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Wellesley 28, Needham 27Brendan Brooks connected with Jeff Fine for an 8-yard TD with less than two minutes left and then hit Michael Janey for the winning 2-point conversion as the Raiders edged the Rockets. Wellesley leads the Thanksgiving series, 59-54-9. Globe sports, 11/26/09
(Trinity College)

Bradley leads Trinity field hockey

Junior forward Christy Bradley of Wellesley has enjoyed a breakthrough season for Trinity College’s field hockey team, which was scheduled to play Middlebury in a second-round NCAA Division 3 tournament game yesterday at Ursinus College. Boston Globe, 11/14/09
(Babson College)

Hey, Jeter, there’s a new Mr. November

Babson College head men’s soccer coach Jon Anderson calls Jimmy Stento, his sophomore forward from neighboring Needham, “Mr. November’’ - and with good reason. Boston Globe, 11/13/09
In reversal, Barker chooses Harvard

In reversal, Barker chooses Harvard

Buckingham, Browne & Nichols School senior Blake Barker, a Wellesley resident considered the top prep football prospect in the region, made a verbal commitment to Stanford University last summer. Boston Globe, 11/7/09
Wellesley's Brendan Brooks is tackled by Dedham's Mikyle Hill (left) and Dan O'Connor (right) during the first half at Wellesley High School in Wellesley Sept. 18. Wellesley won 32-7. (Greg M. Cooper for The Boston Globe) Wellesley's Brendan Brooks is tackled by Dedham's Mikyle Hill (left) and Dan O'Connor (right) during the first half at Wellesley High School in Wellesley Sept. 18. Wellesley won 32-7.

Wellesley High football hits gold with new offense

Just a year ago, Wellesley High's football squad stumbled to a 2-9 finish with six straight losses. This fall, the Raiders are off to their first 3-0 start since 2005, thanks to strong senior leadership and a spread-option attack that pushed aside the wing-T that the program had run for decades. Boston Globe, 10/1/09