It’s time for another edition of Raider Friday Trivia, concluding our week of trivia. No prize but still as always feel free to comment with your guesses. Today’s question is… what year did a Raider boys ice hockey team make it all the way to the south sectional finals, the longest run in program history? Answer later tonight!

So for today’s trivia question I asked what year a Wellesley Williamsport team made it all the way to the state finals using only wood bats and the answer is… 2002. The 2002 Wellesley North team made it all the way to the state finals before falling in the double elimination in North Adams, using wood bats while all the other teams used metal.

Some exciting Wellesley related sports news as Wellesley resident Patrick Benzan and his Holy Cross Mens Basketball teammates just won the Patriot League title last night defeating Lehigh to earn a spot in the NCAA tournament which starts next week. That wasn’t the only good news however for the Benzan family as Patrick’s younger sister Katie Benzan, a senior at Noble and Greenough helped guide the Girls Basketball team to a NEPSAC title over the weekend and just today was named Gatorade Player of the Year for girls basketball in Massachusetts. Congratulations to both Patrick and Katie on these tremendous accomplishments and best of luck to Holy Cross in the big dance!

Happy Thursday everyone, and as we continue our week long dive into Raider trivia take a look at this question. What year did a Wellesley Williamsport team make it all the way to the state finals using only wooden bats? The answer later tonight!

Earlier today I asked as part of this special Raider Trivia series what movie featured an appearance by Wellesley resident and Terriers and Community Investors founder Joe Roberts. The answer is… Field of Dreams, that’s right back in his college days Roberts was an extra in the baseball classic, appearing in one of the scenes where main characters Kevin Costner and James Earl Jones are at Fenway Park taking in a Red Sox game! Look out for more Raider trivia tomorrow.

On this hump day it’s time for another special edition of Raider Trivia. Today’s question is… what famous baseball movie featured an appearance by Wellesley resident and Terriers Sports Camp and Community Investors founder Joe Roberts? Feel free to comment with your answer and the answer will be announced tonight!

For the first edition of this week’s special Raider Trivia week, I asked what WHS teacher also co-hosts a weekend sports radio talk show and the answer is.. Craig Mustard. The Wellesley High english teacher co-hosts Mustard and Johnson (No relation) on WEEI weekend mornings. Stay tuned for a new question tomorrow.

With girls hockey the only Raider team still playing and their next game not until Saturday I thought it would be fun to fill up the next few days with some Raider trivia questions. No prizes just bragging rights but please feel free to comment with your responses. Today’s question is what Wellesley High School teacher also co-hosts a weekend sports talk radio show?

It was a big night for the Wellesley girls basketball team as they squared with the top seeded, top ranked, and 2 time defending state champion Braintree Wamps in the D1 South Semifinals. However if any team was going to end the Wamps reign it was going to be this Raiders team who held the Wamps to their lowest point total of the season (40) in their regular season matchup. Would the Raiders play David on this night and slay the Wamps, let’s find out!

Result for 3-7-16

Girls Basketball: Braintree 47 Wellesley 35 D1 South Semifinals

Girls end their season with a 20-3 record. Congratulations on a terrific season and best of luck to the seniors in their future endeavors.

This weeks schedule may look light but it is certainly exciting, as both girls basketball and girls hockey are still in tournament action advancing deep into the playoffs. As always this schedule is subject to change based on results. So without any further ado here it is.

Monday 3-7

Girls Basketball vs. Braintree D1 South Semifinals (Massasoit CC Brockton) 7:45 pm

Tuesday 3-8

No Games

Wednesday 3-9

No Games

Thursday 3-10

No Games

Friday 3-11

No Games

Saturday 3-12

Girls Hockey vs. Medway/Ashland D2 Quarterfinals (Gallo Arena, Bourne) 6 pm

Sunday 3-13

No Games