Wakefield Sports

Published in the March 26, 2020 edition.

Governor Charlie Baker announced yesterday that all Massachusetts schools will be closed through May 4.

In the sports world, that means the MIAA’s tentative start date of April 27 will be scratched.

This also means that postseason tournaments will be canceled as previously announced by the MIAA.

The…

Published in the March 19, 2020 edition.

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

FRAMINGHAM — It was a heartbreaking end to the season for the St. John’s Prep hockey team, which features two players from Wakefield, on March 11 as they lost 3-2 in overtime to Pope Francis at Loring Arena in Framingham in the Super Eight semifinals…

‘Stay patient, stay healthy’

Published March 18, 2020

By DAN PAWLOWSKI

WAKEFIELD — The MIAA’s new tentative start date of April 27 for the spring sports season is hard news to process for student athletes and coaches.

Monday’s vote came just three full days after the MIAA had decided to push the start date to…

Published in the March 17, 2020 edition.

The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association announced a new plan yesterday for the spring sports season.

After a vote by the Board of Directors, and in light of the recent mandates from Governor Charlie Baker, the updated start date for the 2020 spring season is April 27.

Additionally, the board…

Published in the March 16, 2020 edition.

Tryouts for the high school spring sports season were originally scheduled to start this week. However, due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association voted last week to delay the start of the season.

The spring season is currently scheduled to begin on March 30…

Published in the March 13, 2020 edition.

WAKEFIELD — The Middlesex League’s wrestling coaches met recently to vote on All-Stars for the 2019-20 season.

The Wakefield High wrestling team, who won the Freedom Division with a victory over Melrose in the Brawl in the Hall, had seven All-Stars named: senior captain Brock Johnson, senior Dan…