Warriors Girls Lacrosse Pounds Two Opponents by Combined 39-10
WAYLAND — Wayland High School's girls lacrosse team announced itself as a state tournament force this week, blitzing two opponents by a combined 39-10 on Stadium Field, while both varsity tennis squads pitched 5-0 shutouts and softball split a pair of road playoff games.
TOWN
Town sports news was quiet through the holiday week, with no Recreation Commission action reported. The School Committee, meeting Wednesday for its third-quarter financial review, flagged custodial overtime as a budget pressure tied to spring storm cleanup — a $53,000 deficit driven by snow and ice removal that also strained facilities maintenance lines across the district's aging buildings. Director of Finance and Operations Kirstie said the district has spent or encumbered roughly $36.5 million of its $54.99 million appropriation, or 66 percent, through the third quarter.
The committee also noted that Special Education Director Ronnie secured an additional $230,971 in Extraordinary Relief circuit breaker funding, money that will help offset out-of-district tuition costs that affect transportation and athletic-adjacent service lines.
HIGH SCHOOL
Girls lacrosse was the story of the week. The Warriors thumped Essex North Shore Agricultural 21-2 on Wednesday at Stadium Field, then followed up Friday with an 18-8 win over Falmouth High School. Two home games, 39 goals scored, and a defense that has yet to be tested in the postseason window — Wayland looks primed for a deep tournament run.
Softball went 1-1 on the road in tournament-style play. The Warriors edged Ashland High School 7-6 on Friday in a one-run grinder, then dropped a 4-1 decision to Walpole High School on Sunday at Bird Middle School's softball field. The split keeps Wayland in the mix but ends what had been a momentum-building stretch.
Both tennis programs delivered statement sweeps. Boys varsity blanked Amherst-Pelham Regional High School 5-0 on Thursday on the home courts, while girls varsity matched the result Wednesday against Dartmouth High School, also 5-0. Neither team dropped a court.
Baseball's week was disrupted. Monday's home game against Arlington Catholic High School was canceled. The boys varsity program also had two contests on its calendar at the Field House — Tuesday against Needham High School and Saturday against Pioneer Charter School of Science II — that did not produce reported final scores in the schedule data.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
No middle school sports results were published in the available sources this week.
YOUTH
Wayland Little League announced that spring registration has closed; summer signups are now open through the league's online portal, and questions are being routed to registrar@waylandlittleleague.org. The league also confirmed that the Eliza J. Norton Foundation's Build with Heart dugout project at Cochituate Park is complete, with Wayland Little League listed as a Champion Sponsor.
Wayland Youth Soccer reported all fields open and all games on for Sunday, May 31, capping the spring schedule. Player evaluations for incoming sixth, seventh and eighth graders are open for signup, and the league congratulated its 7-8th grade Boys Strikers team on advancing to the Massachusetts Tournament of Champions (MTOC).
Wayland Youth Lacrosse continues its spring season through June under its Classic and Select programs, with boys schedules running through Demosphere and girls schedules through the Founders Girls Lacrosse League. Wayland Youth Basketball had no new bulletins this period; its 2025-26 registration window remains the next milestone on its calendar.
SENIOR
The Council on Aging released its June newsletter and is promoting the 15th Annual Summer Concert Series along with its One Year Anniversary Celebration at the Community Center at 8 Andrew Ave. The COA's regular fitness schedule remains available through the department's online calendar; no new senior-sports-specific programming was announced this week.
LOOKING AHEAD
The MIAA tournament bracket is what to watch: girls lacrosse, riding back-to-back blowout wins, and both tennis squads, fresh off 5-0 sweeps, head into the next round as legitimate threats to advance. Softball will look to bounce back from Sunday's loss at Walpole, and Wayland Youth Soccer families should note open signups for incoming sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade evaluations as the spring season closes out.