Well due to the annual Wellesley Cotillion event tonight there were no games but there is a Raider Friday Trivia question to answer. The answer to yesterday’s question is… Charlie Baker attended Needham High School.

As we closed out this first week of 2019, it was an important Friday night for both basketball teams who took on Walpole both looking to stay undefeated. Meanwhile boys swimming was also looking to start 2019 off in the win column as they took on Newton North. How would it all turn out, lets find out!

Results for 1-4-19

Boys Basketball: Wellesley 64 Walpole 47

Boys Swimming: Wellesley 94 Newton North 84

Girls Basketball; Wellesley 46 Walpole 32

It’s the first Friday of the new year, which means it’s time for the first 2019 edition of Raider Friday Trivia. Today’s question is…what rival high school did current Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker attend? Answer tomorrow!

Three more Raider teams kicked off the 2019 portion of their schedules today as both indoor track teams and wrestling looked for successful starts to the new year. Would they all be successful, lets find out!

Results for 1-3-19

Boys Indoor Track: Wellesley 66 Brookline 30

Girls Indoor Track: Wellesley 58 Brookline 42

Wrestling: Framingham 57 Wellesley 6

The 2019 slate of Raider action got underway last night as both hockey teams battled Framingham while gymnastics traveled to Weymouth. Could all 3 get 2019 off to the right start, lets find out!

Results for 1-2-18

Gymnastics: Wellesley beat Weymouth

Boys Hockey: Framingham 2 Wellesley 0

Girls Hockey: Wellesley 5 Framingham 0

Happy New Year everyone! While 2019 has officially commenced there is one bit of outstanding Raider action to get to from 2018. Yesterday girls hockey closed out the year with a visit to Austin Prep. Could the girls end the year on a high note, lets find out!

Result for 12-31-18

Girls Hockey: Austin Prep 3 Wellesley 0

As we close out this year, it’s time to take one final look back at the year that was in 2018. Here are my top 5 personal Wellesley sports moments from 2018. These are strictly my opinion and do not downgrade at all the other amazing moments that happened in Wellesley sports this past year.

5. Boys Soccer state title game appearance

4. Boys Lacrosse upsets Duxbury in D1 South tournament

3. Girls Lacrosse captures first ever D1 South title

2. Girls Lacrosse captures first ever state title

1. Girls Hockey captures first state title since 2006

With it being the last day of 2018 and also a Monday it’s time for the last 2018 edition of Monday Poll. This week’s poll question is…which Wellesley team is most likely to win a state title in 2019, girls hockey, girls lacrosse, boys soccer, or other? Comment with your answers!

As we enter the year 2019, this is where the winter sports season really starts to pick up, not however before we wrap up 2018 with one last contest. Here’s a look this week that is one of those rare weeks that includes 2 years in it!

Monday 12-31

Girls Hockey @ Austin Prep (Lawler Arena, North Andover) 6 pm

Tuesday 1-1

No Games

Wednesday 1-2

Girls Hockey vs. Framingham (Babson) 6 pm

Gymnastics @ Weymouth (Ellis Gym) 6 pm

Boys Hockey @ Framingham (Loring Arena) 7 pm

Thursday 1-3

Indoor Track vs. Brookline (Reggie Lewis Center) 4:30 pm

Wrestling vs. Framingham 7 pm

Friday 1-4

Boys Basketball @ Walpole 6:30 pm

Girls Basketball vs. Walpole 6:30 pm

Boys Swimming vs. Newton North (Babson) 7 pm

Saturday 1-5

Boys Hockey @ Walpole (Rodman Arena) 5 pm

Girls Hockey vs. Walpole (Babson) 6:40 pm

Sunday 1-6

Girls Basketball vs. McDonogh-Owings Mills (TD Garden) 11 am

As we inch closer to the year 2019 it’s time to unveil the answer to the last 2018 edition of Raider Friday Trivia. The basketball team that won last year’s Rockland tournament was the boys team who beat host Rockland to capture the crown. Stay tuned next year for more riveting Raider Friday Trivia questions!