Rocket Review

December 11, 2023

• Welcome to Winter Sports Season 2023-2024!

• Please be sure to visit the new and improved Needham Athletics Department Website for plenty of useful information. You can find a breakdown of our Sport Offerings, Team Schedules, the latest Rocket Review, Athletic Training Information and more.

• Team Schedules will now be found on Arbiter Live. You can follow a team and receive automatic alerts for game changes - instructions found here. (We are no longer using BigTeams.) 

• Tryouts began Monday, November 27th for Winter Sports. Club Coed Squash began December 7th and Club CoedFencing will start shortly after the New Year. 

• Boys Swim and Dive got the winter season started off vs Xaverian Brothers with a 108-70 win!

• Girls Hockey started off the season with a 3-2 win over King Philip Regional High School!

November 12, 2023

• Girls Swim & Dive - Lucy Mackey, Chloe Wukitch, Ella Bobocea, Ori Fux, Sophie Guarrera, Julia Shulman, Kylie O’Hearn, Becky Hwang, Mila Piatkov, Lucy Aswad, Izzy Lemaire, Natalie Guarrera, and Bella Tzouros are this week’s Rockets of the Week for earning the title of DIVISION 1 STATE CHAMPIONS! This powerhouse group made up of seven seniors, four juniors, a sophomore, and a freshman showed off their depth in yesterday’s state championship earning top places in every event. 

• The following athletes placed in the top 8 in the state: 

  • Medley Relay: 4th place! (Chloe, Becky, Sophie, Kylie)

  • 200 Free: Chloe 2nd, Kylie 4th 

  • 200 IM: Ella 3rd, Julia 7th

  • 50 Free: Lucy 2nd • Diving: Lucy 6th

  • 100 Fly: Julia S 5th, Sophie 6th, Natalie 7th

  • 100 Free: Ella 2nd

  • 500 Free:  Chloe 2nd

  • 200 Free Relay: 1st!! (Lucy M, Becky, Julia S, Ella)

  • 100 Back: Lucy M 2nd, Ori 7th, Natalie 14th

  • 100 Breast: Becky 7th

  • 400 Free Relay: 1st!! (Julia S, Chloe, Ella, and Lucy — new NHS record holders!)

• This is Swim and Dive’s 1st ever State Championship, to cap off an incredible season!!!. 

• Girls Soccer saw their season come to a close after a defeat in the MIAA D1 Tournament round of 16 to Brookline 3-0.

• Field Hockey saw their season come to a close after a defeat in the MIAA D1 Tournament round of 16 to Acton Boxborough 3-0. 

• Boys Soccer as the #2 seed beat #15 BC High 3-0 in the MIAA D1 Tournament round of 16 and #10 Franklin 3-0 in the round of 8 to punch their ticket to the Final 4. They will play Wincester with a chance to make the State Finals for a 2nd year in a row. Game will be played on Tuesday, 11/14 at 6:30pm at the Manning Bowl in Lynn.

• Volleyball as the #5 seed beat #12 Brookline 3-0 in the MIAA D1 Tournament round of 16 and #13 Attleboro 3-0 in the round of 8 to punch their ticket to the Final 4. They will play Newton North on Wednesday, 11/15 at 6:00pm with a chance to make the State Final. Game will be held at Newton South. 

• Football as the #3 seed beat #6 Methuen 42-24 in the MIAA D1 Tournament round of 8, punching their ticket to the final 4. They play Xaverian Brothers HS Friday, 11/17 at 6:00pm at Marciano Stadium in Brockton with a chance to earn a spot in the State Final at Gillette Stadium!

• Cross Country - The Needham Girls XC team placed 6th at the MIAA D1A championships on Saturday, 11/11. This performance earns them a trip to the All State Meet which will be held at Fort Devens, MA next Saturday, 11/18. The team was led by Junior Taylor Partridge, who ran a stellar race to place 12th at 19:37 She was followed closely by Junior Eva Adam who had an excellent race and placed 21st in 20:04.  Freshman Maddie Roach, Senior captain Mia O'Neill and Junior Audrey Adam all scored for the Rockets at the meet.

• Coed Unified Basketball will play in the end of season jamboree at Cambridge R&L School on Thursday 11/16 at 4:30 PM. 

• Cheerleading competed in the MSAA South regional cheer tournament on Sunday 11/12 doing a great job scoring a 70.5.

• Dance will compete in the State Finals at Braintree next weekend!

