Wakefield Sports

Of 59th annual Daily Item Football Contest

Published in the September 15, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Prospect Street resident Tom Leclair was the Week 1 winner of the 59th annual Daily Item Football Contest with an 8-2 record. Leclair was the only contestant to finish at 8-2 this week.

Leclair will receive his weekly prize from Designer Lawn Sprinkler Service and…

Published September 9, 2020

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Published in the September 8, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Daily Item is starting the 59th annual football contest today. There were over $1,000 in prizes given out last season. There is a weekly prize for each winner over the 10 weeks run with a grand prize given out by the Daily Item at the…

Volleyball, swimming pushed to floating fall 2 season

By DAN PAWLOWSKI

WAKEFIELD — It’s official: fall sports will be played in the Middlesex League – at least in some form or fashion.

After hearing from the league’s athletic directors on Friday, the superintendents made a decision to allow fall sports to be played, with the…

Published September 2, 2020

Published in the August 31, 2020 edition.

The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association recently announced modifications for each fall sport to follow this season. 

Each sport’s modification guideline begins with general guidelines to be followed by all sports. 

Pre-contest screening: Athletes and coaches may not attend practices or games if they are isolated for illness or…

Published in the August 27, 2020 edition.

By DAN PAWLOWSKI

WAKEFIELD — They were done on Twi Day, July 19. 

The Slappers had just lost their third consecutive game to start an abbreviated eight-game season. It wasn’t just that there were doubts of a playoff…

Wakefield coaches excited about beginning of fall season

Published August 26, 2020

By DAN PAWLOWSKI

WAKEFIELD — Now, the game is logistics. 

With the MIAA’s recently approved vote of high school sports to return on Sept. 18, administrators will now step up to the plate, looking for a gap to safely keep this rally going…

Football to play from late Feb. to April

Published August 19, 2020

By DAN PAWLOWSKI

The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Board of Directors held a virtual meeting this morning. The board listened to a presentation from the MIAA COVID-19 Task Force who recommend a revised athletic calendar for the 2020-21 season. 

The MIAA made their decisions…