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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Girls’ hockey faces Milton Wildcats
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...
Raiders girls’ basketball fight to the end in nail-biter
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...
Girls’ hockey plays game for mental health awareness
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...
Girls’ basketball fights till the end
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...
Girls’ basketball stacks up wins
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.
Boys’ swim and dive: Needham Rockets vs Wellesley Raiders
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,...
Boys’ basketball wins at home
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...
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...
Warriors stack up wins
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...
Rockets continue winning streak
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
Varsity girls’ basketball ended last week with a 5–0 record after defeating Walpole in overtime on December 23rd and Westwood in regulation on the 30th.
Last year, the Rockets lost to Walpole 27–34 but were the first to defeat them...
Raiders face busy week
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)...
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...
Rockets win in overtime
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...
Girls’ hoop has two landslide victories
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...
Raiders fight hard versus Medfield
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...
Varsity boys’ basketball wins fourth game in a row
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.
Varsity Girls’ basketball takes on Medfield
On December 19th, varsity girls’ basketball went to Medfield for their third game of the season. This was after...
Varsity Girls’ basketball takes on Medfield
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...
Varsity boys’ basketball wins fourth game in a row
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.
