It was certainly a busy Saturday for Raider fans as the wrestling team traveled to Weymouth for a quad meet, while boys and girls hockey took on Natick. Before we get to the recap however it’s time to reveal the answer to yesterday’s Raider Friday Trivia question. The answer is…Gillette Stadium is the only Massachusetts pro sports facility that a Wellesley team has not played at, as both basketball and hockey have played at the Garden and football played at Fenway. Congratulations to this week’s trivia winner Ryan Madden who has a Dunkin Donut’s gift card coming his way! Now onto the recap!

Results for 1-21-16

Wrestling: Newton North 45 Wellesley 28, Natick 54 Wellesley 16, Weymouth 45 Wellesley 22

Girls Hockey: Wellesley 2 Natick 1

Boys Hockey: Wellesley 4 Natick 1

It was a special night in Raider nation tonight as it was think pink night for the boys and girls basketball teams who hosted Natick in a doubleheader. Elsewhere boys swimming took on Xaverian and gymnastics hosted Norwood. How did it all turn out, let’s find out!

Results for 1-20-17

Boys Swimming: Wellesley 95 Xaverian 82

Girls Basketball: Wellesley 47 Natick 31

Boys Basketball: Wellesley 67 Natick 66

Gymnastics: Wellesley 127.5 Norwood 126

Happy Friday everyone, as we get ready for another weekend, it’s time for another edition of Raider Friday Trivia! Today’s question has a Dunkin Donuts gift card on the line for the winner so get your guesses in! The question today is… what is the only professional sports venue in Massachusetts that a Wellesley High team has not played in? Answer tomorrow!

Thursday was all track all the time, as the boys and girls indoor track team made their weekly trip into the Reggie Lewis Center to take on Milton. Could they run their way to victory, let’s find out!

Results for 1-19-17

Girls Indoor Track: Milton 54 Wellesley 46

Boys Indoor Track: Wellesley 56 Milton 44

As first reported yesterday by the Dan Ventura of the Boston Herald Henry Weycker, a sophomore pitcher on the Raider baseball team has given his verbal commitment to play at Virginia Tech. As a freshmen Weycker was one of the aces of the Raider’s staff helping lead the club to yet another postseason berth. I had the chance to catch up briefly with Weycker this morning to get his thoughts on the commitment, and here’s what he had to say. “It was a great feeling when I got off the phone with Virginia tech. I couldn’t be happier with the decision I made. My family and friends had all been great during this process.” Wellesley Sports Blitz would like to send it’s biggest congratulations to Weycker on this momentum decision.

It was another busy hump day today as both Raider hockey teams took to the ice against Braintree while the wrestling team hit the mat against herget foe Milton. Could both hockey teams pick up key points and could wrestling tame the Wildcats, let’s find out!

Results for 1-18-17

Wrestling: Milton 34 Wellesley 31

Girls Hockey: Wellesley 2 Braintree 2

Boys Hockey: Braintree 4 Wellesley 1

It may have been cold and wet outside tonight but things were heating up indoors as 4 Raider teams were in action, including a top ten battle on the road for the girls basketball team against powerhouse Braintree. Could the girls stay undefeated on the season and how would the other 3 teams do, let’s find out!

Results for 1-17-17

Boys Swimming: Wellesley 97 Natick 84

Girls Basketball: Braintree 61 Wellesley 47

Gymnastics: Newton North 136.45 Wellesley 125.6

Boys Basketball: Braintree 53 Wellesley 46

On this MLK day both Raider hockey teams took to the ice looking for key wins, including for one a key conference win. The boys traveled to Milton while the girls traveled all the way down to Bourne to take on Plymouth. Could both teams pull out a holiday win, let’s find out!

Results for 1-16-17

Girls Hockey: Wellesley 4 Plymouth 1

Boys Hockey: Wellesley 5 Milton 2

Happy Martin Luther King Day everyone. While we honor one of America’s greatest civil rights icons, it’s also time for another edition of Monday Poll. Last week’s poll asked where people got the majority of their sports information, and the resounding 1 vote cast went to… the internet. This week’s poll question is… which level of sports do you the reader enjoy watching most, professional, college, high school, or youth? Cast your votes now and the results will be posted during next Monday’s poll!

It is another full week of action in Raider Sports as we get into late January where every win and point matters in terms of tournament contention. Let’s see what’s on the docket for the week ahead!

Monday 1-16

Boys Hockey @ Milton (Ulin) 2 pm

Girls Hockey @ Plymouth (Gallo) 7 pm

Tuesday 1-17

Boys Basketball vs. Braintree 4:30 pm

Girls Basketball @ Braintree 5 pm

Gymnastics @ Newton North 5 pm

Boys Swimming @ Natick Keefe Tech 5 pm

Wednesday 1-18

Girls Hockey @ Braintree (Zapustas) 5 pm

Boys Hockey vs. Braintree (Babson) 6 pm

Wrestling @ Milton 7 pm

Thursday 1-19

Indoor Track vs. Milton (Reggie Lewis Center) 4 pm

Friday 1-20

Boys Basketball vs. Natick 5:15 pm

Girls Basketball vs. Natick 7 pm

Gymnastics vs. Norwood (Exxcel) 8 pm

Saturday 1-21

Wrestling @ Weymouth Quad Meet 10 am

Boys Hockey vs. Natick (Babson) 6:45 pm

Girls Hockey @ Natick (Chase) 7:20 pm

Sunday 1-22

No Games