Here we are folks, the first Raider Recap of the 2017 fall season! Today 4 Raider teams got their seasons underway, all against Herget rival Walpole. Which teams could get their season’s off to a winning start, let’s find out!

Results for 9-5-17

Boys Soccer: Walpole 3 Wellesley 2

Field Hockey: Wellesley 0 Walpole 0

Girls Volleyball: Walpole 3 Wellesley 1

Girls Soccer: Walpole 2 Wellesley 0

Happy Labor Day everyone! Hope everyone is enjoying the unofficial end of summer and in the spirit of the holiday I’m going to do some work right now with another edition of Monday Poll. Last week’s poll saw MMA take the top spot as people’s favorite form of fighting to watch. This week’s question is… what is your sporting event to watch during Labor Day weekend? MLB, the US Open, College football, or other?

Hopefully everyone is having a great long weekend so far, despite the yucky weather today around the Boston area at least. That being said with the holiday weekend comes the first fall edition of the weekly schedule as regular season games begin on Tuesday. Here’s a look at what this first week has in store for us!

Monday 9-4

No Games

Tuesday 9-5

Boys Soccer @ Walpole (Bird MS) 3:45 pm

Girls Soccer vs. Walpole 3:45 pm

Girls Volleyball vs. Walpole 4 pm

Field Hockey @ Walpole 6:30 pm

Wednesday 9-6

Boys Golf @ Needham (Needham Golf Club) 3:30 pm

Thursday 9-7

Boys Golf vs. Newton North (Nehoiden) 3:30 pm

Boys Soccer vs. Weymouth (Sprague 2) 3:45 pm

Girls Soccer @ Weymouth 3:45 pm

Field Hockey vs. Weymouth 3:45 pm

Girls Volleyball @ Weymouth 4 pm

Friday 9-8

Field Hockey vs. Waltham (Sprague 3) 3:45 pm

Saturday 9-9

Football vs. Concord Carlisle 3 pm

Sunday 9-10

No Games

As Labor Day weekend officially starts up it’s time to recap all the trivia questions from yesterday, both Raider Friday Trivia and Fall Trivia Part 3. Their answer’s are listed below!

Raider Friday Trivia:

The 98.5 host that resides in Wellesley is… Mike Felger who co-hosts the 2-6 pm show weekday’s!

Fall Trivia Part 3

1. The boys cross country team captured a state title last season.
2. Natick was the last team girls volleyball defeated in a home tournament game back in the fall of 2015.
3. Prior to 2016 the last time football beat Needham at Needham was exactly a decade earlier back in 2006.
4. The quarterback of that 2006 team was JD Walker.
5. Cross country holds their home meets at Elm Bank.

As promised it’s the third and final installment of Fall Sports Trivia. First off however here are the answers from yesterday’s 5 questions!

1. Boys Golf’s record last regular season was 17-0
2. There are 4 age groups in the fall baseball program this year
3. Coach Davis served in the Marines
4. Field hockey hosted Attleboro back in 2008, a 3-1 victory
5. The last time girls swimming beat Needham was 2015

Now here are today’s questions!

1. Which Raider cross country team captured a state title last year?
2. Who did girls volleyball defeat in their last home tournament match?
3. Prior to 2016 when was the last time football defeated Needham at Needham?
4. Who was the quarterback the last time football beat Needham at Needham?
5. Where does cross country hold their home meets?

It’s September 1st, and a Friday, and the start of Labor Day weekend, so a trifecta and it is also time for another edition of Raider Friday Trivia. This is on top of the last of the fall sports trivia questions that will be posted later today. Today’s question is…what 98.5 the Sports Hub radio host resides in Wellesley? Answer tomorrow!

As I mentioned in my boys golf preview last week, the team is coming off of a very impressive 2016 campaign and has even higher expectations as they enter a new season. Recently I was able to chat briefly with senior captain Harry Grosso about the upcoming season, and here’s what he had to say.

Me: After a season last year where you guys finished the regular season undefeated, what are expectations like heading into the new year?

Harry: After last years undefeated regular season and a run at the state title I believe the expectation for this year is to once again go undefeated and make an even larger push for the state title to be awarded in October.

Me: Who are the captains of the team this year and what other players are you looking to have a successful season?

Harry: Captains are Harry Grosso and Harry Culhane. Other players would be Culhane, Micahel Rosenbloom, Max Webb, Matt McKenna

Me: When you look at your schedule, who are some of the tougher foes that you foresee going up against?

Harry: Teams like Walpole, Brookline & BC High will be the tougher match ups in my opinion but I think that if we can play the golf we know we are capable of we should be fine.

Me: Personally what are your goals for this new season?

Harry: My personal goal for this season is to win the MIAA state title individually because last year I was in a position to do so but when I needed to convert I failed to do it and I learned a lot from that experience

 

Happy Thursday everyone, as we continue with part 2 of our Fall Sports Trivia special. First things first here are the answers to yesterday’s questions.

1. The current playoff format began back in 2013
2. John Fadule started his first game against NC State in 2015
3. The last time girls soccer won a state title was in fall of 2004
4. The boys soccer team upset Silver Lake in the first round of the tournament last season
5. Chris Sarni passed/ran for 6 total td’s in the win over Natick, 3 passing, 3 rushing

Here are today’s questions!

1. What was boys golf’s regular season record last fall?
2. How many age groups are there in Wellesley Little League’s fall baseball program this fall?
3. What branch of the military did head football coach Jesse Davis serve in?
4. Who did field hockey host in their first tournament game played at Sprague Field back in 2008?
5. When was the last time girls swimming defeated Needham?

Raider boys lacrosse coach Rocky Batty announced today on twitter that he is leaving his position to pursuit a coaching opportunity on the collegiate level. Batty spent 11 seasons at the helm of the Raiders guiding them to tournament play all 11 years, including his most successful campaign in 2012 where the Raiders advanced all the way to the state semifinals. Wellesley Sports Blitz would like to thank coach Batty for his tremendous career with the Raiders and wish him nothing but the best in his future endeavors!

As I said yesterday beginning today I will be posting 5 Raider fall sports trivia questions each day today-Friday. Below find the first 5 questions. Feel free to comment with answers to any or all of the questions!

1. What year did the current football playoff format begin in Massachusetts?
2. What school did former WHS quarterback John Fadule start his first collegiate game against for BC?
3. When was the last time girls soccer won a state championship?
4. What school did boys soccer upset in last year’s tournament?
5. How many total touchdowns did was former Raider quarterback Chris Sarni pass/rush for in the Raiders upset victory over then top 10 ranked and undefeated Natick back in fall of 2012?