Category Archive for "Wellesley"

Raiders’ softball vs. Newton South

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Staff Last week, the Raiders' softball team took on the Newton South Lions for the second time this season after defeating them 9–6 the previous week. Going into the game, the Raiders had a 7–5 record while the Lions were 6–6.

The Raiders gave...

Raiders present challenge for No. 2 Xaverian

By Meghan Foley

The boys’ hockey team entered the playoffs as the 31st seed, but you wouldn’t have known it. On February 24th, they hosted 34th-seeded Medford after knocking them out in the Preliminary last year 5–1. This year they took a 4–1 win in the same situation and advanced to face the 2nd-seeded...

Raiders’ regular season wraps up; boys’ hockey moves forward

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Correspondent

Last week, the regular seasons for basketball and hockey drew to an end and the playoff brackets were released. The boys’ hockey team won their final game against Plymouth North High School on February 16th 5–1 and ended up in the 31st seed with a 9–11 record. They...

Wellesley Raiders get revenge versus Newton North

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter

Last year, varsity girls’ hockey was 6–15–1 and qualified for the playoffs after defeating Ursuline Academy 11–5, but were eliminated by Hingham High—who went on to win the tournament—in the next round. This season, the Raiders were 1–3 when they went up against the Newton North Tigers on...

Boys play field hockey in Wellesley first

Photo by Dave Arnold Photography

By Rama K. Ramaswamy

Amidst pandemic-related changes to all fall sports, the Wellesley Raiders field hockey team underwent one of its own: it featured two young men on the typically all-female team, coached by Erin Stickle.

Wellesley baseball responding to the call

By Mike Flanagan,
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor -

Wellesley High School varsity baseball has been the cream of the crop in the Bay State Conference for the better part of the last decade. Reigning champions of the Carey Division, the Raiders were set to have another strong season this...

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

The MIAA has pushed back the potential start of the 2020 spring athletic season to May 4, at the earliest, the organization announced on March 30. Originally scheduled to resume on April 27, the decision to push back the start of the season an...

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By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Babson College men’s lacrosse team took to MacDowell Field for the first time this season on Wednesday afternoon as the Beavers (1-0, 0-0) hosted Roger Williams. Behind a six-point afternoon from senior attack-man Owen Allen (four goals, two assists), the Beavers (1-0, 0-0) started 2020 on the...

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By James Kinneen Hometown Weekly Reporter The Needham wrestling team beat Wellesley, 54-21, on Wednesday night, capping off a season that saw the Monks win only two dual meets on the season. But while Wellesley would obviously have liked a team victory, they were happy to see that, on senior night, both of their senior...

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By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The two-time reigning Division II state champion Wellesley High School girls hockey team appears poised to make a run at a three-peat this March. After earning a 3-1 revenge win against Austin Prep on January 22, the Raiders (13-1-0, 11-0-0) certainly look to have found their A-game now,...

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By James Kinneen Hometown Weekly Reporter In their last matchup, the Wellesley girls’ varsity basketball team dropped a close game to Brookline by a score of 39-35. In another tight matchup on Friday night, a late-game surge and some clutch free throw shooting would give the Raiders their revenge via what was ultimately a...

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By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Two of the area’s top high school girls hockey programs met at Wellesley Sports Center on Wednesday evening as the two-time reigning Division II state champion Wellesley Raiders hosted the Austin Prep Cougars. After falling 1-0 to the Cougars (7-1-2, 2-0-1) back on December 18 at Matthews...

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By James Kinneen Hometown Weekly Reporter On the surface, a close 30-27 loss to Milton that moved the team to 2-7 on the year may seem reason to be concerned if you’re a Wellesley wrestler. It’s a bit more complicated than that, though. Coach Mike Langan noted that his team is so banged up, and there are...

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By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Wellesley High School boys varsity hockey team travelled to face rival Newton North at John Ryan Arena in Watertown on Saturday. Coming off a 3-3 tie against Walpole on January 2, the Raiders (5-2-1, 2-1-1) entered on a four-game point-streak (3-0-1) and looked to make it to...

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By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Wellesley and Walpole High School varsity boys basketball teams played their lone meeting of the 2019-2020 season on Friday night in Wellesley. The Raiders (2-0, 2-0) entered following a prolonged holiday break due to multiple postponements. Meanwhile, the Rebels (1-6, 0-4) entered looking to get back on...

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By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The defending Division II state champion Wellesley High School girls varsity hockey team took to the ice for the first time in 2019-2020 on Saturday night. The Lady-Raiders hosted Weymouth at their new home arena, Wellesley Sports Center, after making the switch from their old home at Babson. Wellesley...

Wellesley girls basketball ready to impress

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By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor A 16-3 regular season in 2018-2019 earned the Wellesley High School girls basketball team the No. 2 seed in Division I South last season. The Raiders earned a pair of playoff victories against rival and No. 15 Walpole (56-45) and No. 10 Oliver Ames (46-41) before falling to...

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By Maddie Gerber Hometown Weekly Intern The Needham-Wellesley football rivalry is notorious for being the oldest in the country, and a much-anticipated tradition for both communities. However, the 132nd game ended with both teams throwing fists rather than throwing passes in a massive, bench-clearing brawl. As a result, the referees called the game early, with...

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By Rama K. Ramaswamy For the first time, after 29 years, the Wellesley High School girls swim and dive team took home the state title last week. The team wrapped up an undefeated season, winning a Sportsmanship Award, the BSC Championship Meet, the South Central Sectionals, and ultimately States. Parent, “They are truly a...

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By Mike Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor The Wellesley High School girls captured the program’s first-ever Division II swimming and diving championship on Sunday afternoon at MIT. Led by freshman sensation and individual state champ Naomi Boegholm in both the 200 individual medley (2:10.92) and 200 freestyle relay (1:39.63), the Raiders dominated the day following...

Category Archives: Wellesley

Raiders’ softball vs. Newton South

Raiders present challenge for No. 2 Xaverian

Raiders’ regular season wraps up; boys’ hockey moves forward

Wellesley Raiders get revenge versus Newton North

Boys play field hockey in Wellesley first

Wellesley baseball responding to the call

MIAA sports back May 4

Babson lacrosse dominates in opener

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Raider seniors depart on winning note

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Wellesley girls continue shutout streak

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Raider girls avenge loss to Brookline

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Rourke, Raiders power passed Cougars

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Depleted Raiders drop match to Milton

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Cohen leads Raiders over Tigers

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Perez lifts Raiders over Rebels

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Raiders christen new barn with victory

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Wellesley girls basketball ready to impress

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Violence mars Thanksgiving Day classic

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WHS swim/dive team claims victory

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Wellesley girls capture DII swim title

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