November 5, 2023

• The Boys Golf team ended their season at states with their top 6, Harrison Silverman, Brady Chin, Nick Buckley, Sean Concannon, Spencer Clark and Ryan DiNicola competing in a very competitive D1 field. Congratulations to our Boys Golf team on all they accomplished this season!

• Field Hockey as the #12 seed beat #21 Newton North 3-2 in the MIAA D1 Tournament round of 32. They move on to the round of 16 at Acton-Boxborough RHS on 11/7 at 5 PM.

• Girls Soccer ended their regular season with a loss to Concord Carlisle earlier in the week 3-1. Girls as the #12 seed beat #21 Woburn 3-0 in the MIAA D1 Tournament round of 32. They move on to the round of 16 at Brookline. Date TBD.

• Boys Soccer as the #2 seed beat #31 Lexington HS 2-0 in the MIAA D1 Tournament round of 32. They move on to the round of 16 hosting BC High on 11/8 at 6 PM at Memorial Park Field.

• Volleyball as the #5 seed beat #28 Central Catholic HS 3-0 in the MIAA D1 Tournament round of 32. They move on to the round of 16 hosting Brookline on 11/6 at 5:30 PM in A Gym Needham HS.

• Swim & Dive- At South Sectionals, Sophie Guarrera went season bests in her Medley Relay split, 100 Fly, and 50 Free — earning 2nd, 6th, and 9th in those events respectively. The senior captain has had amazing performances all season long, and her performances at sectionals helped the team secure a second place finish overall!

• Football as the #3 seed beat #14 Westford Academy in the MIAA D1 Tournament round of 16. They move onto the round of 8 hostingMethuen on 11/9 at 7PM at Memorial Park Field.

• Cross Country - A trio of sophomores represented the Needham Girls XC team at the Frank Mooney Invitational on Saturday, 11/4 in Wrentham, MA. All three athletes placed in the top 20 in the very competitive field. Janie Urban placed 8th with a personal best time of 20:41, followed by Adah Rosen in 15th and Katie Burns in 18th. The team now prepares for the Divisionals championships which will be held at the Gardner Golf course next Saturday, November 11th. 

• Coed Unified Basketball had their senior day game vs Walpole in what was an electrifying game with a superb crowd. Before the game they were honored with official status by Special Olympics MA as a National Unified Champion School.

• The Game Day Cheerleading Team took home first place at the Bay State Conference Invitational last week! 

• Dance finished 5th at the Endicott Invitational this past weekend and is gearing up for States!

October 29, 2023

• Volleyball beat Braintree (3-0) and Walpole (3-1) this week, finishing the regular season 14-3, going 11-2 in the Conference. They host Central Catholic on Thursday, 11/2 at 5:30pm in the MIAA 1st Rd!

• The Boys Golf Team finished 3rd at Sectionals at Easton Country Club last week to book their place in the State Tournament! The Team will tee off at 11am at Greathorse in Hampden, MA on Tuesday, 10/31.

• Field Hockey suffered two losses this week but beat Braintree on their Senior Night to finish their regular season 13-5 and 11-2 in the Conference.

• Girls Soccer tied both their games this week, while their 0-0 tie with Walpole secured the Herget Division Title. They finished 8-4-5 and 5-4-4 in the Conference.

• Boys Soccer won both their games 3-0 this week, securing the Herget Division and League Title. They finished 14-2-2 on the season, going 12-1 in the Conference. 

• After snapping Wellesley’s 76 meet win streak last week, Needham Swim & Dive won the Bay State Conference Meet for the first time in 20 years! Chloe Wukitch secured first place finishes in her 500 Free and her 100 Back and played a key role in our Medley and 400 Free Relays

• Football beat Framingham 24-7 on Friday night to finish the regular season 7-1, earning the #3 seed in the MIAA Division I Tournament. They will host Westford Academy on Friday, 11/3 at 7pm!

• Cross Country - The Rockets Cross Country teams competed in the Bay State Conference Championship Meet in Wrentham on Saturday 10/28, with the Boys finishing in 6th place, Max Hammer came 16th in 16:41.7 and Sam Villa 19th in 16:57.4 and the Girls finishing in 2nd place, Sophomore Greta Hammer won the race in 18:16 with Junior Taylor Partridge coming in 7th, timed in 19:16.

• Coed Unified Basketball traveled to Brookline and won in what was an exciting game that went into overtime. The team will take on Walpole this Thursday 11/2 at Needham High in its final home game of the season!

