A very special thank you to Wellesley resident Stephanie Hawkinson who sent along this image of her and fellow Wellesley resident Amy Leibowitz running yesterday’s Boston Marathon with photo credit to fellow Wellesley resident Mike Casey. It was certainly the perfect day for such a historic tradition and Wellesley Sports Blitz congratulates Stephanie and Amy along with all the Wellesley runners in yesterday’s race on a race well run!
Hope everyone had a good Patriots Day as now its back to Raider action during this April break as both boys and girls lacrosse were in action today, with the girls hosting Notre Dame and the boys taking on Lincoln Sudbury as part of the Coaches Cup Challenge, would both prevail in these non league tilts, let’s find out!
Results for 4-19-16
Girls Lacrosse: Notre Dame 15 Wellesley 4
Boys Lacrosse: Lincoln Sudbury 16 Wellesley 3
Have pictures from todays Boston Marathon that you are willing to/ would like to share? Email them to me at robbie90@comcast.net, and I will get them up on the blog!
It may be school vacation week but there’s still a good amount of Raider action to go around this week, as several teams have tournaments or individual contests over the break. Let’s take a look at the week ahead!
Monday 4-18
No Games
Tuesday 4-19
Girls Lacrosse vs. Notre Dame Academy (Sprague) 3:30 pm
Boys Lacrosse vs. Lincoln Sudbury (Andover HS) 4 pm
Wednesday 4-20
Boys Tennis @ Newton North 10 am
Thursday 4-21
Boys Lacrosse vs. Dover Sherborn (Concord Carlisle HS) 12 pm
Baseball @ Medfield 11 am
Friday 4-22
Baseball @ Barnstable 11 am
Girls Lacrosse @ Cohasset 2:30 pm
Saturday 4-23
Boys Lacrosse vs. North Andover (Hingham HS) 10 am
Sunday 4-24
No Games
One game on the docket today as baseball looked to get back to 500 hosting non-league foe Winchester on a beautiful day for baseball to start this Patriots Day weekend. Would the Raider 9 get it done, let’s find out!
Result for 4-16-15
Baseball: Wellesley 1 Winchester 0
Today ended up being full of Raider action with several make up events on the final day before April Vacation. Before that however it’s time for the answer to today’s trivia question. The name of the trophy presented to the winner of the Wellesley-Needham gme is the Frederick J. Gorman Centennial Trophy which this year is residing in Needham after the Rockets 12-7 victory. Now on to the recap!
Results for 4-15-16
Softball: Dedham 10 Wellesley 4
Girls Golf: Wellesley 28 Westborough 26
Girls Tennis: Wellesley 3 Hopkinton 2
Baseball: Dedham 4 Wellesley 3
It’s a beautiful Friday morning and that means it’s time for another installment of Raider Friday Trivia! Todays question is… what is the name of the trophy given to the winner of the Wellesley-Needham Thanksgiving game? The answer in tonight’s Raider Recap!
It was a beautiful Thursday as several Raider teams took to the fields, courts and courses to continue the early part of the spring season. How did they turn out today, let’s find out!
Results for 4-14-16
Girls Lacrosse: Wellesley 15 Weymouth 2
Boys Tennis: Wellesley 5 Andover 0
Girls Golf: Wellesley 6 Brookline 0, Wellesley 6 Mount Alvernia 0
Boys Volleyball: Framingham 3 Wellesley 0
Boys Lacrosse: Wellesley 13 Weymouth 1
Another busy day in Raider nation today as baseball, softball, boys volleyball, track, tennis, and sailing were all in action. Would these Raider teams make it a successful hump day, let’s find out!
Results for 4-13-16
Boys Volleyball: Needham 3 Wellesley 0
Softball: Weymouth 10 Wellesley 2
Baseball: Wellesley 8 Weymouth 5
Boys Track: Wellesley 107 Dedham 29
Girls Track: Wellesley 111 Dedham 25
Boys Tennis: Wellesley 5 Dedham 0
Girls Tennis: Wellesley 5 Dedham 0
The wet weather to start today messed with the schedule a little bit, but once the rain stopped in the afternoon several Raider teams did get their contests in. How did they fare, let’s find out!
Results for 4-12-16
Boys Lacrosse: Walpole 8 Wellesley 7
Sailing: Wellesley 5 Manchester Essex 0
Girls Lacrosse: Walpole 17 Wellesley 16
