Yesterday I promised another special edition of Raider Trivia today, so here it is! The question is… since 2014 how many sports have Wellesley and Bridgewater Raynham played in? The answer will be in tomorrow’s Raider Friday Trivia post!

In this special edition of Raider Trivia I asked where the Cross Country teams hold their home meets? The answer is… Elm Bank! Stay tuned tomorrow for another special edition of Raider Trivia!

As I said yesterday with the fall season pretty much over, the next couple of days I will be posting some fall sports related Raider trivia questions special edition! Today’s question is… where does the Raider Cross Country team hold it’s home meets? The answer later tonight!

With the majority of the fall teams having completed their seasons, it’s now time to look back at the 2016 fall campaign for your Raider teams. Next week we will each day take a look back at the fall sports teams seasons, as well as preview the 129th Thanksgiving game to take place Thanksgiving morning in Needham. For the rest of this week we will have some special Raider trivia questions pertaining to all things fall sports!

Today was a busy, busy day in Raider tournament action as all 3 remaining teams were in action in sectional quarterfinal games, all the road. Could these Raider teams play road warriors and keep their championship hopes alive, let’s find out!

Results for 11-7-16
Boys Soccer: Needham 1 Wellesley 0 D1 South Quarterfinals
Team finishes 7-7-4. Congratulations on a great season and tournament run and best of luck to the seniors going forward!
Girls Volleyball: Acton-Boxborough 3 Wellesley 0 D1 Central/West Quarterfinals
Team finishes 11-11. Congratulations on a great 2016 season and best of luck to the seniors!
Field Hockey: Dennis-Yarmouth 1 Wellesley 0 D1 South Quarterfinals
Team finishes 11-3-4. Congratulations on a terrific season and tournament run and good luck to the seniors in their future endeavours!

The tournament is in full swing and three Raider teams (Field Hockey, Boys Soccer, and Girls Volleyball) are still in contention! Tomorrow promises to be a very busy day as all 3 are in action in their sectional quarterfinals. As always with the tournament the schedule is subject to change based on the results so stay tuned. Here’s a look at what’s on tap this week.

Monday 11-7
Field Hockey @ Dennis Yarmouth D1 South Quarterfinals 2:30 pm
Girls Volleyball @ Acton-Boxborough D1 Central/West Quarterfinals 6 pm
Boys Soccer @ Needham D1 South Quarterfinals 6 pm

Tuesday 11-8
No Games

Wednesday 11-9
No Games

Thursday 11-10
No Games

Friday 11-11
Football @ Brockton 1 pm

Saturday 11-12
Cross Country @ State Divisional Meet (Wrentham Dev. Center) TBA
Girls Swimming @ Sectional Meet (Boston University) 5 pm

Sunday 11-13
No Games

Today was a big day tournament wise for Raiders fans as football looked to keep it’s undefeated season and road to Gillette alive as they hosted Bridgewater-Raynham in the D1A South Semifinals. Meanwhile boys soccer opened up tournament play on the road as they traveled to Silver Lake. How would it all turn out, we will find out, but first here’s the answer to yesterdays trivia question. The first tournament game played at Sprague field was… field hockey against Attleboro on November 1st, 2008 in the first round of the D1 South tournament. The Raiders were victorious that day coming away with a 3-1 victory. Now onto the recap!

Results from 11-5-16
Football: Bridgewater-Raynham 9 Wellesley 0 D1A South Semifinals
Team will take on Brockton in a consolation game next week.
Boys Soccer: Wellesley 3 Silver Lake 2 D1 South First Round
Team advances to play Needham in D1 South Quarterfinals Monday!

Another day another tournament game in Raider nation, and this time it was a home game! Field Hockey had the honor as they hosted Bay State foe Braintree in the D1 South first round. Could the Raiders tame the Wamps and keep their season going, let’s find out!

Result for 11-4-16
Field Hockey: Wellesley 2 Braintree 1 D1 South First Round
Team advances to play Dennis-Yarmouth Sunday in Quarterfinals

It’s the first Friday in November and thus time for another edition of Raider Friday Trivia! Today’s question is…What was the result of the first tournament game played at Sprague Field? Answer in tomorrow’s Raider Recap!

Tournament week officially kicked off this evening as the Raider Girls Volleyball team traveled to North Middlesex for the first round of the D1 Central/West tournament. Despite being the 10th seed and traveling for the opener, the Raiders still had high expectations especially given that last year they made it all the way to the sectional finals. Could the team overcome the road atmosphere and score a big tournament win, let’s find out!

Result for 11-3-16
Girls Volleyball: Wellesley 3 North Middlesex 1 D1 Central/West First Round
Girls advance to play Acton Boxborough in sectional quarterfinals!