As we wind down the winter sports season it’s time for our 2019-20 winter sports reviews. We begin today with both the boys and girls basketball teams. The boys fought tooth and nail this season but unfortunately came up one game short of the tournament finishing 7-9. With the motivation of missing out on the tournament this year and key pieces returning next season, I would look for the Raiders to be back in tournament contention in 2020-21. The girls meanwhile did go through some growing pains this season, finishing 5-15 overall, but certainly showed heart and determination all season long. With a solid core returning I would look for the girls to get back to their winning ways next season.

Stay tuned tomorrow as we will review both indoor track teams!

There will be one final winter sports weekly schedule as with girls hockey’s win tonight, they will advance to their third straight state title game. That game’s information is posted below, and will be updated once a time is announced. Some programming notes for this coming week. Starting tomorrow I will post our 2019-20 winter sports season reviews each day, and on Thursday and Friday I will preview both teams for Sunday’s girls hockey final, so stay tuned for all!

Sunday 3-15

Girls Hockey vs. Canton D2 Finals (TD Garden) 545 pm

It was a big one for girls hockey as they headed once again to Warrior Ice Arena to battle Falmouth with a third straight trip to TD Garden on the line. Could the girls punch their ticket once again, lets find out!

Result for 3-8-20

Girls Hockey: Wellesley 6 Falmouth 0 D2 Semifinals

Girls advance to face Canton in finals!

Speaking of girls hockey it’s time to answer yesterday’s trivia question! The last time girls hockey met Falmouth in the postseason was in 2015 when Falmouth beat the Raiders in the state finals.

It’s official, girls hockey will face Falmouth tomorrow with a trip to the Garden on the line! Tomorrow’s game will be at 5 at Warrior Ice Arena, between two teams who know each other well over the last decade. Here’s a look at how they both got here!

Wellesley:

21-1

1 Seed

Beat Westwood 6-1

GF: 99

GA: 13

 

Falmouth:

13-5-5

12 Seed

Beat Dennis Yarmouth 2-1

GF: 76

GA: 44

Hope everyone is having a good Friday so far. What better time to close out the work week than for another edition of Raider Friday Trivia. Today’s question is…When was the last time girls hockey beat Falmouth in a postseason contest? Answer tomorrow!

Now that both Wellesley and Canton have secured their spots in the D2 Semifinals, I thought it would be fun to preview the remaining D2 Quarterfinals taking place tomorrow at Warrior Ice Arena. One of those (Dennis-Yarmouth/Falmouth) will decide who faces Wellesley in the semis. The other D2 Quarterfinal will feature Norwell and Notre Dame Academy for the right to face Canton. Here’s a look at both matchups!

Dennis-Yarmouth/Falmouth

Dennis Yarmouth:

13-2-3

4 Seed

Beat Dedham 3-2

GF: 64

GA: 23

Falmouth:

12-5-5

12 Seed

Beat Sandwich 1-0

GF: 74

GA: 43

Notre Dame Academy/Norwell

NDA:

14-5-3

7 Seed

Beat Natick 5-1

GF: 66

GA: 31

Norwell:

19-2

2 Seed

Beat Burlington 7-1

GF: 110

GA: 43

 

The hunt for a 3rd straight state title continued tonight for girls hockey as the girls squared off with Westwood in the D2 Quarterfinals. Could the girls continue their march towards a 3 peat, lets find out!

Result for 3-4-20

Girls Hockey: Wellesley 6 Westwood 1 D2 Quarterfinals

Girls advance to meet winner of Falmouth/Dennis Yarmouth in semifinals!

It is less than 36 hours till face off as girls hockey will take on Westwood in the D2 Quarterfinals tomorrow night at Warrior Ice Arena. These two teams are definitely familiar postseason foes as they have met 3 times in the postseason since 2012, all Westwood victories. Let’s see how the teams stack up this time around!

Wellesley:

20-1-0

1 Seed

Beat Medfield/Norton 3-0

GF: 93

GA: 12

 

Westwood:

15-5-3

9 Seed

Beat Algonquin/Hudson 3-2

GF: 82

GA: 51

It’s the first Monday in March and that means it’s time for the first March edition of Monday Poll. Today’s poll question is…Will girls hockey make it back to the state finals for the 3rd straight year? Comment with your answers!