Another night another home tournament game, as tonight it was girls basketball’s turn in the spotlight as they opened tournament play with a D1 South Quarterfinal against Marshfield. With both teams allowing less than 40 points per game this season, this one figured to be a defensive slugfest. Could the Raiders come out on top, let’s find out!
Result for 3-2-17
Girls Basketball: Wellesley 45 Marshfield 32 D1 South Quarterfinals
Team advances to play Mansfield in D1 South Semifinals!
On this first day of March, it was the tournament opener for the girls hockey game as they hosted Stoneham in the preliminary round of the D2 bracket. Could the girls take this first step as they try for a fourth consecutive trip to TD Garden, let’s find out!
Result for 3-1-17
Girls Hockey: Wellesley 3 Stoneham 0 D2 Preliminary Round
Girls advance to play Westwood in first round
Community Investors is hosting their second annual DodgeFest event Saturday March 18th from 12-3 at the High School. The event will feature food, music, and exciting dodgeball action. For details and to register go to communityinvestors.net
Following the Super 8 play in games last night the MIAA officially released the D1 South boys hockey bracket. Your Wellesley Raiders were seeded second and earn a bye into the quarterfinals, where they will meet the winner of Natick/Weymouth. Time, location, and date have yet to be announced, but as always stay tuned to our weekly schedule as one that information becomes official it’ll be posted on there!
Tournament time officially began tonight in Raider Nation as boys basketball squared off with Marshfield at home in the D1 South Preliminary Round. The boys who battled their way to an 11-11 regular season record were looking for at least one tournament win after missing the tournament a year ago. Could they get the job done, let’s find out!
Result for 2-27-17
Boys Basketball: Marshfield 57 Wellesley 53 D1 South Preliminary Round
Boys finish season 11-12. Best of luck to the seniors in their future endeavors!
It’s the last Monday in February and with the start of another week, it’s a good time for another edition of Monday Poll. In last week’s poll I asked you if you liked the new Wellesley High turf football field, and out of the 5 votes, 3 did not like it, while 2 did. This week’s poll takes a bit of a look forward as spring is fast approaching and thus spring sports as well. The question is… which spring sport do you the reader enjoy playing/watching the most? Baseball, Softball, Lacrosse, or other? Submit your votes and the results will be announced next week.
It’s tournament time! This week 4 Raider teams open up tournament play and are all looking for deep runs in their respective sectionals. As is always the case with these tournament week schedules the schedule will be updated based on results of the early rounds. Before we get to that however, here is the answer to Friday’s trivia question. Mary Anne MacDonald always donates lasagna to the Junior Class Auction. Now onto the schedule!
Monday 2-27
Boys Basketball vs. Marshfield D1 South Preliminary Round 6:30 pm
Tuesday 2-28
No Games
Wednesday 3-1
Girls Hockey vs. Stoneham D2 Preliminary Round (Babson) 6:40 pm
Thursday 3-2
Girls Basketball vs. Marshfield D1 South First Round 6:30 pm
Friday 3-3
No Games
Saturday 3-4
No Games
Sunday 3-5
Boys Hockey vs. Natick D1 South Quarterfinals (Canton Ice House) 6:30 pm
Girls Hockey vs. Westwood D2 First Round (Canton Ice House) 4:30 pm
As the clock flips to Friday it is time for another stirring edition of Raider Friday Trivia. Today’s question will possibly land one lucky reader a Dunkin Donuts gift card. The question is… what item does WHS athletic department secretary Mary Anne MacDonald donate annually to the WHS Junior Class Auction? The answer will be announced Sunday!
So I will be away from the blog tomorrow-mid day Sunday so I won’t be able to post the tournament seedings as they happen, but I will have all the first round matchups, dates and times in the weekly schedule on Sunday. The boys and girls basketball brackets will be announced tomorrow while the boys and girls hockey tournament fates will be announced Saturday. For all the up to date information and the full brackets go to miaa.net!
Tonight was the final night of games of the 2016-17 winter sport regular season, and there was some awesome action on the docket as it was senior night for the girls hockey team taking on unbeaten Beverly/Danvers while boys hockey traveled to Waltham to try to ruin the Hawks senior night. Could both teams end the regular season on a high note heading into postseason play, let’s find out!
Results for 2-22-17
Girls Hockey: Wellesley 4 Beverly/Danvers 3
Boys Hockey: Wellesley 3 Waltham 3
