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Sports: May 26, 2026

May 26, 2026

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Wakefield girls’ tennis sweeps Stoneham, gets ready for state tournament

May 26, 2026

STONEHAM — The Wakefield High girls’ tennis team finished up their regular season on May 19 with a 5-0 victory over Stoneham on the road. The Warriors have since punched their ticket to the Div. 2 state tournament, earning the No. 27 seed.

Wakefield will host 38th-ranked Doherty in a preliminary round game today, 5 p.m…

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Sports: May 22, 2026

May 22, 2026

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Game Day

May 22, 2026

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on May 22, 2026

THE WAKEFIELD boys’ lacrosse team concludes their regular season with home game against Methuen at 5 p.m. The Warriors, ranked No. 8 in D3, beat Marblehead (No. 20 in D2) 6-5 on the road last night. The brackets for the state tournament will be released

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Wakefield softball beats Andover for ninth consecutive victory

May 22, 2026

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on May 22, 2026

KAYLA SHAW continued her terrific stretch of starts for the Warriors on Wednesday against Andover, the No. 7 ranked team in Div. 1. The junior earned a complete-game victory, scattering 8 hits and 1 earned run while walking 3 and striking out 15.
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Go, Garnet Chargers

May 22, 2026

Photo published in the Wakefield Daily Item on May 20, 2026

KATHRYN SLISKI recently signed her National Letter of Intent to the Union College softball team surrounded by friends, family, teachers and coaches at Wakefield High. (Courtesy Photo)

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Milestones aplenty for girls’ lacrosse team as they get ready for state tournament

May 22, 2026

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on May 21, 2026

ALLA OTHMAN recorded her 300th career save against Reading on May 12. (Courtesy Photo)

WALTHAM — The Wakefield High girls’ lacrosse team finished up their regular season on Tuesday in Waltham, falling to the Hawks 13-4.

The Warriors will bring an 8-10 record into the Div.…

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Wakefield softball honors seniors, clinches Freedom title in pair of wins

May 22, 2026

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on May 20, 2026

THE WARRIORS get ready for their Senior Night game against Watertown on Friday night. Wakefield won their 8th game in a row yesterday and clinched their third consecutive Freedom Division title with an 8-0 win over Wilmington. (Alicen Encarnacao Racca Photo)

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An unlikely hero breaks through as the Golden Knights beat the Avalanche 4-2 in Game 1

May 22, 2026

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on May 21, 2026

By ARNIE MELENDREZ STAPLETON

DENVER (AP) — A Western Conference Final loaded with offensive firepower was ignited by the unlikeliest of sparkplugs.

Dylan Coghlan’s wrist shot under Scott Wedgewood’s legs ended a scoreless deadlock and helped the Vegas Golden Knights steal home ice from the top-seeded Colorado Avalanche with a 4-2 statement…

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Sinner begins French Open against wild card as he chases a career Grand Slam

May 22, 2026

Published in the Wakefield Daily Item on May 21, 2026

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN

PARIS (AP) — Jannik Sinner won’t have the crowd on his side when he starts his quest for a career Grand Slam at the French Open.
Sinner was on Thursday drawn a French opponent in the first round — Clement Tabur…