Wellesley Sports Blitz would like to wish everyone a safe and happy Labor Day holiday and in particular the Raider sports teams who are entering their first week of regular season competition! Go Raiders!

Well Labor Day is upon us, and therefore so is the first week of regular season games for the 2016 fall season. It is an exciting time as all Raider teams will begin their quests for league titles as well as tournament berths. Let’s see what this week has in store.

Monday 9-5

No Games

Tuesday 9-6

No Games

Wednesday 9-7

Boys Golf @ Milton (Wollaston CC) 3:30 pm

Boys Cross Country @ Brookline and Natick (Larz Anderson) 3:45 pm

Girls Cross Country @ Brookline and Natick (Larz Anderson) 3:45 pm

Field Hockey vs. Needham (Sprague) 3:45 pm

Boys Soccer vs. Needham (Sprague) 3:45 pm

Girls Volleyball @ Needham 5:15 pm

Girls Soccer @ Needham 7:15 pm

Thursday 9-8

Boys Golf vs. Needham (Nehoiden) 3:30 pm

Friday 9-9

Field Hockey vs. Walpole (Sprague) 3:45 pm

Boys Soccer vs. Walpole (Sprague) 3:45 pm

Girls Soccer @ Walpole 4 pm

Girls Volleyball @ Walpole 4 pm

Football @ New Mission 6 pm

Saturday 9-10

No Games

Sunday 9-11

No Games

So this morning I asked the question what MLB team did Wellesley’s own Nate Freiman collect his first major league hit against? The answer is… the Seattle Mariners as Freiman hit an RBI single in Oakland’s first game of the 2013 season!

Today we roll out the last schedule for the 2016 fall season, with the Raider football team, who is looking to duplicate a very successful season a year ago, and then some as they make the move into Division 1A this season. One item of note is that due to the delay in the turf field installment at the high school, the Raider’s two “home” games this regular season will be played at Weston High School! With that said, here’s the schedule!

9/9 @ New Mission 6 pm

9/16 @ Framingham 7 pm

9/23 vs. Natick (Weston HS) 7 pm

9/30 vs. Dedham (Weston HS) 7 pm

10/7 @ Walpole 7 pm

10/15 @ Norwood 2 pm

10/21 @ Milton 7 pm

11/24 @ Needham 10 am

It is the first Friday of September! Fall is upon us as a new school year has begun! That said here is the first September edition of Raider Friday Trivia. Today’s question is… what MLB team did former Raider Nate Freiman have his first major league hit against back in 2013? Answer later tonight!

On this second to last day of our pre-season schedule release we take a look at the Boys Golf and Girls Swimming schedules for the upcoming season. Let’s see what these teams have in store as they begin a new campaign.