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Wellesley ABC still seeking 2 Boston Marathon runners

By bbrown | Published: February 3, 2012

You certainly can’t beat the Boston Marathon training weather this season, so if you’re in better shape at this point than you though you’d be and want to give the big April race a shot, Wellesley A Better Chance has two charity numbers left Wellesley ABC is an organization in its 39th year that brings [...]

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Wellesley health site seeking best touchdown dance

By bbrown | Published: February 3, 2012

In honor of this weekend’s Super Bowl, where over-the-top touchdown dances are banned, Wellesley’s My Neighborhood Health website is asking readers to send in video of “your dad or your man” doing his best TD wiggle. “Because you know, that’s healthy and well, kinda funny!” according to the site. We suspect in this case worst [...]

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Upcoming Wellesley High hoop events: Think Pink & farewell to Larsson lower gym

By bbrown | Published: January 31, 2012

Thursday, Feb. 16 will mark the last ever event to be held in Larsson “Lower” gym at Wellesley High School.  There will be three games vs. Natick starting with the Boys JV game at 3:45pm followed by the Boys Varsity game at 5:15pm and the Girls Varsity game at 6:30pm. According to Girls Varsity coach [...]

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Wellesley High boys basketball pulls one out

By bbrown | Published: January 18, 2012

We’re not getting into the sports reporting business, but did happen to attend the Wellesley High vs Milton High boys basketball game on Tuesday night. Quite a matchup, with Wellesley sprinting to an early lead, then Milton coming on strong to tie it in the second half and send it to overtime. Wellesley won in [...]

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Wellesley High singers perform national anthem at Friday’s Celtics game

By bbrown | Published: January 14, 2012

UPDATE (1/15/12): Here’s a picture of the students at the game and below, a YouTube video. Wellesleyites not only get to root for neighbor Ray Allen at tonight’s Boston Celtics game against the Chicago Bulls, but also for Wellesley High School’s Keynote Singers, who will be performing the National Anthem before the game. Kevin McDonald, [...]

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Wellesley High football coach steps down

By bbrown | Published: January 12, 2012

Bill Tracey has resigned as Wellesley High School’s head football coach after 10 seasons at the helm, and the school plans to post the job opening next week, according to a Metrowest Daily News report. The team had its best record under Tracey in 2009, when it went 9-2. Tracey also teaches industrial technology at [...]

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Wellesley Spring Hoops registration opens

By bbrown | Published: January 7, 2012

  Wellesley Youth Basketball is pleased to announce that registration is now open for Spring Hoops (formerly known as Town League Basketball), a youth sports program for boys and girls in grades 3-8 who live and/or attend school in the town of Wellesley. This 5-week program enables boys and girls to learn and develop their [...]

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Wellesley all aboard Boston Bruins bandwagon

By bbrown | Published: January 6, 2012

I recall last spring looking for evidence of Boston Bruins backers in Wellesley — banners flying from houses, retailers exploiting the Bruins’ success in their store windows, people walking around with black and gold face paint — and didn’t find a whole heck of a lot.  But things changed after the Bruins won the Stanley [...]

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Wellesley Little League to hold arm care seminar

By bbrown | Published: December 30, 2011

From Wellesley Little League: The unfortunate fact is, most people will wait until a throwing arm injury occurs before they will educate themselves as to how it could have been prevented. Acknowledging that throwing arm injuries are one of the most common injuries sustained in baseball, Wellesley Little League is giving parents, players and coaches [...]

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How would a Marathon Museum look in Wellesley?

By bbrown | Published: December 10, 2011

It sounds like Hopkinton and Ashland are front runners to land a Marathon Museum, but other towns and cities along the 26.2-mile Boston Marathon route are also expected to show interest. The Boston Globe reports on a $60K feasibility study being conducted regarding such a showcase of running, not just the Boston Marathon. According to [...]

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Wellesley boys, girls fall to Needham in football

By bbrown | Published: November 24, 2011

Needham High School’s football team clinched a playoff berth by downing Wellesley High 42-18 on Thanksgiving Day.  Wellesley fans might have wished they’d celebrated a little more when they had they chance, as the Raiders went up 6-0 on a touchdown before things went downhill. The game drew a big crowd of alumni visiting town [...]

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Wellesley celebrates Thanksgiving with Stanley CornuCupia

By bbrown | Published: November 23, 2011

Wellesley Middle School held its annual Turkey Promenade on Wednesday, an event during which students celebrate home room spirit and dress up according to various themes, such as superheros or sports. They also brought in food and household products to support an outfit called Voices against Violence. Above is the tremendous Stanley CornuCupia of Plenty, [...]

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Talkin’ turkey day football: Wellesley vs. Needham

By bbrown | Published: November 18, 2011

A folksy-sounding Web radio program called High School Football America chats up Wellesley High School football coach Bill Tracey regarding the annual Wellesley-Needham football game, which at 124 years this time around is the oldest such rivalry in the country. Wellesley leads the series 59-55, with 9 ties tossed in. This year Wellesley has only [...]

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Lacrosse Unlimited filling Rosie’s space in Wellesley Square

By bbrown | Published: November 14, 2011

Wellesley is truly becoming lacrosse central. Lacrosse Unlimited, a custom lacrosse equipment and apparel store, is on its way to town, taking over the old Rosie’s Bakery space at 55 Central St., in Wellesley Square. Unlimited Lacrosse will compete with Babson-bred PrimeTIme Lacrosse, which moved into town on Crest Street last spring, and Thunder Sports, [...]

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Wellesley High football road trip

By bbrown | Published: November 6, 2011

We took in Wellesley High’s football game vs. the Natick Red & Blue at Natick on chilly Friday night. Wellesley got off to a 7-0 lead thanks to a turnover, had one spectacular one-handed interception and fought back pretty well in the 2nd half, but Natick was clearly the stronger team in a 39-20 win [...]

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