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!

 

In our final schedule unveil for the 2016/17 winter season we take a look at the schedules for the Wrestling and Boys Swim teams who are looking for a successful season. How does each team’s schedule look, let’s find out!

Wrestling:

12/10 @ Triton Quad Meet 10 am

12/14 vs. Dedham 7 pm

12/21 vs. Norwood 7 pm

1/4 vs. Braintree 7 pm

1/11 vs. Framingham 7 pm

1/18 @ Milton 7 pm

1/21 @ Weymouth quad meet 10 am

1/26 @ Walpole 7 pm

1/31 @ Brookline 5 pm

2/8 @ Needham 7 pm

Boys Swimming:

12/15 @ St John’s (Holy Cross) 4 pm

12/22 vs. Reading (Babson) 5 pm

1/6 @ Brookline (Tappan St Pool) 4 pm

1/10 vs. Newton North (Babson) 7 pm

1/13 vs. Framingham (Babson) 7 pm

1/17 @ Natick (Keefe Tech) 5 pm

1/24 vs. Milton (Babson) 7 pm

1/27 @ Needham (Babson) 7 pm

Happy hump day everyone, as today on our schedule unveil we take a look at the Indoor Track teams and Gymnastics. Since indoor track takes place at the same venue (Reggie Lewis Center) and against the same opponents I am combining the boys and girls schedule into one. Here’s a look at what these teams face this season.

Indoor Track:

12/15 vs. Natick 4:30 pm

12/22 vs. Walpole 4:30 pm

1/5 vs. Dedham 4:30 pm

1/19 vs. Milton 4 pm

1/26 vs. Norwood 4:30 pm

2/1 @ BSC Interdivisional Meet 5:30 pm

2/8 @ BSC Conference Meet 6 pm

Gymnastics:

1/3 vs. Weymouth (Exxcel) 8 pm

1/6 @ Walpole TBA

1/10 vs. Framingham (Exxcel) 8 pm

1/13 vs. Natick (Exxcel) 8 pm

1/17 @ Newton North 5 pm

1/20 vs. Norwood (Exxcel) 8 pm

1/24 @ Needham 4:30 pm

1/27 vs. Brookline (Exxcel) 8 pm

1/31 @ Braintree 7 pm

In part of 2 of our schedule unveil for the winter season we take a look at both the Boys and Girls Hockey schedules, both of which are looking for return trips to the state tournament. Here’s a look at what both teams face this upcoming season.

Girls:

12/10 vs. Milton (Babson) 8:40 pm

12/17 vs. Weymouth (Babson) 6:45 pm

12/21 @ Walpole (Rodman) 8 pm

12/29 vs. Plymouth (Babson) 3:4o pm

1/4 @ Norwood (Badjko) 4 pm

1/9 @ Needham (St Sebastians) 4:30 pm

1/11 vs. Brookline (Babson) 8:20 pm

1/14 @ Dedham (Nobles) 12:45 pm

1/16 @ Plymouth (Gallo) 7 pm

1/18 @ Braintree (Zapustas) 5 pm

1/21 @ Natick (Chase) 7:20 pm

1/25 @ Newton North (Fessenden) 7 pm

1/28 vs. Walpole (Babson) 6:45 pm

2/1 vs. Norwood (Babson) 6 pm

2/4 @ Milton (Ulin) 6 pm

2/8 vs. Framingham (Babson) 6 pm

2/11 vs. Dedham (Babson) 6:45 pm

2/15 vs. Needham (Babson) 6 pm

2/18 vs. Natick (Babson) 1:45 pm

2/22 vs. Beverly/Danvers (Babson) 6:40 pm

Boys:

12/10 @ Quincy (Quincy Youth Arena) 6:40 pm

12/17 @ Weymouth (Connell) 5 pm

12/21 vs. Walpole (Babson) 5:45 pm

12/28 @ Needham (Babson) 8:45 pm

1/4 vs. Norwood (Babson) 7:45 pm

1/7 @ Milton (Ulin) 6 pm

1/9 vs. Oliver Ames (Babson) 4 pm

1/11 @ Brookline (Walter Brown) 6 pm

1/14 vs. Dedham (Babson) 8:45 pm

1/18 vs. Braintree (Babson) 6 pm

1/21 vs. Natick (Babson) 6:45 pm

1/25 vs. Newton North (Babson) 7:45 pm

1/28 @ Walpole (Rodman) 4:30 pm

2/1 @ Norwood (Bajko) 4 pm

2/4 vs. Milton (Babson) 8:45 pm

2/8 @Framingham (Loring) 7 pm

2/11 @ Dedham (Nobles) 5:45 pm

2/15 vs. Needham (Babson) 7:45 pm

2/18 @ Natick (Chase) 7:20 pm

2/22 @ Waltham (Veterans) 7 pm

As we look ahead to the 2016/17 winter season, we begin by looking at both the Boys and Girls basketball schedules, as both teams begin their seasons officially today. While the Girls are coming off a Herget title and sectional semifinal berth last season, the boys are looking to taste tournament play after missing out last season. Here’s a look at each teams schedule!

Boys:

12/14 @ Xaverian 6:30 pm

12/16 @ Weymouth 6:30 pm

12/20 vs. Walpole 5:15 pm

12/22 @ Weston 6:30 pm

12/28 @ Rockland Tournament 3 pm

12/29 @ Rockland Tournament TBA

1/3 vs. Norwood 6:30 pm

1/6 @ Milton 6:30 pm

1/8 @ Needham (TD Garden) 12:30 pm

1/10 @ Brookline 6:30 pm

1/13 vs. Dedham 6:30 pm

1/17 vs. Braintree 6:30 pm

1/20 vs. Natick 5:15 pm

1/24 vs. Newton North 6:30 pm

1/27 @ Walpole 5:15 pm

1/31 @ Norwood 6:30 pm

2/3 vs. Milton 6:30 pm

2/7 @ Framingham 6:30 pm

2/10 @ Dedham 6:30 pm

2/14 vs. Needham 6:30 pm

2/16 @ Natick 5:30 pm

2/19 @ Riley Tournament (Westwood HS) TBA

2/20 @ Riley Tournament (Westwood HS) TBA

Girls:

12/16 vs. Weymouth 6:30 pm

12/20 vs. Walpole 6:45 pm

12/28 vs. Stoughton (Rockland HS) 1 pm

12/29 @ Rockland Tournament TBA

1/3 @ Norwood 6:30 pm

1/6 vs. Milton 6:30 pm

1/8 vs. Lincoln Sudbury (TD Garden) 11 am

1/10 vs. Brookline 6:30 pm

1/13 @ Dedham 6:30 pm

1/17 @ Braintree 5 pm

1/20 vs. Natick 7 pm

1/24 @ Newton North 6:30 pm

1/27 @ Walpole 6:45 pm

1/31 vs. Norwood 6:30 pm

2/3 @ Milton 6:30 pm

2/7 vs. Framingham 6:30 pm

2/10 vs. Dedham 6:30 pm

2/14 vs. Needham 5:15 pm

2/16 @ Natick 7 pm

2/19 vs. Archbishop Williams (Westwood HS) 1 pm

2/20 @ Riley Classic (Westwood HS) TBA

Fall season has officially come to an end and now it is time to take a look ahead to the winter season which begins officially on Monday. Beginning tomorrow we will roll out the 2016-17 schedules for the winter teams all week long, and then next week we will preview all the teams entering a new campaign!

Yesterday I posed the question of when the last time was that Wellesley football beat Needham on Thanksgiving by double digit points (Prior to Thursday)? The answer is.. 2014 as the Raiders knocked off the visiting Rockets 22-6 at Hunnewell Field, coincidentally the last time prior to yesterday that Wellesley had beaten Needham.