It is the first winter season installment of the Raider Recap and boy was it a fun first day of regular season games. Wrestling opened up with a quad match at Triton, while boys hockey traveled to Quincy, and girls hockey hosted Herget rival Milton. Before we get to the recap however, it is time for the answer to yesterday’s Raider Friday Trivia question where I asked what holiday tournament the boys and girls basketball teams participate in. The answer is… the Rockland Christmas Tournament which they will once again travel to later this month. Now onto the recap!

Results for 12-10-16

Wrestling: Triton 48 Wellesley 27, Lost to Essex Tech, Wellesley 40 Belmont 30

Boys Hockey: Wellesley 1 Quincy 0

Girls Hockey: Wellesley 3 Milton 3

On this final day of our winter sports previews, we take a look at one of the teams that will open their new season tomorrow, the wrestling team. The team is coming off a 2015-16 season that saw them go 1-9 overall but did also see Josh Cohen finish third in the all state match. With Cohen returning among others, the Raiders will look to go up, up, up this season as they look to put the rest of the Bay State Conference on notice.

Tis the season… actually more like tis the time for another edition of Raider Friday Trivia. Today’s question is… what tournament do both the Raider Boys and Girls Basketball teams participate in during winter vacation? The answer will be posted tomorrow in the first winter edition of the Raider Recap!

On our second to last day of winter sports previews we take a look at the Boys Swim and Gymnastics teams who both are coming off Bay State Conference titles in 2015/16 and looking to continue that success into the new campaign. The swim team finished last year 12-1 overall, winning the Bay State regular season championship, and then finished second at the Conference Championships. The boys then went on to finish third in the sectionals meet, and then advanced to the all state meet where they took 9th place. The gymnastics team finished the season a perfect 9-0 winning yet another Bay State Conference title and then went on to finish 8th at the sectionals meet. The team will look for another banner worthy season this time around.

Happy hump day everyone, as today we continue our week long preview of the winter sports season by taking a look at both the boys and girls indoor track teams. Both teams are coming off successful 2015-16 seasons and are looking for bigger and better things in 2016-17. The boys finished last year 4-2 overall and then went to place 4th at the Bay State Conference championships. The girls finished their season 3-3, and went on then to win the Bay State Conference championship and are looking to repeat this season, while the boys will look to capture the title themselves as well.

On day 2 of our winter sports preview we look at the first teams to start their regular season this weekend, the boys and girls ice hockey teams, both of whom are coming off of tournament appearances in 2015-16. The boys had an up and down campaign finishing 9-9-3 overall and falling to eventual state champion Franklin in the first round of the D1 South tournament. The team returns a solid core and will be looking to once again compete for a Herget title and tournament berth this season. The girls on the other hand had another magical season last year finishing 18-3-2 overall, winning the Herget, and for the third year in a row advancing all the way to the state finals, where they unfortunately fell to Notre Dame Academy. The team begins a new chapter this season under new head coach PT Donato, who will look to guide the girls to another Herget title and potentially a 4th straight trip to TD Garden.

Today we begin our previews for the 2016-17 winter season by taking a look at both the Boys and Girls Basketball teams. The girls are looking to capitalize on their success last season while the boys are looking to make the tournament after missing in 2015-16. The girls finished their campaign last year with a 20-3 overall record, winning the Bay State Herget crown and advancing all the way to the D1 South semifinals before falling to the always tough Braintree Wamps. The girls did lose some key seniors from that team, but do return the likes of Leo Sterling, and Dorian Cohen who will look to lead the team to another Herget title and deep tournament run. The boys meanwhile finished 7-13 missing the tournament as I said, however the team did end their season on a high note winning the Westwood tournament and giving themselves positive momentum heading into this new campaign.

It’s the first weekly schedule of the 2016-17 winter season as both hockey teams and wrestling open their seasons this coming Saturday. Now since that’s the only day of games this week, I’m just going to put Saturday’s action below rather than the full week. The full weekly schedules will commence starting next Sunday. Let’s see the action!

Saturday 12-10

Wrestling @ Triton Quad Meet 10 am

Boys Hockey @ Quincy (Quincy Youth Arena) 6:40 pm

Girls Hockey vs. Milton (Babson) 8:40 pm

Yesterday in the first December edition of Raider Friday Trivia I asked you when the last time the Raider Girls Basketball team lost a home tournament game. The answer is… 2015, as the Raiders fell to Brockton 49-42 in first round of the D1 South tournament.

It’s the first Friday of December, and the first Friday of the winter sports season. It’s also time for the first December edition of Raider Friday Trivia! Today’s question is… when was the last time a Raider Girls Basketball team lost a tournament game at HOME? The answer will be posted tomorrow!