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The Ups and Down of Medfield Football – And Memories of a Magical Year

1960s, Medfield football / David Temple / Tim Flaherty / Richard DeSorgher

December 29, 2024 Over the last 20 years, Medfield High School’s football record stands at 113-119-1. This season ended with a 35-0 shutout win over their traditional Thanksgiving rival, Dover-Sherborn. Football was established in Medfield in 1897, with high school principal Walter Van Kleek serving as coach. Town historian Richard DeSorgher is continuing to research the

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One Shining Day for Unsung Heros

1960s, Medfield football, Medfield High School / Tim Flaherty

Oct 1, 2024 It was the summer of 1961, and I was sitting comfortably at the top of the huge apple tree that was in the back yard of my family’s home on Pleasant Street. I even put a small cushion at the top where several branches converged. It was summertime, and the living was

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Midcentury Medfield Memories: Party Like It’s 1959

1950s, Carr, Cathy Colontonio, Cheerleading, Frances Cafe, Medfield, Medfield football, Medfield High School / Tim Flaherty

Mar 17, 2018 Editor’s note: Do YOU have stories and memories to share? Send us an email! Can you imagine a litter of kittens being born under a swirling and noisy washing machine? That’s what happened underneath the Kenmore washing machine in Mama Flaherty’s kitchen back in 1959. She could hear from the squealing that

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