What a day of Raider playoff action it was as girls basketball traveled to Taunton to take on host Mansfield in the D1 South quarterfinals, while girls and boys hockey hosted a tournament double header at Babson against Winchester and Xaverian respectively. We’ll find out how it all turned out in a moment but first time to answer yesterday’s trivia question. After Thursday night the boys hockey team has won 4 tournament games against Bay State opponents in the Paul Donato era. Two vs. Milton, and one each vs. Natick and Framingham. Now onto the recap!

Results for 3-3-18

Girls Basketball: Mansfield 48 Wellesley 35 D1 South Quarterfinals

Girls finish season 16-6. Congratulations on a great season and best of luck to the seniors going forward.

Girls Hockey: Wellesley 3 Winchester 2 D2 First Round

Girls advance to play Norwell in the quarterfinals!

Boys Hockey: Xaverian 3 Wellesley 1 D1 South Quarterfinals

Boys finish season 16-3-2. Congratulations on a great season and best of luck to the seniors going forward.

It may be a wet and windy Friday but that doesn’t mean it’s not a great time for the first March edition of Raider Friday Trivia. Today’s question is…in the Paul Donato era of boys hockey (2007-present) how many Bay State Conference opponents (including last night) have the Raiders beaten in postseason play? Answer tomorrow!

It was the third straight night of tournament openers as tonight boys hockey opened up post-season play against Framingham. Despite being the top seed the Raiders were going up against a Flyer team that defeated them in the one regular season meeting by a 1-0 final. Could the Raiders exact revenge in this win or go home matchup, lets find out!

Result for 3-1-18

Boys Hockey: Wellesley 4 Framingham 3 D1 South First Round

Team moves on to face Xaverian in quarterfinals

On this last day of February tournament action was heating up as girls basketball kicked off their postseason at home against Whitman Hanson. Could the girls earn yet another first round victory, lets find out!

Result for 2-28-18

Girls Basketball: Wellesley 46 Whitman Hanson 37 D1 South First Round

Girls advance to face winner of Mansfield/Newton North in quarterfinals

It was the first night of an exciting week of tournament play as boys basketball looked to be road warriors as they headed over to BC High for a first round matchup. Also nordic skiing competed in the state championships. How would it all turn out, lets find out!

Results for 2-27-18

Girls Nordic Skiing: Finished 3rd at state championships

Boys Nordic Skiing: Finished 11th at state championships

Boys Basketball: BC High 54 Wellesley 42 D1 South First Round

Boys finish season 14-7, congratulations on a great season and best of luck to the seniors in their future endeavors!

It’s the final Monday of February and that means it’s time for the final February edition of Monday Poll. Last week’s poll saw the overwhelming majority of you (25-11) saying that signing JD Martinez was the right move for the Red Sox. Today’s poll question is… which Raider team will make the deepest run in the upcoming winter tournament? Boys Hockey, Girls Hockey, Boys Basketball, or Girls Basketball? Comment with your answers!

As we come out of February vacation week and enter the final days of February it is time for the best time of the season, the postseason! As with any postseason weekly schedule the schedule is subject to change based on results, and in this case the fact that we won’t know boys hockey details until tomorrow so keep a close eye to the schedule for any/all changes. That being said here is what we have so far!

Monday 2-26

No Games

Tuesday 2-27

Nordic Skiing @ State Championship (Berkshire East, Charlemont) 3 pm

Boys Basketball @ BC High D1 South First Round 6:30 pm

Wednesday 2-28

Girls Basketball vs. Whitman Hanson D1 South First Round 6:30 pm

Thursday 3-1

Boys Hockey vs. Framingham/Brockton (Canton Ice House) 7:45 pm

Friday 3-2

No Games

Saturday 3-3

Girls Basketball @ Mansfield D1 South Quarterfinals 4:30 pm

Girls Hockey vs. Winchester D2 First Round (Babson) 6 pm

Boys Hockey vs. Xaverian D1 South Quarterfinals (Babson) 8 pm

Sunday 3-4

No Games

It was an exciting Saturday of Raider action as both indoor track teams competed at the all state meet at the Reggie Lewis Center while Josh Cohen of wrestling looked to capture the all state championship at St. John’s Prep. Before we get to that however it’s time to answer yesterday’s Raider Friday Trivia question. The last time that girls basketball faced Whitman Hanson in the tournament was back in 2008 in the D2 South quarterfinals, which the Raiders won at home 54-25 on the way to the school’s first state championship. Now onto the recap!

Results for 2-24-18

Boys Indoor Track: Finished seventh at all state meet

Girls Indoor Track: Finished first at all state meet

Wrestling: Josh Cohen finished third at all state match

Yesterday it was basketball learning their tournament fate, today it was boys and girls hockey who learned their tournament fate and it turned out to be a pretty interesting selection Saturday. The boys hockey team earned a nomination during the Super 8 selection meeting and made it thru the first round of voting before failing to reach enough votes in the second round of consideration. That puts them in the D1 South bracket where they will be either the 1 or 2 seed based on Monday’s Super 8 play in games. The full bracket will be released following those games. Meanwhile the Raider girls earned the number 1 seed in the D2 bracket and will take on the winner of Winchester/Wakefield in the first round at a time and place tbd. As always for the complete brackets you can log on to miaa.ezstream.com.

I know it’s a little later than usual today but better late than never for the last February edition of Raider Friday Trivia! Today’s question is… when was the last time that girls basketball faced Whitman-Hanson in the MIAA tournament? Answer tomorrow!