Another week of the winter season has gone by, and even though there hasn’t been any snow, the season is almost halfway over. This week was a pretty average week for all teams, but the team that continues to steal the spotlight is the Wayland-Weston girls’ hockey team.

They beat LS 1-0 and Mansfield 9-0, improving their record to 5-1 overall. During their five game win streak the girls have outscored their opponents 28-3. It took two years for this team to get a win, and now they’re the hottest team in school.

The swimming teams had an impressive week; both teams beat CC, a meet that was huge for the boys squad. Senior captain Mark Crisafulli qualified for states for the first time after missing the qualification time by just seconds last year.

Boys’ hockey split their two games this week, beating Newton South 5-1 and losing to Bedford 3-2. The young team has found their stride, getting points in their four games before the Bedford match. Let’s hope that game was only a minor setback.

The girls’ and boys’ basketball teams only played one game this week; both teams fell to DCL Large member Westford Academy.

The first season of IBL is winding down, and with only one game left in the regular season, the standings look like this:

Green 4-0
Black 4-0
Red 3-1
White 2-2
Purple 2-2
Blue 1-3
Orange 0-4
Gray 0-4

It doesn’t look like anyone can challenge Green or Black. The star of Green, AJ Huggins, tied an IBL record with 41 points before break, but Black looks to be the team to beat. Their team chemistry from playing football together, not to mention their physical play that doesn’t get called (then again what does?), makes me think Black will win the championship, but there is still basketball left to play.

My last blog was about the importance of fans, and it seems that not a lot of people understood what I meant, so I’ll make it simple for you. The attendance and effort at the boys basketball home opener was disgraceful. Here’s a checklist for fans:

1. Go to games.
2. Actually watch the game. You can talk to people, but why would you go to a game and not watch it?
3. Cheer, and do it loudly. It’s simple; you can’t yell at school, you can’t yell at home, but at games, yelling is encouraged, so do it! If you need an example, you can look at me, Chris D’Amico, Oliver Levin, Doug Curtain or Jimmy Carmichael, just to name a few.
4. Have fun and be creative! Who knows, maybe the noise you make in the fan section could seal the deal for Wayland. I didn’t say home team because you can go to away games too.

Bottom line: fans are a part of the game, and as fans we should do our best to be the best. It is an enormous help to the team if they have a rowdy fan section, not just one that is there.

So hopefully you’re able to get out and go to some games this season. If you need a game schedule, check Warrior Scores. Don’t forget be a fan!