Today was the big day for the Raider girls tennis team as they squared off with Nashoba for the Division 1 State Championship! For the girls a perfect season was on the line as they entered the match 24-0! Could the girls end their season perfectly and capture the ultimate prize, let’s find out!

Result for 6-15-16

Girls Tennis: Wellesley 3 Nashoba 2 D1 State Final

Congratulations to the girls on an amazing, perfect season and for capturing the ultimate prize the state title! Also best of luck to the seniors in their future endeavours!

Tomorrow will be a day that the Raider Girls tennis players have dreamed of, as they take to the court one final time with the D1 State title on the line. The girls will square off with Nashoba tomorrow at 4:15 at St John’s High School. Before that however I wanted to take a quick look at how each team got here.

Nashoba: D1 Central Champions (1 Seed)

15-1 Regular Season Record

Beat Algonquin 5-0 in D1 Central Quarterfinals

Beat Wachusett 4-1 in D1 Central Semifinals

Beat Shrewsbury 3-2 in D1 Central Finals

Beat Longmeadow 5-0 in D1 State Semifinals

 

Wellesley: D1 South Champions (1 Seed)

18-0 Regular Season Record

Beat Brookline 4-1 in D1 South First Round

Beat Newton North 4-1 in D1 South Quarterfinals

Beat Barnstable 3-2 in D1 South Semifinals

Beat Sharon 3-2 in D1 South Finals

Beat Westford Academy 3-2 in D1 State Semifinals

Today on this glorious Monday, the Raider girls tennis team had a chance to accomplish one of every high school student-athletes dreams and that is making it to state championship match. The girls took to the Lexington High courts to take on Westford Academy in the D1 State Semifinals. Would the Raiders get it done, let’s find out!

Result for 6-13-16

Girls Tennis: Wellesley 3 Westford Academy 2 D1 State Semifinals

Girls advance to D1 State Championship match against Nashoba!

We have reached the final week of the spring sports season at the high school level, and there is still one Raider team hanging around and that is girls tennis who will play in the state semifinals tomorrow. Should they win I will update the schedule with their state title match information. That being said this weeks schedule is a bit different as I have also included the little league schedule as they enter the final full week of their season. You may notice some TBD’s on that schedule and once I get more information on the teams playing in those games I will update. Anyway, here’s the schedule!

Monday 6-13

Girls tennis vs. Westford Academy D1 State Semifinals (Lexington HS) 3:30 pm

Senior Softball:

TBD vs. TBD Playoff Game (Lee) 6 pm

National League:

TBD vs. TBD Playoff Game (Reidy) 5:30 pm

Tuesday 6-14

Senior Softball:

TBD vs. TBD Playoff Game (Wayland HS) 6 pm

TBD vs. TBD Playoff Game (Lee) 6 pm

TBD vs. TBD Playoff Game (Sprague) 6 pm

TBD vs. TBD Playoff Game (Weston HS) 6 pm

3rd Grade League:

TBD vs. TBD Playoff Game (Reidy) 5:30 pm

Wednesday 6-15

Girls Tennis vs. Nashoba D1 State Finals (St Johns HS) 4:15 pm

3rd Grade League:

TBD vs. TBD Playoff Game (Brown) 5:30 pm

National League:

TBD vs. TBD Playoff Game (Reidy) 5:30 pm

Thursday 6-16

Senior Softball:

TBD vs. TBD Playoff Game (Hunnewell) 6 pm

TBD vs. TBD Playoff Game (Lee) 6 pm

Friday 6-17

Senior Softball:

TBD vs. TBD Playoff Game (Hunnewell) 6 pm

National League:

TBD vs. TBD Playoff Game (Reidy) 5:30 pm

Saturday 6-18

1st Grade League:

Hot Rods vs. Bandits (Kelly 1) 1:30 pm

Lugnuts vs. Bluerocks (Kelly 2) 1:30 pm

Raptors vs. Scrappers (Kelly 3) 1:30 pm

Rivercats vs. Rockhounds (Kelly 4) 1:30 pm

2nd Grade League:

Rockhounds vs. Tincaps (Brown) 9 am

Bluerocks vs. Iron Pigs (Kelly 1) 9 am

Mudhens vs. Hot Rods (Kelly 3) 9 am

Bandits vs. Scrappers (Ouellet) 9 am

Grasshoppers vs. Riverdogs (Reidy) 9 am

3rd Grade League:

TBD vs. TBD Championship Game (Reidy) 7 pm

Sunday 6-19

Kindergarten League:

Bandits vs. Lugnuts (Kelly 1) 12:30 pm

Raptors vs. Bluerocks (Kelly 2) 12:30 pm

Rivercats vs. Bats (Kelly 3) 12:30 pm

Rockhounds vs. Tincaps (Kelly 4) 12:30 pm

Thunder vs. Scrappers (Upham) 12:30 pm

 

 

Despite the rain this afternoon the weather cleared up and there was little league action to be played including game 2 of the AL finals and the 3rd grade league playoffs. Let’s see how all the action played out!

American League:

Reds 9 Pirates 7

Reds win series 2 games to 0

Third Grade:

Rays 9 TBD 4

Dodgers 6 Mariners 4

Angels 5 Giants 0

Pirates 1 Braves 0

 

Last night Reidy Field played host to game 1 of the AL finals on a beautiful night for baseball. The Reds despite having lost twice to the Pirates during the regular season got the better of them last night taking game 1 6-4. The Reds can take the AL title tonight (weather permitting) while the Pirates will look to force a deciding game 3 Sunday. Game time is 7 pm and Wellesley Sports Blitz will post the final assuming the game gets in tonight!

Today was a huge day in Raider nation especially if you’re a Raider Girls Tennis fan as the girls took to the Rockland HS court to take on Sharon for the D1 South title. Would the girls take home the hardware, we will find out but first here’s the answer to today’s Raider Friday Trivia question. The correct answer is… Jay Civetti who is a Wellesley native and current head football coach at Tufts University. Congratulations to Odessa Sanchez who guessed the correct answer, and enjoy the Dunkin Donuts gift card! Now onto the recap!

Result for 6-10-16

Girls Tennis: Wellesley 3 Sharon 2 D1 South Finals

Girls advance to play Westford Academy in D1 State Semifinals!

It’s another beautiful Friday and that means it’s time for another edition of Raider Friday Trivia, this time for a Dunkin Donuts Gift Card! Today’s question is… what Wellesley native is currently head football coach at Tufts University? Answer in tonight’s Raider Recap!

With the school year coming to an end that also means the spring little league season is coming to an end and this weekend little league fans in town will be treated to the always exciting American League championship series. This year’s finals will be best 2 out of 3 and take place tomorrow thru Sunday all 7 pm start times at Reidy Field. This years finals matches the Pirates against the Reds who won their semifinal series over the Tigers and Cubs respectively. So, even if you don’t have a participant on either team come on out to Reidy for what is sure to be some exciting baseball action!

Today was all tennis all the time as the final two Raider teams still competing, the boys and girls tennis teams took on Barnstable on the road and at home respectively in the D1 South semifinals. Could both teams knock off the Red Raiders and keep their seasons alive, let’s find out!

Results for 6-8-16

Boys Tennis: Barnstable 4 Wellesley 1 D1 South Semifinals

Boys finish season 17-4, congratulations on an awesome run and best of luck to the seniors in their future endeavours!

Girls Tennis: Wellesley 3 Barnstable 2 D1 South Semifinals

Girls advance to take on Sharon in D1 South Finals!