October 22, 2023

• Girls Soccer finished the week 0-1-1 with a 0-2 loss to Weymouth early in the week and a 0-0 tie with Framingham later in the week. The Team finished the regular season 

• Boys Soccer finished the week 1-1 with a 0-2 loss to Weymouth. They then bounced back later in the week with a win over Framingham 4-1.

• Field Hockey finished the week 2-1 with wins over Weymouth (9-0) and Framingham (6-0). The lone loss of the week was against Natick (1-2).

• Football v Weymouth - Rockets pick up a 33-7 win on the road at Weymouth.

• Boys Cross Country v Wellesley - Boys Rockets Cross Country Team lose an extremely close competition 27-28.  Rockets in the top 10 included Aidan Railton (2nd), Max Hammer (3rd), Sam Villa (5th) and Leo Winston (8th). The Rockets travel to Wrentham on Saturday to compete in the Bay State Conference Championship meet.

• Girls Cross Country v Wellesley - Girls lose a tough meet 22-33. Taylor Partridge ran a very strong race and a season's best time of 18:57 to place 2nd in a tight race to the finish. Junior sisters, Eva and Audrey Adam ran under 20 minutes again to finish 6th and 7th overall. Freshman Madison Roach continued her excellent progression to finish 8th in the race. Siena Uyenoyama was Needham's 5th scorer finishing 10th. The Rockets travel to Wrentham on Saturday to compete in the Bay State Conference Championship meet.

• Girls Volleyball went 2-0 on the week with (3-0) wins over Weymouth and Framingham. The team celebrated its Senior class during the home match vs Weymouth.

• Girls Swim & Dive finished the week 2-0 with a win over Weymouth (98-72) and over Wellesley (98-86). Ella Bobocea secured first place finishes in her 500 against Weymouth on 10/17 as well as in the 200 IM and 100 Free vs. Wellesley - helping our team beat Wellesley on Senior Night & breaking Wellesley’s 75 meet win streak! Ella has qualified for states in every event she has swam this season.

• Unified Basketball was on the road this past week visiting Natick High School. It was a great competitive match. Unified is on the road this upcoming week visiting Brookline.

• Club Sailing has been having a great season. Their last practice on October 30th will be a Halloween race against Cambridge and Boston Latin!

October 15, 2023

• Unified Basketball had their first home game of the season v Framingham this past Wednesday in which was a great game between both programs. Freshman Mia Moreschi sang a beautiful rendition of the National Anthem and our Cheerleaders were along the baseline cheering on our Unified team. 

• Boys Golf - Congratulations to the golf team for finishing the regular season 10-3-1 after yesterday’s darkness shortened win over Weymouth (77-53).  Also, congratulations to Harrison Silverman and Nick Buckley for earning all star status at the Bay State Conference Tournament held at The Country Club on Tuesday. Harrison was runner up with a 77 and Nick finished in 6th place with an 81.

• Girls Soccer finished the week 2-1 after picking up a late 2-0 win last night over Newton South. After a 1-0 loss to Wellesley, the Girls bounced back with a 1-0 win over Milton on Thursday. 

• Girls Volleyball picked up straightforward wins over Wellesley and Milton 3-0 before playing one of the best matches of the year against Newton South on Dig Pink Friday Night. After leading 2-0, they ultimately lost 3-2 in an intense, back-and-forth match.

• Boys Soccer finished a tough week unbeaten. They squeezed out a 1-0 win over Wellesley, and then came back from 1-0 down to both Milton and Newton South to win (3-1) and tie (1-1), respectively. Kyle Reddish had 2 goals on the week including the game winner against Milton and the tying goal against Newton South. He helped solidify the center of the park with his strong defensive play.

• Field Hockey beat a resilient Milton team 1-0 on Wednesday before dropping their second game of the season 4-1 to Andover. 

• Football dominated all three phases of their game against Braintree, storming to a 28-7 lead at halftime. It was a great response after a tough loss to Milton last week. 

• Boys XC split their tri-meet on Wednesday, beating Framingham and losing to Newton North.

• Girls XC beat both Newton North and Framingham to finish their regular season. Sophomore Greta Hammer won the Girls Varsity race with a time of 18:07, the 2nd fastest time ever by a NHS girl on the home course! Nearly every Rocket runner ran a personal record or season record on the course during Senior night. 

• Girls Swim & Dive beat both Framingham (97-81) and Natick (100-78) this week to improve their record to 7-1!

