It’s the last Monday of April and spring time weather has definitely hit here in New England, and it also is a perfect time for another edition of Monday Poll. Last week’s poll asked where in Wellesley was your favorite place to watch the marathon and we actually for the first time in Monday Poll history had a tie for the top spot with both Wellesley Center and Other receiving two votes a piece. This week’s poll question is…what is your favorite food item to have at a sporting event, hot dog, pizza, popcorn, or other? Comment with your answers!

With the end of April vacation not only does the high school sports season kick into high gear but the youth sports season also begins on the many fields around town. This year along with my usual Raider recaps for the high school teams, I will also each night be posting youth recaps with the results from the many youth games around town. Keep a look out for that and if you are a coach or a parent of a player of a youth team around town and would like to submit any sort of game recap of your own for your child’s team please feel free to email them to me!

School is back in session this week and that means we get back to a full week of Raider sports action as the main stretch of the season commences. Here’s a look at what’s ahead this week for your Raider teams!

Monday 4-24

Girls Golf vs. Cohasset (Nehoiden) 3:30 pm

Softball vs. Brookline (Lee) 3:45 pm

Coed Sailing @ Notre Dame Academy (Lincoln Maritime Center) 3:45 pm

Baseball @ Brookline (Parsons) 4 pm

Boys Volleyball vs. Braintree 4 pm

Girls Lacrosse vs. Westwood 4 pm

Tuesday 4-25

Coed Sailing vs. St Johns Prep 3:45 pm

Boys Lacrosse @ Brookline (Downes) 4 pm

Girls Lacrosse vs. Brookline 4 pm

Boys Volleyball vs. Newton North 4 pm

Wednesday 4-26

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

Thursday 4-27

Girls Golf vs. Notre Dame Academy (Nehoiden) 3 pm

Boys Tennis @ Weymouth 3;45 pm

Girls Tennis vs. Weymouth 3:45 pm

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

Friday 4-28

Softball @ Braintree 3:45 pm

Baseball vs. Braintree (Sprague) 4 pm

Girls Lacrosse vs. Norwood 4 pm

Boys Volleyball @ Brookline 4 pm

Boys Lacrosse @ Norwood 4:30 pm

Saturday 4-29

Baseball vs. Walpole (Sprague) 11 am

Softball @ Walpole (Bird MS) 11 am

Sunday 4-30

No Games

It may not have been the nicest day outside today but that didn’t stop boys lacrosse from heading over to Dover Sherborn for their battle with Andover on the final day of the Coaches Challenge. Coming in at 1-1 on the tournament the boys were looking to end the challenge on a high note prior to getting back into conference play next week. Would they be successful… let’s find out!

Result for 4-22-17

Boys Lacrosse: Andover 14 Wellesley 11

Yesterday I asked the question which two Wellesley Little League teams played the first game at the new Reidy Field? The answer is… The Red Sox and Yankees of the American League. Interestingly enough those were the same two teams who met in the first AL finals played at the new and improved Reidy! Have a happy Saturday!

It was a gloomy dreary day today but that didn’t stop girls lacrosse from taking on Dover-Sherborn at home this morning. Fresh off their Beantown Shootout championship the girls were looking to keep the good times rolling as they faced the Blue Raiders. Would they get the job done, let’s find out!

Result for 4-21-17

Girls Lacrosse: Wellesley 13 Dover Sherborn 6

It may be a rainy gloomy Friday out but that doesn’t mean we can’t spice it up a bit with some Raider Friday Trivia! Today’s question is… who were the first two teams to play on the current edition of Reidy Field? Answer tomorrow!

Today was all about the lax as both boys and girls lacrosse were in action as the boys took on Winchester on day 2 of the Coaches Challenge while the girls took on Boston Latin in the championship game of the Beantown Shootout. Would both teams come up with big wins, let’s find out!

Results for 4-20-17

Girls Lacrosse: Wellesley 14 Boston Latin 3

Boys Lacrosse: Wellesley 11 Winchester 10

It was another busy day of Raider action on this Wednesday of April vacation week as baseball looked to bounce back from yesterday’s loss to Barnstable as they traveled to Medfield, meanwhile boys tennis took on Newton North and girls lacrosse took on Arlington at Boston Latin. Would it be a clean sweep of victories today, let’s find out!

Results for 4-19-17

Baseball: Wellesley 7 Medfield 2

Boys Tennis: Wellesley 3 Newton North 2

Girls Lacrosse: Wellesley 14 Arlington 4

It was a beautiful Tuesday of this April vacation week as both boys lacrosse and baseball took to the field for some non-league action with boys lacrosse taking on Dover-Sherborn in the first round of the Coaches Challenge while baseball hosted Barnstable. Would it be a victorious day for these two teams, let’s find out!

Results for 4-18-17

Boys Lacrosse: Dover-Sherborn 10 Wellesley 4

Baseball: Barnstable 2 Wellesley 0