Five Things You Need to Know: Friday, Nov. 2

If not going to the Oliver Ames-King Philip football game or if you want to find out what's going on in the Hockomock League, be sure to catch out Cover It Live.

1. The King Philip High boys' soccer team will be traveling to Barnstable in the preliminary round of the Division 1 South tournament today 2. Congratulations to elementary school students from Wood School in Plainville and Lily Winer from King Phillip High School in Wrentham, who will present two Celebrate Volunteerism banners uniquely decorated by each school as part of the Patriots Celebrate Volunteerism week-long focus on arts, Friday, Nov. 2, at 3:30 p.m. at the Hall at Patriot Place in Foxborough  Students at each school, who volunteered their time for the project, were challenged to brainstorm and decorate a Celebrate Volunteerism banner which will be hung on display at Patriot Place until Nov. 9. 3. Tastings Wine Bar & Bistro at …

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Week in Review: Artificial Turf, Bloomingdale's and Foreclosures

Looking back at the week of Oct. 16 to Oct. 21 in Wrentham.

1. The King Philip School Committee met Monday night and discussed the possibility of converting the high school stadium from grass to artificial turf. 2. The Wrentham Village Premium Outlets announced that their new store — a Bloomingdale's location — will be opening on Oct. 27. 3. September foreclosure numbers for Wrentham were released this week. Wrentham saw an increase in both started and completed foreclosures for the month. 4. The Board of Selectmen met Tuesday night and voted to appoint a new full-time dispatcher for the town public safety departments. 5. The King Philip football team defeated Foxborough on Friday, the girls soccer team lost to Foxborough and North Attleboro, the volleyball team lost to North Attleboro and the …

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Mansfield Field Hockey Beats KP 2-1

KP rallied in the final minutes, but could not pull through.

Mansfield varsity field hockey beat King Philip Tuesday 2-1, generally dominating the Warriors throughout. It's said that the best defense is a a good offense, and Mansfield gave credence to the adage. Mansfield kept KP on the defensive for most of the game, only letting the ball into their zone sparingly. KP hardly had any shot attempts for the first half of the game. Mansfield struck early with only a little over a minute into the game. Mansfield's Kelsy Kiley went got in a shot during a fast break. "We got knocked over in the first minute of the game," said KP head coach Liz Hathaway. "That was a big difference right there." Mansfield scored again before the half during a melee in front of the KP goalkeeper. Meg Chemburkar was able to …

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5 Things You Should Know Today: Oct. 17

Things to know in Wrentham this Monday.

Five Things You Need To Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. 1. The King Philip School Committee will be meeting at the high school library at 7pm. 2. The Wrentham Senior Center will hold a "Sit and Stretch" session this morning at 11am. The program is available at a cost of $1 per session. 3. The senior center will also be hosting a screening of the movie "Grown Ups" at 12:30pm. 4. The King Philip girls field hockey team will host North Attleboro at 5pm. 5. Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter to catch updates throughout the day.

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5 Things You Should Know Today: October 6

Things to know today.

Five Things You Need To Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. 1. The King Philip football team will play Oliver Ames at Oliver Ames High School in Easton at 7pm. 2. The KP girls field hockey team will also play Oliver Ames at OAHS at 3pm. 3. The KP boys and girls soccer teams will play Oliver Ames at 3:30pm. The girls will be away, while the boys will be at home. 4. There will be a farmers' market at Patriot Place today from 3pm to 7pm. 5. Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter to catch updates throughout the day.

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Get Out: Area Events For This Weekend

Looking at area events this weekend.

King Philip Football vs. Mansfield Where/When: King Philip High School. Sept. 30, 7pm. What is it?: The King Philip football team will take on Mansfield at home this Friday in a battle of Hockomock League foes. King Philip Field Hockey vs. Dover-Sherborn Where/When: King Philip High School. Oct. 1, 3pm. What is it?: The King Philip girls field hockey team will play Dover-Sherborn at home this Saturday at 3pm. St. Mary's Electronic and Appliance Recycling Day Where/When: St. Mary's Church. Oct 1, 9am to 2pm. What is it?: St. Mary's will holding a fundraiser Saturday, offering residents an opportunity to recycle their electronics and appliances. The event will take place at the church parking lot. Wrentham Fire Department Open House Where/…

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KP and Attleboro Field Hockey Teams Go Scoreless

Warriors and Bombardiers end contest in a 0-0 tie.

With the sun shining brightly on a beautiful autumn afternoon in Wrentham, Attleboro and King Philip battled for a field hockey victory.  As the crowds cheered their respective teams on, the two squads moved the ball back and forth in an effort to grab the Hockomock League win. In the long run, both teams came away victorious, as the two schools walked off the field with a 0-0 tie. “I’m really pleased with the way we came out — fired up. We put a lot of pressure on them; we were relentless,” KP Coach Liz Hathaway said. “It was really nice to come away with a league tie, but I would have liked to have gotten the win.”  The scoreless outcome put the Warriors at 2-4-3, while the Blue Bombardiers went to 2-2-3. Although the two offenses …

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5 Things You Should Know Today: October 4

Things to know in Wrentham today.

Five Things You Need To Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. 1. The Wrentham Board of Selectmen will meet tonight at 7pm at the town hall. 2. The King Philip golf team will play Foxborough today at 3pm at Plainville. 3. The KP field hockey team will play against Stoughton at 3:30pm 4. The Wrentham Senior Center will offer a painting class at 9:30am. 5. Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter to catch updates throughout the day.

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KP Field Hockey Blanks Sharon (brief)

Field hockey team will take on Canton on Wednesday.

The King Philip Regional High School varsity field hockey team defeated host Sharon, 6-0, on Monday.

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Warrior Field Hockey Team Drops to 0-2

Mansfield withstood a late KP flurry to hang on for a 4-2 Hockomock League win.

Having already lost their first game of the season to Franklin, King Philip didn’t want to go 0-2 when yet another Hockomock League superpower came to visit. Unfortunately, things didn’t go as the Warriors had hoped, and Mansfield walked off the Wrentham field with a hard-fought 4-2 victory. Mansfield’s Kelsey Kiley got the Hornets on the board rather quickly beating Molly Ahern 30 seconds into the contest.  The Hornets would build their first half lead to three as Lil Cooper and Meg Carroll also put the ball in the back of the KP net, before the Warriors’ Rachel Lomp cut into the Mansfield lead late in the half. Ashley Avery got the home team to within one with only three minutes remaining on the clock. The Warriors offense pushed hard to…

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