By Meghan Foley
On Wednesday, January 28th, varsity girls’ hockey took on the Milton Wildcats for the second time this season. The Wildcats have had an impressive year, entering this matchup with an 11–1–1 record to the Rockets’ 3–9. The Rockets fell to the Wildcats only two weeks earlier, with a 2–4 loss on...
By Meghan Foley
On Friday, January 30th, varsity girls’ basketball played the Newton North Tigers for the second time this season after falling to them 40–52 back in December. Entering this game, the Raiders had a record of 3–8 to the Tigers’ 5–8.
When the...
By Meghan Foley
On Wednesday, January 28th, varsity girls’ hockey played the Canton Bulldogs at home for their only matchup of this season. This was also their mental health awareness game. The rink was decorated in bright green ribbons and the Warriors adorned their sticks with matching tape and wore small ribbons on their...
By Meghan Foley
On Friday, January 30th, varsity girls’ basketball played the Medway Mustangs for the second time this season after being beaten by them 34–65 back in December. Going into this game, the Raiders had a record of 6–8 to the Mustangs’ 10–2.
Captain Meredith...
By Meghan Foley
On Friday, January 23rd, varsity girls’ basketball returned to their home court to play the Holliston Panthers after four games on the road. The Warriors have had a fantastic season, entering their game against the Panthers (1–11) with an undefeated 13–0 record, following their championship win in the spring.
On January 20th, Needham and Wellesley boys’ swim and dive teams faced each other as the regular season was drawing to a close. Last year, the Wellesley Raiders were triumphant over the Rockets with a score of 112 to Needham’s 74.
The first event went to Wellesley, when Ethan Korakas, Kevin Di, Adrian Deng,...
By Meghan Foley
On Friday, December 23rd, varsity boys’ basketball played the Hopkinton Hillers at home for their only matchup of the season after beating them 68–62 last year. The Raiders were 5–6 before this game, while the Hillers were 7–5.
The Raiders were well-supported at...
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...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
On December 31st, varsity girls’ hockey had a home game against Wakefield Memorial High School. Last year, Wakefield was 2–17–1, but this year defeated Winchester 4–3 after losing 1–5 to them last season. They entered this game with a 3–3 record to the Warriors’ 3–1. They did not...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
On December 28th, varsity boys’ basketball traveled to Cohasset to defeat the Skippers 57–47, bringing their season record up to 2–3. Their game on December 30th against Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School was postponed, but they will have faced Ashland High School (1–4) and Norwood High School (1–5)...
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...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
Last season, the Rockets were 12–18 and made it to the playoffs as the 21st-seed, but were knocked out of the first round by Archbishop WIlliams (seeded 12th). The Wellesley Raiders were 10–11–1 and were seeded 32nd, but were also...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
The Warriors had a very successful season last year with an 18–2 record and the championship title for the second year in a row when they, the 1st-seeded team, defeated 6th-seeded South High Community School 62–20. Before their home game...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
The Raiders had their first game of the regular season on December 12th when they beat the Nipmuc Regional Warriors 56–44 at home after being defeated by them 62–77 last year. But on the 16th, they fell to the Medway Mustangs 37–46 and then to the Medfield Warriors...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
On Saturday, boys’ varsity basketball played the Catholic Memorial Middle/High School Knights at home. Last year, Catholic Memorial knocked the Rockets out of the playoffs, winning 58–34. In that regular season, they also beat Needham 78–63. Entering this game, the Rockets were 3–0 this season.
On December 19th, varsity girls’ basketball went to Medfield for their third game of the season. This was after...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
On December 19th, varsity girls’ basketball went to Medfield for their third game of the season. This was after their 50–44 win against Northbridge High School on the 12th and their 34–65 loss at Medway on the 16th. This matchup with Medfield was going to be tough, the...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
On Saturday, boys’ varsity basketball played the Catholic Memorial Middle/High School Knights at home. Last year, Catholic Memorial knocked the Rockets out of the playoffs, winning 58–34. In that regular season, they also beat Needham 78–63. Entering this game, the Rockets were 3–0 this season.
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
Last Friday, varsity swim went up against the Dover-Sherborn Raiders at Blue Hills Regional Technical School for their first meet of the year. The last time they met, the Raiders beat both the boys’ and girls’ swim teams, though the Warriors’ girls won in the 2021–2022 and 2022–2023...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
Last Friday, varsity swim went up against the Medfield Warriors at Blue Hills Regional Technical School for their first meet of the year. The last time they met the Warriors, the Raiders’ boys’ and girls’ teams were both victorious, with the girls winning the previous year as well.