• October 8, 2023

• Boys Golf went 1-1 on the week. Loss vs Wellesley 96 - 123 and a win over Brookline 90 - 82. Brady Chin, Harrison Silverman and Nick Buckley will represent the Rockets at the BSC Championships at The Country Club on Tuesday.

• Girls Soccer went 2-0 on the week with a pair of 1-0 wins over two undefeated teams, Newton North and Acton-Boxborough. Girls soccer is currently ranked 8th in Division 1. Boys Soccer went 2-0 on the week with wins over Natick (4-1) and Newton North (2-1). Boys soccer is currently ranked 2nd in Division 1.

• Field Hockey went 3-0 this week with wins over Newton North (4-0), Wellesley (2-1) and Brookline (2-0). The team is ranked 8th in Division 1.

• Football lost 10-9 at Milton suffering their first loss on the season. They are currently ranked #3.

• Boys Cross Country - On Wednesday 10/4 the boys narrowly lost to Natick 24 to 34 score. Max Hammer won his 2nd consecutive Bay State Conference race. Captain Aidan Railton once again displayed his grit with a strong 4th place finish. Other Rockets in the top 10 included Alex Morrison (7th) and Cam Markowitz (10th). On Saturday 10/7 , at the Battle of the Border, Captain Max Hammer finished 7th overall with a big PR at 16:09.6. Captain Sam Villa continued his comeback with a strong 17:16.7 run. Aidan Railton was the third Needham runner with a time of 17:38.7. The Varsity boys finished 11th out of 23 teams. 

• Girls Cross Country - Wednesday, 10/4, Needham girls won 16 to 47 over Natick. Greta Hammer won the race with Eva Adam, Taylor Partridge and Audrey Adam placing 2nd,3rd, 4th and Delia Rauch finishing in 6th. An excellent race for all. On 10/7, at the Battle of the Borders XC race, the Girls Varsity team placed 3rd. They were the top MA team, beating the top 2 Division 1 NH teams and a very strong North Andover team. 

• Girls Volleyball went 1-1 on the week with a win over Natick (3-0) and a loss to Newton North (2-3). They sit 5th in Division 1. They also recognized their officials during National Officials Appreciation Week!

• Girls Swim & Dive won their meet this past week vs Brookline 101 - 80. This puts the team at 4-1 on the season. They travel to Framingham tomorrow.

• Unified Basketball have their first home game of the season v Framingham on Wed, 10/11 at 3:30pm!

October 1, 2023

• First and foremost, thank you to all those who donated to the Athletic Department this weekend during the annual Sticker Drive! Thank you to the Boosters and the Booster Reps who coordinated the efforts over Saturday and Sunday! 

• Boys Golf - Golf was 2-0-1 for the week with 2 wins over Milton (97-92, 103-93)  and a tie to Walpole (95-95). Jacob Segal was Rocket of the Week, shooting 3 over par against Walpole and the away match vs. Milton to secure critical points.

• Girls Soccer went 1-0-1 on the week with a win over Walpole (4-0) and a tie (0-0) vs Dover-Sherborn. Freshman Izzy Marino scored her first two goals in the game against Walpole. She’s made a massive positive impact with her work rate this season. Girls soccer are ranked 5th in the state in the Fall 2023 first edition of MIAA Power Rankings

• Boys Soccer went 2-0 on the week with wins over Walpole (4-1) and Brookline (2-1). Campbell Keyes was the Rocket of the week. He had 3 goals in the two games this week, including the game winner in both games. He has solidified midfield play to help maintain the teams dominant possession. Boys soccer is ranked 3rd in the state in the Fall 2023 first edition of MIAA Power Rankings.

• Field Hockey went 2-0 this week beating Natick (4-1) and beating Medfield (4-0). (They lost to Bishop Feehan 3-2 in an Endowment game which does not count toward the final record. Leading the way this week was Bridget Roach who had 3 assists and 1 goal and Olivia Alper with 3 goals. Field Hockey are ranked 6th in the state in the Fall 2023 first edition of MIAA Power Rankings. 

• Football v Walpole- Football won 21-19 to remain undefeated on the season. Football is ranked 2nd in the state in the Fall 2023 first edition of MIAA Power Rankings. 

