Norwood High athletic director Brian McDonough didn’t have to look far to fill two of his three fall varsity coaching openings. The third has traveled quite a distance to end up on Nichols Street.

Football, soccer, field hockey, volleyball, swimming and cross country schedules.

When he was offered the chance to become an assistant principal at Dedham High School, Jim Forrest was placed in a difficult position. It would mean having to leave the Norwood school system he attended and chosen to remain in as an employee, and where he helped hundreds of high school athletes as coach of the track and field squads.

The Norwood football team braved the wet weather at their temporary Coakley Middle School field home earlier this week as gridiron squads across the state officially kicked off the fall sports season with the first day of practice on Monday.

Norwood resident and baseball standout John Gorman may only be going into his senior year at Catholic Memorial, but he did enough traveling this summer that would make one think he’s already in the majors.

When the Norwood High boys lacrosse team steps on the field for the first time next spring there will be a noticeable difference.

With the first day of practice right around on the corner on August 23, the Norwood High football team has been sharpening its skills at the MetroWest Passing League at Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood with the hope that the extra work will help the Mustangs turn things around after a difficult 3-8 season.

Facing Norwood pitcher Tim Collins, the Lynn 15-year-old Babe Ruth All-Stars only hit the ball hard twice all evening. Unfortunately for Norwood, however, one was a two-run home run by opposing pitcher Ben Bowden that gave Lynn the lead as Norwood’s season came to a close with a 4-2 loss in the semifinals of the Eastern Mass. State Tournament at Siever Field on Thursday.

The road to Williamsport runs through Norwood. For the next four days, Kelley Field will host the Massachusetts State Little League Tournament as the four top 12-year-old All-Star teams will do battle for a berth in the New England Regional.

Even for the Norwood 14-year-old Babe Ruth All-Stars, some deficits are just too big to overcome.

The Norwood 14-year-old Babe Ruth All-Stars’ best attribute may not have anything to do with its hitting, pitching or defense. As Weymouth found out Tuesday in the Eastern Mass. State Tournament semifinal at Peter Wall Field, Norwood’s unflappable nature in the face of adversity is its true strength.

While Sandwich repeatedly let chances pass them by, Norwood right fielder Anthony Perriello took full advantage of his opportunities with men on base.

After losing to the Central/West team 5-2 in the round-robin portion of the Bay State Games girls ice hockey tournament, the Southeast/Coastal team was inevitably a little uneasy about playing them the next day in the gold medal game. The fears ended up justified as they fell to three-time defending champion Central/West team 4-2, settling for the silver medal Friday at the New England Sports Center in Marlborough.

Standings, schedules and results.

For all the would’ve, could’ve and should’ves for the Norwood American Legion Post 70 baseball team this summer, one thing that never could be questioned was their resolve.

Although the Southeast boys lacrosse team at the Bay State Games wore white jerseys, any spectator could tell the team had a Norwood flair with the number of blue and yellow helmets.

Weather has postponed tonight’s scheduled District 6 playoff game between Norwood Post 70 and Milton Post 114 at the Balch Elementary School’s Peter Wall Field. Game 2 will now be played Thursday night at 8 p.m. at Wall Field, with a possible Game 3 Friday at Milton’s Cunningham Park. Rain also wiped out the District 11 Little League slate at the Norwood Little Complex. Quarterfinal and semifinal action will be pushed back to Thursday and Friday, with the final tentative scheduled for Saturday at noon.

If Tuesday evening turns out to be the last time Chris Foley takes the mound for the Post 70 American Legion baseball team, he did the Norwood uniform proud in Game 1 of a District 6 playoff series with Milton

Pairings, schedules and results.

Even the most fervent Norwood fans had to admit to themselves that it didn’t look like it was going to happen for the Post 70 American Legion baseball team Friday night.