For the second straight year the Wellesley High football team, fresh off their Herget Divison championship will host a playoff game this Saturday at 1 pm vs. Hingham, in the first game played at the new WHS turf field. In preparation for the contest, here’s a look at how these teams got here, and how they match up in some key categories.

Wellesley:
2 Seed Division 1A South
7-0 (5-0)
Bay State Herget Champions
PPG (Points Per Game): 28.3
PAPG: (Points Allowed Per Game) 6.9

Hingham:
7 Seed Division 1A South
4-3 (3-2)
3rd place Patriot League Keenan Divison
PPG: 20.9
PAPG: 20.1

Exciting news today per the Wellesley Girls Hoops Twitter page, with the announcement that the team will play for the second straight year at the TD Garden as part of the Good Sports Invitational! The game will be played January 8th against Lincoln Sudbury. Wellesley defeated Needham last year on the Garden floor.

It was a cold Tuesday afternoon as several Raider teams played what for most was their second to last regular season game. A lot was on the line as at least one Raider team (Boys Soccer) had a chance to clinch a tournament berth with a win. How would it all play out, let’s find out!

Results for 10-25-16
Girls Swimming: Wellesley 96 Natick 88
Girls Volleyball: Wellesley 3 Dedham 0
Girls Soccer: Dedham 2 Wellesley 0
Boys Soccer: Wellesley 6 Dedham 2
Field Hockey: Wellesley 1 Dedham 1

There was one event today on this chilly Monday as Boys Golf participated in the sectional tournament. How would they fare, let’s find out!

Result for 10-24-16
Boys Golf: Finished 3rd in sectional tournament, advances to states.

With the regular season over for a few Raider teams and in the final week for others, what better time than to look at the current records for all of Wellesley’s fall sports teams.

Football: 7-0
Boys Golf: 17-0
Boys Cross Country: 11-0
Girls Cross Country: 8-3
Boys Soccer: 5-5-4
Girls Soccer: 2-8-3
Field Hockey: 9-2-3
Girls Volleyball: 9-9
Girls Swimming: 5-4

We have entered late October, fall weather and all, and this is the final week of the regular season for the majority of the Raider teams with a lot on the line in terms of postseason play! It also begins postseason play for the football team who found out their seed and opponent this morning. Let’s take a look at what the week has to offer!

Monday 10-24
No Games

Tuesday 10-25
Field Hockey vs. Dedham (Sprague) 3:45 pm
Boys Soccer vs. Dedham (Sprague) 3:45 pm
Girls Soccer @ Dedham 3:45 pm
Girls Volleyball @ Dedham 4 pm
Girls Swimming vs. Natick (Babson) 7 pm

Wednesday 10-26
No Games

Thursday 10-27
Field Hockey vs. Natick (Sprague) 3:45 pm
Boys Soccer vs. Natick (Sprague) 3:45 pm
Girls Volleyball @ Natick 5:15 pm
Girls Swimming vs. Notre Dame Academy (Babson) 7 pm

Friday 10-28
Girls Soccer @ Natick 3:45 pm

Saturday 10-29
Cross Country @ Bay State Championships (Coakley Middle School, Norwood) 9 am
Football vs. Hingham D1A South Quarterfinals 1 pm

Sunday 10-30
Girls Swimming @ Bay State Championships (Wellesley College) 9 am
Girls Soccer @ Weston 5:30 pm

It was the biggest game of the season part 2 for Raider football today as they traveled to Milton to play the second half of their game with the Wildcats, a game that started Friday night but due to weather was suspended at halftime with Milton winning 15-14. Could the Raiders pull out a win and clinch the Bay State Herget title outright, for the first time since 1999, we’ll find out in a second. First however it’s time for the answer to yesterday’s Raider Friday Trivia question where I asked how many Varsity sports total does Wellesley High offer? The answer is… 20! Now onto the recap!

Result for 10-22-16

Football: Wellesley 36 Milton 28
Wellesley win’s first Herget division title since 1999!

Rain, rain go away was certainly the theme of this afternoon and evening as heavy rain continues to fall as I write this post. However that did not stop field hockey from getting their game in vs. Framingham and for a while could not bring down football as they played for the Herget title vs. Milton. How did field hockey fare, and would football make it all the way through, let’s find out!

Results for 10-21-16

Field Hockey: Wellesley 3 Framingham 0

Football: Game suspended at halftime with Milton ahead 15-14, will resume tomorrow at 3:30 at Milton.

The weather may be gloomy on this Friday but that doesn’t mean we can’t have some fun with another round of Raider Friday Trivia! Today’s question is… how many Varsity sports does Wellesley High School offer? Answer tomorrow!

Despite the weather being a bit cooler today than yesterday, it was still a nice day for Raider action, and with the regular season coming to a close, every game is crucial to team’s postseason hopes. How would today’s action play out, let’s find out!

Results for 10-20-16

Girls Volleyball: Wellesley 3 Framingham 0

Boys Soccer: Framingham 2 Wellesley 1

Girls Soccer: Framingham 2 Wellesley 1