It certainly was a busy Friday afternoon/evening as both Raider basketball teams, boys hockey and boys swimming looked to end 2018 on a high note. Both basketball’s were looking to remain undefeated and take home the Rockland tournament title, while boys hockey looked to get back in the win column in the consolation game of the Matignon tournament. Lastly boys swimming headed to Wayland for a tri-meet against Wayland and Waltham Could they all end 2018 on a high note, lets find out!

Results for 12-28-18

Boys Basketball: Wellesley 47 Quincy 39

Girls Basketball: Wellesley 46 Hingham 42

Boys Hockey: Wellesley 6 Matignon 0

Boys Swimming: Wayland 93 Wellesley 86, Wellesley 97 Waltham 85

On this final Friday of 2018, let’s close out the year right with the final 2018 edition of Raider Friday Trivia. Today’s question is…which Raider basketball team won last year’s Rockland Tournament? Answer tomorrow!

Now that Christmas is out of the way, and with New Years just days away there was some Raider action to be had today as both basketball teams and boys hockey traveled to day 1 of holiday week tournaments, basketball to Rockland, and boys hockey to Stoneham for the Matignon tournament. How would it all turn out, let’s find out!

Results for 12-27-18

Boys Basketball: Wellesley 56 Dennis-Yarmouth 35

Girls Basketball: Wellesley 56 Hanover 35

Boys Hockey: Wellesley 1 Hanover 1

I just wanted to take a moment and wish everyone celebrating today a very Merry Christmas and hope you have a great day with family and friends wherever you may be!

Hope everyone is enjoying this Christmas Eve as we start the last week of 2018. That also means it’s time for another edition of Monday Poll. Last week’s question saw other take the crown for favorite sports moment of 2018. Today’s question is…Which Boston area pro team would you spend the most money to go see, Red Sox, Celtics, Bruins, or Patriots? Comment with your answers!

As we enter this week of Christmas, New Years, and school vacation, there is all Raider action on the docket. The action will mainly be later in the week so without any further ado lets take a look!

Monday 12-24

No Games

Tuesday 12-25

No Games

Wednesday 12-26

No Games

Thursday 12-27

Boys Hockey vs. Hanover (Stoneham Arena) 12 pm

Girls Basketball vs. Hanover (Rockland HS) 1 pm

Boys Basketball vs. Dennis Yarmouth (Rockland HS) 2:30 pm

Friday 12-28

Boys Hockey @ Matignon (Stoneham Arena) 12 pm

Girls Basketball vs. Hingham (Rockland HS) 4 pm

Boys Basketball vs. Quincy (Rockland HS) 5:30 pm

Saturday 12-29

No Games

Sunday 12-30

No Games

It was a rivalry renewed on the ice tonight as boys hockey met up with Needham looking to extend their winning streak over the Rockets. It was almost exactly 7 years to the day that Needham last beat the Raiders in boys hockey, could Wellesley extend the streak, we’ll find out momentarily but first to answer yesterday’s trivia question. The 2004 World Series trophy was displayed at the Wellesley Recreation Center where fans (including this blogger) were able to  get their picture taken with the new hardware. Now onto the recap!

Result for 12-22-18

Boys Hockey: Needham 2 Wellesley 1

It may be a rainy Friday morning, but it is Friday nonetheless and that means time for another edition of Raider Friday Trivia. This week’s question is…When the Red Sox won the 2004 World Series where was the trophy displayed when it visited Wellesley? Answer tomorrow!

It was a very busy Thursday night in Raider nation and it was a Framingham dominated night as both basketball teams, both indoor track teams, and gymnastics all squared off against the Flyers. How would it all turn out, lets find out!

Results for 12-20-18

Gymnastics: Framingham 136 Wellesley 130

Boys Indoor Track: Wellesley 74 Framingham 26

Girls Indoor Track: Wellesley 81 Framingham 18

Girls Basketball: Wellesley 52 Framingham 22

Boys Basketball: Wellesley 59 Framingham 57

Three games on the docket on this hump day eve as both boys and girls hockey faced off with Falmouth and Shrewsbury respectively, while wrestling played host to Braintree. Could they make it a trifecta of wins, lets find out!

Results for 12-19-18

Girls Hockey: Wellesley 3 Shrewsbury 1

Boys Hockey: Falmouth 3 Wellesley 0

Wrestling: Braintree 60 Wellesley 18