Lyne becoming household lacrosse name
Top-ranked Harbormen fight off Raiders
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Two Division I powers met for a little early-season non-conference showdown on Thursday afternoon as the top-ranked Hingham Harbormen hosted the Wellesley Raiders in the semifinals of the 2019 Coaches Challenge Cup.
Despite a pair of goals from standout junior attack-man Carl Callahan, a 7-0 run by the Harbormen...
Weycker cementing legacy for Wellesley baseball
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Wellesley High School has had some solid players come out of their baseball program over the years. Over the last two seasons, Wellesley has been a powerhouse in the Bay State Conference, winning the South Sectional and Eastern Mass titles in 2017, followed by a return to the South finals...
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Balter, Lady-Raiders off to hot start
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It used to be Walpole and Needham who were the annual favorites to win the Bay State Conference in girls lacrosse.
Now?
Wellesley is, without a doubt, the odds-on favorite to win not only the Bay State Conference, but also win all of Division I South.
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Callahans, Komjathy, Raider lax ready up
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Lacrosse season is upon us, and after a deep run into last season’s Division I South Sectionals, the Wellesley Raiders enter the 2019 season poised to be a dominant force in the Bay State Conference.
Despite losing one of their top scorers in Michael Bomes, who netted...
Hubbard’s shutout freezes Rebels
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
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Two old rivals met in the first round...
Lady-Rockets stun Raiders in Reilly finals
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In the finals of the Reilly Winter Classic on February 18, the Needham and Wellesley High girls varsity basketball teams played one of the most remarkable girls basketball games in recent memory. Both teams have played against each other since sixth-grade MetroWest and in AAU, so there is a tremendous rivalry between these...
Palli’s 25 lifts Lady-Raiders over Warriors
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
With conference play wrapped up, the Wellesley High girls basketball team traveled to Westwood on Sunday afternoon for semifinals of the Reilly Winter Classic.
The Raiders (14-3, 11-2) entered having already wrapped up the Bay State Conference Carey Division and their eyes set on a top seed in...
WHS gymnasts finish second in BSC
This season’s Wellesley High School gymnastics team put together the program’s strongest record in the past four years, finishing the season with a record of 6-2.
The highest score of the regular season came on January 24 against Needham. Wellesley finished the meet with a 135.7 over Needham’s 131.9.
The team was led by senior...
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Wellesley shoots past Milton late
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
“It wasn’t pretty, but we got a win.”
Such was the game summary of Wellesley coach Glen Magpiong.
On Friday night, the Milton and Wellesley girls’ basketball teams engaged in an ugly, but fun, tense back-and-forth game that had coaches yelling at refs, fans yelling at players, and players yelling...
Burke’s tally salvages tie
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Following a 2-2-0 start to the season, the defending Division II state champ Wellesley High girls have played 10 straight contests of unbeaten hockey.
On Monday, the Lady-Raiders (7-2-3) hosted another Division II South heavyweight, Notre Dame Academy (Hingham), at Babson. Despite outshooting the Cougars (9-3-1) by a...
Lady-Rebs, Raiders skate to a tie
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
It may have been a day off for some on Monday, but not for the Walpole and Wellesley High School varsity girls hockey teams, who met at Babson Skating Center for their one and only meeting this 2018-2019 season.
Thanks to some shutdown goaltending on both sides by Wellesley’s...
Tigers outlast injury-struck Raiders
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After having their five-game win streak to start the 2018-2019 snapped by Brookline on Tuesday night, the Wellesley High boys basketball team returned home to square off against rival Newton North on Friday.
Unfortunately, the injury bug has ravaged the Raiders (5-2, 3-2) over the last few weeks,...
Ski team ready to hit slopes
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The Wellesley High School alpine ski team is poised to kick off its season this evening, and while most people think of ski racing as an individual competition, when it comes to high school alpine racing, it’s also a team sport with experience for the athletes that go far beyond the thrill...
Guiffre moves Lady-Raiders to 5-0
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Walpole and Wellesley High girls basketball entered the 2018-2019 season with the goal of winning their respective Bay State Conference divisions (Walpole – Herget, Wellesley – Carey), and making a run in the state tournament.
For Walpole, their potential this season relied heavily upon the two-headed double-double...
Wellesley High wrestlers humbled by Braintree
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
While every team at Wellesley High School goes by the name “Raiders,” for decades, the school’s wrestling team has adopted the moniker “Monks,” a tradition whose origin remains unsolved despite the school’s thorough investigating.
Unfortunately, on Wednesday night against Braintree the young team didn’t have a prayer.
Wellesley dug themselves...
Guiffre’s 22 lifts Lady-Raiders past Revere
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
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Coming off a 45-27 season-opening victory at Medway on December 10, the Wellesley High School...
Kressy, Lady-Raiders set to defend title
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The 2017-2018 season concluded with the ultimate prize for the Wellesley High School varsity girls hockey team: raising the Division II state championship trophy at TD Garden.
As great as the accomplishment was of winning a state title, the focus for Wellesley girls hockey now shifts to...
Cohen, Goss, Raider hockey ready up
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The 2017-2018 season saw Wellesley High boys hockey dominate the Bay State Conference and earn the No. 1 overall seed in Division I South. Following a quarterfinal round exit at the hands of No. 8 Xaverian on their home ice, the Raiders will look to build upon...
Haeberlein advances Raiders to state finals
