So today we begin our look ahead to the 2016 fall season with a brief look at both the boys and girls soccer programs who both are coming off tournament appearances in 2015. The boys are coming off an extremely successful campaign which saw them go 11-6-3, and make quite the run through the D1 South tournament including a semifinal win over the defending state champion Needham Rockets. Even though the boys saw their run come to an end in the D1 South finals vs. Brockton they have a lot of positive momentum heading into the new season, as they look to once again compete for a Herget Division title.

Meanwhile the girls soccer team also gained a postseason berth in 2015 finishing with an overall record of 6-6-7. The girls unfortunately saw their 2015 season end abruptly with a preliminary round loss to Taunton. Despite that the girls showed a lot of grit and determination all season long and with a solid core returning this team has reason to be optimistic as they seek the Herget crown!

Last week I mentioned how I was still accepting submissions for the question “What does Raider Pride mean to you?” Today we have a submission from Kyle Souza (08). Kyle played 4 years of football at WHS and was a member of the track and field team. Here’s what he had to say!

It’s that time of year again as August is coming to a close and we are getting ready for a new season of high school athletics as across the state practices have kicked off! Wellesley Sports Blitz will be rolling our fall previews all week long as we look ahead to an exciting 2016-17 school year and season!

So yesterday I strayed away from the youth and high school related trivia questions and into the collegiate category. The answer to the question of what Wellesley based college made the final four for mens basketball was… Babson! The Beavers marched through the sectional rounds of the NCAA D3 Mens tournament, all played on their home court on their way to a final four appearance in Salem, Virginia. Ultimately the Beavers run ended in the national semifinals, but the memories of that tournament run will live on! Congratulations to our trivia winner this week Peter Santo who receives the last Dunkin gift card (at least for now)!

Well it’s getting closer and closer to school starting and the fall sports season, as we wrap up another Friday and another edition of Raider Friday Trivia. Today’s question is… what Wellesley based college made the final four for men’s basketball back in 2014-15? Winner gets the last Dunkin Gift Card so get those answer’s in. Answer announced tomorrow!

So i’ve decided to make a slight adjustment to the fall previews schedule and am going to wait till next week to post them so keep a look out. Also I’m opening the floor back up to former and current whs alums/students who would like to submit a short piece on what Raider Pride means to them?

I forgot yesterday to post the correct answer to Friday’s trivia question so here it is. The correct answer was… New Hampshire, Bedford to be exact eliminated Wellesley South in the semifinals of their first regional appearance back in 2012 by a score of 2-0. Congratulations to Matt Gorman who correctly answered this week’s question and thus wins the Dunkin Donuts giftcard! Now in terms of fall sports, the season is fast approaching with practices beginning later this coming week. Therefore all week long I will be rolling out mini-previews for the various Raider fall teams so keep a lookout!

We are sticking with the little league theme this week for Raider Friday Trivia as this week’s question is… what state eliminated Wellesley South from regional play in their first regional appearance back in 2012? Get the correct answer and you could win one of the final two Dunkin Donuts gift cards I have at the moment! Answer tomorrow!

We’ve all heard the addage all good things must come to an end, and unfortunately for Wellesley South that came true today in the New England Regional semifinals. Needing just one win to advance to the regional championship game, and trying to bounce back from a heartbreaking loss Wednesday, South fell behind early and unfortunately this time could not recover as they fell to Fairfield, Connecticut 11-0 in 5 innings. Fairfield now moves on to the regional title game tomorrow to take on Warwick, Rhode Island. Despite the loss Wellesley South has a lot to be proud of as they became just the second Wellesley team to make it to regionals and continued quite a successful run for District 10 at both the sectional and state levels as the district 10 champion won section 3 for the 9th consecutive year and the state championship for the second consecutive year, 4th in the last 5 years (Newton Southeast and Wellesley South). Throughout it all Wellesley South represented the town, the district, the section, and then the state to the best of their ability and played the game the right way, and even when the going got tough, they never gave up. We at Wellesley Sports Blitz would like to congratulate South on an amazing tournament run as they gave themselves and the town memories that will last a lifetime!

Looking to bounce back from a tough loss last night vs. Rhode Island Wellesley South will face a tough test as they will face off with Fairfield, Connecticut tomorrow in an elimination game. Fairfield defeated Bedford, NH today 17-11 to advance to face South. The game time is 1 pm from Bristol and will be televised on ESPN! The winner will move on to the championship game Saturday against Rhode Island.