Wakefield Sports

Published in the March 25, 2021 edition.

WATERTOWN — After a full year away from track and field competition, the wait has ended.

The Wakefield High girls’ track and field team was back in action against Watertown on Saturday and came away with a convincing win scoring 74-22.

The meet showcased several newcomers as well…

Warriors creating own energy during virtual competitions

Published March 24, 2021

By DAN BYRNE

MALDEN—It has certainly been an unusual year in High School sports and no sport has seen more upheaval in the way they compete than the sport of swimming.

It was supposed to be a Fall full of great achievements for the…

Published in the March 23, 2021 edition.

By RYAN MARSH

WAKEFIELD — The match was coming down to its final few points. The Warriors had been on top throughout most of it, but Wilmington had made a push in the third set to keep it close. As the ball of red, white, and blue flashed back…

Published in the March 22, 2021 edition.

By DAN PAWLOWSKI

WATERTOWN — Stop me if you’ve heard this before: The Wakefield High football team kicked off their Fall 2 season under a bright, 11 a.m. March sun at Victory Field in Watertown in front of a limited number of fans, 478 days after their last…

Published in the March 18, 2021 edition.

Wakefield Memorial High School senior Brett Okundaye was recently named to the 2021 Boston Herald All-Scholastic team.

Okundaye became a two-time Middlesex League All-Star when he earned the honor for the second consecutive season this year. 

Okundaye averaged a double-double with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 5.5 steals…

Published March 17, 2021

The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association is voting today on whether to hold state tournaments for the spring season.

Sectional tournaments will be held in the spring as that vote was already passed by the Tournament Management Committee. 

State tournaments would typically mean that four sectional champions would get to play in…

Published March 17…

Published in the March 16, 2021 edition.

By DAN PAWLOWSKI

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield High volleyball team cruised to a second consecutive win to start their season, beating Watertown 3-0 on Saturday morning at the Charbonneau Field House. The win completed a season sweep for the Warriors over the Raiders.

Wakefield was led by strong…