Congratulations Taylor!
Here's some great news on an otherwise bleak day in Walpole. Taylor Silvestro has been named Transcript Player of the Year. As the article points out, Taylor made the most out of the skills she has. She is well respected and loved by her teammates and coaches, not just for field hockey, but for who she is as a person. Very talented academically as well. Congratulations also to Dom and Randi - you must be very proud of your daughter.
http://www.dailynewstranscript.com/s...s-small-wonder
Digital TV surprise...
I have a small pair of rabbit ears that I use for one of my televisions. The reception has been rather susceptible to the old time fading when I get up, move around, etc. Remember that?
I decided to hook up th Digital TV Converter box last night and GOLLY BEEJEEKERS....I suddenly have 6 new channels, and ALL CRYSTAL CLEAR RECEPTION...with the rabbit ears now retracted to about 6 inches!!!!!
I am totally floored at the quality. It looks like cable television!
They have the channels listed as 2.1, 2.2, etc.
Channel 44 has 44.1, 44.2, 44.3, & 44.4.....all different programming. Same with 68.1, 68.2, 68.3, 68.4.
The other channels all have X.1 and X.2, but on both channels is the same programming. Probably due to change in February???
There is also a programming guide pulldown and excellent closed captioning controls.
This is great news for those of you hurting in this economy: You can ditch the cable tv if you want.
I receive crystal clear tv from channels 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 25, 38, 44, 56, 62, & 68. Including the extra 3 channels at 44 & 68, I get 19 crystal clear channels. The rabbit ears are on top of the television on the first floor.
A wonderful surprise for Walpole. We get pretty good tv reception with rabbit ears here. No fading, snow, blurring, etc. Crystal clear digital TV. Why wait until February? Switch now!
with out cable tv via the internet I save about $25/month. Thats not too bad.
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I too have a new converter box but I can't pick up channel 25 (Fox). What kind of TV do you have (how old, model)?
The setup was easy but still no channel 25.
Walpole High School Girls Hockey - Feel Good Story
I was up at Iorio Arena and caught the WHS Girls Hockey game last night. This team is off to a good start 5-0-1 backed by strong goaltending and balanced scoring.
They beat a strong team, Newton North last night 4-3. The Walpole goalie "stood on her head" making some phenomenal saves picking shots out of the air not allowing any rebounds.
Check them out for a good story in 2009.
antenna adjustment..
Play with the antenna. Most converter boxes have a feature called "antenna" on the pull down menus. Go to channel 25, and go to the pulldown menu for "antenna". From there, you can see a bar-graph representing the signal strength. Move the antennas around...you may find a sweet spot (just like the old days).Originally Posted by Unregistered
I have found that the digital signals can drop out...you may need an amplified antenna. They sell them at Wal-Mart. Not to pricey either.
You don't need to go out and buy a new television. Just get a converter box.
Another Player of the Year!!
BOYS SOCCER PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Walpole's Hoag a creative pitchman
By Keith Pearson/Daily News Staff
GateHouse News Service
Posted Jan 01, 2009 @ 11:59 PM
Every soccer coach hopes to have a finisher on his roster that can regularly pop home a goal, but at the top of a coach’s wish list would be a maestro in the midfield. Someone that can play end-to-end down the middle of the pitch with the vision that stretches from touchline-to-touchline.
No sport is based as much on possession than soccer and for Walpole High, nobody was better than senior David Hoag by helping the Rebels control the game simply by having the ball on his foot.
Whether it was building up the attack with a square ball out to the flanks, chipping a ball into the penalty box into a group or having to give it a go because his team needed him to take on a more active role in the attack Hoag’s ability to do it all makes him the 2008 Daily News Transcript Boys SoccerPlayer of the Year.
“In soccer games are won or lost in the midfield and David and (defensive center midfielder) Nick (Mucciarone) possessed the ball and dictated tempo as any combo in the Bay State (Conference),” said Walpole coach Lee Delaney.
He finished his Walpole career with eight goals and 12 assists in 19 games and was rewarded as a unanimous selection as a First Team Bay State Conference All-Star.
Not a bad honor for someone who had started the previous two years but had hardly received any recognition from anyone outside of the Rebel program.
“He was determined to make the most of his opportunity as a senior captain,” said Delaney. “In the offseason he hit the road and the weight room to increase his strength and stamina, every time during baseball season I’d walk by and he was always headed to or coming out of the weight room to increase his upper body strength and really made a year-round commitment to the sport and it really paid off for him.”
Whether the objective was short-term or long, Hoag and the Rebels were successful, piling up the goals finishing with a 12-5-3 record and a second straight Herget Division crown.
