Waltham Skates Away from Marshfield for Boys' D1 State Championship

By Jake Levin (@JakeLevin09)

BOSTON -Half of the members of the Waltham Hawks weren’t even alive the last time the school won a state championship in hockey in 2002, but that didn’t stop head coach John Maguire from breaking out every possible reminder of the past along the way for the current group.

Relishing the past created the perfect present for Waltham, which skated away from the Marshfield Rams for a 4-1 win in the Division 1 State Championship game on Sunday night at TD Garden.

The Hawks (18-5-2) never trailed against the Rams (15-7-5), leaving the rest up to goaltender Kyle Penton. The senior netminder ended his career with a bang, turning aside 33 of the 34 Marshfield shots flung in his direction.

Central Catholic Hockey Overwhelms Waltham

By John Mcguirk (@patsfan1313)

SALEM, NH - Throughout much of the first half of the season, Central Catholic has had a knack of lullabying its opponents to sleep during the first period, before turning on the switch and leaving teams in its wake.

That script proved to be no different Wednesday evening as the Raiders, nursing a one goal lead after the opening 15 minutes, shifted their offense into another gear in the second by netting three goals, enroute to a 5-2 victory over Waltham in a Merrimack Valley/Dual County League matchup played at the Icenter.