Plenty of Warrior teams listed in first power rankings

THE WMHS baseball team is ranked 20th in Div. 2. The 7-2 Warriors have wins over Div. 1 opponents Lexington, Arlington, Winchester and Belmont. (Dan Pawlowski Photo)

WAKEFIELD — The first MIAA power rankings for the spring sports season were released on Friday.

Of the seven eligible teams (track does not have power rankings), five Wakefield High teams are currently on track to make their respective Div. 2 state tournaments as the top 32 ranked teams automatically qualify. Teams who finish the season with a record of .500 or better also qualify for states.

The highest seed went to the softball team who is ranked 15^th with a record of 4-6. The power rankings are based on a combination of average margin of victory and opponent rating. The softball team has a strong opponent rating playing in a Middlesex League with multiple powerhouse teams. They have scored a combined 44 runs in their last two games, both wins over Div. 1 opponents Belmont and Winchester. The top five teams in Div. 2 include Wakefield’s divisional rival Burlington, who is ranked first at 10-0, along with Billerica (2^nd, 9-0), Tewksbury (3^rd, 5-2), Westfield (4^th, 7-1) and Somerset Berkley (5^th, 5-3). Wakefield hosts Reading (7-3, 8^th D1) on Tuesday at 4 p.m. and Wilmington (3-6, 17^th D2) on Thursday at 4:15 p.m.

The baseball team is ranked 20^th with a record of 7-2. The Warriors are currently tops in the Middlesex League Freedom Division with a terrific start to their season including wins over Div. 1 teams Lexington, Arlington, Winchester and Belmont.

ARIANNAH TRINGALI and the Warrior girls’ tennis team is ranked 21st in Div. 2 with a record of 3-2. (Dan Pawlowski Photo)

The top five baseball teams in Div. 2 are Milton (1^st, 11-0), Leominster (2^nd 7-0), Whitman-Hanson (3^rd, 6-2), King Philip (4^th, 8-3) and Hopkinton (5^th, 5-2). Wakefield is the highest ranked team in the division from the Middlesex League. They travel to Reading (7-2, 33^rd D2) on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. and Wilmington (3-6, 45^th D3) on Friday at 4:15 p.m.

The girls’ tennis team is ranked 21^st with a record of 3-2. The Warriors haven’t played since April 11 but are currently on a three-match winning streak with victories over Woburn, Wilmington and Stoneham. The top five teams in Div. 2 are Bishop Stang (1^st, 7-0), Longmeadow (2^nd, 7-1), Minnechaug (3^rd, 9-0), Duxbury (4^th, 5-1) and Scituate (5^th, 5-0). Wakefield is the top ranked Middlesex League team in Div. 2. They travel to Burlington (3-3, 29^th D2) today at 4 p.m. and Winchester (7-1, 11^th D1) tomorrow at 4 p.m.

The boys’ lacrosse team is ranked 26^th with a record of 4-6. The Warriors have bounced back from an 0-4 start to win four of their last six games. They are currently tied with Burlington (5-3, 14^th D2) for first in the Freedom Division. The two will play each other on May 17 at Landrigan Field.

THE WARRIOR boys’ lacrosse team is ranked 26th in Div. 2 with a record of 4-6. (Dan Pawlowski Photo)

The top five boys’ lacrosse teams in Div. 2 are Duxbury (1^st, 8-1), Reading (2^nd, 7-1), Billerica (3^rd, 6-4), Nauset (4^th, 5-2) and Longmeadow (5^th, 5-3). Wakefield travels to Belmont (4-3, 25^th D1) on Wednesday at 5:45 p.m. and hosts Winchester (7-2, 15^th D1) on Friday at 4:30 p.m.

The boys’ tennis team is ranked 28^th with a record of 2-5. The team has won two of their last three including 5-0 sweeps over Stoneham and Watertown.

The top five boys’ tennis teams in Div. 2 are Sharon (1^st, 7-1), Hingham (2^nd, 6-1), Duxbury (3^rd, 5-0), Westborough (4^th, 5-3) and Milton (5^th, 5-1). Wakefield hosts Winchester (6-1, 8^th D1) on Tuesday at 4 p.m. and travels to Reading (1-7, 34^th D2) on Thursday at 4 p.m.

The Warrior girls’ lacrosse team is currently just outside of the playoff picture ranked 34^th in Div. 2 but their record listed in the power rankings was incorrect. Listed at 1-5, Wakefield is 2-5 after their 19-5 win over Medford last week.

THE WMHS softball team is ranked 15th in Div. 2 with a record of 4-6. (Dan Pawlowski File Photo)

The top five girls’ lacrosse teams in Div. 2 are Notre Dame (1^st, 9-0), Wayland (2^nd, 7-1), Duxbury (3^rd, 8-1), East Longmeadow (4^th, 10-1) and Masconomet (5^th, 8-1). Wakefield travels to Wilmington (0-8, 38^th D2) today at 4:15 p.m. and hosts Belmont (3-1, 19^th D1) on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.

The boys’ volleyball team is ranked 63^rd in a large Div. 2. The Warriors have shown steady signs of improvement in their first ever season including an exciting 3-2 win over Everett at home.

The top five boys’ volleyball teams in Div. 2 are Westfield (1^st, 9-1), North Quincy (2^nd, 7-1), Agawam (3^rd, 10-1), West Springfield (4^th, 8-2) and O’Bryant (5^th, 9-1).

Wakefield travels to Burlington (3-4, 36^th D2) on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.