The success even caught Hoag by surprise as the team replaced all but one defender from a year ago in senior Mike Freiberger and Mike Gallivan was taking over in goal. That unit quickly turned into a formidable unit, only conceding 22 goals over the course of the season with seven shutouts and only allowing more than two goals on a pair of occasions.
What they did return was their 1-2 punch up front in Davis Butts and Mike Quintanilla and both mainstays in the midfield in Hoag, a three-year starter, and Nick Mucciarone, who was a starter from Day 1. Having played together since learning the game, the pair of central midfielders formed the perfect tandem as Hoag had always been one to push forward while Mucciarone tended to make sure the back was settled.
That role of needing to push forward was never needed as much as the beginning of the season with Butts missing the first five games to an injury. With opposing defenses squarely focused on preventing Quintanilla getting the ball in finishing range, the field opened up for Hoag to shift from more of a midfielder and act more like a forward.
While the Rebels only got off to a 2-2-1 start without Butts, Hoag delivered a key two points with the only goal of the game at home against rival Natick. Despite missing a key forward, the Rebels were holding their own and earned a key division win.
“I knew I had to do it to win some games,” said Hoag, who also netted the game-winner at Natick as well that essentially sealed the division crown. “I had to score and play in the midfield, so I just tried my best and did it.”
“Two great games and he came up big in both of them,” said Delaney of the Natick matches.
With Butts on the field opening up more space for the rest of the Rebels, it resulted in instant offense for Walpole as they reeled off four straight wins, averaging more than three goals a contest. Hoag had more room to operate and Quintanilla and Butts would combine for 24 goals, many of which were created by the attacking center mid.
“When they were all on the field together it was fun to watch,” said Delaney. “We had a number of games in the second half of the season that were over at halftime. That rarely happens in soccer. We knew (Butts and Quintanilla) were going to be threats, but he just made our offense difficult to defend with his marked improvement.”
The big blow on Hoag’s terrific season came in the dying seconds of the Rebels’ 1-0 win over Silver Lake in the Division 2 preliminary round. With the game seemingly sewed up, he got involved in a verbal tussle with the Lakers goalkeeper and was issued a rare red card for taunting, leaving him out of the Rebels next two games.
It would serve as an inappropriate end to a fine career as Walpole fell 4-1 to top-seeded Canton in the first round.
“It was tough seeing my team lose without me being out there,” said Hoag.
Hoag hopes to get back onto the field as he prepares for college. He said Keene State College in New Hampshire has expressed interest in him playing, he also lists Bryant University, which just made the jump to Division I this past season, as one of his top choices and would give walking on a try.
Even though he was not pleased with how the season ended, for himself or the team, he will look back fondly on the strides the Rebels made throughout the year in 2008.
“We came pretty far, we started off and we did not think we were going to be that good, and we just progressed and progressed and we became a real good team,” said Hoag.
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Congratulations David Hoag and family. Congratulations Lee Delaney on contunuing to run a superb program.
Folks, keep your eyes on the Walpole Boys Soccer team, Class of 2013-2014. While only 7th and 8th graders now, these kids are something special on the soccer pitch.
Some Criminals Deserve Respect....
http://www.boston.com/news/local/bre..._seal_hit.html
a nice feel-good story in the midst of all the gloom
with the right people in charge, bad times can work out all right in the end....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE1stHaC7AA
Put a highly experienced pilot in charge of a jet in distress, with the real temptation to land on a runway only, and you get this....
Its a great way to start of a bad year....
Bluto is proud of WHS Sports, and I don't care who knows it!
OK, so the rest of the Town may be going to he!! in a handbasket, but WHS still gives us plenty to be proud of.
From today's Transcript:
No new teams in the Power Poll but with four of the five teams dropping a contest this week, the rest of the field is catching up.
Onto the Poll:
5. Walpole wrestling (14-2) – Last weekend confirmed that Natick is still large roadblock in Division 2 Metro, even if they are scared of Adam Riegel.
4. Walpole girls hoop (9-2) – Undersized Rebs could use a Roof over their heads tonight.
3. Walpole boys hockey (11-3-1) – Was tempted to lift the Rebels over the Hawks by virtue of Saturday’s tie against Needham, whom Xaverian lost to earlier this season. The Red and Blue took care of that thought yesterday.
2. Xaverian hockey (5-3-2) – Hawks are going to be busy down the stretch with 10 games in the next three weeks.
1. Nobles girls hockey (14-0) – Jackie Young can now compare U-18 World Championship gold medals with teammate Corey Stearns.
3 out of the top 5 - AWESOME job WHS student-athletes!
Have a great weekend everyone,
Best regards,
Bluto
bluto needs to go to class
Bluta: I wonder if you would ever get so excited with the kids that make the honor roll every semester!
(I doubt it)
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