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Led by Westwood Youth Lacrosse coaches Todd Weston and Matt Strzepka, and assistant coaches Tim Molloy, Jack Roycroft, and Julian Singh, the Westwood Boys 7th/8th Grade Select Team won the Mass Bay Youth Lacrosse League (MBYLL) Division I Select Championship Game against No. 1 seed Marblehead, 17-5.
Following a successful 7-1 regular season, Westwood entered the playoffs as the No. 3 seed, and earned a bye in the first round. They went on to top Walpole, 13-9, in the quarterfinals. The prevailed over Newton, 8-7, in a tight semifinal that came right down to the wire.
Westwood competes in the MBYLL, the largest youth lacrosse league in Massachusetts with one hundred forty-three towns participating in the boys program.
Congratulations to the 2022 G78 D1 Westwood Select Team who showed consistent Head, Heart & Hustle each and every time they stepped on the field this season.
Thanks to Treacy Kiley of Westwood Youth Lacrosse for contributing this news to Westwood Minute.
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