![Wayland High School Class of 2019 alum Devin Wong is the new assistant coach of Harvard University Nordic Ski Team. "I’m excited to be a part of a new team and coaching staff am motivated to learn from [head coach] Cate Brams and grow as a coach and wax tech," Wong said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/09-27-24-NSKI-Wong-Announcement-1920x1080-1-e1730466291327-1200x704.jpg)
On Thursday November 1, the WHS girls field hockey team took on Newburyport in the North Division II first round game. Fourth seeded Newburyport struck first, but Wayland’s Nina Price countered, tying the game 1-1.
Later, Newburyport went up 2-1. But with less than 3 minutes remaining, senior Alice D’Orlando scored with an assist from senior Catherine Barber.
With the game tied 2-2, the thirteenth seeded warriors faced off in a 7v7 sudden death overtime, as opposed to the regular 11v11.
D’Orlando scored her second goal of the game assisted by senior Kela Butts to give the Warriors the win.
“We all really felt the energy going into the game. we were all so pumped up and worked really hard to have each other’s backs and come out with a win,” Price said.
The Warriors are set to face fifth seeded Winchester High School in the MIAA Division II North Quarter Finals at Winchester High School.
![On Thursday Oct. 10, football will face rival Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, aiming to improve their record to 4-1. “[LSRHS] has gotten the best of us over the last couple of years,” Parseghian said. “I feel that this team is willing to correct the last couple of years and, and get a [win]. I want to win a football game.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-08-at-12.53.35 PM-1200x801.png)
![A Wayland football player carries the football down the field. “We've cruised through the first three games,” head coach Scott Parseghian said. “[It’s a] combination of us being a good team and also the competition may not be as great as I had hoped.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_8114-1200x800.jpg)
