By Meghan Foley
Last week boys’ and girls’ basketball and hockey all entered the playoffs. The girls’ hockey team earned the first seed with a regular season record of 19–1. They first beat 32nd-seeded Stoneham 2–0 at home on February 25th and then 17th-seeded Martha’s Vineyard Regional on March 1st. Their next game will...
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...
By Meghan Foley
Last week, both of Medfield’s basketball and hockey teams entered thor postseasons.
The girls’ basketball team are not only the defending champions but also the first seed with an undefeated regular season record. They played their first game at home on Sunday, defeating 32nd-seeded Canton (6–14) 72–20. On Tuesday night they...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Correspondent
The Warriors are looking strong as they enter the postseason this week. Last week, girls’ basketball played their final regular season game and were able to achieve an undefeated season with a 20–0 record. They are also the Division 2 defending champions, though the team they defeated in...
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...
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Correspondent
This week, Needham boys’ basketball, girls’ basketball, and boys’ hockey entered their postseasons. Boys’ basketball finished their season with an 18–2 record, putting them in the 3rd seed. This is an impressive climb from last year when they were the 36th seed after a 10–10 season. In that...
By Meghan Foley
On February 7th, Raiders’ girls’ hockey played a very eventful game with some controversial calls on their senior night. The Raiders (4–11–2) were playing the Framingham Flyers (7–7–4) for the second time this season after being beaten by them 2–3 last month. Before the game began, the Raiders recognized their seniors...
By Meghan Foley
Boys’ basketball has been having a fantastic season. On February 3rd, Big Blue took only their second loss of the season, for the first time since December 28th. This brought their record to a 13–2 following a 10 game win streak and has...
By Meghan Foley
On February 3rd, the boys’ basketball team earned a big win against the Medfield Big Blue. Entering the game, the Raiders had a regular season record of 7–7 while Medfield boasted a 13–1, and they had also beaten the Raiders 58–46 at the beginning of the season.
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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...
