Wrentham Trash Pickup an Hour Early Friday

Wrentham will be moving Friday's trash pickup an hour early Friday.

  The following are schedule changes, because of Friday's expected weather. Wrentham trash pick-up for Friday will be moved up to 6 a.m. from 7 p.m. because of the upcoming snowstorm. Residents should have their trash curbside before 6 a.m. A winter parking ban on public streets in effect on the Wrentham streets from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. The King Philip High boys' basketball game against Attleboro has been moved to tonight (Thursday) at 6:30 p.m. The girls' team will be traveling to Attleboro tonight. (Go to Wrentham Patch for the latest in storm coverage.)

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5 Things You Need to Know: Tuesday, Jan. 29

One more day before spring weather shows up in Wrentham.

1. Tuesday will bring the rain to the area with a few patches of dizzle early with temperatures near 40. Get ready for a blast of spring tomorrow. Wednesday is going to feel like spring, being warm and brezzy with a high of 55-degrees. A few late day showers, which will lead to steadier rain at night, going into Thursday morning.  For more on the weather, check out WHDH's Chris Lambert's blog.  2. The King Philip High girls' basketball team will be hosting Mansfield Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., while the boys' team will be at Mansfield. 3.  The King Philip School Committee will be meeting Monday, Feb. 4, at King Philip High School at 7 p.m. 4. The Plainville selectmen will be meeting at town hall tonight at 6:30 p.m. 5. The Wrentham Senior Center…

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Five Things You Need to Know: Monday, Jan. 28

Be careful on your drive home this afternoon as there is snow in the forecast today.

  1. It's going to messy after work commute today, according to WHDH, as clouds thinken and snow develops between between 2-4 p.m. with 1-3 inches of snow by expected by the evening. The highs will be in the lower 30s. Tuesday, the rain will replace the snow with a few patches of dizzle early with temperatures near 40. Wednesday is going to feel like spring, being warm and brezzy with a high of 55-degrees. A few late day showers, which will lead to steadier rain at night, going into Thursday morning.  For more on the weather, check out WHDH's Chris Lambert's blog.  2. The Wrentham Town Governament Study Committee will be meeting at town hall in the first floor conference room at 7 p.m. 3.  The King Philip School Committee will be meeting …

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Wrentham Patch Scoreboard: King Philip Boys' Basketball to Host North Attleboro

The King Philip boys' basketball team will be hosting North Attleboro Friday night.

  The following is a look at the King Philip High winter athletic teams. Coaches or their representatives can leave scores and information in the comment section. BOYS' BASKETBALL: Next Games: Friday, Jan. 11, North Attleboro, at, 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 15: at Sharon, 6:30 p.m. Jack Layman had 30 points and 26 rebounds as the Warriors lost to Attleboro, 56-43. GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Next Games: Friday, Jan. 11, at North Attleboro, 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 15:Sharon, 6:30 p.m. The Warriors lost to Attleboro, 53-33. BOYS' ICE HOCKEY: Next Games: Saturday, Jan. 12, Sacred Heart, 8:10 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 16: Mansfield, 6:30 p.m. The Warriors defeated Milford, 3-1. WRESTLING: Next Matches: Saturday, Jan. 12: at Quabbin Tournament, TBA, …

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Down 21, King Philip Girls' Basketball Rally Late to Beat Weston in 2OT

The Warriors made an improbable comeback Wednesday night with a 72-67 double overtime victory against Weston.

Down 21 to the Weston Wildcats with less that three minutes to go in the third quarter, it would of come to no surprise if a young King Philip girls’ basketball team with nine freshmen and sophomores on the 14 person roster simply packed it in for the night. Yet, with seconds to go in the fourth quarter, the Warriors found themselves with a chance to push the game to overtime and eventually win 72-67 in a double overtime thriller at King Philip High School. Despite ending the first quarter down by only one, an open lane to the basket and foul trouble allowed Weston to build their lead at the free thrown line and under the hoop. Unable to work the ball down low on offense, the Warriors struggled to hang with the Wildcats as Weston took a 32…

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Foul Trouble Hurts King Philip as Mansfield Girls Grab 62-55 Win

Hornets knock down 28 of 39 from the line to defeat Warriors.

