Dedham 9s, 11s Competing in New England Championship Cal Ripken Tournament

Dedham 9s win first game, lose second. Dedham 11s lose in Round Robin play, battle back to beat Marshfield.

  The Dedham 9s won their first game Saturday in Hebron, CT in the New England Championship Cal Ripken tournament. On Sunday, they lost a tough one. Berwick, ME won 4-3 so the Dedham 9s move to the loser's bracket. Dedham plays rival South Plymouth Monday. They need to win five straight to bring home the title. They've been there before, they need to win five stright to bring home the title.  Dedham 11s Lose to Wellesley, Beat Mansfield in Playoffs The Dedham 11s won round one of the suburban league playoffs and beat Kingston who has been the monkey on their back for more than two years. They've never been able to beat them, but won 4-0 Saturday by playing some great baseball.  They faced Wellesely on Sunday in the Round Robin leg of the …

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5 Things You Need to Know Today: June 1

The weekend forecast, a play at Dedham High School tonight and the baseball team takes to the field for tournament play in Fall River.

"Five Things You Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with local, daily information at a glance. 1. The forecast calls for sunny skies but a little bit of a cool-off in temperatures with a high of 71 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. 2. The weekend forecast: A cloudy Saturday with showers likely and thunderstorms a possibility. High of 67. Expect a mostly sunny Sunday, with a high near 71. 3. Dedham High School's production of The Odd Couple is showing tonight at 7 p.m. for $5. Read all about it. 4. Dedham High's baseball team will play its first tournament game today at 3 p.m. in Fall River against Diman Voke. The winner will play on Saturday in the next round. 5. Noble and Greenough School …

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5 Things You Need to Know Today: May 30

The Dedham High softball, baseball teams' tournament schedules have been announced.

"Five Things You Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with local, daily information at a glance. 1. Expect clouds for most of the day, with a chance of showers from 10 a.m. on, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures should top out around 81 degrees. 2. Deli After Dark will host a public workshop tonight, which will see the Dedham Sustainability Advisory Committee and Next Step Living offer tips and information on their home energy efficiency program. 7 p.m. 3. The MIAA released its softball tournament brackets yesterday. The Dedham High girls earned a bye with their strong regular season and will play their first tournament game against Holliston on Saturday. The game will be at home, at 3 p.m. 4. …

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Marauders Drop Rockets on Diamond in Bay State Opener

Dedham defeated Needham on Monday afternoon.

It took nearly three hours and nine innings of baseball before Dedham was able to earn their second win of the season, as the Marauders defeated the Needham Rockets 5-4. “That’s a good team over there,” said Dedham coach Kevin Quaranto. “I liked the way we battled today. We got on base when we had to, we drew some walks, Cam [Clifford] came up with a huge hit [to secure the win].” Said Needham coach John Fritas, “Nine inning leagues. That’s the thing I keep telling the kids. They know it. A lot of the veterans know it, [but] they’re probably having some second guesses on how they treated the game.”   As the game began, both teams struggled to put base runners on the base path, but after two scoreless innings, Needham’s Brain McKittrick …

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