Warrior Weekly: PLL Launches Successful Inaugural Weekend
June 12, 2019
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The first ever NFL game was in 1920, the first ever MLB game was in 1876 and the first ever PLL game was on June 1, last Saturday. The PLL (Premier Lacrosse League) played its inaugural game in Boston last weekend. The league is made up of six teams, none of which have a “home” field. The le...
Warrior Weekly: NCAA Men’s lacrosse playoff preview
May 12, 2019
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What an exciting time in sports. We just witnessed the first ever Kentucky Derby where the first horse to cross the finish line was not crowned champion. Tiger Woods won The Masters for the first time since 2005, and we are in the middle of the NHL and NBA playoffs with significant upsets happening...
Warrior Weekly: Red Sox season preview
March 28, 2019
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“...And the best team in baseball wins it all in 2018!” Joe Buck’s voice echoes over the FOX broadcast of the 2018 World Series. Chris Sale had just dealt Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Manny Machado a particularly nasty 1-2 slider to strike him out. The 2018 Boston Red Sox had the best record in...
Warrior Weekly: March Madness Breakdown
March 21, 2019
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It’s that time of year again. The weather gets warmer, spring sports start and the NCAA tournament committee releases the March Madness bracket. In my opinion, there is no better one-week time period in the entire school year than this one. Overall, the selection committee did a good job with the...
Warrior Weekly: B1G Wrestling Championship
March 15, 2019
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For the latest edition of Warrior Weekly, I’m going to be covering a topic that gets close to zero coverage on the national scale: NCAA wrestling and the Big 10 Championships. 125: Everyone knew going into the tournament that it would come down to Northwestern’s Sebastian Rivera and Iowa’s...
Warrior Weekly: Bryce Harper’s monster deal
March 8, 2019
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The question that has captivated baseball for the past decade has finally been answered. The speculation over former Washington Nationals superstar Bryce Harper’s new home has been discussed and debated since before the young stud even entered the league. And on Thursday, Feb. 28, Major League Baseball...
Warrior Weekly: Boston Bruins are heating up
February 28, 2019
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The Boston Bruins have picked the perfect time to start playing their best hockey. With only 20 games left in the regular season, the Bruins have begun to their journey in locking up the second seed in the Atlantic Division. With the Tampa Bay Lightning dominating the league with a staggering 98 points,...
Warrior Weekly: Reviewing Super Bowl LIII
February 7, 2019
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It is extremely safe to assume that a majority of Wayland High School students managed to tune in to Sunday night’s Super Bowl matchup between the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams. The 13-3 victory for Bill Belichick's squad was the sixth Super Bowl victory in his tenure and the sixth...
Warrior Weekly: The Patriots STINK
December 21, 2018
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The Patriots have done the unthinkable. They lost two games in a row. In December. Ugh. On Sunday the 16 matchup against the Steelers, the pats had 14 penalties for a whopping 106 yards. The game came down to the final possession, but Brady was unable to cook up his normal two-minute drill, and the S...
Warrior Weekly: Wrestling pins the competition
December 13, 2018
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The Wayland wrestling team opened up their 2018-19 campaign with a quad meet on Saturday, Dec. 8. Wayland hosted Holliston, Keefe Tech and Lexington at the WHS field house. This year, Wrestling has had their sights set on returning to the Division 3 Central Sectional Finals, where they fell last year. W...
Warrior Weekly: A breakdown of recent football news
December 7, 2018
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This week, there has been more than enough news to keep football fans talking. From firings to retirements, there are plenty of current events to jump into, not to mention a video that surfaced this week of a young NFL star that has put his football career in jeopardy. It would be an understatement t...
Warrior Weekly: World of Wayland sports
November 29, 2018
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With fall sports coming to a close and winter sports kicking into gear, there’s a lot to talk about in the world of Wayland sports. For my first blog post, I’ll be covering the results of fall sports and provide information about the upcoming winter season. Fall Sports: After a disappointing regular ...
