Warriors Sweep Tournament Week in Tennis, Volleyball, Lacrosse
WAYLAND — Wayland High School's spring tournament run gathered serious momentum this week, with the boys tennis team, boys volleyball team and girls lacrosse team all advancing in their respective MIAA brackets behind decisive wins, including a 10-9 overtime thriller for the girls lacrosse team over Newburyport.
TOWN Town-side sports news was quiet this week, with no Recreation Commission action or field-use votes on the calendar. The Capital Improvement Planning Committee met June 3 to review the town's fiscal 2027-31 capital plan, focusing on IT infrastructure rather than athletic facilities. Town Manager Michael also signaled that a fiscal 2027 override discussion is ahead, which could affect levy-funded capital projects townwide in the year to come.
HIGH SCHOOL The Warriors went a combined 5-1 in tournament play across three sports, with girls lacrosse delivering the week's signature moment. Wayland edged Newburyport 10-9 in overtime on Thursday at home, surviving a one-goal game that swung on the final possession to keep its bracket run alive.
Boys volleyball authored the most dominant week of any Wayland program. The Warriors swept Greater Lowell Tech 3-0 on Tuesday in the field house, then swept Longmeadow 3-0 on Thursday, dropping no sets across the two matches and continuing what has been a clean tournament march.
Boys tennis matched the perfect tournament week. The Warriors handled North Reading 5-0 on Tuesday and then knocked off Falmouth 4-1 on Thursday, both at the Wayland HS tennis courts. Taking five of five courts against North Reading and four of five against a quality Falmouth side puts the boys squarely in contention for a deep run.
The only setback of the week came from girls tennis, which dropped a 4-1 decision at Hingham on Tuesday. Hingham, a perennial Division 1 power, took four of five courts in the South Shore matchup, ending Wayland's afternoon early.
MIDDLE SCHOOL No middle-school sports results or announcements were reported in town or school sources this week.
YOUTH Wayland Youth Soccer had its biggest news of the week on the calendar rather than the field. Player evaluations for incoming sixth, seventh and eighth graders are open for sign-up as WAYS builds its rosters for the fall 2026 season. The league also confirmed all programs were on for Sunday, June 7, with BAYS afternoon games and high school evaluations running as scheduled. Earlier in the spring, WAYS sent its 7-8th grade Boys Strikers team to the MTOC tournament — the league's headline competitive result of the season.
Wayland Little League's spring season is winding down with spring registration closed. Summer baseball registration is open through the league's website, and Little League announced that the Eliza J. Norton Foundation's "Build with Heart" dugout project at Cochituate Park is complete, with WLL serving as a Champion Sponsor. The new dugouts will be in use immediately as summer ball gets underway.
Wayland Youth Basketball is in its offseason; the association's 2025-26 winter registration cycle is closed and the next opening is not until late summer. Wayland Youth Lacrosse's spring boys and girls schedules continued to run through the FGLL and MYL calendars, with no new public announcements posted this week.
SENIOR The Council on Aging released its June newsletter this week and continued promoting its regular fitness schedule out of the Community Center at 8 Andrew Ave. The COA also announced its 15th Annual Summer Concert Series, a community draw that runs alongside its weekly walking, exercise and wellness programming for Wayland seniors. The COA's one-year anniversary celebration of the Community Center is also on the calendar.
LOOKING AHEAD All eyes turn to whether Wayland's boys tennis, boys volleyball and girls lacrosse teams can keep their tournament runs going into the round-of-eight and semifinal stages next week. On the youth side, families with rising sixth, seventh and eighth graders should watch for WAYS evaluation slots ahead of the fall soccer season, and Wayland Little League's summer baseball registration remains open online.