kingston and Newton East by 13-5, 10-4 and 9-2 scores in the first three games of the playoffs. They finished the first round unbeaten with a 5-3 victory over Westwood, and completed a 7-4 defeat of Quincy just …
Walpole Americans vs. Nationals, Part 2
Aug 22nd
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More often than not, sequels to great productions are pretty average, and nothing to rave about. Just ask Hollywood.
The idea will begin to sink in about what they mean by “formulaic” in Tinsel Town when one watches the second “Planet of the Apes” movie, and every “Apes” sequel after that.
Then again, every now and then the second production is just as brilliant as the first, such as the second “Godfather” movie or the rematch of boxers Mohammed Ali and Joltin’ Joe Frasier.
Add last week’s rematch between the Walpole Americans and Walpole Nationals to that list.
Playing a game just as intense as, and even longer than, their first meeting in the district championship game Walpole’s two 12-year-old Little League teams battled to the last out in the semifinal showdown of the Surburban League’s Super 12 championship.
Adding to the argument of which of the two teams is better – the defensive-minded Americans or the power-hitting Nationals, the Nationals …
2009 game schedule has been posted
Aug 21st
From the Walpole Youth Football & Cheerleading website:
Please see our Schedule page for the full schedule including the Baystate Conference Superbowl schedule.
Read “2009 game schedule has been posted” on the WYFC website
Football Jamboree, Sunday, 8/23
Aug 20th
From the Walpole Youth Football & Cheerleading website:
On Sunday, August 23, Walpole Youth Football will travel to Fairlawn Veterans Memorial Park in Pawtucket, RI to participate in a Football pre-season Jamboree.
Teams will play 2 scrimmages, 60 plays each or 1 hour whichever comes first. 15 offense then 15 defense and then repeat. As soon as the team’s first game ends they will play another team using the same format.
Schedule:
- E1 – 11:45 AM
- D – 12:45 PM
- C – 1:45 PM
- B – 2:45 PM
- A – 3:45 PM
Directions to Fairlawn Veterans Memorial Park, Pawtucket, RI
95 south to exit 25 (Smithfield Ave/RI-126 toward North Main Street/US-1) Turn right at Smithfield Ave/RI 126. Stay to the right of Smithfield Ave. The field will be on your right.
Football Jamboree, Sunday, August 23, Pawtucket, RI
Aug 20th
From the Walpole Youth Football & Cheerleading website:
On Sunday, August 23, Walpole Youth Football will travel to Fairlawn Veterans Memorial Park in Pawtucket, RI to participate in a Football pre-season Jamboree.
Teams will play 2 scrimmages, 60 plays each or 1 hour whichever comes first. 15 offense then 15 defense and then repeat. As soon as the team’s first game ends they will play another team using the same format.
Schedule:
- E1 – 11:45 AM
- D – 12:45 PM
- C – 1:45 PM
- B – 2:45 PM
- A – 3:45 PM
Directions to Fairlawn Veterans Memorial Park, Pawtucket, RI
95 south to exit 25 (Smithfield Ave/RI-126 toward North Main Street/US-1) Turn right at Smithfield Ave/RI 126. Stay to the right of Smithfield Ave. The field will be on your right.
Read “Football Jamboree, Sunday, August 23, Pawtucket, RI” on the WYFC website
