It’s the first Monday of 2019 everyone! That means it’s time for the first 2019 edition of Monday Poll. The final 2018 Monday Poll saw girls lax squeak out a win with 3 out of the 6 total votes. Today’s question is… What is the best sports apparel company? Nike, Reebok, Adidas, or Other?

As we begin the first full week of 2019 this is where the action really starts to pick up as we get into the core of both overall and league schedules. Here’s a look at whats on tap this week.

Monday 1-7

Boys Hockey vs. North Attleboro (Babson) 4:40 pm

Tuesday 1-8

Boys Basketball @ Brookline 6:30 pm

Girls Basketball vs. Brookline 6:30 pm

Boys Swimming vs. Framingham (Babson) 7 pm

Wednesday 1-9

Wrestling @ Milton 4 pm

Girls Hockey @ Brookline (Walter Brown Arena) 6 pm

Boys Hockey vs. Brookline (Babson) 6 pm

Thursday 1-10

Alpine Skiing vs. TBA (Ski Ward) 6 pm

Friday 1-11

Boys Basketball vs. Newton North 6:30 pm

Girls Basketball @ Newton North 6:30 pm

Boys Swimming @ Natick (Keefe Tech) 8 pm

Saturday 1-12

Wrestling @ Weymouth Invitational 9 am

Girls Hockey @ Newton North (Ryan Arena, Watertown) 2:20 pm

Boys Hockey vs. Newton North (Babson) 8:10 pm

Sunday 1-13

No Games

 

It was a very exciting Sunday morning for the Raider girls basketball team as they headed into TD Garden for the annual Good Sports Invitational to face-off with McDonogh of Maryland. This was the girls 3rd appearance in the Invitational coming away victorious both prior times. Could they make it 3 for 3, lets find out!

Result for 1-6-19

Girls Basketball: McDonogh 55 Wellesley 43

Well due to the annual Wellesley Cotillion event tonight there were no games but there is a Raider Friday Trivia question to answer. The answer to yesterday’s question is… Charlie Baker attended Needham High School.

As we closed out this first week of 2019, it was an important Friday night for both basketball teams who took on Walpole both looking to stay undefeated. Meanwhile boys swimming was also looking to start 2019 off in the win column as they took on Newton North. How would it all turn out, lets find out!

Results for 1-4-19

Boys Basketball: Wellesley 64 Walpole 47

Boys Swimming: Wellesley 94 Newton North 84

Girls Basketball; Wellesley 46 Walpole 32

It’s the first Friday of the new year, which means it’s time for the first 2019 edition of Raider Friday Trivia. Today’s question is…what rival high school did current Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker attend? Answer tomorrow!

Three more Raider teams kicked off the 2019 portion of their schedules today as both indoor track teams and wrestling looked for successful starts to the new year. Would they all be successful, lets find out!

Results for 1-3-19

Boys Indoor Track: Wellesley 66 Brookline 30

Girls Indoor Track: Wellesley 58 Brookline 42

Wrestling: Framingham 57 Wellesley 6

The 2019 slate of Raider action got underway last night as both hockey teams battled Framingham while gymnastics traveled to Weymouth. Could all 3 get 2019 off to the right start, lets find out!

Results for 1-2-18

Gymnastics: Wellesley beat Weymouth

Boys Hockey: Framingham 2 Wellesley 0

Girls Hockey: Wellesley 5 Framingham 0

Happy New Year everyone! While 2019 has officially commenced there is one bit of outstanding Raider action to get to from 2018. Yesterday girls hockey closed out the year with a visit to Austin Prep. Could the girls end the year on a high note, lets find out!

Result for 12-31-18

Girls Hockey: Austin Prep 3 Wellesley 0