It’s the first Friday of 2017, and thus the first new year’s installment of Raider Friday Trivia! We do a lovely Dunkin Donuts gift card on the line today once again so get those answers in and you could win! Today’s question is… what Raider team once played a road game at Boston College? Answer will be posted tomorrow!

It was a light day of action on this Thursday as it was just indoor track in action taking on Dedham. Could the teams run their way to a victory, let’s find out!

Results for 1-5-17

Boys Indoor Track: Wellesley 73 Dedham 27

Girls Indoor Track: Wellesley 69 Dedham 31

It was another busy Wednesday night in Raider sports as both hockey teams and wrestling opened up the 2017 portion of their schedules against Norwood and Braintree respectively. Could all 3 start off the new year on the right foot, let’s find out!

Results for 1-4-16

Wrestling: Braintree 57 Wellesley 12

Boys Hockey: Wellesley 2 Norwood 0

Girls Hockey: Wellesley 4 Norwood 1

It’s the first Raider recap of 2017, as it was the first night of games in the new year as boys and girls basketball took on Norwood, while gymnastics opened up it’s season at home vs. Weymouth. Could this trifecta of Raider teams get the new year off to a glowing start, let’s find out!

Results for 1-3-17

Girls Basketball: Wellesley 47 Norwood 28

Boys Basketball: Norwood 46 Wellesley 40

Gymnastics: Weymouth 126.3 Wellesley 118.5

It’s the first Monday of the new year and it’s also time for the first 2017 installment of Monday Poll. Last week’s poll asked which winter sport do you the reader most enjoy watching, and the winner with the only vote was… Basketball! Today’s poll question is… Should the new Wellesley High football field have lights? The results will be in next week’s Monday Poll!

We have officially entered the year 2017 and I first want to take a moment to wish all you readers out there a very very happy new year and hope that 2017 brings many more happy memories in Wellesley Sports. That being said let’s take a look at what the schedule looks like for the first week of 2017!

Monday 1-2

No Games

Tuesday 1-3

Boys Basketball vs. Norwood 6:30 pm

Girls Basketball @ Norwood 6:30 pm

Gymnastics vs. Weymouth (Exxcel) 8 pm

Wednesday 1-4

Girls Hockey @ Norwood (Badjko) 4 pm

Wrestling vs. Braintree 7 pm

Boys Hockey vs. Norwood (Babson) 7:45 pm

Thursday 1-5

Indoor Track vs. Dedham (Reggie Lewis Center) 4:30 pm

Friday 1-6

Boys Swimming @ Brookline (Tappan St Pool) 4 pm

Boys Basketball @ Milton 6:30 pm

Girls Basketball vs. Milton 6:30 pm

Saturday 1-7

No Games

Sunday 1-8

Girls Basketball vs. Lincoln Sudbury (TD Garden) 11 am

Boys Basketball vs. Needham (TD Garden) 12:30 pm

Thank you to Annie Cohen for passing this along about the Wrestling team’s edition of the “Polar Plunge” called the “Monk Dunk” which will take place tomorrow morning at 10 am at Morse’s Pond. On behalf of this blogger here’s hoping for a successful Plunge and also stay warm!

In honor of the end of the year 2016, I asked the question yesterday what Raider team last played a game on either December 31st or January 1st? The answer is… Girls Hockey, who played on December 31st of 2013 and were victorious over Canton 5-0. No one got the correct answer so the Dunkin gift card goes unclaimed yet another week but we will try again next week!

It’s the final Raider Friday Trivia of 2016 and there is a Dunkin Donuts gift card on the table so let’s see if we can end the year off with a bang. Today’s question is… Who was the last Raider team to play a game on either December 31st or January 1st? Get those answers in and the answer and hopefully prize winner will be posted tomorrow!

It’s the last Raider Recap of 2016 and it was a busy day indeed as both basketball teams headed back to the Rockland Christmas tourney’s final day with the girls looking for the title while boys swimming headed to Wayland for a quad meet and girls hockey hosted Plymouth in a rematch of last year’s D2 semifinals. How would it all play out, let’s find out!

Results for 12-29-16

Boys Basketball: Wellesley 56 Rockland 55

Girls Basketball: Wellesley 41 Rockland 39

Girls Hockey: Wellesley 1 Plymouth 1

Boys Swimming: Wellesley 82 Austin Prep 57, Wellesley 91 Groton 68, Wellesley 90 Waltham 62, Wayland 99 Wellesley 81