Now that the winter season has officially ended it’s time to take a look back at the 2018-19 winter season with some season reviews. What better way to start than by taking a look back at both hockey programs. The girls finished the regular season 13-4-3 before defeating Canton, Norwell, Walpole and finally Notre Dame Academy in an overtime thriller to capture their second straight D2 state title. With only 5 graduating seniors look for the girls to be heavy favorites for a 3rd straight title come next season.

The boys team also earned a postseason trip in 2018-19 after finishing the regular season 11-7-2. After defeating Walpole in the first round of the D1 South bracket the boys fell to eventual state champion Duxbury in the quarterfinals. Much like their female counterparts the boys will have a strong core back next season and will look to once against battle for Bay State Conference and D1 supremacy.

Stay tuned tomorrow as we’ll review both basketball teams!

Now that the winter sports tournament has come to an end I thought it would be interesting to take a look at how the teams who knocked off both basketball teams and boys hockey fared in the remainder of the tournament, as I think the results will intrigue you. Let’s take a look!

Boys Basketball:

Newton North defeated Brookline in D1 South Semifinals, defeated Mansfield in D1 South Finals, and then lost to Lynn English in D1 State Semifinals.

Girls Basketball:

Braintree defeated Needham in D1 South Finals, defeated Central Catholic in D1 State Semifinals, and then defeated Springfield Central in D1 State Finals.

Boys Hockey:

Duxbury defeated Barnstable in D1 South Semifinals, defeated Franklin in D1 South Finals, and defeated Winchester in D1 State Finals.

It is another beautiful Monday Morning, and that means it’s time for another edition of Monday Poll. This week’s poll question is, who do you think will win March Madness? Comment with your responses!

Here are some pictures I took at today’s girls hockey state title win at TD Garden!

It was the game that every high school athlete dreams of, the state championship. For girls hockey it was a chance to repeat as D2 champions as they faced off with Notre Dame Academy at TD Garden. Could the Raiders avenge a 2016 title loss and a regular season loss this year to the Cougars and come away with more hardware, lets find out!

Result for 3-17-19

Girls Hockey: Wellesley 3 Notre Dame Academy 2 D2 State Finals

Girls finish season 17-4-3. Congratulations on another championship season and best of luck to the seniors moving forward!

 

We are less than 48 hours from face-off and it’s time now to look at your Wellesley Raider’s path to another TD Garden appearance. The Raiders are looking for their second straight D2 crown in what is their 5th appearance in the Garden in 6 years. Here’s a look at how they got there.

Wellesley:

16-4-3

5 Seed

Beat Canton 5-0 in First Round

Beat Norwell 6-1 in Quarterfinals

Beat Walpole 4-1 in Semifinals

GF: 84

GA: 28

Happy Friday everyone, and since it is the best day of the week, it’s time for another edition of Raider Friday Trivia. Today’s question is… who scored the lone Raider goal in their 3-1 loss to NDA in the 2016 state title game? Answer tomorrow!

The MIAA officially announced today the start times of Sunday’s state title hockey games and the Wellesley girls will play the opener at 9 am at TD Garden. The weekly schedule has been updated to reflect this.

As we count down the hours to championship Sunday it’s time to take a look at the Raider’s opponent the Cougars of Notre Dame Academy. This is a familiar foe for the Raiders as not only is this a rematch of the 2016 state final won by the Cougars but these teams also met twice this season with NDA going 1-0-1 (1-1 tie, 3-2 win). Let’s take a look at how the Cougars got here.

Notre Dame Academy:

16-5-2

7 Seed

Beat Dedham 3-2 in first round

Beat Falmouth 4-0 in quarterfinals

Beat Westwood 3-0 in semifinals

GF: 79

GA: 39

Another season another state final appearance for girls hockey. The girls will face Notre Dame Academy Sunday at TD Garden in a rematch of the 2016 state final won by the Cougars. The teams also met twice this season in 2 down to the wire affairs. Tomorrow and Friday I will be unveiling previews for both teams as we get ready for Sunday.