With fall practices having started up and the season itself close upon us, we take a look at the 2017 and how they are looking coming into the new season. We start off with boys and girls soccer who’s 2016 seasons were certainly different but also both of whom experience their fair share of growing pains. The boys soccer team was able to earn yet another postseason berth in 2016 finished 6-6-4 and then going on to upset Silver Lake, before falling to Needham in overtime in the D1 South quarterfinals. This year’s team will look to once again achieve a postseason berth and also look to get back towards the top of the Herget division standings.

The girls meanwhile are coming off a tough 2-9-3 season in 2016. However the team will begin a new chapter this fall as Cat Whitehall takes over as head coach. Whitehall has enjoyed an extremely successful playing and coaching career thus far and will look to transfer that over to the Raiders. Look for the girls to be right in the thick of things in 2017 in terms of both conference standings and post season wise. Tune back in tomorrow as we will preview field hockey and girls volleyball.

Happy Eclipse Day everyone, and if you are going to watch the eclipse, hope you are doing so safely. Along with being eclipse day it is also Monday which means time for another edition of Monday Poll! Last week’s vote saw Upper Deck edge out Field Level 8 votes to 5. This week’s question is…if you could be commissioner for one of the big 4 professional sports leagues, which league would you choose? NBA, MLB, NFL, NHL? Comment with your answers!

Hope everyone is having a great Sunday and weekend as we get ready for the start of another week. Just wanted to remind everyone that beginning tomorrow I will be unveiling the first of our official fall sports previews so keep an eye out and as always go Raiders!

It’s time now to unveil the Raider Friday Trivia answer from yesterday. The head coach of the Raider’s 1999 football super bowl title squad was… Andy Levin. Levin then went on to become athletic director at Wellesley High before returning to the coaching ranks as an offensive coordinator for the Raiders from 2006-2008. Levin was just recently hired as the offensive coordinator for the Dover-Sherborn football team. Congratulations to reader Ryan Lerman who was this week’s winner and thus will receive the Olive Garden gift card!

This year Community Investors will be introducing their Raider Intramural’s program for Wellesley High School students. This is a great opportunity for students to participate in fun and recreational activities with their peers after school in a safe and relaxing environment. Here is the official announcement with all the information about the program.

ANNOUNCING FOR THE FIRST TIME

RAIDERS INTRAMURALS

 

RELAX! PLAYBALL! HAVE FUN!

RIGHT AFTER SCHOOL

2:30 – 3:30

 

Tuesdays:

FLAG FOOTBALL @ Reidy Field

Sept. 12, 19, 26 Oct. 3, 10, 17

 

Wednesdays:

3V3 HOOP@ WHS Outdoor Courts

Sept. 13, 20, 27 Oct. 4, 11, 25

 

TWO THURSDAYS AT WHS GYM

Sept. 28 & Oct. 12

 

OPEN GYM

Corn Hole • Spike Ball • Can Jam • Dodgeball • Hoop

 

All Programs Co-Ed

All Grades Welcome

FREE! For All Students

All Experience Levels Welcome

Tunes Always!

Just Show Up & Get In The Game!

 

Sponsored by Wellesley Rotary Club, WHS PTSO, Highland Street Foundation and Wellesley Gentlemen’s Society

We’ve come to the final schedule unveil of the 2017 fall season as we take a look at the Raider football schedule. The Raider’s are coming off their first Herget title since 1999 and will be looking for more excitement this fall. All home games will be played at the high school stadium and with game times being all over the place I have listed all of them below. Here’s a look at their schedule!

9-9 vs. Concord Carlisle 3 pm

9-16 vs. Hingham 1 pm

9-23 @ Durfee 7 pm

10-1 vs. Walpole 1 pm

10-6 vs. Milton 7 pm

10-14 vs. Norwood 3 pm

10-20 @ Natick 7 pm

11-23 vs. Needham 10 am

 

 

 

Happy Friday everyone, and with it being another lovely Friday it’s time for another edition of Raider Friday Trivia. This week I’m switching up the prize a bit as one of you could walk away with an Olive Garden gift card. This week’s question is…who was the head coach of the 1999 Raider football super bowl championship team? Answer tomorrow!

On this second to last day of our schedule unveil for the 2017 fall season we look now to the boys and girls cross country team’s schedules. Since both teams have the same exact schedule the schedule posted below will be for both the boys and girls. The home meets will take place at Elm Bank and all meets will start at 345 unless otherwise noted. Also several of the meets are either tri-meets or quad-meets which is why multiple opponents are listed on one date, and for those that are away the host school will be in parenthesis.

9-13 @ Braintree

9-19 @ Newton North, Framingham, and Walpole (Newton North)

9-27 @ Weymouth, Milton (Milton HS)

10-4 vs. Natick, Brookline

10-11 @ Norwood

10-17 vs. Needham

Happy hump day everyone, as in today’s schedule release we take a look at the boys golf team. The boys will be playing their home matches at Nehoiden this fall and all matches start at 3:30 unless otherwise noted.

9-7 vs. Newton North

9-12 @ Braintree

9-14 vs. Walpole

9-18 vs. Brookline

9-19 @ Norwood

9-25 @ Milton

10-2 vs. Framingham

10-10 @ Weymouth

10-11 @ Needham

10-16 vs. Natick

On day 2 of our 2017 fall season schedule reveal, we take a look at the field hockey and girls volleyball teams who are both looking to earn tournament berths in the new season. Field Hockey’s home games will be played at the Wellesley High stadium and all games will start at 3:45 unless otherwise noted. Girls Volleyball will play their home matches in the high school gym and matches will start at 4 unless noted otherwise.

Field Hockey:

9-5 @ Walpole

9-7 vs. Weymouth

9-11 vs. Norwood (Sprague 3)

9-13 @ Milton

9-18 vs. Brookline

9-26 @ Braintree

9-28 vs. Natick (Sprague 3)

10-3 vs. Walpole (Sprague 3)

10-5 @ Newton North

10-10 @ Norwood

10-12 vs. Milton (Sprague 3)

10-17 vs. Framingham

10-24 @ Needham

Girls Volleyball:

9-5 vs. Walpole

9-7 @ Weymouth

9-11 @ Norwood

9-13 vs. Milton

9-18 @ Brookline

9-20 vs. Boston Latin

9-26 vs. Braintree

9-28 @ Natick

10-3 @ Walpole

10-5 vs. Newton North

10-10 vs. Norwood

10-12 @ Milton

10-17 @ Framingham

10-24 vs. Needham

10-26 vs. Natick