Wellesley Public Schools is excited to debut the new, state-of-the-art lights on Hunnewell Field for WHS events this fall!
Please mark your calendars for several WHS sporting events to be held “under the lights” over the next few months. They include the first-ever home night games for our varsity soccer and field hockey teams, and the first-ever varsity football homecoming game on October 18.
A limited number of additional night games may be scheduled as needed during fall sports playoffs. Additional sporting events will be played under the lights in the spring.
Planned Night Games for Fall 2024
Boys’ Soccer:
Tuesday, September 10 vs. Brookline – 6pm
Wednesday, October 23 vs. Natick – 6pm
Girls’ Soccer:
Tuesday, September 17 vs. Natick – 6pm
Thursday, October 17 vs. Brookline – 6pm
Field Hockey:
Wednesday, September 18 vs. Natick – 6pm
Wednesday, October 16 vs. Brookline – 6pm
Football:
Saturday, September 28 vs Walpole – 6pm
Friday, October 4 vs. Brookline – 6pm
Friday, October 18 vs. Newton North – 6pm (Homecoming)
Friday, November 1 vs. Weymouth – 4:30pm
Tickets for all night games, regardless of sport, will be $7 for adults and $5 for seniors and students. Children under 6 will be admitted free.
Important Scheduling Information
The final regular-season football game vs. Weymouth that was scheduled for Oct. 31 has been moved to Nov. 1. The Halloween date was initially chosen because the Wellesley Public Schools are closed on Friday, Nov. 1 in honor of Diwali, a newly added holiday for the 2024-25 academic calendar.
Due to significant safety concerns around playing a night game on Halloween, and after consulting with numerous parties including Town departments, the teams believe the best option is to move the game to the evening of Nov. 1, with a 4:30 p.m. start time. With the football season cutoff date in place for that weekend, and the playoffs beginning the following week, Saturday was not a workable option.
It’s important to note that under no circumstances will any student be penalized for missing a practice or game to observe a religious or cultural holiday.
First Homecoming Game
After a proposal by the Class of 2025 class officers, the WHS administration is organizing the first-ever football homecoming weekend for October 18-19. In addition to the game on Friday night, a Community Day has been scheduled for October 19. More information on homecoming events will be shared with the WHS community at a later date.
Parking Information and Other Guidance
For night games, WHS will be following similar parking rules to those used for graduation. No parking will be available on Rice, State, Smith, Clifford, Forest, and Seaver streets. See this link for attendee guidance and an area parking map.
We hope you will attend one or more of these night games this fall. Go Raiders!