So today I asked the question what is the youngest age of a Wellesley summer baseball travel team and the answer is… 8, that’s right summer travel ball goes from 8 all the way to 12! Congratulations to Alex Luzaitis who answered correctly and wins the Dunkin Gift Card, enjoy!

It’s the first official Friday of summer, and that means it’s time once again for another exciting edition of Raider Friday Trivia as once again a Dunkin Donuts giftcard is on the line so get those answers in! Today’s question is… what is the youngest age group of the Wellesley Little League summer travel baseball program? Answer later tonight!

Today in the final part of our 3 part look back at the 2015-16 year in Raider sports we take a look at the most recent season to come to an end, the spring sports season, which saw it’s share of excitement and tournament berths. Here’s a look at how all the teams fared.

Boys Lacrosse:

9-10, lost to Xaverian in D1 South First Round

Girls Lacrosse:

15-5, lost to Westwood in D1 South Semifinals

Baseball:

10-11, lost Bridgewater Raynham in D1 South first round

Softball:

7-13, missed tournament

Boys Volleyball:

9-8, lost to New Bedford in D1 South first round

Boys Tennis:

17-4, lost to Barnstable in D1 South semifinals

Girls Tennis:

24-0, won d1 state title

Girls Golf:

19-2, finished 2nd in state

Today in part 2 of 3 of our look back at the 2015-16 school year we take a look at the winter sports season which provided it’s fair share of exciting moments. Here’s a look at how the winter teams fared this year.

Boys Basketball:

7-13, missed tournament

Girls Basketball:

19-3, lost to Braintree in D1 South Semfinals

Girls Hockey:

18-3-2, lost to Notre Dame Academy in D2 Finals

Boys Hockey:

9-9-3, lost to Franklin in D1 South first round

Boys Swimming:

12-1, finished 9th at state meet

Wrestling:

1-9, Josh Cohen finished third in state meet

Gymnastics:

9-0, finished 8th at sectionals, won Bay State Championship

Boys Indoor Track:

4-2, finished 4th at Bay State Championships

Girls Indoor Track:

3-3, won Bay State Championships

 

 

Today begins a 3 day look back at the 2015-16 year in Wellesley High sports as we take a quick look back at the fall season, with teams records and finishes in the various state tournaments. Tomorrow we will take a look at the winter season!

Boys Soccer:

11-6-3, lost in D1 South finals to Brockton

Girls Soccer:

6-6-7, lost in D1 South preliminary round to Taunton

Girls Volleyball:

18-3, lost in D1 Central/West finals to Concord Carlisle

Football:

6-5, lost in D2 South quarterfinals to Braintree

Girls Swimming:

8-2-1, Finished 5th in south sectionals

Boys Cross Country:

11-0, won eastern divisional championship

Girls Cross Country:

7-4, finished 5th at eastern divisional championship

Boys Golf:

8-7, competed in sectionals

So with the beginning of the summer season, comes the always anticipated Williamsport tournament as both of the Wellesley Williamsport teams will compete beginning in early July with dreams of a trip to the little league world series. Now who can forget that magical 2012 Wellesley South team who won the town’s first state title, but since then no Wellesley team has made it out of districts but this years teams will look to change that. Below find the schedule for both Wellesley North and Wellesley South!

Wellesley North:

7-6 vs. Newton American (Lyons Field, Newton) 5 pm

7-8 vs. Waltham (Billings Field, West Roxbury) 5 pm

7-10 vs. Parkway National (Albermarle Field, Newton) 5 pm

7-12 vs. Newton Southeast (McDonough Field, West Roxbury) 5 pm

Wellesley South:

7-6 vs. Newton National (Casey Park, Watertown) 5 pm

7-8 vs. Brookline (Lyons Field, Newton) 7:15 pm

7-10 vs. Parkway American (Albermarle Field, Newton) 1 pm

7-12 vs. Watertown (Casey Park, Watertown) 5 pm

So now that another year of Wellesley High Athletics has come to an end, some of you may be wondering what will happen with this blog during the summer time. Don’t you worry there will still be plenty of content to go around. My plan is to post a weekly Little League schedule each Sunday much like I do during the school year but also adding a new wrinkle of posting a daily schedule along with continuing to do little league recaps whenever possible. Also next week I will be recapping each of the 3 high school seasons and also posting the schedule for the little league Williamsport teams that begin play early next month. Lastly if anyone is interested in contributing to this blog about anything Wellesley sports related whether it be a one time thing or on a regular basis, please send me an email at robbie90@comcast.net. Happy summer everyone!

This morning I asked the question who was the AD at WHS prior to John Brown and the answer is… Andy Levin, who also was the head coach of the last super bowl championship for the Raiders back in 1999. Levin served as AD up until 2006 when he retired and was replaced by Brown. No one answered this week’s question correctly so the Dunkin Donuts gift card will have to wait another week. Also a quick little league update, a big congratulations to the Giants who captured the National League title this evening at Reidy Field, defeating the Braves 10-4!

Happy Friday everyone, and that means it’s time for another edition of Raider Friday Trivia, where once again we have a Dunkin Donuts gift card up for grabs. Today’s question is… prior to John Brown who was the athletic director at Wellesley High School? Answer later tonight!

We all hear the term “Raider Pride” thrown around when it comes to Wellesley Sports, but what does it really mean. A term like this I’m sure can have several different meanings to several different people and so I want to put it out there to you the reader, what does Raider pride mean to you? Send me your responses!