• Boys Cross Country- Boys Cross Country had a meet against Walpole and Milton last Wednesday. Walpole won against the Rockets in a close competition:  25-32.  Needham defeated Milton 19-39. Senior Captain Max Hammer won the race with a time of 15:35, 15 seconds ahead of the 2nd place runner.  Max's time is the fastest time a Needham boy athlete has recorded on the Houghton's Pond course. Other Rockets in the overall top 10 included:  Aidan Railton (6th), Sam Villa (8th), Alex Morrison (9th) and Matteo Fucentese (10th).

• Girls Cross Country - Needham wins over Walpole: (22-37) and Milton (15-47) in this past week's meet. Taylor Partridge finishes 2nd, Eva Adam 3rd and Audrey Adam 4th in the Varsity race. 

• Girls Volleyball v Walpole- With one game in the short week girls volleyball beats walpole 3 sets to 0 to put them at 6-1 on the season. Sophomore Lizzy Tam leads the league in aces and led the team in wins against Braintree, Barnstable and Walpole. Girls Volleyball are ranked 12th in the state in the Fall 2023 first edition of MIAA Power Rankings. 

• Co-Ed Unified Basketball had their first game of the season at Newton North in which was a hard fought game. Next game will be Wed Oct 11th at Needham High School A gym. 

• Girls Swim & Dive v Acton-Boxborough - Girls Swim and Dive with a huge win over A-B (105.5-78.5). Kylie O’Hearn is the Girls Swim & Dive Rocket of the Week. She has been consistently dropping times in the 200 and 500 Freestyle and the team has relied on her for quick turnarounds in the 200 and 400 Freestyle relays. Kylie has qualified for states. 

September 25, 2023

• Boys Golf went 1-1 on the week. They won their home match against Braintree 96-82 and suffered their first loss of the season on the road against Newton North 82-90.

• Girls Soccer had 2 games this week. They won their home game against Brookline early in the week 2-0. They traveled to Braintree later in the week in which they played to a 0-0 draw. 

• Boys Soccer went 2-1 on the week and got their first loss of the season. The 2 wins came over Brookline (2-0) and Braintree (6-0). To end the week the boys took on St.John's Prep in the Wells Kicks for Cancer event. This was the lone loss of the week falling 1-0. 

• Field Hockey went 2-1 on the week. They picked up a win early in the week against Braintree (1-0), a loss against Walpole (1-4) mid week and in an exciting non league matchup to end the week a win over Dover Sherborn (3-2). 

• Football v Newton North - To start off the week Coach Doug Kopcso was awarded High School Coach of the week by the New England Patriots. A 27-7 win over Newton North puts the team at 3-0. Senior Running back Tate Hoffmeister had 202 rushing yards on 15 carries and 4 TDs.

• Boys & Girls Cross Country - In their first home meet of the season boys cross country lost to Brookline 45-18. In their first home meet of the season, the girls cross country win over Brookline 24-37. Sophomore Greta Hammer finishes 2nd in a time of 18:46 at Cutler Park. At the Manchester, NH Invitational, Greta Hammer wins the Girls Large school Varsity Race in a time of 18:28.6. The Girls Varsity team finishes 4th out of 27 teams in a loaded field. Junior Taylor Partridge finished 24th with a time of 20:13.  

• Girls Volleyball went 2-1 on the week getting their first loss of the season. The 2 wins came over Braintree (3-0) and an exciting top 10 matchup with Barsntable (3-0). The loss came from Brookline in which girls volleyball lost (1-3).

• Girls Swim & Dive got their first loss of the season this week when they visited Milton HS. The score was 91-95. Lucy Aswad is the Girls Swim & Dive Rocket of the Week. She finished first place in diving against a strong Milton team, and made her first qualifying score for States.

September 17, 2023 

• Golf - Golf team went 2-0 this week with wins over Newton North (107-81) and Walpole (85-75). 

• Brady Chin was athlete of the week after being low scorer vs. Newton North (even par) and second lowest score against Walpole. This puts the team at 5-0 on the season!

• Girls Soccer v Weymouth- Girls soccer capture their first win of the season beating Weymouth 3-0. This puts the team at 1-1 on the season.

• Boys Soccer took on Lincoln Sudbury and Weymouth this week. They played to a 0-0 draw vs L-S and beat Weymouth 3-1. Boys soccer are 3-0-1 on the season.

• Field Hockey v Weymouth - Field Hockey had a big win over Weymouth 6-0 to put them at 2-0 on the season.

• Football v Lincoln-Sudbury HS - Football moves to 2-0 on the season beating L-S 14-13. 

• Boys and Girls Cross Country had a Bye week and look to take on Brookline this upcoming week for the first meet of the season.

