We have entered the month of May and thus really begins the home stretch of the spring sports season as teams fight and jockey for wins, conference standing, and tournament berths. Let’s take a look at what this first week of May has to offer for our favorite Raider teams!

Monday 5-1

Girls Golf vs. Ursuline (Wellesley CC) 3 pm

Boys Tennis vs. Milton 3:45 pm

Girls Tennis @ Milton 3:45 pm

Baseball vs. Natick (Sprague) 3:45 pm

Softball @ Natick 3:45 pm

Boys Volleyball @ Weymouth 4 pm

Tuesday 5-2

Girls Tennis vs. Hopkinton 3:45 pm

Baseball vs. Dedham (Sprague) 3:45 pm

Softball @ Dedham (Lowen) 3:45 pm

Boys Tennis @ Walpole 3:45 pm

Boys Lacrosse vs. Braintree 4 pm

Girls Lacrosse @ Braintree 4 pm

Coed Sailing @ Boston Latin (Courageous Sailing Club) 4 pm

Wednesday 5-3

Girls Golf @ Brookline (The Country Club) 3 pm

Coed Sailing @ Portsmouth Abbey (Bristol Yacht Club RI) 3 pm

Boys Tennis @ Brookline (Waldstein) 3:45 pm

Girls Tennis vs. Brookline 3:45 pm

Softball vs. Walpole (Lee) 3:45 pm

Track @ Milton & Walpole (Milton HS) 3:45 pm

Baseball @ Walpole 4 pm

Boys Volleyball vs. Norwood 4 pm

Thursday 5-4

Girls Golf vs. Saugus (Nehoiden) 3 pm

Softball @ Newton North 3:45 pm

Boys Tennis @ Needham 3:45 pm

Girls Tennis vs. Needham 3:45 pm

Coed Sailing vs. Lincoln Sudbury (Lake Cochituate) 3:45 pm

Boys Lacrosse vs. Newton North 4 pm

Girls Lacrosse @ Newton North 4 pm

Friday 5-5

Coed Sailing vs. Brookline (Lake Cochituate) 3:45 pm

Baseball vs. Newton North (Sprague) 4 pm

Boys Volleyball @ Natick 4 pm

Saturday 5-6

Boys Lacrosse @ Melrose 4 pm

Sunday 5-7

No Games

It was a beautiful last Saturday of April as there was certainly a lot of youth sports action to be had around town, so let’s not waste any time, and let’s go right to the recap!

Little League Baseball:

American League:

Braves 10 Dodgers 9

Cardinals 9 Nationals 7

Red Sox 8 Tigers 7

3rd Grade:

Nationals 19 Giants 0

Rangers 7 Tigers 1

Red Six 14 Braves 5

It was a rare Saturday of Raider sports action as both baseball and softball were in action taking on Walpole in games that were being made up from earlier this season. Could both teams tame the Rebels and get much needed wins, let’s find out! First however it’s time to answer yesterday’s Raider Friday Trivia question! The brotherly duo currently staring at Georgetown and Tufts respectively are… Kevin Superko (2013) and Tim Superko (2012) who are both starting pitchers for their respective programs. Now onto the recap!

Results for 4-29-17

Baseball: Walpole 12 Wellesley 5

Softball: Walpole 12 Wellesley 0

On what was a beautiful Friday night in Wellesley it was another full slate of youth sports action on the fields around town. Who would prevail on this last Friday in April, let’s find out!

Little League Baseball:

National League:

Phillies 6 Twins 3

Dodgers 3 Diamondbacks 2

Royals 10 Rangers 5

Cubs 6 Astros 5

Red Sox 6 Angels 5

3rd Grade Baseball:

Pirates 5 Giants 1

 

As the last week of April came to a close it was a beautiful day for all sports and it was certainly a busy Friday in Raider nation. How did all the action turn out… let’s find out!

Results for 4-28-17

Baseball: Braintree 7 Wellesley 2

Boys Lacrosse: Wellesley 15 Norwood 3

Girls Lacrosse: Wellesley 15 Norwood 2

Boys Volleyball: Wellesley 3 Brookline 0

It’s the last Raider Friday trivia for the month of April so let’s make it a good one today! The question for today is… which brotherly duo of WHS alums both currently play collegiate baseball for Georgetown and Tufts respectively?

After 2 days of washed out action, we finally got back to some youth sports action around town as little league baseball and softball continued their early parts of the season. Let’s take a look at how all the action unfolded!

Little League Baseball:

American League:

Pirates 3 Red Sox 2

Braves 8 Tigers 2

Indians 8 Nationals 2

3rd Grade Baseball:

Nationals 4 Orioles 2

Today was certainly a much better day in the weather department as all scheduled athletic contests went on as scheduled on this last Thursday of April. Would the sun shine down on some Raider victories, let’s find out!

Results for 4-27-17

Girls Track: Wellesley 114 Norwood 22

Boys Track: Beat Norwood

Girls Tennis: Wellesley 5 Weymouth 0

Boys Tennis: Wellesley 5 Weymouth 0

Girls Golf: Wellesley 4.5 Notre Dame Academy 1.5

Mother nature certainly wreaked havoc on today’s schedule as all but one of the scheduled contests today were postponed. The lone event that got in with coed sailing who took on Dover Sherborn. Would the sailors brave the elements and pull out a win, let’s find out!

Result for 4-26-17

Coed Sailing: Wellesley 4 Dover Sherborn 1

Despite the wet weather outside that did not stop the majority of Raider’s sporting events from being played today. How would all the action turn out… let’s find out!

Results for 4-25-17

Girls Lacrosse: Wellesley 14 Brookline 4

Coed Sailing: St John’s Prep 3 Wellesley 2

Boys Volleyball: Wellesley 3 Newton North 2

Boys Lacrosse: Wellesley 14 Brookline 1