The first time Mansfield and King Philip girls' basketball teams met — back in December — the Hornets were able to limit the Warriors to a mere 27 points on the scoreboard. This time around, KP was able to knock down 55 points. Unfortunately, the final outcome was the same as Mansfield took home a 62-55 Hockomock league win in girls basketball. “We certainly had our hands full tonight.  (Coach) Meg [Barry] has them playing very hard,” Mansfield Coach Mike Redding said. “They are so much more improved than they were when we played them the first time. “ King Philip knew, in order to derail the Hornets, they were going to have to come out with a hard-fought game full of intensity. The Warriors did just that, but were a bit too aggressive and…

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KP Girls Basketball Trounced By Franklin

Franklin’s Alicia Kutil was the game’s leading scorer with 15 points and nine rebounds. Kaitlin Copponi contributed nine points for the Panthers. Erin Fennessy was the Warrior’s leading scorer with nine points.

Going into the game, it was evident that the Franklin Panthers were poised to be a huge challenge for the Warriors. As an undefeated team, very few teams have been able to mount a challenge against the Panthers. “They have won numerous state championships in the past five years, and they got it. They got it together and they know what they’re doing,” King Philip head coach Megan Barry said. The Panthers blew by the Warriors 49-33. A slow start by the Panthers kept the Warriors in the game early on. Quick putbacks by the Panthers gave Franklin the points they needed to take a 12-6 lead over the Warriors after the first quarter. Erin Fennessy worked the low post during the first half for some quick points against the Panthers. Mixing it up a…

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Oliver Ames Grabs 11th Win Against King Philip

Defending state champions defeat Warriors 73-36.

The King Philip girls basketball team came into Friday night's game having to climb a rather large mountain in order to grab a victory over Oliver Ames. Unfortunately it took almost two and a half quarters for the home team to get into a rhythm on the court. Once they did, it was too late, and the defending state champion Tigers left town with a 73-36 win. OA was able to knock down ten points before the Warrior’s Katie Brennan hit one of her two free throws to get KP on the board.  The home team would only score four more points the rest of the first quarter and would add another six as they went into the locker room trailing 39-11. The Tigers were able to account for a good number of their first half scoring via the fast break transition…

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KP Girls Basketball Falls to Stoughton

Stoughton beat King Philip 68-42 Tuesday.

On Tuesday night, Stoughton put together a solid defensive effort and its best offensive performance of the season with a dominating 68-42 victory at home against King Philip. The Black Knights have now won four straight games and five of their last six to improve to 7-4 overall (6-3 league and 3-1 small schools Davenport Division. King Philip continues to struggle with its eighth loss in the last nine games, falling to 4-10 overall (1-8 in the league). The two teams met earlier this season and it was a tight contest with Stoughton taking a hard fought decision, 38-36, at King Philip. This matchup looked to be headed the same way as the teams were knotted, 2-2, after 4:30 of play. Then the Stoughton defensive press began to force turnovers…

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Patch Facts

Week in Review: Website, Unemployment and Town Admin Renewed

Looking back at the week of Jan. 16 - Jan. 21.

1. The Wrentham Board of Selectmen met on Tuesday night, and decided to renew the contract of Town Administrator William Ketcham for two more years. The renewal was based on the selectmen rating his performance as "exceeds expectations." 2. The selectmen also heard a presentation on options for the town website, which has been encountering problems lately. Town Clerk Carol Mollica told the board that the town needs a way to post meeting notices where they can be read 24 hours a day. 3. The town is also looking at establishing a charter, which would give it greater flexibility in local governance. Ketcham said there were two ways to do so: creating a charter commission or petitioning the state legislature. 4. The state of Massachusetts saw …

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