• Girls Volleyball went 2-0 on the week vs Concord-Carlisle HS and Weymouth (3-2 v CCHS) (3-1 v Wey HS). The team moves to 3-0 to start the season.

• Girls Swim & Dive v Walpole - First meet of the season saw Girls Swim & Dive with a win, 87-48. Paige Ingrando is the Girls Swim & Dive Rocket of the Week. She had PRs in her 200 Freestyle and 100 Breaststroke, and qualified her 100 Breaststroke for Sectionals.

September 10, 2023

• Golf v Framingham - Boys Golf picked up another win vs Framingham 98 - 75. This moves the team to 3-0 on the season!

• Girls Soccer v Milton - Girls dropped their first game of the season on the road to Milton 1-0. Junior Ava Chiappinellil led the group last week with her defense and on and off the field leadership. 

• Boys Soccer starts off their season picking up 2 wins , 5-0 to Milton and 1-0 to Oliver Ames. Senior Matt Barten was part of a stellar defense to solidify two shutouts in the first two games. 

• Field Hockey picked up a 5-3 win at Milton to start off the season. Their game vs Andover was postponed due to weather.

• Football v Natick - Rockets start off the season with a 14-6 win over Natick on their home turf. Senior Tate Hoffmeister led the way with 22 rushes for 178 yards and 2 TDs!

• Boys and Girls Cross Country both had a split at their tri meet against Braintree and Weymouth. The Boys beat Braintree 24 - 32 while losing to Weymouth 24 - 31. The Girls beat Briantree 23-40, and dropped their race to Weymouth by a score of 21-36. 

• Girls Frosh/Sophomore team of Madison Roach, Katie Burns and Greta Hammer placed 1st out of 51 teams at the MSTCA relays. We had 4 teams in the top 11 in that event.  

September 3, 2023

• Our Athletics Department looks a lot different than it did this time last year!

• Ryan Madden has taken over as Athletic Director as Dan Lee returned home to lead the Warriors at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School. Ryan Madden served as the Athletic Director at Milton High School for the past six years.

• Richkaard Verrier takes over for Ricky Andrade as he was appointed the new Hopkinton Athletic Director. Richkaard was most recently the Assistant Athletic Director at Brookline High School. Richkaard will also serve as the Coordinator of Club Sports. 

• Both Ryan and Richkaard played college soccer and are extremely familiar with the competitive Bay State Conference.

• You can hear more from Ryan and Richkaard on The Needham Channel!

• Mary Spierto is back as our Head Athletic Trainer, while Steph Wilson ‘17 also returns to the Training Room.

• Brett Stinchfield started last January and is back in his role as Athletics Assistant and Bookkeeper.

• For those of you who could not attend our virtual Fall 2023 Athletics Information Night please find the PowerPoint Presentation linked here. 

• Please be sure to visit the new and improved Needham Athletics Department Website for plenty of useful information. You can find a breakdown of our Sport Offerings, Team Schedules, the latest Rocket Review, Athletic Training Information and more. 

• Team Schedules will now be found on Arbiter Live. You can follow a team and receive automatic alerts for game changes - instructions found here.
  (We are no longer using BigTeams.) 

• Tryouts began Friday, August 18 for Football and Monday, August 21 for all other fall sports. Sailing and Unified Basketball are set to begin this week and next week and then we are fully underway!

• The Boys Golf Team got things started with two quick wins over Natick and Weymouth on their home course! All other teams will have their first contest after Labor Day! Be sure to check out this week’s events here. This link is live and will remain the same all year, so feel free to save it!

New Fall Varsity Coaches

Sue McNatt is excited to be the new Girls Head Coach of NHS Cross Country. Sue has coached in the NHS school system for 8 years, the last 5 as assistant coach for girls XC and indoor/outdoor track and field. A lifelong runner, Sue is a physical therapist who competed at a high level in high school and collegiate cross country/track and field and is ready to bring her passion, energy and expertise to the program. She was a 2-time All American in HS Cross Country and attended Northwestern University.

Kate Curtin is starting her first year as Head Coach for the Varsity NHS Girls Swim & Dive team this fall. A 2009 NHS graduate and former co-captain of the team, Kate had been actively involved with the Needham swimming community: helping to foster and grow the summer rec team for the past 13 years. While new to the role of Head Coach, Kate has spent the past two seasons as Assistant Head Coach for the Needham High team, and has served as Head Coach for Norwood High (2015-present), where she teaches social studies.

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